holy cow, I expected this one day, but thought it would be at least 20 years in the future.
members.gocivilairpatrol.com/news/
QuoteCivil Air Patrol joins the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Release Date: April 1, 2009
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 212-212-8010
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced that the premier volunteer Search and Rescue (SAR) agency, Civilian Air Patrol (CAP), will be moving from the United States Air Force to the Department of Homeland Security joining the fellow SAR agency the U.S. Coast Guard. The organizational move will be effective July 1, 2009.
"The Civil Air Patrol has actively worked with the DHS in the past and we felt that the move seemed to be a natural choice" said Maj Gen Amy Courter, CAP National Commander. "We have been trying to distance ourselves from the active duty Air Force by changing our uniforms and fitness standards, and moving to the DHS opens new doors and uniform options."
Presently based at Maxwell AFB in Alabama, the CAP will move its offices to the U.S. Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, DC. "The location was a no-brainer" said MGen Courter, "the Coasties handle the water searches and we handle land-based searches so you only have to call one office."
Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with 56,000 members nationwide. CAP performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and was credited by the AFRCC with saving 91 lives in fiscal year 2008. Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counter-drug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to the nearly 22,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for America for more than 67 years. For more information on CAP, please visit www.gocivilairpatrol.com.
April Fools no doubt!
great... "Civilian Air Patrol". even the DHS press people can't get the name right.
It's gotta be an April Fool joke... ;D
Nice one... :D
ROFLMAO ;D
BIG NEWS! I am posting this on www.pawingcap.com
I hope we get another new logo.
Right,....Am I on candid camera? ??? :o ::)
Son of B@#$%^ You guys got me .. I just ORDERED COAST GUARD stuff from Vanguard ;D
Quote from: Strick on April 01, 2009, 01:07:39 PM
Son of B@#$%^ You guys got me .. I just ORDERED COAST GUARD stuff from Vanguard ;D
Don't worry, you've got a few weeks to cancel it before it ships. :)
Jeezuz.... I forgot what day it was... I was had for about 15 seconds!!!
Quote from: JC004 on April 01, 2009, 05:24:26 AM
BIG NEWS! I am posting this on www.pawingcap.com
I hope we get another new logo.
Only one new logo? Pssht! NHQ ought to be able to stretch at least two logos, a seal, a shield (with at least two variations on each), as well as two new organizational names out of this one.
I vote for: "U.S. Civil Air Patrol of the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, Citizens Helping Communities Above and Beyond, Inc."
Quote from: Pylon on April 01, 2009, 01:20:17 PM
Quote from: JC004 on April 01, 2009, 05:24:26 AM
BIG NEWS! I am posting this on www.pawingcap.com
I hope we get another new logo.
Only one new logo? Pssht! NHQ ought to be able to stretch at least two logos, a seal, a shield (with at least two variations on each), as well as two new organizational names out of this one.
I vote for: "U.S. Civil Air Patrol of the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, Citizens Helping Communities Above and Beyond, Inc."
Don't forget "To infinity and beyond!" >:D
Quote from: wuzafuzz on April 01, 2009, 01:23:18 PM
Quote from: Pylon on April 01, 2009, 01:20:17 PM
Quote from: JC004 on April 01, 2009, 05:24:26 AM
BIG NEWS! I am posting this on www.pawingcap.com
I hope we get another new logo.
Don't forget "To infinity and beyond!" >:D
And let us not forget "More Than Meets The Skies"
How about "EAT ALL YOU CAN EAT IN THE CAP" ;D
Quote from: Strick on April 01, 2009, 05:21:05 PM
How about "EAT ALL YOU CAN EAT IN THE CAP" ;D
Is that how you get the donut ribbon?
Best April Fool's day joke anyone pulled on me since my son called me to tell me that he was getting back with his ex-wife! :D
it is a great joke!! You had me going as well...
The CAP mission would fit the mold for being moved to the DHS.
that got me for a sec... then I looked at the date! LOL
Checked National Headquarters and Department of Homeland Security, there was no information about this. In order to do this it would need "AN ACT OF CONGRESS" BAD joke.
Quote from: CAP_truth on April 02, 2009, 04:48:57 PM
Checked National Headquarters and Department of Homeland Security, there was no information about this. In order to do this it would need "AN ACT OF CONGRESS" BAD joke.
Please tell me you didn't REALLY call! :o
Quote from: CAP_truth on April 02, 2009, 04:48:57 PM
Checked National Headquarters and Department of Homeland Security, there was no information about this. In order to do this it would need "AN ACT OF CONGRESS" BAD joke.
It was apparently a good joke because you fell for it.
No! did not call just link to CAP news. Always check the facts. This had to be started by the same person who wants to get rid of all the top brass because they would not allow this person back into CAP or he that shall remain nameless.
Quote from: CAP_truth on April 02, 2009, 09:39:10 PM
No! did not call just link to CAP news. Always check the facts. This had to be started by the same person who wants to get rid of all the top brass because they would not allow this person back into CAP or he that shall remain nameless.
I doubt there is anything to this, it was an April Fools Day joke, thats all...
Quote from: CAP_truth on April 02, 2009, 09:39:10 PM
No! did not call just link to CAP news. Always check the facts. This had to be started by the same person who wants to get rid of all the top brass because they would not allow this person back into CAP or he that shall remain nameless.
Are you seriously serious? There is no conspiracy here. It was posted on April 1st, by a smartalec forum co-owner.
APRIL FOOLS!
I wonder how many calls NHQ got about this . . . ;D
Quote from: whatevah on April 02, 2009, 10:41:16 PM
Quote from: CAP_truth on April 02, 2009, 09:39:10 PM
No! did not call just link to CAP news. Always check the facts. This had to be started by the same person who wants to get rid of all the top brass because they would not allow this person back into CAP or he that shall remain nameless.
Are you seriously serious? There is no conspiracy here. It was posted on April 1st, by a smartalec forum co-owner. APRIL FOOLS!
I hope he didn't see the article about the pink BDU hats... :D
Some cadinks need to lighten up...
Quote from: Pumbaa on April 03, 2009, 09:56:22 AM
Some cadinks need to lighten up...
Uh, I don't think he's a Cadet, sir... At least, anymore. *points to the awards his sig*
Not true, once a cadet always a cadet. The membership card may not reflect it, but the mentality is always there to some degree.
Quote from: CAP_truth on April 02, 2009, 04:48:57 PM
Checked National Headquarters and Department of Homeland Security, there was no information about this. In order to do this it would need "AN ACT OF CONGRESS" BAD joke.
Better than the one I was going to pull except my wife discourages me from buying photoshop.
This is great!! Great joke!! ;D