Are general weigh-ins being conducted?

Started by RiverAux, July 11, 2014, 07:22:24 PM

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When was the last time your unit held a required weigh-in for all senior members that wear AF-style uniforms?

Never
49 (96.1%)
Never, but one is scheduled within the next quarter
0 (0%)
Within last 3 months
1 (2%)
Within last 4-12 months
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Within last 1-5 years
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Total Members Voted: 51

RiverAux

Just wondering how widespread announced weigh-ins have been for all senior members that wear AF-style uniforms.

I am not talking about situations where a commander requests a weigh-in for a specific member that is thought to be out of compliance but one where every senior that wears (or plans to wear) an AF-style uniform must participate in. 

My suspicion is that few such events have been held, but would like some baseline data to see if it changes now that the regs specifically allow for weigh-ins.   

The CyBorg is destroyed

I have served in five squadrons over the period of 20 years off-and-on.

There has never been a weigh-in at any of them.

Caveat: it wasn't necessary at the flying club senior squadron, because hardly anyone bothered with uniforms except for the occasional polo shirt with whatever trousers, and flight suits with no insignia except the leather nameplate.  I was the only one wearing USAF-style.

My first squadron was USAF-style only.

The others were a mix of USAF-style and corporate.
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Storm Chaser

I've been fortunate enough that I've never been in a unit that had a need for weigh-ins. That said, I'm not opposed to them although I prefer the eye-ball method; if you look too big for the AF-style uniform, you probably shouldn't be wearing it regardless of what the scale says.

The CyBorg is destroyed

Quote from: Storm Chaser on July 11, 2014, 08:20:28 PM
I've been fortunate enough that I've never been in a unit that had a need for weigh-ins. That said, I'm not opposed to them although I prefer the eye-ball method; if you look too big for the AF-style uniform, you probably shouldn't be wearing it regardless of what the scale says.

Depending on how good your Mark I Eyeball is, of course. 8)
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Storm Chaser

Quote from: CyBorg on July 11, 2014, 08:22:40 PM
Quote from: Storm Chaser on July 11, 2014, 08:20:28 PM
I've been fortunate enough that I've never been in a unit that had a need for weigh-ins. That said, I'm not opposed to them although I prefer the eye-ball method; if you look too big for the AF-style uniform, you probably shouldn't be wearing it regardless of what the scale says.

Depending on how good your Mark I Eyeball is, of course. 8)

Mine are calibrated. ;)

But in all seriousness, it's not hard to spot a uniform that's a size too small or one that appears as if it was custom made because it's so large that it doesn't look right.

jeders

The only weigh in I've ever done in CAP was for a SAREX to make sure that we would be ok for weight and balance. However, if any of the crew were found to be outside of the limits, a mental note could be made and a notice sent to the offending member's commander.

Personally, I have absolutely no problem with a general squadron weigh-in to establish baseline expectations. However, as an on-going thing, it feels more like a shotgun being used when precision is needed.
If you are confident in you abilities and experience, whether someone else is impressed is irrelevant. - Eclipse

lordmonar

Quote from: jeders on July 11, 2014, 08:53:31 PM
The only weigh in I've ever done in CAP was for a SAREX to make sure that we would be ok for weight and balance. However, if any of the crew were found to be outside of the limits, a mental note could be made and a notice sent to the offending member's commander.

Personally, I have absolutely no problem with a general squadron weigh-in to establish baseline expectations. However, as an on-going thing, it feels more like a shotgun being used when precision is needed.
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Just do the math.....yearly weigh ins for a 20 member squadron will take almost 2 hours (1:40) at 5minutes each.   Then there is the over head of making sure everyone is there that day. Following up for the 2-3 people who you know will say "sure I'll be there" but aren't.  Then there is the one guy who is not really part of your squadron...but is on your roles for one reason or another (we have a few guys who were stationed overseas but remain on our roles so they don't lose their status).

Most senior squadrons only meet once or twice a month....so it adds a lot of over head to a squadron.

And in my honest opinion it is not going to fix anything.   If your squadron CC is turning a blind eye to someone really out of regs.....making him weigh his members in not going to miraculously make him have that hard talk to the individual.

