Independent Study

[ElectricPenguin]

There is a 80% chance I will be moving to China. Anyone know some details on how I can still be in CAP and promote? As I have heard in the past that there is some type of system to where I could do this.  I will still be coming back to the US a few times a year for encampment and such.

[ElectricPenguin]

Thanks in advance.

[Spaceman3750]

52-16 allows NHQ to grant permission to cadets to progress via independent study, on a case-by-case basis. Contact NHQ/CP through channels for more details.

There was another person posting on this topic awhile back. I never heard what happened.

[davidsinn]

It probably will not work for technical reasons. The great firewall of China would most likely block the .gov that eServices resides on. If you can't test you can't promote.

[ElectricPenguin]

It probably will not work for technical reasons. The great firewall of China would most likely block the .gov that eServices resides on. If you can't test you can't promote.

Surely NHQ has something for cases like this! Maybe paper test? 

[davidsinn]

It probably will not work for technical reasons. The great firewall of China would most likely block the .gov that eServices resides on. If you can't test you can't promote.

Surely NHQ has something for cases like this! Maybe paper test? 

I doubt it. I wouldn't invest the money in something that would only be used once or twice in a decade. How many cadets move to China?

[ElectricPenguin]

It probably will not work for technical reasons. The great firewall of China would most likely block the .gov that eServices resides on. If you can't test you can't promote.

Surely NHQ has something for cases like this! Maybe paper test? 

I doubt it. I wouldn't invest the money in something that would only be used once or twice in a decade. How many cadets move to China?

I don't know, I don't work at NHQ.

[davidsinn]

It probably will not work for technical reasons. The great firewall of China would most likely block the .gov that eServices resides on. If you can't test you can't promote.

Surely NHQ has something for cases like this! Maybe paper test? 

I doubt it. I wouldn't invest the money in something that would only be used once or twice in a decade. How many cadets move to China?

I don't know, I don't work at NHQ.

We only have 25k cadets or so. It can't be many that's for sure. I would suggest looking into it but be prepared for the fact that you might just be screwed.

[Spaceman3750]

It probably will not work for technical reasons. The great firewall of China would most likely block the .gov that eServices resides on. If you can't test you can't promote.

This is a good point, and something I brought up in the last thread (if it doesn't block the .gov, encryption is banned there IIRC). Personally, I'm not sure I would want to attract attention to myself like that while in China.

[SarDragon]

Where in China? Taiwan? Hong Kong? Mainland?

[ElectricPenguin]

Where in China? Taiwan? Hong Kong? Mainland?

This is where we seem to be going. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henan My step dad met with the mayor a week or two ago to build a stadium they want. 

I found these links:

http://capnhq.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/484/kw/independent%20study/session/L3RpbWUvMTMyODQ5NDI0Ny9zaWQvNTFVR1RaUGs%3D

http://capnhq.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/542/kw/independent%20study/session/L3RpbWUvMTMyODQ5NDI0Ny9zaWQvNTFVR1RaUGs%3D

[SarDragon]

OK, mainland. It looks like you are pretty well screwed. How long will you be there?

You can maintain your present unit affiliation, and take a leave of absence, if you'll have enough cadet time left.

[ElectricPenguin]

OK, mainland. It looks like you are pretty well screwed. How long will you be there?

You can maintain your present unit affiliation, and take a leave of absence, if you'll have enough cadet time left.

Atleast a year. I am trying to get myself into the Florida Air Academy.

[Daniel]

So your stepdad will be working for the chinese, and you won't be on base...

I would talk to NHQ like umpteen others have said..

Anyone know if its legal to just go around the great firewall?

for the record, facebook and youtube are currently blocked in china...

so you might have an interesting time on chinanet.

[Spaceman3750]

Anyone know if its legal to just go around the great firewall?

I don't have any hard data to back this up, but my gut says it's a bad idea. It's technically possible, and searching says it's frequently done, but I the idea of Chinese black helicopters is enough to make me think twice...

[Daniel]

Anyone know if its legal to just go around the great firewall?

I don't have any hard data to back this up, but my gut says it's a bad idea. It's technically possible, and searching says it's frequently done, but I the idea of Chinese black helicopters is enough to make me think twice...

Yea, use OpenDNS, next thing you know the chinese secret police are knocking at your door ready to take you to one of those lovely labor camps.

[a2capt]

Your current unit may work with you, too. If I had an opportunity to live a year in China I can't say I'd turn it down, either. But if you're in of range of an APO/FPO/DPO address, you're mail connection to the US mainland is practically the same as domestic service. (There's a few limitations on parcel contents, but letter mail is the same). Likewise, if you have such access you probably have access to Real Internet. Building a stadium, unless it's in a diplomatic compound, I doubt it, though.

It's probably one thing to use the internet, and find ways around it, and quite another thing to share that with people you meet there.

[ElectricPenguin]

Your current unit may work with you, too. If I had an opportunity to live a year in China I can't say I'd turn it down, either. But if you're in of range of an APO/FPO/DPO address, you're mail connection to the US mainland is practically the same as domestic service. (There's a few limitations on parcel contents, but letter mail is the same). Likewise, if you have such access you probably have access to Real Internet. Building a stadium, unless it's in a diplomatic compound, I doubt it, though.

It's probably one thing to use the internet, and find ways around it, and quite another thing to share that with people you meet there.

I thought of useing skype screen share for test, but skype is blocked too.

They want the stadium, not us. I suspect it will be huge, as the top will slide off.

[SarDragon]

Your current unit may work with you, too. If I had an opportunity to live a year in China I can't say I'd turn it down, either. But if you're in of range of an APO/FPO/DPO address, you're mail connection to the US mainland is practically the same as domestic service. (There's a few limitations on parcel contents, but letter mail is the same). Likewise, if you have such access you probably have access to Real Internet. Building a stadium, unless it's in a diplomatic compound, I doubt it, though.

It's probably one thing to use the internet, and find ways around it, and quite another thing to share that with people you meet there.

I think I can say with Ivory Soap certainty that APO/FPO/DPO service will be unavailable.

[Extremepredjudice]

Anyone know if its legal to just go around the great firewall?

I don't have any hard data to back this up, but my gut says it's a bad idea. It's technically possible, and searching says it's frequently done, but I the idea of Chinese black helicopters is enough to make me think twice...

It isn't hard to get past the firewall. I have some ideas. DEFINITLY not a good idea. Don't try it. Period.

They track everything over there. If you do get past, you will be helping build that stadium, and not in a good way.