MILITARY LEAVE FOR CAP AFAM

[RiverAux]

Alaska - leave for military auxiliary for city, county, state employees for duty involving a military auxiliary.  (AK Code 38-610)

Arkansas - leave for CAP or CG Aux duty for city, county, state employees (AR Code  21-4-104)

California -- state employees in CAP can get time off for emergency duty (CA Code 19844.5)

Iowa - state employee leave for CAP duty (IA Code Sec. 59. Section 29A.28, subsections 1 and 3)

Louisiana -- possibly leave for CAP state employees, but it is very confusing. 

Maryland -- job protection for CAP members (TITLE 3. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND CONDITIONS : SUBTITLE 7. MISCELLANEOUS : § 3-703)

Minnesota -- unpaid leave for CAP service (MN Code 181.946 )

[Laplace]

Louisiana -- possibly leave for CAP state employees, but it is very confusing. 

State, Parish (county), city, etc. employees can take off up to 15 days a year for CAP activities without having to use vacation time and the use of this time will not affect their performance rating or position.

[floridacyclist]

Oh yes and I think the Public should be better educated as to what CAP is really doing

We're trying. Last night, our display won 2nd place at the North Florida Fair in the Public Safety category. We beat out Tallahassee Fire Dept, Leon County Sheriff's Dept and a slew of other paid gov't agencies with a display consisting of a photo board ("three missions.....one team" and on each of the three panels our missions and tons of photos illustrating our people in action, plus 3 flight simulators and a display of AE posters and general recruiting flyers.

[jimmydeanno]

^Great Job Gene!  Do you happen to have any pictures?  I'd really like to see the display.

Also, I like that tagline: Three Missions...One Team

[wingnut]

Thanks River Aux

It is very interesting to read some responses, I agree that in many cases the individual local governmental agency can and often does give us the wink. I agree that 'Who is talking about a rapid response"

OPSEC  on that

but we first must build the foundation of having a dedicated "Available" force of Specialist (and I Mean All of CAP), because we have shrunk and quit frankly ; buried many of our most dedicated "Available Members", re thinking our mission status and going after that "Leave status", will place us in a whole different status for Homeland Defense.

some and many may not be able to get that status, as a former member of both the Air Force Reserve and the Army reserve I was turned away by potential employers who did not want to give me time off. However, the County of Los Angeles "Double Pays Guard and reservist, by giving them 30 days paid leave, plus they retain their full county pay. My HR department Knows CAP does not get paid, but they give me leave with pay. I do not abuse it and only use it for an AFAM or CD. In a way you could argue that as a county or city employee with ES service to the State office of Emergency Services my county is providing "Mutual Aid" as requested by the State OES. This is not my case but you could consider that option if looking into your states mutual aid MOUs and CAP could fit into that catagory and thus your doing your County, City, or State job but because of your emergency services status in CAP=Mutual Aid (Some of you know what I suggest)

The legality of this all is very important, yet it is in the realm of what is happening. I t also needs to be carefully controlled, and monitored by each wing should such Leave allowances be developed. Like any organization there is always someone who tries to rip off their employer, this we cannot have.

What we need is to have the process contolled through each Wings Air Force Liason office and counter signed and regulated by the Wing CC or DO. This is just an extension and clarification of each members AFAM status on a mission. If you read the guidelines for federal worker Comp for us on an AFAM we must be under written authority prior to going on the AFAM. This is just a more formalized method in addition to the WMIRS and IMU.

But I digress, without a law codefied by each state this  is all a Fairy Tale, sadly how many of us called in sick to fly a mission, or used our vacation. I know one guy flying archer missions with me who has used all of his Vacation time this year on CAP archer missions. Now he is a real dedicated member, who made himself available at short notice, and Bosshawk owes him a beer. (ME too)

and yes I can be ready in 30 minutes to fly, I keep my new Nomex Spandex CAP flightsuit under my Italian Suit. I think I rather look like a handsome Kosher Dill Pickle in it.

I am just throwing some ideas out, many of you have a good grasp on this already. I do have one question;

Are retired Officers always considered subject to the UCMJ?? and also subject to recall at any age depending on the specialty??