It will add more admin BS to us who are already doing the right thing.   Which will just make us that much more angry at the NHQ types for forcing more admin BS down on us.   Safety Compliance anyone? 
PATRICK M. HARRIS, SMSgt, CAP

LSThiker

Quote from: lordmonar on July 11, 2014, 09:11:25 PM
Just do the math.....yearly weigh ins for a 20 member squadron will take almost 2 hours (1:40) at 5minutes each.

Umm, 2 hours for 20 members?  I have taken a company of over 100 Soldiers through semi-annual weigh-ins in less than 30 minutes.  A weigh-in should never taken 2 hours for 20 members. 

Ned

Quote from: lordmonar on July 11, 2014, 09:11:25 PM
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Just do the math.....yearly weigh ins for a 20 member squadron will take almost 2 hours (1:40) at 5minutes each.   Then there is the over head of making sure everyone is there that day. Following up for the 2-3 people who you know will say "sure I'll be there" but aren't.  Then there is the one guy who is not really part of your squadron...but is on your roles for one reason or another (we have a few guys who were stationed overseas but remain on our roles so they don't lose their status).

There are ways to greatly minimize the time involved.  You don't need to weigh folks who don't wear AF-style, which - depending on the unit - could be 30-40% of those 20 members.  And there are several strategies that could minimize the time consumed for the remainding 12-14.  You could establish a quick rotation ("members with names begining A-C weigh in in January, D-F in February, etc.)  You might not even notice a significant disruption.

You could even have the monthly designees agree to come in 10 minutes early or stay a few minutes late and do it.

And those 2-3 people who never seem to make the weigh in for whatever reason just get restricted from wearing AF-style until they can spare you five minutes to get weighed.  Easy-peasy.

Overall, I can only agree that even a couple minutes here or there is a waste of time by definition for the majority of members who already make weight, but just knowledge that once a year or so things get verified would go a long way towards eliminating some of the angst members feel in this area.  A pre-scheduled, respectful weigh in helps keep everyone honest and on board.

I don't think the world would end either way, but I support the general concept of weigh-ins.  You and I got weighed a bizillion times by Uncle Sugar, and at some point it becomes pretty routine.  And if your unit was anything like mine, just knowing that the weigh in / APFT was coming around worked as a genuine (if perhaps all-too-temporary) motivation to work out and watch the portion size for at least some of the unit members.

But, YMMV.

lordmonar

Quote from: LSThiker on July 11, 2014, 09:21:14 PM
Quote from: lordmonar on July 11, 2014, 09:11:25 PM
Just do the math.....yearly weigh ins for a 20 member squadron will take almost 2 hours (1:40) at 5minutes each.

Umm, 2 hours for 20 members?  I have taken a company of over 100 Soldiers through semi-annual weigh-ins in less than 30 minutes.  A weigh-in should never taken 2 hours for 20 members.
So you are saying that AD/ANG soldiers are able to get this stuff together, get their shoes off, line up and get on the scale, record the results in an orderly, efficient, military manner.

Oh...by the way you also shut down your units operations during that time.

Now.....take 20 senior members.....and try the same thing.   >:D

Like I said...I allocated 5 minutes each. 

CAP is just not as efficient as the military.   8)
PATRICK M. HARRIS, SMSgt, CAP

Eclipse

Waive the weekly whining session about wing and do something useful that week.

This is why thee's no justification to only be meeting twice a month - there's plenty to do, just no one is doing it.

What will it fix?  Attitudes.

"That Others May Zoom"

lordmonar

Quote from: Ned on July 11, 2014, 09:28:00 PM
Quote from: lordmonar on July 11, 2014, 09:11:25 PM
+1
Just do the math.....yearly weigh ins for a 20 member squadron will take almost 2 hours (1:40) at 5minutes each.   Then there is the over head of making sure everyone is there that day. Following up for the 2-3 people who you know will say "sure I'll be there" but aren't.  Then there is the one guy who is not really part of your squadron...but is on your roles for one reason or another (we have a few guys who were stationed overseas but remain on our roles so they don't lose their status).

There are ways to greatly minimize the time involved.  You don't need to weigh folks who don't wear AF-style, which - depending on the unit - could be 30-40% of those 20 members.  And there are several strategies that could minimize the time consumed for the remainding 12-14.  You could establish a quick rotation ("members with names begining A-C weigh in in January, D-F in February, etc.)  You might not even notice a significant disruption.

