Civil Air Patrol

[AFJROTCcadetEcho]

Before we had a substantial JROTC presence in our public schools the Civil Air Patrol was popular among our youth. It wasn't just a recruitment tool like JROTC is. Civil Air Patrol did good things for our communities like search and rescue. I think the Civil Air Patrol is an positive adventurous experience for kids! If you were a kid in the groovy 1970s would you want to join?

[In_The_Wind]

1. I was a kid in the '60. No. I would not have joined.

[sarge43]

2. My husband and I were kids in the 50's. We both joined. n/t

[Kolesar]

3. Yeah, but I also thought Nixon was a good president when I was 12

CAP seemed like a club for kids whose parents could buy them flying lessons. I pushed a lawnmower for $3.65 an hour. That was my youth.

[femmocrat]

4. Welcome to DU, AFJROTCcadet!

No, I wouldn't join, but it sounds like it has been a great experience for you.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. If I had it to Do Over then Yes, I would join.

[eShirl]

7. I WAS a kid in the groovy 1970s, but didn't realize CAP was for kids.

I thought it was some kind of auxiliary reserve type thing for adults who knew how to fly and had their own airplanes. My dad had been a member at some point before I came along; he always had a CAP helmet in his closet when I was growing up.