Military Veterans in CAP

[Tim Medeiros]

Current Active Duty USAF
03 Feb 11 - 04 Apr 11 - Lackland (322 TRS)
04 Apr 11 - 13 Aug 11 - Keesler (336 TRS, technically left 21 July)
13 Aug 11 - present - Davis-Monthan (755 OSS, going to 612 AOC on 9 Jan)

[Airmale68]

Served in the CAP from 1985-2006 and retired...Master rated, CAPP-206. Served in Florida, Virginia, Texas, Kentucky and Alabama until retirement. Check the discussion board maybe twice a year. Maybe interested in rejoining CAP one of these days.....enjoying "retirement!" Would like to salute all members presently serving or also retired from CAP! Thank you each for your individual service!

[rustyjeeper]

Served in the CAP from 1985-2006 and retired...Master rated, CAPP-206. Served in Florida, Virginia, Texas, Kentucky and Alabama until retirement. Check the discussion board maybe twice a year. Maybe interested in rejoining CAP one of these days.....enjoying "retirement!" Would like to salute all members presently serving or also retired from CAP! Thank you each for your individual service!

Thank you for your service!
Dont let these discussion boards scare you away, someone with your experience should know that things never change In the 80's we griped about pickle suits and wanted BDU's. Now we have them and we gripe cause we want ABU's--- feel free to rejoin and enjoy the right to gripe more than twice a year. Retirement is nice but can get boring

[SSGT FAY]

usaf and air guard
2A651 aerospace propulson mechanic c130 aircraft
15months tour with army for deployment (12months served over seas afghan three for ARRMMMYYYYYY training sir)
lackland afb- flt 121/sqd322
sheppard afb- trs361 hell cats
now KYWEAS (aka KSDF)
ft knox
ft campbell
camp atterbury
wpafb

on a side note ......keesler afb- visited for friends garduation strange folks that breed is that comes from there

[Devil Doc]

I am just starting an new thread to see how many CAP members are Current/Former/Reserves/Guard etc Military Personnell. Maybe name reason why you joined CAP. Maybe state branch of service, rank, years served etc. Lets make this fun, not an Match or whos better than who. Any other information is welcomed.

[MSG Mac]

USMC        2/68-03/77 SGT RVN,Cuba, Phillipines, Okinowa
USMCR      3/77-07/79 SSG
MAARNG    8/79-11/99 SFC Germany
USAR       11/99-02/08 MSG Djibouti, Iraq, HQ US Central Command J-1 OPC

[NIN]

US Army (1986-1989) - Aviation (ROK)
MI ARNG (1989-1995) - Aviation (didn't go to the Sandbox, got stuck at Fort Hood instead)

[Devil Doc]

LOL, guess I should start first.

HM3 USN (2005-2007) TwentyNine Palms, CA. Al'Qaim, Iraq.
USNR (2007-2008) Charlotte NOSC

Joined to help the community with my skills and assests, and to be part of an team again.

[Stonewall]

Military Service

US Army - Infantry: 1991 - 1995

Army National Guard - Infantry: 1995 - 2001 (Bosnia-Herzegovina - Operation Joint Guard 1997)

Air National Guard - Security Forces: 2004 - Present (Afghanistan - Operation Enduring Freedom 2011)

CAP service

Cadet - Florida Wing: 1987 - 1991

Senior - National Capital Wing: 1992 - 2006

Senior - Florida Wing: 2006 - Present

With a short break in service between cadet and senior membership, I joined back as a young senior (20) because I enjoyed it so much as a cadet I wanted to continue enjoying it.  I quickly learned that senior membership was often more work than "fun", but the work became fun and well worth it.  As a young senior member I was mentored by the best of the best, older, more experienced senior members, most of whom were military veterans and former cadets.  Sometimes I don't know which is better, my cadet experiences or my experiences as a young senior member from the early nineties.

I am inactive these days but have an open offer to my local squadron to ask for my assistance to drive a van, run PT, or be the 2nd senior member at an activity so cadets can enjoy themselves.  Once my 2 kids grow up a little (they're 4 and 6), I'm hoping to become active again.

[Pump Scout]

US Army Reserve 1991-1992 (unit shut down)
US Army National Guard 1992-1997

Cavalry Scout during my time. Never went any further than some of the garden spots of CONUS. Ft Knox, Camp Shelby, Ft Irwin. Came into CAP as a return of sorts. I was a cadet at the age of 12, stayed for a year, left with a bad taste from a lack of direction and terrible cadet leadership. Came back with my daughter... I wanted to have a local/regional/national mission again, and she wanted to experience some of the military life, get into the air, and learn about flying in general.

[Garibaldi]

I have no military service to speak of.

CAP-wise, I have a long and checkered career.

GAWG - 09065 DeKalb County Cadet Squadron Jan 81-Dec 86
WIWG - 48180 Mitchell Composite Squadron #9 Aug 92-?93
             48124 12th Senior Support Squadron ?93-Sep 99
             48160 Milwaukee Composite Squadron #5 attached duty 93-99
ARWG - 03071 115th Composite Squadron Sep 99-present

February 2013 will mark 20 years active in CAP.

[andysum15]

Royal Air Force - Electronic Technician Telecommunications 29 Dec 1976 to 28 Dec 1988,
Air Training Corps/ Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - 1992 to 2003 (Squadron Commander 2000 to 2003)
Civil Air Patrol 2004 to Present
Vermont Wing, Capital Composite Squadron - (Squadron Commander - 2009 to 2012) other duties
Director Safety, Director PD, Ass Director Comms.