You could even have the monthly designees agree to come in 10 minutes early or stay a few minutes late and do it.

And those 2-3 people who never seem to make the weigh in for whatever reason just get restricted from wearing AF-style until they can spare you five minutes to get weighed.  Easy-peasy.

Overall, I can only agree that even a couple minutes here or there is a waste of time by definition for the majority of members who already make weight, but just knowledge that once a year or so things get verified would go a long way towards eliminating some of the angst members feel in this area.  A pre-scheduled, respectful weigh in helps keep everyone honest and on board.

I don't think the world would end either way, but I support the general concept of weigh-ins.  You and I got weighed a bizillion times by Uncle Sugar, and at some point it becomes pretty routine.  And if your unit was anything like mine, just knowing that the weigh in / APFT was coming around worked as a genuine (if perhaps all-too-temporary) motivation to work out and watch the portion size for at least some of the unit members.

But, YMMV.
Oh I agree......I'm not saying that units should not do weigh ins.....I'm just afraid of how "a good idea" sometimes gets out of hand.  Safety Compliance is a good idea.   If you are not compliant you can't play......got it...no problem.   It is the "we just ran the numbers and we want the wing to be 100% compliant every month!" sort of BS.

Capt Joe is doing a good job....his people are in regs, those that are close are asked to step on the scale just to keep everyone honest.  But Wing King Tom wants to "make sure" everyone is in regs......next thing you know...it is quarterly weigh in reports.  :(

I'm looking to avoid that slippery slope.

PATRICK M. HARRIS, SMSgt, CAP

Eclipse

Quote from: lordmonar on July 11, 2014, 09:31:18 PM
Oh...by the way you also shut down your units operations during that time.

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Yes, because the average CAP unit is engaged in hypercritical time-sensitive
tasks with life and property at risk at any given moment.

Do the safety briefing while people are waiting in line.  It will distract them from
the springs flying all over the place.



FYI - Shoes stay on - 3lb allowance for clothes.

Also, there is no "slippery slope" - that's another excuse for when people don't want to do something.

"That Others May Zoom"

lordmonar

No.....but if my 20 senior members are lined up in the hall in their running cloths holding their shoes in their hands.....they are not supervising the cadets, doing paper work, and other things that have to get done during the meetings.

It is easy to shut down a military squadron for a couple of hours once in quarter to do this sort of stuff.....we did it all the time when I was on AD.

We were either a 40 hours a week sort of organization or a 24-7 operation.

But CAP is a 3 hour a week operation.

Every time you take 30 minutes from a member...that is a MAJOR percentage of his time he is devoting to CAP.

And unlike the AD.....it is a little harder to say to a CAP member "well you just stay at work and catch up on all the work you missed because of the mandatory weigh in we had to do this morning".

PATRICK M. HARRIS, SMSgt, CAP

Ned

Quote from: lordmonar on July 11, 2014, 09:38:45 PM
.....next thing you know...it is quarterly weigh in reports.  :(

I'm looking to avoid that slippery slope.

I hear you, Brother Patrick. 

I actually had to respond to concerns about scale calibrations, maintaining the calibration records, training scale operators (honestly!), HIPAA concerns about keeping records with "protected health information," necessary eServices permissions, etc.

As a long-term government employee at the local, state, and federal level I though I knew a thing or two about bureaucratic functions and concerns.  But CAP continues to surprise me.

Eclipse

Running clothes?  Cadets?

A minute ago we were talking about a senior squadron.

In the time it took to have this conversation, you're done.

"That Others May Zoom"

Garibaldi

Quote from: Ned on July 11, 2014, 09:48:30 PM
Quote from: lordmonar on July 11, 2014, 09:38:45 PM
.....next thing you know...it is quarterly weigh in reports.  :(

I'm looking to avoid that slippery slope.

I hear you, Brother Patrick. 

I actually had to respond to concerns about scale calibrations, maintaining the calibration records, training scale operators (honestly!), HIPAA concerns about keeping records with "protected health information," necessary eServices permissions, etc.

