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General Discussion => The Lobby => Topic started by: coudano on June 24, 2010, 11:24:11 PM

Title: cap funeral honors
Post by: coudano on June 24, 2010, 11:24:11 PM
I don't know much of anything about honor guard.
But i'm wondering if there are protocols for some sort of CAP honors at a funeral of a CAP member.  For example an 'original' CAP member.  Someone who never served in the armed forces.

I can't really think of what CAP honors would look like, other than military style honors done by CAP people...

Thoughts?
Title: Re: cap funeral honors
Post by: tsrup on June 24, 2010, 11:39:35 PM
It would look like military style honors done by CAP people...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=CAP+honor+guard

check the pdf second from the top..
Title: Re: cap funeral honors
Post by: coudano on June 25, 2010, 04:03:21 AM
hmm, i guess that anyone who wants them can get taps and an american flag
or a firing party
or fireworks
or blast rap music
or whatever, i suppose...

I guess I thought maybe there were limitations on ceremonial entitlement, or at least limits on appropriate extension of "military" honors to non-military people (???)
Title: Re: cap funeral honors
Post by: raivo on June 25, 2010, 08:49:47 AM
Quote from: coudano on June 25, 2010, 04:03:21 AMI guess I thought maybe there were limitations on ceremonial entitlement, or at least limits on appropriate extension of "military" honors to non-military people (???)

It's one of those famous CAP gray areas.

It's not a military honor, it's a "CAP honor" (for lack of a better term.)

That is to say, it's a ceremony, taken by CAP members, and made into a CAP ceremony closely resembling (if not replicating) a military ceremony.

Clear as mud?
Title: Re: cap funeral honors
Post by: JayT on June 25, 2010, 07:11:20 PM
Quote from: coudano on June 25, 2010, 04:03:21 AM
hmm, i guess that anyone who wants them can get taps and an american flag
or a firing party
or fireworks
or blast rap music
or whatever, i suppose...

I guess I thought maybe there were limitations on ceremonial entitlement, or at least limits on appropriate extension of "military" honors to non-military people (???)

It's not really a military ceremony then is it? It's a CAP ceremony. If a Fire Department or Ambulance Corps and Police Department has a ceremony with a honor guard of uniformed personal, flags, rifles, saluting and whatnot, is that a 'military' ceremony?
Title: Re: cap funeral honors
Post by: Major Lord on June 25, 2010, 08:03:24 PM
We have been in the planning stages of my funeral for some time, key elements will include a medium-sized wooden boat, 50 gallons of gasoline, and a freshly-strangled Norwegian girl of good family to travel with me to a Viking afterlife. I invite all former Cadet Survival School Students to attend and shoot flaming arrows and or shoot APIT rounds to insure a proper CAP-style funeral pyre. Bagpipes optional. I am sure its authorized in "The book of Maxwell".....probably way towards the back...)

Major Lord
Title: Re: cap funeral honors
Post by: JayT on June 25, 2010, 08:21:49 PM
Quote from: Major Lord on June 25, 2010, 08:03:24 PM
We have been in the planning stages of my funeral for some time, key elements will include a medium-sized wooden boat, 50 gallons of gasoline, and a freshly-strangled Norwegian girl of good family to travel with me to a Viking afterlife. I invite all former Cadet Survival School Students to attend and shoot flaming arrows and or shoot APIT rounds to insure a proper CAP-style funeral pyre. Bagpipes optional. I am sure its authorized in "The book of Maxwell".....probably way towards the back...)

Major Lord

I believe I must ask you to stop reading my diary.
Title: Re: cap funeral honors
Post by: indygreg on June 25, 2010, 08:28:49 PM
Quote from: Major Lord on June 25, 2010, 08:03:24 PM
We have been in the planning stages of my funeral for some time, key elements will include a medium-sized wooden boat, 50 gallons of gasoline, and a freshly-strangled Norwegian girl of good family to travel with me to a Viking afterlife. I invite all former Cadet Survival School Students to attend and shoot flaming arrows and or shoot APIT rounds to insure a proper CAP-style funeral pyre. Bagpipes optional. I am sure its authorized in "The book of Maxwell".....probably way towards the back...)

Major Lord

Vikings are cool!
Title: Re: cap funeral honors
Post by: BillB on June 25, 2010, 09:32:00 PM
It is in the back of the book. However since CAP is not an organization that uses boats, the book says you must replace the boat with a black van. And CAP has a surplus of those wandering the country, complete with CAPForm 2B's.
Title: Re: cap funeral honors
Post by: Major Lord on June 25, 2010, 09:53:45 PM
CAP won't let me be immolated in a Black Van because CAWG decided I would need to have a Class B drivers license .  There apparently is some rule in the back of the Vehicle Code, maybe its an interim Change Letter by Ahhhnold. I could fill out a post-dated 2B firing myself from CAP for inappropriate and unlicensed operation of a Van....

Major Lord
Title: Re: cap funeral honors
Post by: O-Rex on June 26, 2010, 02:18:48 AM
Quote from: BillB on June 25, 2010, 09:32:00 PM
It is in the back of the book. However since CAP is not an organization that uses boats, the book says you must replace the boat with a black van. And CAP has a surplus of those wandering the country, complete with CAPForm 2B's.

Black vans disappeared with the last administration, now they are wrapped with colorful images and have the triangle-thingy prominently displayed. 

Hey indygreg: Jedi's vs. Vikings!  ;-)

Title: Re: cap funeral honors
Post by: SarDragon on June 26, 2010, 02:28:43 AM
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Title: Re: cap funeral honors
Post by: indygreg on June 26, 2010, 05:10:17 PM
Quote from: O-Rex on June 26, 2010, 02:18:48 AM
Quote from: BillB on June 25, 2010, 09:32:00 PM
It is in the back of the book. However since CAP is not an organization that uses boats, the book says you must replace the boat with a black van. And CAP has a surplus of those wandering the country, complete with CAPForm 2B's.

Black vans disappeared with the last administration, now they are wrapped with colorful images and have the triangle-thingy prominently displayed. 

Hey indygreg: Jedi's vs. Vikings!  ;-)


Undoubtedly, Jedi are also cool.  But they don't wear helmets with horns on them.  Either one could probably get plenty of chicks, though