Monopoly

Apparently 1800nametape (AKA Spur) will no longer be able to sell CAP tapes for our uniforms. Upon visiting their site the follow message is displayed:
"From the National Headquarters Civil Air Patrol United States Air Force Auxiliary, we don't have the "exclusive right to name, insignia, copyrights, emblems, badges, marks and words" the corporation adopts.

So, we no longer offer C.A.P. items. "

WTF?

How many more poor decisions can this excuse for a leadership under the "command" of Maj General Pinhead make? I follow Midway 6 in calling Bullshit.

As Midway puts it so well in his blog:

"I don't give a damn that legally CAP is a corporation, and they have a right to enforce their copyright...

CAP's, "name, insignia, copyrights, emblems, badges, marks and words" belong to us, the Officers & Cadets who wear the uniform. Always have, always will."

Amen, you can only push those volunteers so far. I live right next to the Coast Guard station, maybe its time to look into being a different kind of Auxie.

On a different note...

I have been noticing major flaws with incorrect drill being taught after attending my wing's cadet training weekend. The two largest mistakes I have seen were as follows:

When the commander gives an incorrect command the flight informs him by saying "As you were sir"

Uh....What? No where in the drill manual does it mention this, as you were is only given by the command to rescind a prepatory command. The entire concept of speaking without prompt while marching or at attention is just moronic and flies in the face of military bearing. In the event of an incorrectly called command you are to execute the command to the best of your ability.

The second problem I noticed is when a commander tells the flight to eyeball him, the flight responds with "Eyes Click Sir!" Again this has no basis what-so-ever in CAP or Air Force drill and ceremonies. Somewhere along the line I suppose someone created it and it got popular but every time I hear it I simply gag.

I suggest everyone re-read the CAP Myths page as it address these and many more incorrect practices that are commonly observed such as "permission to touch".

CAP MYTHS

-SAREX

NCSA Applications

Remember that today, November 1 is the first day that you can submit your NCSA applications online. The NCSA menu is located in E-Services on the left hand menu bar. Follow instructions here for how to properly submit your NCSA. A reminder, this includes events such as NBB, IACE, COS etc.


Update: The application is having problems right now at the medical section, currently applications are suspended till after 1600 Central Nov 1, 2006.

Evacuate!

Well it seems that with the recent closure of CAPortal the online CAP community is search for a new place to sound ideas off each other. Currently it seems that many former Portal members have migrated over to CAPTalk.net, so surf on over and continue your CAP talks!