ABU Wear Test

[Ned]

The CAP weight standard is entirely 1 dimensional though.

Well, to be fair, it is two-dimensional.     (Height and weight)

You can't eyeball me and calculate my bodyfat % nor my weight.

Actually, most people can do a fair job in estimating weight.  ("The man that robbed me was about 5-10 and weighed about 185 . . . ")  We do it all the time.  But I certainly agree that it is never going to be precise, and that some people are not very good at estimating weight.

I am ~30lbs over the weight for my height but sit @ 17% bodyfat.
Have never been asked to step on a scale for CAP and never would.

And if you are wearing corporates, I can't imagine why anyone would ever ask you about your weight, let alone ask you step on a scale.  Maybe I'm missing your point.

H/W isn't the full measure of how the USAF (or the .mil) computes fitness and bodyfat ...
Unless CAP members take the whole test and comply with all of the Air Force Physical Fitness Requirements ... you rely on 1 screening factor.

Absolutely true.  We don't have calipers, dunk tanks, PT tests, or weight control programs.  We don't have everyone stand around in their underwear twice a year to be weighed and taped.  Absolutely.

But what we do have is a simple, easy to administer H/W screening table approved by our AF colleagues.

Which, as you point out, is what we rely on.

Again, maybe I'm not seeing your point.

[Toth]

25 pages folks. Go CAPTalk.

[lordmonar]

25 pages folks. Go CAPTalk.

And you are adding to the post count.   

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And I'm going to be "That Guy." and talk more about it. 

One of our senior members picked something up on base, and the AF folks told him "Oh, you're with Civil Air Patrol? Here we have something for you!" And proceeds to give him a box of ABU's.

[lordmonar]

The Airman's attic at Nellis has been trying to give us ABUs for the last two years.

[Paul Creed III]

The Airman's attic at Nellis has been trying to give us ABUs for the last two years.

Up until a couple months ago, we were getting piles and piles of ABUs left at our office door; I'd just haul them over to our Airman's Attic. The last batch dropped off, we kept in supply.

We just had a Jeep-full of BDUs donated to us from a local AFJROTC who completed their transition to ABUs.

[jeders]

25 pages folks. Go CAPTalk.

Only 10 pages by my count, we can do better. 

[winterg]

25 pages folks. Go CAPTalk.

Only 10 pages by my count, we can do better. 

49 pages on TapaTalk. 

There's a strange satisfaction when a topic you started goes for this long on CapTalk without getting locked!

[Angus]

And I'm going to be "That Guy." and talk more about it. 

One of our senior members picked something up on base, and the AF folks told him "Oh, you're with Civil Air Patrol? Here we have something for you!" And proceeds to give him a box of ABU's.

Hardly proof as you've seen other units have had the same happen to them.  They might just be assuming that we've got the ok to wear them.  I still say Ma Blue won't give it's approval any time soon if ever. 

[jeders]

And I'm going to be "That Guy." and talk more about it. 

One of our senior members picked something up on base, and the AF folks told him "Oh, you're with Civil Air Patrol? Here we have something for you!" And proceeds to give him a box of ABU's.

Hardly proof as you've seen other units have had the same happen to them.  They might just be assuming that we've got the ok to wear them.  I still say Ma Blue won't give it's approval any time soon if ever.

Again, have you even read the thread?

[Angus]

I've read enough there have been wear tests and now it's in the hands of Air Force for final approval.  A wear test doesn't prove that we will be approved to get the uniform.

[Garibaldi]

I've read enough there have been wear tests and now it's in the hands of Air Force for final approval.  A wear test doesn't prove that we will be approved to get the uniform.

*DING DING DING* Don Pardo, tell him what he's won!

Well, Pat, he's won a lifetime supply of Rice-a-Roni, that San Francisco treat, a year's supply of Turtle Wax, and for the discriminating gentleman, a three to five year wait for those coveted ABUs. Thank you for playing!

[Chappie]

I've read enough there have been wear tests and now it's in the hands of Air Force for final approval.  A wear test doesn't prove that we will be approved to get the uniform.

*DING DING DING* Don Pardo, tell him what he's won!

Well, Pat, he's won a lifetime supply of Rice-a-Roni, that San Francisco treat, a year's supply of Turtle Wax, and for the discriminating gentleman, a three to five year wait for those coveted ABUs. Thank you for playing!

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[almostspaatz]

I've read enough there have been wear tests and now it's in the hands of Air Force for final approval.  A wear test doesn't prove that we will be approved to get the uniform.

*DING DING DING* Don Pardo, tell him what he's won!

Well, Pat, he's won a lifetime supply of Rice-a-Roni, that San Francisco treat, a year's supply of Turtle Wax, and for the discriminating gentleman, a three to five year wait for those coveted ABUs. Thank you for playing!

I'm just glad people remember Don Pardo....  :clap:

[ProdigalJim]

Yeah but we forgot the Eskimo Pie...

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I've read enough there have been wear tests and now it's in the hands of Air Force for final approval.  A wear test doesn't prove that we will be approved to get the uniform.

*DING DING DING* Don Pardo, tell him what he's won!

Well, Pat, he's won a lifetime supply of Rice-a-Roni, that San Francisco treat, a year's supply of Turtle Wax, and for the discriminating gentleman, a three to five year wait for those coveted ABUs. Thank you for playing!

I'm just glad people remember Don Pardo....  :clap:

Who?  :angel:

[winterg]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=don+pardo

[almostspaatz]

"Let me google that for you..."

never gets old 

[winterg]

LMGTFY is my favorite site!

[Luis R. Ramos]

STILL does not say anything!

Mentions lots of shows he worked. But no details.