NCC Rules.

Started by Майор Хаткевич, December 11, 2012, 05:50:43 PM

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Майор Хаткевич

I'm reading CAPM 52-4, and just noticed that Escorts must be at least 25 years old. Anyone know why this is so?

Eclipse


"That Others May Zoom"

Phil Hirons, Jr.

Have to disagree. We'll allow a 21 year old to transport cadets in a CAP vehicle, supervise at Encampment, etc. but for this similar event suddenly 25 is required? If the wing and region cc think Capt Twenty Four is responsible enough to represent the region at NCC they should be there.

PHall

The rule was put there so that there would some seperation agewise between the team and their escorts.

Майор Хаткевич

That's what I figured. Still shows a lack of trust for 18-21 cadets and 18-25 SMs. My unit wants to try for the Color Guard portion. I said I will work with them. IF they do well, we'd need to scramble to find different people to go to NCC.

On top of that, as Color Guard has to be all NCO/Airmen, that further pushes down the average age. I have zero in common at almost 23 with my Cadet officers who are 15-17. Here were talking about 12-15 for most

a2capt

Worry about the most important thing right now. The next event.

Don't worry about NCC. 

Inspection is up next, that's your focus. After that comes Standard Drill. etc.
If you win those, score well over all, take the written exam, etc. You'll advance to wing. Wing becomes the most important event.

If you get to NCC, you'll find someone to go. Don't let that be the hold back.


The rules probably come from IACE, or the same logic for both of them.

Phil Hirons, Jr.

RI Wing's Color Guard Team (which was 1 squadron's team) went to the NCC for the first time in Wing history this year. Under this silly idea they tried to exclude the squadron commander (23, former cadet and ANG member) and the wing commander (24, former cadet and at the time a corporate officer) from acting as escorts. There should be a legal or compelling financial issue for age requirements on our senior members.

The is a whole thread on why cadets don't cross over to "the dark side". This type of foolishness does not help encouraging the transition.

Eclipse

Neither of them, despite their command appointments, is considered an adult by even insurance companies.

Nor will their business card necessarily prevent them from making poor decisions, especially a 23-year old.

"That Others May Zoom"

JeffDG

Quote from: phirons on December 11, 2012, 09:16:11 PM
Under this silly idea they tried to exclude the squadron commander (23, former cadet and ANG member) and the wing commander (24, former cadet and at the time a corporate officer) from acting as escorts.
What do you mean "tried to exclude"?  You mean, they violated the regulations by acting as escorts despite them being disqualified by the clear language of the regulations?

Pylon

If a regulation says "You cannot do this" just because a member is a Wing Commander does not mean he or she is exempt from those rules.
Michael F. Kieloch, Maj, CAP