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August 2002 Archive
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Drummond Island:Declassified - The Death Notice
"...It is with remorse that I have to anounce to all of you that as of 2400 18 August 1982, Group XII has been discontinued on the roles [sic] of the Michigan Wing...however I am EXCITED to announce that we have been merged with Group XI and are now the largest group in the Wing - WE ARE NOW GROUP II (and I am counting on each and everyone [sic] of you to make it the number on Group in the Wing.) I have been assured by Col PAULSON the Wing Commander that the DI SAR Training RANGER program will not be discontinued, it will only become better..."
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It's August and puppy's got a brand new bag!
 Crank up those LPs, baby because the Hardest Working Man in Show Business has delivered us to the promised land of Content Management! The entire staff thanks our Tech Guy Matt Johnson for getting us going with Movable Type! Movable Type is a blog-based content management system and we expect to be doing some really cool things with it in the future. And, if you haven't browsed some of our great content from months past: take this opportunity to do so because it's more accessible than ever! ... But enough of that mushy schtuff - on with the show! ... And what a show we've got this month: Well Gucci! It's the final part of our series on the ATC! Hallelulah and God Save the Queen! ... Our own Shawn Stanford clearly dreams of being a "cap trooper". See his review of a cornerstone of military fiction: Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers. ... This month in his continuing leadership series it's Cap'n Hoyza to the rescue! He discusses how the Cadet Program can help young folks who don't have all the advantages. The swinging from the rope thing is pretty cool, but watch where you wave that sword - it's pointy!. ... Always wanted to learn to march like you had a broomstick in your shorts? Us too! Noah Lorang found out how at the National Honor Guard Academy. ... We've got a cool link for ya! Real cool, as a matter of fact: find out what life is like at 28,000 feet above sea level - when you walked there! ... And the good Doctor wandered in and hit us on the knee with a hammer - if only he hadn't used a ball-peen hammer! Ouch!
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Profiles ::
This is the ATC - Part 5 (Exit Joe Bloggs)
 Bloggs has his goals clearly set on the next promotion, Flight Sergeant. The boy wants those crowns. He knows he can do a better job than his Boss can, now all he has to do is show it by continuing with what he is doing, if he can win the Best Flight trophy, then he is golden. Something unexpected happens that Bloggs had not taken into account, his CWO leaves because has reached 22 and joined the RAF Regiment as a Gunner.
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Activities ::
National Honor Guard Academy 2002
 National Honor Guard Academy is the newest National Cadet Special Activity, completing its first summer as a National activity in 2002. Prior to becoming a National Cadet Special, the Academy spent one year as a Maryland Wing activity, and one year as a Middle East Region activity. The mission of the Academy is to produce the finest honor guardsmen in Civil Air Patrol.
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Leadership ::
Leading the Way XII: Saving a Life Cadet Programs-Style
 Have you ever looked carefully at the Cadets that “succeed” in our program? Many of them have good grades in school, are taking college prep courses, and already have a roadmap to the future that may include military service. Without CAP they might not make it to the Academy, but they would probably go to college, if not get a scholarship to go to college for free.
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Resources ::
Book Review: "Starship Troopers"
 Starship Troopers opens with the 'cap troopers' of G Company, 3d Regiment, 1st Division, Mobile Infantry - Rasczack's Roughnecks - preparing for a combat drop from the assault transport Roger Young. The chapter that follows is a detailed account of the actions of one Lance Corporal Juan Rico as he performs his duties during a raid on an enemy-occupied planet.
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Links ::
Into Thin Air
 Jon Krakauer is a climber. Since his childhood he had a dream of climbing Mount Everest - the world's tallest peak, which has claimed the lives of dozens of climbers. By 1996 he was in his forties, settled with a wife and family and making a good living writing articles for outdoor magazines, Krakauer had let his dreams of Everest diminish. Then the business of guiding amateur climbers to the summit of Everest for huge sums of money began to take off and his magazine sent him to Nepal to make the ascent and to report on it. By the time he came off the mountain, eight people had died and one - a surgeon - had lost his right hand to frostbite in the worst single-season loss of life in the moutain's history. This, his article for Outside Online, created considerable controversy and lead to the publishing of the book of the same name, as well as a TV movie. Krakauer's account is gripping and terrifying and worth every word.
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Drill ::
Eyes Scream, You Scream
 Hey Dr. Drill, When doing an "Eyes, RIGHT" at the reviewing stand on the march tell me if I am right. Right marker stays on course and does not turn his head right. All other members of the troop/platoon take the count of Check-Over on the command of "Eyes, RIGHT" which of course is given on the left foot. Are ya still with me? The members of the troop/platoon don't check their arms but keep on swinging. The Officer or NCO giving the salute turns his head to the right but checks his left arm. Am I right?
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