[FedCom] Re: CAP Radios

[John Mayson]

On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 10:34 PM,  <roypb at aol.com> wrote:
> 1. Though considered the Air Force Auxiliary, they're still a group of
> unpaid, unarmed >civilian< volunteers.
>
> 2. They have no business being involved in high-risk interdiction and
> "homeland security" missions. Leave that to the pros.

They were used in World War II to spot German (and Japanese?) subs off
the coast of the US mainland.  I read where a German sub commander
cursed those "pesky yellow planes".  Why shouldn't they be used for
passive observation or operating in a support role?


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John Mayson <john at mayson.us>
Austin, Texas, USA