Join Date

[alexalvarez]

When did you first join Civil Air Patrol?

[GroundHawg]

1990
Boone County Composite Squadron 15050
Kentucky Wing

[FlyTiger77]

Briefly as a cadet in Mississippi Wing in 1979 (but we moved away not long after my encampment at Columbus AFB).

I returned in October 2001.

[SarDragon]

19 Feb 1964, Gloucester County Composite Sq, NJ

Lapsed from 1981-1987

Rejoined April 1987, Misawa Cadet Sq, Misawa, Japan

Total of 45 years in April 2015

[Garibaldi]

Jan. 8, 1981 to July 3, 1986. Rejoined as a SM in August 1993 to Sept. 2006, lapsed until Feb 2012.

[JC004]

1999, as a cadet.  My grandparents were members.  So it was always assumed I would join when I was old enough to be a cadet. 

[MSG Mac]

March 1965 Boston Composite Squadron 19002

[The CyBorg is destroyed]

I've had breaks in service, but this is the best I can come up with:

September 1993
Transfer (due to marriage) 1999
Left 2001 due to conflicts with GOBN

Rejoined 2004
Left 2006, due to long-distance move and personal reasons

Rejoined 2009-present

[ColonelJack]

November 1981 ...

Retired in 1997, rejoined in 2009.

Jack

[James Shaw]

19 Feb 1964, Gloucester County Composite Sq, NJ

Lapsed from 1981-1987

Rejoined April 1987, Misawa Cadet Sq, Misawa, Japan

Total of 45 years in April 2015

I was in Misawa from 1987-1991. NSGA

[Alaric]

January 30 2009

[SouthernCross]

February 2007

[Cliff_Chambliss]

1963 - 1968  Birmingham, Al. & Atlanta Ga
1987 - 1989  Central Texas (Killeen)
2009 - 2014  Birmingham, Al.

[Pylon]

January 1997.  Continuous membership since then.


Next month, I'm hitting the dubious milestone of I'll have been in CAP longer than some senior members have been alive.

[JeffDG]

January 1997.  Continuous membership since then.


Next month, I'm hitting the dubious milestone of I'll have been in CAP longer than some senior members have been alive.

In just 3 more years, you'll have been in CAP longer than ANY cadet will have been alive.

[JC004]

January 1997.  Continuous membership since then.


Next month, I'm hitting the dubious milestone of I'll have been in CAP longer than some senior members have been alive.

In just 3 more years, you'll have been in CAP longer than ANY cadet will have been alive.

Don't start.  I've already been doing a series of side comments over time...."When I was a cadet..."
"...Pluto was a planet"
"...we had a manned space program in America"
"...ELTs didn't send you their phone number"
"...we used maps on paper"
"...there was this primitive space station called Mir"
"...there was no Feik achievement"
"...you could buy this equipment at the CAP Supply Depot"
"...you could buy all your uniforms at MCSS"
"...we had the Bookstore"
"...Senior Members looked like Smurfs"

[Майор Хаткевич]

May 6, 2003 - Waukegan Composite Squadron.

Started coming to meetings in April, but this was right before my sister was born, so membership paperwork was a few weeks delayed.

Had a "break" for college, 2008-2012, but kept membership up.

This year was 10 years since my basic encampment, which was my 7th overall (out of 11 possible).

Despite the timeline, never earned the Feik, only the Wright Bros Achievement. Never earned the Wright Brothers Award, but was issued one retroactively with my Mitchell.

[LATORRECA]

Join as cadet in 1993 to 1997 as cadet at PRWG. Joined the service on 1997.  Max rank c/1lt.

Return as senior member on 2002 to 2003 left due to Mil. commitment while at FLWG. 2nd LT

Return to full service as senior member on 2008 to 2011 at SCWG,then transfer to NCWG on 2011 to 2014.

Transfer to Patron Sq due to military commitment, again. Still here.

[w7sar]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far away.

[TarRiverRat]

Started: 1996 with Tar River Composite Squadron 32057
Left: 2000 due to burn out and tired of pulling knives from my back.  Left after giving up Squadron CC.  Was Squadron CC, ESO, Historian, Mission Scanner, and GTL.

US Coast Guard Aux: 2001 after 11 September.
Left: 2006 due to extended drive time and just got married.  Tired of Old Boy Network not GOBN.  They just wanted to cruise around their area of Lake Gaston and not patrol the entire lake and rivers as we were tasked to do.  They loved the uniform but not the patrols so much.  Younger members got tired and joined other units or just quit.  Tired of fighting the powers that be in the Flotilla.  Was Flotilla Staff Officer for Aides to Navigation.

Re-started CAP: 2012 and reinstated back to Captain in 2014.  Still with Tar River Composite Squadron NC-057.  Currently: PDO, ESO, Historian, Testing Officer, and Asst IT.