As a long-term government employee at the local, state, and federal level I though I knew a thing or two about bureaucratic functions and concerns.  But CAP continues to surprise me.

CAP's bureaucracy and politics continues to both baffle and amuse me.
Still a major after all these years.
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Eclipse

^ Funny how "no" rhymes with "status quo".

"That Others May Zoom"

lordmonar

Quote from: Eclipse on July 11, 2014, 09:49:30 PM
Running clothes?  Cadets?

A minute ago we were talking about a senior squadron.

In the time it took to have this conversation, you're done.
I never said "senior squadron"  I said a 20 member squadron....that is a squadron with 20 senior members....or were you thinking of just applying these weigh ins to Senior Squadrons.....i.e. just seniors no cadets?

And no......in the time it took me to have this conversation......we may have gotten all the seniors weighed....but it will take me hours on the phone and in the E-mails getting everyone to the squadron.

It will take me a 30 minute phone call from wing explaining "why my report was incomplete".  It will take me 20 minutes at each wing staff meeting listening to the Personnel Officer read 10 slides on how we are meeting our weigh in goal.

Or I can take 10 minutes to talk to someone who is not meeting the regs and fix it more or less on the spot.
PATRICK M. HARRIS, SMSgt, CAP

Eclipse

Quote from: lordmonar on July 11, 2014, 10:33:02 PM
Quote from: Eclipse on July 11, 2014, 09:49:30 PM
Running clothes?  Cadets?

A minute ago we were talking about a senior squadron.

In the time it took to have this conversation, you're done.
I never said "senior squadron"  I said a 20 member squadron....

You disagree with yourself...

Quote from: lordmonar on July 11, 2014, 09:11:25 PM
Most senior squadrons only meet once or twice a month....so it adds a lot of over head to a squadron.

"That Others May Zoom"

lordmonar

Okay...you got me.

But my points still remain.   If we are doing weigh ins at my once a month senior squadron.....we are not doing what we normally do.  So even a 30 minute delay to get all 20 of my members weighed is a MAJOR disruption of my operations.

Even if it was to get the monthly safety brief, and announcements.
PATRICK M. HARRIS, SMSgt, CAP

Eclipse

Quote from: lordmonar on July 11, 2014, 10:49:42 PM
Okay...you got me.

But my points still remain.   If we are doing weigh ins at my once a month senior squadron.....we are not doing what we normally do.

About darn time!

One extra meeting per year, or a Dr's note.  Buy everyone vegan, non-dairy pizza with a glass of water for coming out.

Done.

"That Others May Zoom"

lordmonar

Quote from: Eclipse on July 11, 2014, 11:03:03 PM
Quote from: lordmonar on July 11, 2014, 10:49:42 PM
Okay...you got me.

But my points still remain.   If we are doing weigh ins at my once a month senior squadron.....we are not doing what we normally do.

About darn time!

One extra meeting per year, or a Dr's note.  Buy everyone vegan, non-dairy pizza with a glass of water for coming out.

Done.
And there you go....One extra meeting a year.   To what end?   Regulation enforcement?
LtCol IDONTCARE sends up his yearly report and still does what he did before.

Weigh ins are not going to miraculously make people go "Oh Snikeys!  We've been doing this all wrong!"

Having said that.....periodic non-mandatory, non-repport to higher headquarters weigh ins are a good tool to keep ahead of the situation and help every stay honest.

PATRICK M. HARRIS, SMSgt, CAP

RiverAux

Patrick, keep in mind that no one has required any squadron to do this.  If your 20 member squadron is all slim and trim and there is no reason to think anyone is over the limit, then no one is making you do it.

You've slid way too far down the slippery slope here. 

LSThiker

Quote from: lordmonar on July 11, 2014, 09:45:40 PM
Every time you take 30 minutes from a member...that is a MAJOR percentage of his time he is devoting to CAP.

And unlike the AD.....it is a little harder to say to a CAP member "well you just stay at work and catch up on all the work you missed because of the mandatory weigh in we had to do this morning".

Agreed.  However, there are a variety of easy to remedy solutions for this without wasting 30 minutes of a member's time or saying "well just stay late".  Using a little forethought and planning won't waste a member's time, unit efficiency, or cadet supervision.  Regardless, 20 members should never take 2 hours unless there is serious inefficiency involved.

