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| The response of a lot of CAP members in this regard seems to be
| variable. Just two days ago, there were three officers in uniform,
| two Air Force and one Army, and a guy in a CAP set of BDU's at a
| local disaster drill.
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| Standard protocol would have been for him to come up to us (he had
| a first lieutenant bar on his uniform), salute, and say how are
| you, good day, or something similar. He certainly would have been
| welcome to stand with us, share ideas, and come up with some ways
| we could work with CAP and the military to enhance our disaster
| preparedness.
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| They're supposed to, but in fact a large percentage of CAP
| personell are as
| crazy as bedbugs and are only there because they're not qualified
| to be a security gaurd in a mall.
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| This is true to a large degree. However, there's also a mixed bag.
| Many members were in the real air force and many have retired from
| the same. I know several CAP colonels who were real colonels in the
| real USAF. There's also a lot of members who just like to fly and
| have fun and could care less about the pretend military gig. The
| pretend air force aspect of CAP is mostly for the cadets. Paying
| $70 per year in dues does not make one an officer, although there
| are many who seem to think it does. For senior members, there's
| also the option of wearing CAP distinctive uniforms which display no
| rank insignia. That's the option preferred by those who don't
| really want to pretend they are in the military.
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| Yeah, true enough, there are a lot of good guys in the CAP, They are
| in a minority, though. I can't see how they can stand it.
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| It all depends on the squadron you're in. Some are more into the
| flying aspect and less into the pretend military aspect. Those tend
| to be the more capable squadrons for air ops because they are less
| tolerant of pilots who can't fly their thumb up their arse. At least
| in my observations. There's lots of CAP pilots who don't ever fly
| unless it's on the CAP dime. As such they may go 3-4 months without
| flying at all. Those types of guys aren't well tolerated in squadrons
| that are more serious about the flying aspect.
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| Whatever turns them on. Not worth my time to even think about them,
| mostly.
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| bertie
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I seriously doubt they give a **** what you think. Most intelligent people
don't.