CAP License Plates

[Eclipse]

Ignore COWG article already posted.

[GroundHawg]

I mean FL has a paratrooper plate. Why? ... The most likely reason is that someone along the way had a special interest for a plate to support a random group of military personnel

I see you answered your own question. Someone did the leg work to get'er done.

There is no way that any Paratrooper Plates were done by someone doing Leg work.... 

[Cliff_Chambliss]

Alabama seems to be doing OK in the tag department.  There are speciality tags for each of the active duty services, veteran's tags for major conflicts and notable operations within a conflict (Pearl Harbor Survivor, Battle of the Bulge, Nuclear Testing Survivor, etc).  There is one Retired Military Design but it has a mylar stick on for the branch of service.  Looking at the Alabama Approved tag list last week, I noticed where there is a state approved Civil Air Patrol tag but have never seen one.
I think I read something where there is an additional $75.00 charge for any non-military speciality plate and 1/2 of that charge is sent to the organization.  If this is in fact true, this is an opportunity to engage in a bt of fund raising and enhancing CAP visibility at the same time.

On the other hand, here are so many specialty plates out now who even pays attention anymore?

[BHartman007]

Texas has them,

And a $0 fee to boot $40 if you want to personalize.
I was thinking IFLYCAP, until I read 6 characters only. FLYCAP? Hmm...

[a2capt]

What groundwork was needed in states that have these?

California seems to have a plethora of special interest plates, and it seems there have to be 7,500 applications before they'll do them. I can't see there being that many registrations considering there's only about a third of that in members, in the state.

[NorCal21]

What groundwork was needed in states that have these?

California seems to have a plethora of special interest plates, and it seems there have to be 7,500 applications before they'll do them. I can't see there being that many registrations considering there's only about a third of that in members, in the state.

You know, I actually think of all the states I've lived in that California has the fewest speciality plates.

With that being said there is a caveat. California, like Hawaii (and starting in 2014 Arizona as well) has a standard issue license plate but with the letters and numbers moved to the right so that a decal can be placed on the plate for your organization. Saves the state a buttload of money in not having to produce 70 different plates when they can produce one speciality design and 70 decals to place on it.

As a Florida resident I'd have to say that this state probably has the most plate designs off all 50 states. And thank God that Florida is going to a new standard issue plate next year. Looks so much better than the current plate which looks dumb and is too cluttered.

[AlphaSigOU]

Alabama seems to be doing OK in the tag department.  There are speciality tags for each of the active duty services, veteran's tags for major conflicts and notable operations within a conflict (Pearl Harbor Survivor, Battle of the Bulge, Nuclear Testing Survivor, etc).  There is one Retired Military Design but it has a mylar stick on for the branch of service.  Looking at the Alabama Approved tag list last week, I noticed where there is a state approved Civil Air Patrol tag but have never seen one.
I think I read something where there is an additional $75.00 charge for any non-military speciality plate and 1/2 of that charge is sent to the organization.  If this is in fact true, this is an opportunity to engage in a bt of fund raising and enhancing CAP visibility at the same time.

On the other hand, here are so many specialty plates out now who even pays attention anymore?

I've got an Alabama amateur radio license plate; apparently they also include CAP radio operators in the application as well.

[stillamarine]

Alabama is strict on who gets some specialty tags. I forgot my FOP card one year went I went to renew, in uniform. She told me I couldn't renew my FOP plate without it. She also told me for military plates you needed proof.

[Critical AOA]

Texas has them,

That has the cleanest and sharpest look of all of them

[NorCal21]

Texas has them,

That has the cleanest and sharpest look of all of them

I agree. I think many of Texas' plates look really nice. My only issue I've ever had with Texas plates has been offering them with a college from another state. Nothing the State of Texas publicly supporting Oklahoma Sooners on their license plate. I mentioned it one time to a friend who's a Florida legislator and he said it would never happen in Florida. You'd have to shoot 'em first haha... but I know a few other states do that. Georgia is one. Just doesn't make sense to me.

[Devil Doc]

http://www.google.com/search?bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&biw=1280&bih=853&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=HPO8Uce8GI7q8gSJsICIBw&q=North%20Carolina%20Civil%20Air%20Patrol%20License%20Plate#facrc=_&imgrc=tw-TCxvY6hPUzM%3A%3BLmkMhJWJLzeZUM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.plateshack.com%252Fy2k%252FNorth_Carolina%252Fnc2002cap.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.plateshack.com%252Fy2k%252FNorth_Carolina%252Fncy2k.html%3B587%3B311

This is NC PLATE, they do not show it on the NC DMV website. NC just got Iraq Veteran, Desert Storm Veteran and Afghanistan Veteran plates.

[a2capt]

You could have just posted this:
http://www.plateshack.com/y2k/North_Carolina/nc2002cap.jpg



..instead of that huge wad of text that makes the browser window wider.

[NorCal21]

This is NC PLATE, they do not show it on the NC DMV website. NC just got Iraq Veteran, Desert Storm Veteran and Afghanistan Veteran plates.

I've always liked the basic, background image on the NC plates. That was my first license plate when I bought my first car after getting to Camp Johnson in NC. Good memories!

[Devil Doc]

You could have just posted this:
http://www.plateshack.com/y2k/North_Carolina/nc2002cap.jpg



..instead of that huge wad of text that makes the browser window wider.

Thanks, LOL.

[Devil Doc]

This is NC PLATE, they do not show it on the NC DMV website. NC just got Iraq Veteran, Desert Storm Veteran and Afghanistan Veteran plates.

I've always liked the basic, background image on the NC plates. That was my first license plate when I bought my first car after getting to Camp Johnson in NC. Good memories!

Camp Johnson Eh, you bringing back some old times for me.

[NorCal21]

Camp Johnson Eh, you bringing back some old times for me.

Yep. Heck I remember when PI and Johnson all seemed huge and beyond belief. I made a trip back to PI a few years ago when living down the road. Man that is a small base! But memories nonetheless. I need to get back up to Jville sometime again.

I remember asking out the girl who always waited on me at the Sonic right outside Johnson's front gate. I went out with her, and was thinking her last name seemed familiar. I mentioned it and said I had a 1stSgt with that last name. She said it was her father. Ha... last date for me!

[Devil Doc]

I never messed with any girls in J-Ville. 29 Palms, Pendelton, or any of the above for 3 reasons. Every Marine has either dated them, had babies with them, or was related to someone, lol

[Garibaldi]

I've heard horrible stories about the women who hang out waiting for a man in uniform. They don't call Leesville, LA Sleazeville or Diseaseville for nothing.

[Private Investigator]

I never messed with any girls in J-Ville. 29 Palms, Pendelton, or any of the above for 3 reasons. Every Marine has either dated them, had babies with them, or was related to someone, lol

Nothing wrong with that. I know a Marine who had the same reasons and went home on leave and brought back his bride from his hometown, his cousin. So how in the grand scheme of things did that make sense? 

[Private Investigator]

I remember asking out the girl who always waited on me at the Sonic right outside Johnson's front gate. I went out with her, and was thinking her last name seemed familiar. I mentioned it and said I had a 1stSgt with that last name. She said it was her father. Ha... last date for me!

Usually that got me dates. Most Staff NCOs like me.