Favorite CAP moment

[BuckeyeDEJ]

Timbo, I hate to call you out, but what is your vision of CAP?

Not a "feeder" for the military.  I will be the first one to say "CAP needs to be more military", and the "nonmilitary group of CAP is slowly taking over".  However, just because we emulate the military traditions of the Air Force does not mean we are working to provide them raw recruits.  To say so, is not correct.  That is not our mission.  Nor should it be, and will never be.     

Timbo, based on the time stamps, I think we posted over each other. I think we agree that CAP needs to hew closer to its Air Force roots, but whether we mean it to be or not, CAP has become a valuable feeder for the Air Force. We've supplied Thunderbirds, MAJCOM commanders, even an astronaut. We didn't advertise (at least in my 25 years in CAP) that we were a direct pipeline to the military, and we're not, but boy, have we ever done it.

JThemann: Sometimes, mistakes are made. Doesn't mean I didn't read what he said. Just means we crossed within a couple of minutes of each other and I didn't see his response before I answered.

Favorite moment? I don't have just one. But I know where I spent New Year's Ever 2006 -- watching the fireworks from above, trying to find an ELT with a funky signal later traced to an aluminum boat hull.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!