CAP members: See the following message on the effects of the government shutdown from Civil Air Patrol leadership: CAP Members, You may be wondering how the federal government shutdown affects you and your CAP unit. Even though CAP is not a government agency, because CAP receives funding through the federal government, CAP will not receive any federal funding until the budget situation is resolved. However, we need to stress that local squadrons are unaffected and will continue to meet normally, training cadets and conducting aerospace education programs…two critical missions that we can accomplish without much funding. The only exception is flying operations which is detailed below: Only the following emergency response missions can be flown: 1. Emergency life saving and disaster response operational missions authorized in WMIRS by 1st Air Force, 11th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, AFRCC or the AK RCC. All of these missions use mission number sequences like these examples: 14-1-XXXX, 14-M-XXX or RCC-14-XXXX. 2. Emergency response Corporate missions for state and local agencies that are funded by these agencies. (As a reminder, federal agencies cannot be supported in corporate status.) These are the rules CAP will use for the initial days of the shutdown. If the government shutdown continues for a prolonged period, CAP will reevaluate the rules to consider authorizing other flying missions, including member-funded proficiency and checkrides. The following will also be affected by the government shutdown: 1. Aircraft and vehicle maintenance will be delayed until CAP receives sufficient federal funding. 2. Employees at NHQ, including Wing Administrators in the field, will not report to work. A very small number of employees at the NHQ will continue to execute critical functions of the organization until this situation is resolved. The National Headquarters is operating under minimum manning until the federal government shutdown has been resolved. We are hopeful the duration will be brief. Membership, Personnel, Cadet Programs, Aerospace Education and Professional Development offices are all closed. In the event of an emergency, please contact the National Operations Center at 888-211-1812, ext. 300 if you need help with an issue that needs to be resolved immediately during the shutdown. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we deal with the major challenges a federal government shutdown entails. Sincerely, CAP National Staff
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:53:47 +0000
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