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General Discussion => Membership => Topic started by: TheSkyHornet on July 09, 2020, 01:30:16 PM

Title: Patron Members Now "Friends?"
Post by: TheSkyHornet on July 09, 2020, 01:30:16 PM
Did I miss a change here, or am I mixing my terminology?

I see new links on the CAP website for joining as a Friend of CAP. Did we do away with the Patron Member title?
Title: Re: Patron Members Now "Friends?"
Post by: ßτε on July 09, 2020, 01:43:18 PM
Quote from: TheSkyHornet on July 09, 2020, 01:30:16 PMDid I miss a change here, or am I mixing my terminology?

I see new links on the CAP website for joining as a Friend of CAP. Did we do away with the Patron Member title?
Mixing terminology.

Friends of CAP are donors, not members. They do not need to meet membership requirements.
Patron members must meet membership requirements and are assigned to a unit.
Title: Re: Patron Members Now "Friends?"
Post by: Shuman 14 on July 09, 2020, 01:45:50 PM
Yep pretty much. HQ will take your money and call you a Friend but they won't issue a CAPID anymore and track you doing "nothing".

I was pretty much forced to join a local unit, pay again, if I wanted to keep a CAPID and be a SMOG. Now the local unit can track me doing "nothing".

It's called HQ "delegating" the task.  ;)
Title: Re: Patron Members Now "Friends?"
Post by: ßτε on July 09, 2020, 01:53:52 PM
Quote from: shuman14 on July 09, 2020, 01:45:50 PMYep pretty much. HQ will take your money and call you a Friend but they won't issue a CAPID anymore and track you doing "nothing".

I was pretty much forced to join a local unit, pay again, if I wanted to keep a CAPID and be a SMOG. Now the local unit can track me doing "nothing".

It's called HQ "delegating" the task.  ;)
I guess Friends of CAP did sort of replace the National Patron status. But the vast majority of patron members were never National Patrons and were assigned to units. That has not changed.
Title: Re: Patron Members Now "Friends?"
Post by: TheSkyHornet on July 09, 2020, 02:22:47 PM
Gotcha.

Thanks, guys.
Title: Re: Patron Members Now "Friends?"
Post by: PHall on July 09, 2020, 04:40:49 PM
Quote from: shuman14 on July 09, 2020, 01:45:50 PMYep pretty much. HQ will take your money and call you a Friend but they won't issue a CAPID anymore and track you doing "nothing".

I was pretty much forced to join a local unit, pay again, if I wanted to keep a CAPID and be a SMOG. Now the local unit can track me doing "nothing".

It's called HQ "delegating" the task.  ;)

But now you can wear the uniforms you so love to post about!
Title: Re: Patron Members Now "Friends?"
Post by: Shuman 14 on July 09, 2020, 05:57:13 PM
Quote from: PHall on July 09, 2020, 04:40:49 PMBut now you can wear the uniforms you so love to post about!

A Dark Blue Polo and Grey Tactical trousers.   ;D
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