I went to a Banquet at the Petroleum Club last night for the Civil Air Patrol. My son (the handsome man standing at attention on the left) was promoted and given an award of special recognition for his outstanding contribution. Pretty shazzy, eh? (Yes – that is the back of my head and that is also my bottle of wine I had just won in the raffle – woo hoo!)
So, I imagine all of you are wondering what the hell Civil Air Patrol is. I was doing the same thing last night (and my son has been doing this for 2? 3? years now.) CAP is a voluntary, civil thing, but it’s also tied in the Air Force some how, so there’s all this military training and mumbo jumbo that they do. My son went through a week long “boot camp” this past summer.
CAP was formed back in 1941 just a few days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. They were kept very busy during the war, and since the September 11th attacks, have become a vital part of Homeland Security. They also do a lot of search and rescue. Just a few weeks ago reading the paper I noted that they were responsible for finding the doctor who crashed near Frazier Park on his way back to Santa Barbara.
Anyway, I thought the whole thing was pretty cool so I thought I’d share. My son wants to go to the Air Force Academy when he graduates, and between this CAP thing and the ROTC stuff he does at school I’d say he’s got a pretty good shot.
(What was it you said Amy? Looks like he craves discipline?? )
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