Anybody wonder who this guy is?
This picture is gonna give me fuckin' nightmares!
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Funny Civil Air Patrol Pictures
- Thread starter FLYTPAY
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This picture is gonna give me fuckin' nightmares!
Yep, an officer who you will give proper courtesy and respect to........even though he smells like a nursing home.
nzachman
Yeah, well. The Dude abides.
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Blutonski816
Guest
As funny as this is... no good will come of it.
I give it a day and a half before it's locked...
And for the record, I was Marine Corps JROTC
... at least for us it was "Get/Stay in shape or GTFO"
I give it a day and a half before it's locked...
And for the record, I was Marine Corps JROTC
... at least for us it was "Get/Stay in shape or GTFO"
Is it you?
No, it's not. And probably won't be in the very distant future.
Anybody wonder who this guy is?
Looks like the oldest Second Lieutenant in the history of mankind.
I disagree. They are not commissioned officers. In fact, get a PPL and be over 18 and I think you are automatically a CAP 2LT. When I was flight instructing many moons ago, they tried to entice me into joining with the offer of immediate "Captain". I turned down them down with a chuckle saying I was already a higher rank in the real military but I did offer to provide free flight instruction in their aircraft to any cadet as I felt it was a good exposure to aviation for high schoolers. They never took me up on the offer.
So there I was at the flight school instructing less then a year after I retired and my fellow instructor is in the briefing room with 2 teenagers. All 3 are wearing CAP labeled flight suits. I walk in and say "Hey Bob, what's up?" He frowns at me and says that he was conducting a classified briefing for a counter narcotics flight and would I please leave. "Counter narcotics? Have you talked to JIATF South?" "JIATF South? Who are they?" he asks. "Why they are the military task force that overseas all things counter narcotics along the southern U.S. I know most of their watch officers, want me to get one on the phone for you to coordinate with? Since it is a classified mission, they should have it on their list and I'm sure they'd like to talk with you." I get a scowl and a grunt, "it's a local mission set up by the squadron". "Oh...I get it...you guys are just going out to try and act important again."
I have to partially agree. I respect them for their high amount of SAR missions (something like 85% in the US), but counternarcotics is definitely a stretch. From what I've seen they try to act important even in their meetings, let alone when they're flying.
I know they are not commissioned officers.....but do THEY know they are not commissioned officers.
Does Bob know who "Chris Hansen" is? Bob sounds like a chachbucket.
Oh, yes. I had a nice laugh one day at an airshow when a CAP "Major" tried to scowl me down for not "yesma'am"ing her. Based on her haircut, makeup and waistline - she sort of resembled the Klingon lady in the pic above, but presumably not on purpose - I doubt she'd ever spent a day in the actual military.
She was with a couple of her teenage charges, I was working the static display. I'm giving them the dog and pony. Having answered their questions (no, the dome doesn't enable the E-2 to hover...yes, we're like AWACS; but we make this look good), America's Future moved on to the cool airplanes, and pseudo-major lingers behind to lecture me on how I need to show proper respect for rank in front of subordinates.
Me: "Well...ma'am...the way I understand it, you're not a comissioned officer, correct?"
Her: "That's not my point. You should respect the rank."
Me: "Okay, then. Enjoy your day."
Good times.
Harrier Dude
Living the dream
What I wanted to say, but my doctor says I shouldn't start fires unnecessarily any more. :icon_tong
Harrier Dude
Living the dream
This whole "CAP Officer" business reminds me of the lady who wore her "Commander of the Starfleet" uniform to jury duty during the Whitewater investigation.
She insists on being addressed as "Commander" all the time, even at her job (at Sir Speedy Copiers).
As crazy as that sounds, she doesn't come across as delusional aside from that.
Very strange.
She insists on being addressed as "Commander" all the time, even at her job (at Sir Speedy Copiers).
As crazy as that sounds, she doesn't come across as delusional aside from that.
Very strange.
