March 07 National Board Meeting Live Web Stream

[RiverAux]

Whoo.. came close to everybody having to wear orange baseball hats with BDUs....

[Major Carrales]

The Border Patrol Ribbon is up for a vote...or is it not?  Some Robert's Rules stuff...the motion was defeated.

Incident Commander Badge is up for discussion...committee recommends it and it is motioned.

Remarks...Is this only for a person serving as IC or is it like an Aeronautial rating worn for life. An Amendment to keep it on like a ground team badge.  Vote on the amentment...passes.  Returns to a vote on the Amended notion...it passes.

Spec Insignia on the leater name tag,...up for discussion.  No comments...motion passes.  Motion and second...no comments.  Motion passes!  Thank you.

Bronze Star on Curry ribbon for O-FLight.  Committee recommends nixing it.

Spec Track Badge for DDR...

Wear of CAC ribbon to Senior Members who serve as advisor.  Continuance of wear as a senior... Committee recommends approval for Cadets becoming senior, bit not for Active Senior Advisors.  Comment:  Miniture Medal? Is this retro Active?  They would say yes.  If you were a cadet in "1902" you would get it.  Motion...passes.

PAO change the Peyton Award criteria and create Region PAO from a Wing for national consideration.  Provides for Wing and Region of Squadron and Group PAOs. Comment: Every other award goes through the region...recommend we vote no!  Recommend starnadrization of all awards.  Motion fails...

Move an authorization "Of the Year Awards" be consistant routed through Region then National... seconded.  Comments?  Move to table for discussion.  Postponed and sent to committee...seconded.  Motion to send to committee...Passes.

Cadet NCO grades...wear of insignia on both sides of service uniform.  Mandataor wear date March 2008.  Motion passes!

Command patach to change design on Distinctive Uniforms for use of USAF style flight jacket.  1 March 2008 mandatory wear date.  Comments... Motion Passes.

Summer uniform...next board.  Tuck in shirt?


Historian's report...
59th National Board meeting...Start 1948.

What's my role...?  CAP Pin Up!

[RiverAux]

When talking about a proposed border patrol ribbon it was to have similar requirements for Air SAR ribbon, including an option to earn it via ground sorties.  Instead of a border patrol ribbon, they're going to incorporate it into a Homeland Security Ribbon instead...

I wonder what sort of ground border patrol or HLS missions we're doing?

[RiverAux]

Looks like ICs will get a little badge.  Once they earn it, they can wear it forever.

[RiverAux]

You'll now be able to wear specialty insignia other than aviation badges on your leather name badges on flight suits. 

[RiverAux]

DDR Specialty Badge approved.

[ColonelJack]

Does it sometimes seem to you that some folks in the room just don't know what's going on?   

Jack

[RiverAux]

Cadet CAC members that become seniors get to keep wearing the CAC ribbon when they turn senior.  Effective retroactively.  Senior advisors won't get a CAC ribbon.  

[MIKE]

^ Looks like I will be adding another ribbon.

[ColonelJack]

But are you shooting for "over the shoulder" too, Mike?

Jack

[arajca]

^ Looks like I will be adding another ribbon.

Me too.

[RiverAux]

Cadet NCOs will wear grade on both collars of blue shirts and service dress. 

[arajca]

New Command Patch passed for AF uniforms.

[RiverAux]

Talk about a summer uniform with a tuck-in shirt.  Not discussed in detail.  Not sure what that is. 

[MIKE]

But are you shooting for "over the shoulder" too, Mike?

No, only 10 ribbons now... plus clasps and a Basic GT badge.

[NEBoom]

Talk about a summer uniform with a tuck-in shirt.  Not discussed in detail.  Not sure what that is. 

Apparently the design is still in committee, so nothing on this now.  Said it will probably be the next meeting.

[ColonelJack]

I could've told them the proposal to rescind the "no ribbons or badges above the lapel notch" wouldn't have flown ... that was at AF's request in the first place.  Add in CAP ribbons to military awards and you've got "South American Dictator" all over your blouse.

Jack

[MIKE]

Cadet NCOs will wear grade on both collars of blue shirts and service dress. 

1 March 08 mandatory wear date IIRC.  It didn't specify NCOs only did it?    Waiting for the letter.

New Command Patch passed for AF uniforms.

1 March 08 mandatory wear date also IIRC.

[RiverAux]

Of course the historian spent most of his time talking about what CAP did in WWII and issues associated with that.  Guess we haven't done much since 

Evidently looking at having a national Civil Air Patrol monument/memorial.  Pentagon-shaped glass and steel dedicated to line-of-duty deaths.  Its nice to see that they're going to recognize everyone, and not just WWII deaths.  

[fyrfitrmedic]

Whoo.. came close to everybody having to wear orange baseball hats with BDUs....

You speak of this as if calamity was averted