Lt Col Permanence

[Private Investigator]

Lt Col Jim Weiland, the ILWG Commo Licensing Officer. He is also a 50 year member. A few years ago, the encampment staff got a resolution read in the U. S. Congress congratulating him for his CAP service and his encampment participation. In 1979, the first year I went to encampment at Chanute AFB, Lt Col Weiland was the Commandant of Cadets.

How cool is that? Thanks for sharing.  :clap:

[Phil Hirons, Jr.]

I hadn't realized it until I saw this thread but I have ten years TIG as a LT Col. As I sit typing this at the IL Summer Encampment, I am sitting about three feet away from a man with nearly 40 years TIG as a LT Col. This is his 64th encampment.

2 Encampment Ribbons with 5 silver clasps plus a 3rd ribbon with 2 silver and a bronze. Maybe we need to add a gold clasp option 

RI Wing has a Lt Col who just hit 50 years TIG.

[Майор Хаткевич]

Wouldn't it be 3 with 4 silver each for 63?

[lordmonar]

Wouldn't it be 3 with 4 silver each for 63?

7 silvers is 35, two bronze is 37, plus two ribbons is 39.

[Майор Хаткевич]

Right...so 12 silvers on 3 ribbons...

[lordmonar]

Oh right.....64 encampments (counting this year)

is 12 Silvers for 60 and four ribbons for 64 (3 with four silvers each).

maybe we need to come up with just silver numbers after we get the first ribbon full.

Ribbon +4 bronzes....(equal 5)....after that you just use a silver 6, 7, 8, etc. and so forth.

[Phil Hirons, Jr.]

I stand by my count. The ribbon counts as well as the clasps.

5 Silver = 25 + 1 ribbon = 26 awards.

repeat = 52

12 to get to 64 = ribbon (1) + 2 silver (10) + 1 bronze(1)

[Майор Хаткевич]

Only 4 devices on the ribbon, no 5 piece clasps.

[Phil Hirons, Jr.]

<Facepalm>I stand corrected</Facepalm>

Ribbon 1: 4 silver + ribbon = 21
Ribbon 2: 4 silver + ribbon = 21
Ribbon 3: 4 silver + ribbon = 21

= 63 current total
#64 adds a 4th plain ribbon

Maybe we add a gold clasp that equals 5 silver (25 awards)
64 would now be
Ribbon 1: 2 gold (50) + 2 silver (10) + ribbon = 61
Ribbon 2: 2 Bronze (2) + ribbon = 3

Or we use the numerals from the red service ribbon after 20 encampments?

[johnnyb47]

All this discussion on the specifics and I bet the LtCol wears just ONE encampment ribbon... if any at all.

[lordmonar]

<Facepalm>I stand corrected</Facepalm>

Ribbon 1: 4 silver + ribbon = 21
Ribbon 2: 4 silver + ribbon = 21
Ribbon 3: 4 silver + ribbon = 21

= 63 current total
#64 adds a 4th plain ribbon

Maybe we add a gold clasp that equals 5 silver (25 awards)
64 would now be
Ribbon 1: 2 gold (50) + 2 silver (10) + ribbon = 61
Ribbon 2: 2 Bronze (2) + ribbon = 3

Or we use the numerals from the red service ribbon after 20 encampments?

Actually you need to start them at 10.

Ribbon+silver+3 Bronze is 9 encampments...the 10th encmament forces a second ribbon....11th removes the second ribbon and you have 1 ribbon +2 silvers.

So.....I would go either....start at 10.....or better still start at 6....so the progression would be ribbon, bronze, bronze, bronze, bronze, 6, 7, 8, etc and so forth.....so you never go to the second ribbon.

[ol'fido]

All this discussion on the specifics and I bet the LtCol wears just ONE encampment ribbon... if any at all.

You are correct. Lt Col Weiland doesn't usually wear his ribbons at all. He just wears his Master Communications Badge.

[Майор Хаткевич]

Still would be interesting to see a row of encampment ribbons with 4 silver devices.

[Eclipse]

All this discussion on the specifics and I bet the LtCol wears just ONE encampment ribbon... if any at all.

You are correct. Lt Col Weiland doesn't usually wear his ribbons at all. He just wears his Master Communications Badge.

I don't think I've ever seen him wear ribbons, or for that matter anything but a shirt and tie at most.

[ol'fido]

Your one up on me, Bob, I've never seen him wear a tie.

[Critical AOA]

All this discussion on the specifics and I bet the LtCol wears just ONE encampment ribbon... if any at all.

You are correct. Lt Col Weiland doesn't usually wear his ribbons at all. He just wears his Master Communications Badge.

I don't think I've ever seen him wear ribbons, or for that matter anything but a shirt and tie at most.

I think I'd like him.