Beer Pong as a DDR Tool...

[NIN]

If they can find a way to create a squadron bar and exclude cadinks and underage seniors... 

We have one. You don't?

[AlphaSigOU]

We have one. You don't?

If you wanna count our obligatory apres-CAP watering hole at a local restaurant as our 'unofficial' o-club...

[Always Ready]

So I sent this to one of my friends (former AF SP) who used to run DARE back before computers were in my first elementary school Anyways, his response was to immediately call me up and say a bunch of cusswords about DARE/DDR-type programs and how "they are trying hard to come up with new material to keep kids interested but failing on an epic scale". He was surprised CAP, as a whole, hasn't had a stand down or something because of this.

Fairly recently some of my former cadets had to sit through a DDR class put on by a friend of mine (who is very dull to begin with). They said the DDR class made them want to "Do Drugs Repeatedly!"

[NIN]

We have one. You don't?

If you wanna count our obligatory apres-CAP watering hole at a local restaurant as our 'unofficial' o-club...

We have three O-Clubs: The O-Club West (the Legion), the O-Club East (Dunkin's) and the O-Club Dining Room (Friendly's).

[Flying Pig]

Where I am in Central CA, we have abandoned DARE.  We now do career days though out the grades showing kids at an early age, and up through High School what careers are out there, what the requirements are, and what you can do to screw yourself out of ever getting that job you want.  Everything from local businesses, to the military recruiters, to Fire, EMS and Law Enforcement, you name it.  I dont really see the Beer Pong thing as a good idea.  I think someone meant well but didn't use sound judgement.

[EMT-83]

So I sent this to one of my friends (former AF SP) who used to run DARE back before computers were in my first elementary school Anyways, his response was to Fairly recently some of my former cadets had to sit through a DDR class put on by a friend of mine (who is very dull to begin with). They said the DDR class made them want to "Do Drugs Repeatedly!"

I was never any good at sexual harassment until I attended the mandatory training.

[Flying Pig]

HAAAAAAA....I just blew soda out of my nose! :clap:

[JohnKachenmeister]

When the police department sent me to "Sensitivity Training" I learned a whole bunch of new racial slurs that I had never heard before.

Thanks, Chief!

[notaNCO forever]

 I remember in a safety briefing having a senior member describe how to huff paint as part of his anti drug talk. CAP also had a poster about drugs that seemed to list all the benefits of doing them and not the negatives.

[RiverAux]

You guys missed the point entirely.  By learning the proper way to play and practicing at CAP meetings, our cadets are learning HOW TO WIN at beer pong, and those that win, don't drink!  So, we are reducing the overall amount of drinking done by our cadets.  Simple. 

[Eclipse]

I missed that, too!

That way they can be Pallbearers instead of passengers!

[MikeD]

* a2capt feels left out.

.. I never played beer pong. Maybe I better read the article just to confirm it is what I think it is ..  the ball, if it goes on the floor, etc- and falls in a cup, you drink it?

I guess if you are drunk.. it doesn't matter. But.. yuck. ;-)

Both teams have a full cup of water used to wash off the ball if it lands on the floor.
At least that's how I've always played it at school and how we play out here.  That said I'm amazed that a) they have the rules, complete with a diagram, and b) they have them slightly wrong (who plays with only one rerack?).

Even given that my last game was last weekend, I think doing this for cadets as a DDR activity is a really bad idea. 

What Flying Pig said about his squadron really makes a lot more sense then a typical DDR activity.

I'm almost wondering if it might be better to have a couple of SM's over 21 get super drunk in front of the cadets so they can see what kind of stupid stuff booze makes you do?  That at least can't be much worse then teaching them beer pong?

Can I get DDR funding to tour around and give my "There's a time and a place for everything and it's called college!" presentation? 

[C/MSgt Lunsford]

In the latest issue of the DDR Newsletter (http://www.capnhq.gov/news/DDR_Apr_May_2009_Newsletter.pdf) there is an article that talks about how a squadron showed their members the dangers of playing Beer Pong by playing "several rounds of "Beer Pong", using of course water instead of beer in the cups."

Does that strike anyone else as.... odd?

Yes that is odd. When encourage the game if you don't want them doing it in the first place?

[Rotorhead]

* a2capt feels left out.

.. I never played beer pong. Maybe I better read the article just to confirm it is what I think it is ..  the ball, if it goes on the floor, etc- and falls in a cup, you drink it?

I guess if you are drunk.. it doesn't matter. But.. yuck. ;-)

I'm almost wondering if it might be better to have a couple of SM's over 21 get super drunk in front of the cadets so they can see what kind of stupid stuff booze makes you do?  That at least can't be much worse then teaching them beer pong?

Nope, drunk people are frequently amusing to sober observers.

[BrandonKea]

Nobody is saying you can't amuse the Cadets in teaching them DDR, but this is straight up ENABLING them.

[BTCS1*]

Nothing more ammusing than seeing your command staff wasted! Don't forget the DDR officer! LOL

[C/MSgt Lunsford]

Nothing more ammusing than seeing your command staff wasted! Don't forget the DDR officer! LOL

That would be pretty funny. 

[Chief2009]

Nothing more amusing than seeing your command staff wasted!

WIWAC, I went to a wing conference and at the formal dinner, saw several higher ranking wing staff who were very inebriated. I have never understood why they even have bars at events where cadets will be attending when we're supposed to be teaching them not to use drugs/alcohol.

DN

[NIN]

I remember in a safety briefing having a senior member describe how to huff paint as part of his anti drug talk. CAP also had a poster about drugs that seemed to list all the benefits of doing them and not the negatives.

Is it sad that I was 21 years old and in the Army before I understood what "huffing" was?

Guy I knew in the Army had a video of a roommate huffing glue. I'm watching this and I say to my buddy "What the hell is he doing?"  My buddy says "He's 'huffing' glue.."  I said "Really? That's how you do it? I had no clue!"  And I truly didn't.  I grew up in the era where our model airplane glue had to have that nasty "orange peel" smell added to it to discourage inhalation. I always envisioned people "sniffing glue" as jamming the tube up their nose or something. I didn't care: I just wanted to build my model kits w/o that nasty smell..

[pixelwonk]

* tedda loved that smell