Mitchell 1969

Quote from: Ned on July 11, 2014, 09:48:30 PM
Quote from: lordmonar on July 11, 2014, 09:38:45 PM
.....next thing you know...it is quarterly weigh in reports.  :(

I'm looking to avoid that slippery slope.

I hear you, Brother Patrick. 

I actually had to respond to concerns about scale calibrations, maintaining the calibration records, training scale operators (honestly!), HIPAA concerns about keeping records with "protected health information," necessary eServices permissions, etc.

As a long-term government employee at the local, state, and federal level I though I knew a thing or two about bureaucratic functions and concerns.  But CAP continues to surprise me.

There might well be a HIPPA concern. Simple solution is don't keep records. Weigh the guy, look at the chart, if he's within limits say "Thanks, Aloysius" and move on. If somebody doesn't fit the chart parameters, catch up with him by meeting end and say "Sorry, Ulysses, but you didn't fit the weight parameters. Want to do it again just to make sure I didn't read it wrong? No? OK, but, you know you can't wear the USAF type uniform until...you have these options...if you have any questions you can..."

My bigger worry is the scale calibration. I know how CAP works. Somebody's bound to show up with a raggedy scale that they picked up for a buck at a rummage sale and say "I thought I'd donate this to the squadron, looks like it's in good shape, it weighs "almost" the same as the one I have at home...can somebody give me a donation letter? I've seen those in the store going for $50..."
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Mitchell 1969; Earhart 1971; Eaker 1973. Cadet Flying Encampment, License, 1970. IACE New Zealand 1971; IACE Korea 1973.

CAP has been bery, bery good to me.

SarDragon

Quote from: Mitchell 1969 on July 12, 2014, 11:24:18 AM
My bigger worry is the scale calibration. I know how CAP works. Somebody's bound to show up with a raggedy scale that they picked up for a buck at a rummage sale and say "I thought I'd donate this to the squadron, looks like it's in good shape, it weighs "almost" the same as the one I have at home...can somebody give me a donation letter? I've seen those in the store going for $50..."

I brought this up a while back, and was shouted down fairly quickly. In order to do this right, a calibrated balance scale is needed.

More here. Continue for several posts.
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LSThiker

Quote from: Mitchell 1969 on July 12, 2014, 11:24:18 AM
There might well be a HIPPA concern.

There is no HIPAA issue with weigh-ins

PHall

Quote from: LSThiker on July 12, 2014, 10:28:04 PM
Quote from: Mitchell 1969 on July 12, 2014, 11:24:18 AM
There might well be a HIPPA concern.

There is no HIPAA issue with weigh-ins

There is if the results are recorded. That makes it a "medical record".

Ned

By its terms, HIPAA  only applies to medical providers and insurance companies, of which CAP is neither.

That said, we have a responsibility to safeguard members' personal information.

Just not a HIPAA issue.

Tim Medeiros

Quote from: PHall on July 12, 2014, 11:00:33 PM
Quote from: LSThiker on July 12, 2014, 10:28:04 PM
Quote from: Mitchell 1969 on July 12, 2014, 11:24:18 AM
There might well be a HIPPA concern.

There is no HIPAA issue with weigh-ins

There is if the results are recorded. That makes it a "medical record".
Actually, we are not a covered entity under HIPAA (http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/coveredentities/index.html see also http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/HIPAA-Administrative-Simplification/HIPAAGenInfo/Downloads/CoveredEntitycharts.pdf) therefore, we do not fall under HIPAAs rules.


Edit: Ned beat me to it.
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Alaric

Quote from: Ned on July 12, 2014, 11:06:48 PM
By its terms, HIPAA  only applies to medical providers and insurance companies, of which CAP is neither.

That said, we have a responsibility to safeguard members' personal information.

Just not a HIPAA issue.

Which is what concerns me with the new Form 161s.  They wan't an awful lot of information and we leave it in the hands of people who are not trained in the protection of personal information.  I was just at a SAREX and I had to turn my 161 into a cadet!  I don't see why they need my insurance information anyway, if you are taken to a hospital in an emergency, they must treat so it doesn't matter if I have insurance.

