Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

[THRAWN]

The nomination for Richard Anderson of Virginia to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force has been sent to the Senate.

https://www.congress.gov/nomination/119th-congress/26/1

Some of us remember him as National Commander, retired AF colonel, and Spaatz Award recipient.

[MSG Mac]

Ive known Rich Anderson since the 1980's. Good choice for Asst SECAF

[NIN]

Well, it will be nice to have someone in the secretariat who we don't have to explain what CAP is, how it does it, etc, all the time.

Weird shower thought: I know General Anderson isn't super active these days (ie. I see him at conferences, but I doubt he's active on the "meetings & missions" circuit). I wonder what arcane conflict of interest rules exist in DoD whereupon he'd have to "stop being General Anderson for awhile"? That would be weird.

I suspect this probably hasn't been encountered too often in CAP's history, and certainly not in the last 50 years or so.

[MSG Mac]

When he was on active duty that question came up\when he ran for National Commander and the AF JAG ruled that there was no conflict.
 

[PHall]

He had that "problem" when he was the Nebraska Wing Commander. In the AF he was a Major while in CAP he was a Colonel. But there are a lot of CAP members who have had that "problem". And it really has never been a problem.

[NIN]

He had that "problem" when he was the Nebraska Wing Commander. In the AF he was a Major while in CAP he was a Colonel. But there are a lot of CAP members who have had that "problem". And it really has never been a problem.

But that's not the same as a "conflict of interest", Phil.

In any event, it was just a random thought that hit me in the shower, I doubt it will amount to anything. But I think we'll just see more "Assistant Secretary Anderson" and no "General Anderson" for a few years.