[RADIOMAN015]

Retired USAF a bit over 20 years, fighting the "Cold War" as an airman, NCO, & Officer serving in the following commands:   Military Airlift Command,  AF Postal & Courier Service (support US AF Europe (The United State Logistics Group)), Strategic Air Command, Air Training Command,  US Military Entrance Processing Command (Joint Service), Alaskan Air Command, AF Systems Command.

The reason I joined CAP was to be involved in emergency services (primarily in radio communications support) and to help out in other functional areas within my volunteer comfort zone & limitations.   

RM   

[Terry W.]

New to the site here but thought I would share a little.

Service
USAR AUG 1995-JUN 1996      DEP and drilling reservist training to be a MI Analyst.
US Army JUN 1996- Present      Infantryman

Duty Assignments
Baumholder, Germany
Fort Riley, KS
Fort Campbell, KY
Fort Bragg, NC
Fort Rucker, AL
Camp Casey, Korea
Fort Benning, GA
Fort Riley, KS

Field Trips
Macedonia
OEF x 2
OIF x 1

Civil Air Patrol Service
Cadet - MO Wing
SR Mbr - KY Wing, NC Wing, GA Wing and KS Wing

[unmlobo]

Military
2004-2007 Air Force ROTC Cadet-Tore ACL at Field Training and was released without prejudice from ROTC.  No $ back for scholarship, etc.
2010-Present-AD Weather Forecaster, DM AFB, AZ

Duty Stations
ROTC: University of New Mexico and Ellsworth AFB
Active: Lackland, Keesler, and DM

CAP
2008-2010 SM, NM Wing
2010-2011 Ghost member of NM Wing due to BMT and Tech School
2011-Present, AZ Wing

Weather forecaster for SW CONUS at a Weather Hub. Wife is a former cadet who talked me into CAP when were dating.  One of the best decisions I made.  Love CAP and melds well with my Air Force career.

[ol'fido]

CAP-11212-Sep '77-90.

U.S. Army-11B10-Infantry. B Co., 4th BN, 27th Infantry "Wolfhounds"-Aug '88-Feb '92. Took the early out offered after Desert Storm.

CAP-May '92-Present

[bosshawk]

Military Service:

Commissioned from ROTC, Bucknell Univ, June 1957: Distinguished Military Graduate

USAR: Brooklyn Army Terminal 57-59

Active Duty: Mar 59-July 1968:

  Transportation Officers Basic Course, Ft. Eustis, Va
  Post Transportation Officer, Berchtesgaden, Germany
  Post Transportation Officer, Ft AP Hill, Va
  Aerial Surveillance Officers Course, Ft Holabird, Md
  Branch transfer to Military Intelligence, June 63
  OIC, Eighth Army Photo Interpretation Center, Seoul, Korea, 1963
  Helped form OV-1 Mohawk Platoon, K-16, Korea 1963-64
  Asst G2Air, Eighth Army, Seoul, Korea 1964
  Commander, Det B, 1st MI Bn, Ft Bragg, NC 1964-65
  Bn S-1, 1st MI Bn, Ft Bragg and Saigon, Viet Nam 1965-66
  Asst S-3, 525th MI Gp, Saigon, Viet Nam
  J-2 Air Recon Duty Officer, Saigon, Viet Nam
  Aerial Surveillance Instructor, Army Intel School, Ft Holabird, Md 1966-68.

Transferred to USAR Aug 68, retired from USAR July 1987.

  Military Schools,
  USA Transportation Officers Basic Course
  USA Intelligence School, Aerial Surveillance Officers Course
  USA Special Warfare School, Counterinsurgency Operations Course
  USAF Air-Ground Operations School, operations course
  USA Command and General Staff College
  USAF Air War College

Joined CAP in Feb 93: refused to renew in Feb 2011.
SAR pilot from Oct 93 until leaving in Feb 2011.  Command Pilot, Mission Check Pilot, CD Pilot. Sq Commander, Sq Dep CC, Sq Ops Off, Sq Aircraft Manager, Wing Staff as Director of CD OPs.

Left because I got tired of the nonsense from both National and Wing and had a personality conflict with the Wing CC.

Civilian Education: BA, Bucknell University, MA from Johns Hopkins University.

23 years as an intelligence officer in the Central Intelligence Agency.

[manfredvonrichthofen]

1999-2003, CAP cadet 2d LT
Monroe County Ravens, INWG
2003-2009, U.S. Army SPC
combat Infantry
Iraq 2005-2006
Afghanistan 2008 medevaced out
2009 discharged declared  disabled
2010-2012 CAP SM
INWG Monroe County Ravens
ESOA
2012-PRESENT
ARWG 095 Composite

[GroundHawg]

1995-1999 US Army Active - 11B Ft. Bragg, Bosnia, MFO,
2000-2002 US Naval Reserve - GM2 Columbus Ohio, Rota
2002-2006 KY, IN, VT, National Guard 11B and 15P -OIF, Katrina, and Korea
2006 - 2011 USAFR - 2T271 WPAFB, OIF, Qatar, and Haiti

Currently a stay at home dad to twin two year old boys and full time post grad student. I hope to commission in the USPHS after getting my masters.

[SarDragon]

Actually, we already have a thread on this:

http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=9288.msg226885#msg226885

Hey, Admin Units, can we merge this one into the other one?