Huey Driver

Quote from: Alaric on July 12, 2014, 11:21:02 PM
Quote from: Ned on July 12, 2014, 11:06:48 PM
By its terms, HIPAA  only applies to medical providers and insurance companies, of which CAP is neither.

That said, we have a responsibility to safeguard members' personal information.

Just not a HIPAA issue.

Which is what concerns me with the new Form 161s.  They wan't an awful lot of information and we leave it in the hands of people who are not trained in the protection of personal information.  I was just at a SAREX and I had to turn my 161 into a cadet!  I don't see why they need my insurance information anyway, if you are taken to a hospital in an emergency, they must treat so it doesn't matter if I have insurance.

While I also don't see the need for insurance information on the form, why does the Form 161 concern you? Aside from the insurance info, there's no new fields that weren't on the Form 60.

It's the Form 160 and Form 162 that really have the sensitive stuff, and the Form 160 has a confidentiality notice right at the top.
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Mitchell 1969

Quote from: Ned on July 12, 2014, 11:06:48 PM
By its terms, HIPAA  only applies to medical providers and insurance companies, of which CAP is neither.

That said, we have a responsibility to safeguard members' personal information.

Just not a HIPAA issue.

CAP appoints medical officers, has badges for them, sets qualifications for them, trains "Ranger Medics," and collects various forms for activities that contain medical information with some pretty vague instructions regarding purpose, retention and destruction of same.

Yet, claims to be "not a medical provider" and thus exempt from HIPPA.

It has a certain "Through the Looking Glass" quality to it.
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Mitchell 1969; Earhart 1971; Eaker 1973. Cadet Flying Encampment, License, 1970. IACE New Zealand 1971; IACE Korea 1973.

CAP has been bery, bery good to me.

Alaric

Quote from: JerseyCadet on July 13, 2014, 12:01:30 AM
Quote from: Alaric on July 12, 2014, 11:21:02 PM
Quote from: Ned on July 12, 2014, 11:06:48 PM
By its terms, HIPAA  only applies to medical providers and insurance companies, of which CAP is neither.

That said, we have a responsibility to safeguard members' personal information.

Just not a HIPAA issue.

Which is what concerns me with the new Form 161s.  They wan't an awful lot of information and we leave it in the hands of people who are not trained in the protection of personal information.  I was just at a SAREX and I had to turn my 161 into a cadet!  I don't see why they need my insurance information anyway, if you are taken to a hospital in an emergency, they must treat so it doesn't matter if I have insurance.

While I also don't see the need for insurance information on the form, why does the Form 161 concern you? Aside from the insurance info, there's no new fields that weren't on the Form 60.

It's the Form 160 and Form 162 that really have the sensitive stuff, and the Form 160 has a confidentiality notice right at the top.

The insurance information is what concerns me, and yeah I'm not thrilled with the 160 either especially when events want them weeks in advance.  Unless there will be a doctor or nurse there, I see no reason to give that level of medical information.  Cadets should have no access to any of that information at any time.

The CyBorg is destroyed

Quote from: JerseyCadet on July 13, 2014, 12:01:30 AM
It's the Form 160 and Form 162 that really have the sensitive stuff, and the Form 160 has a confidentiality notice right at the top.

That is no guarantee that confidentiality would be honoured.

I knew in the ANG that to reveal things I was aware of would very likely bring the hammer of the UCMJ down on me.

CAP can only suspend, demote or 2B someone.

We had a very heated discussion in my squadron on these forms.

Our CC said he had no problem if we put "INFORMATION WITHHELD" in any section we did not feel comfortable with.

That is what I did.
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Alaric

Quote from: CyBorg on July 13, 2014, 12:05:32 AM
Quote from: JerseyCadet on July 13, 2014, 12:01:30 AM
It's the Form 160 and Form 162 that really have the sensitive stuff, and the Form 160 has a confidentiality notice right at the top.

That is no guarantee that confidentiality would be honoured.

I knew in the ANG that to reveal things I was aware of would very likely bring the hammer of the UCMJ down on me.

CAP can only suspend, demote or 2B someone.

We had a very heated discussion in my squadron on these forms.

Our CC said he had no problem if we put "INFORMATION WITHHELD" in any section we did not feel comfortable with.

