Creed for Ground Teams

[GTCommando]

Here's what I'm thinking. I've seen the Ranger Creed for attendants of HMRS, so I was thinking, maybe we should come up with a creed for ground teams in general, not just Hawk alumni. Below are the creeds for CAP Rangers, along with the Code of Air Force Pararescue. Comments, suggestions, prototypes, anything welcome.

The Ranger Creed

It is my duty as a member of the Rangers of the Civil Air Patrol ground search and rescue service, to save lives, aid the injured, and protect their property.

In order to do this, I will keep myself physically fit at all times.

I will be prepared at all times to perform my assigned duties quickly and efficiently, placing these duties before my personal desires and comfort.

These things I do that others may live...


USAF Pararescue Code

It is my duty as a Pararescueman to save life and to aid the injured. I will be prepared at all times to perform my assigned duties quickly and efficiently, placing these duties before personal desires and comforts. These things I do, that others may live.

[Spaceman3750]

I really thought I ran across one ~4 years ago. But I haven't seen it since. No amount of Googling has helped.

[Майор Хаткевич]

Why?

Let's just do the job without little blood oaths.

[SJFedor]

^--- thank you.

[capmaj]

" Rangers of the Civil Air Patrol ground search and rescue service"

Rangers?  I thought we were just Ground Team members?

[jeders]

" Rangers of the Civil Air Patrol ground search and rescue service"

Rangers?  I thought we were just Ground Team members?

That the Hawk Mtn Ranger Creed.

We already have a motto, why do we need anything else?

[Spaceman3750]

USAFAux and others make a good point. I always thought that "So others may live." always summed it up pretty well anyways.

[N Harmon]

What, no NBB creed? 


I am a Blue Beret. I am the heart of the mission, wherever, whenever. I am what my country expects me to be; the best trained cadet in the world. Never will I fail that trust.

In the race for victory I am swift, determined, and courageous; Armed with a fierce will to win.

I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to fatigue, to horrible odds; for I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight.

I forsake not my country, my mission, my comrades, my duty.

I am relentless, I am always there, now and forever.

I am a Blue Beret. Follow me!


Anyway. These aren't "blood oaths", they're mission statements. And to be honest, the ground side of CAP ops could certainly use a quality mission statement that conveys our place in CAP ops, because in a lot of places we're simply an afterthought.

[Eclipse]

How about ...

"In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power... Green Lantern's light!..."

[indygreg]

How about ...

"In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power... Green Lantern's light!..."

Now THAT'S funny!!!! :clap: :clap:

[EMT-83]

Neither rain nor snow nor gloom of night ...

[Майор Хаткевич]

Anyway. These aren't "blood oaths", they're mission statements. And to be honest, the ground side of CAP ops could certainly use a quality mission statement that conveys our place in CAP ops, because in a lot of places we're simply an afterthought.

Remind me again what the Oaths are for GBDs and Pilots?

[tsrup]

how about:

"I promise as a GTM to wear my safety belt in the van,
bring food as part as my 24 hour gear,
Call 911 to save a life,
to actually pay attention to the needle on the L'per instead of holding the speaker to my ear,

These are the things I promise to do as a Ground Team Member."

[vento]

How about ...

"In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power... Green Lantern's light!..."

Holy BATMAN! I remember this!  :clap: :clap: :clap:

[GTCommando]

Why?

As others have said, they're not blood oaths, but mission statements. Why do you think CAP adopted one in the first place? It provides a short and sweet means of spelling out the goals and missions of an organization. It would represent all of the core qualities and goals that bond all of us ground pounders together. At least IMHO.

[cap235629]

me thinks the screen name of the OP says it all.............

[Flying Pig]

We will end up with a mission statement for every specialty track in CAP.  I think we are good with what we have.

[Майор Хаткевич]

Why?

As others have said, they're not blood oaths, but mission statements. Why do you think CAP adopted one in the first place? It provides a short and sweet means of spelling out the goals and missions of an organization. It would represent all of the core qualities and goals that bond all of us ground pounders together. At least IMHO.

I pose my question again. What are the blood oaths of GBDs and pilots?

[cap235629]

I WANNA BE A GROUND TEAM COMMANDO

I WANNA CUT OFF ALL OF MY HAIR

I WANNA BE A PENNSYLVANIA RANGER

AND PRETEND MY LIFE'S IN DANGER

please................................

[Stonewall]

Click here.  The cadet that wrote it was a C/2d Lt at the time and later earned the Earhart.  She graduated West Point a couple years ago, is a platoon leader in an airborne combat engineer company stationed in Alaska.  If I'm not mistaken, her dad (retired CAP Lt Col of 35 years) said she graduated the Army's Sapper leader Course.

RESCUE Creed

Recognizing that I volunteered as a Civil Air Patrol ground team member,
fully knowing the expectations of my chosen specialty, I will always
endeavor to uphold the prestige, honor and high esprit de corps of
Civil Air Patrol Emergency Services.

Exceeding all others, CAP ground teams are elite searchers, who respond
at the first call of the AFRCC, I accept that as a ground team member my
squadron expects me to move further, faster, and search harder than any
other team.

Semper Vigilans. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically
strong and well trained, and I will shoulder my share of the team
equipment whatever it may be, one hundred percent and then some.

Courageously I will show the world that I am a specially qualified and
well-trained searcher.  My survival skills, land navigation, and care of
equipment shall set the standard for others to follow.

United, my ground team will meet the challenges of the search.  I shall
find the objective when all other teams have chosen defeat, for I am better
trained and will search till the dead of night.  Failure is not a ground
team word.  Never will I leave a search victim to fall into the hands of
death and under no circumstance will I ever embarrass my organization.

Energetically will I display the duty, valor, and strength to drive on to the search
objective and complete the mission. Though I be the lone ground team member.

SEMPER VIGILANS!