That is what I did.

The problem is your CC can't abrograte the regs and I have seen people turned away from events for failure to provide the information.

The CyBorg is destroyed

It's not abrogating the regs.

If an individual member does not feel comfortable providing a virtual long medical history, putting something in the blank is not the same as leaving it blank.

There are things in my medical history that are no-one's [darn] business except mine and my doctors'.
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Storm Chaser

Just leave the field on the form blank.

JeffDG

Quote from: Storm Chaser on July 13, 2014, 01:25:50 AM
Just leave the field on the form blank.

I fill it in with NYDB.

If asked (rarely), I simply say "None of Your [darn]ed Business"

NC Hokie

Quote from: Alaric on July 13, 2014, 12:06:27 AM
The problem is your CC can't abrograte the regs and I have seen people turned away from events for failure to provide the information.

According to CAPR 160-1, members are required to have/submit the forms, but there is no requirement that they be completely filled out.  Also, the sections dealing with these forms are filled with "should" and "may" statements, leaving commanders ample (perhaps even too much) room for interpretation.  As a practical matter, this means that a commander can do everything from accepting a completely blank form to denying participation if any of the requested information is missing.
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Graduated Squadron Commander
All Around Good Guy

Eclipse

Hippa, medical records, calibrated scales, no time to do it, blah, blah, blah.

All horsepoop excuses.

Want to wear the blues?  Weigh in.

Don't want someone to know how much you weigh for FSM who knows what reason or
political concern / comment / philosophy you posses or statement you want to make?

Fine.  You don't wear the blues.

Done.

FYI - no one actually cares how much you weigh, and everyone pretty much knows anyway.

"That Others May Zoom"

Alaric

Quote from: Eclipse on July 13, 2014, 03:52:48 AM
Hippa, medical records, calibrated scales, no time to do it, blah, blah, blah.

All horsepoop excuses.

Want to wear the blues?  Weigh in.

Don't want someone to know how much you weigh for FSM who knows what reason or
political concern / comment / philosophy you posses or statement you want to make?

Fine.  You don't wear the blues.

Done.

FYI - no one actually cares how much you weigh, and everyone pretty much knows anyway.

My issue with medical records being in the hands of cadets has nothing to do with wearing blues, it has to do with protection of my personal information.

Storm Chaser

I prefer the Air Force current approach captured in AFI 36-2905.

Quote from: AFI 36-2905, Section 10.2, Failing to Present a Professional Military Image While in Uniform
10.2.1. Commanders must ensure members present a professional military image while in uniform. A professional military image/appearance may or may not directly relate to an individual's fitness level or weight.

10.2.2. Commanders may require individuals who do not present a professional military appearance (regardless of overall FA [fitness assessment] composite score) to enter the FIP [Fitness Improvement Program] (SFIP for ARC) and/or otherwise schedule individuals for fitness education and intervention.

That should translate to CAP as in, CAP members can't wear the AF-style uniform unless they can "present a professional military image while in uniform", even if they meet the height/weight requirements.

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Quote from: Alaric on July 12, 2014, 11:21:02 PM
I was just at a SAREX and I had to turn my 161 into a cadet!

That's quite a trick! There are times I'd like to turn my cadet into a 161...   >:D

Storm Chaser


Quote from: Alaric on July 12, 2014, 11:21:02 PM
Quote from: Ned on July 12, 2014, 11:06:48 PM
By its terms, HIPAA  only applies to medical providers and insurance companies, of which CAP is neither.

That said, we have a responsibility to safeguard members' personal information.

Just not a HIPAA issue.

Which is what concerns me with the new Form 161s.  They wan't an awful lot of information and we leave it in the hands of people who are not trained in the protection of personal information.  I was just at a SAREX and I had to turn my 161 into a cadet!  I don't see why they need my insurance information anyway, if you are taken to a hospital in an emergency, they must treat so it doesn't matter if I have insurance.

You're not required to fill in your insurance information if you don't want to. Alternately, you could keep a copy of this form with all appropriate information on your person.

In many missions, you'll continue to see cadets as MSAs doing check-ins and collecting these type of documents. If you have a concern, you can always turn these into their supervisor instead.