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April 25th 04, 12:04 AM
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Subject: Cell phone woes
From: (William) Date: 4/24/2004 11:42 AM Central Standard Time Message-id: (Steve Robeson K4CAP) wrote in message ... MARS is military. Check out what the acronym means sometime. I know it quite well. Military AFFILIATE Radio System. That means licensed AMATEURS "affiliated" with that particular MARS/military program. I am a leader in the BSA. That's scary. When I am on my paying job, am I representing the BSA? Who cares? You may. When I am on my paying job I occassionally get to discuss CAP, Amateur Radio, EMS and several other "programs" I participate in. Ergo, you MAY be "representing" BSA when you're on your "paying job"... When a volunteer is signing AFA3xx, is he or she representing the BSA, CSA, FFa or the PTA? Could be. Nope. And neither are they representing the ARS or the ARRL. Says you? No Amateur Radio Operators = No MARS. Not true. Regulations change every day. The regulations will be changed to suit new conditions. Perhaps. But right now...today...what I stated is true. TOMORROW they may require that I be wearing Avon when I operate and that I hang from the shower curtain by my ankles. But not today. MARS would have an easier training load by training people off the street rather than having to retrain a bunch of amateurs. Unless you were assigned the responsibility of incorportating those assets to your plan by higher headquarters, Brian. Are you stating for the record that if you are tasked with such a requirement that you'd disobey lawful orders? Comms was not my functional area, but weather comms were. But I will state for the record that I'd write anything into the plan or opord that hhq told me to - as long as it was a legal order. Then you were not being honest with yourself or faithful to your sworn oath. Yes, 99.999% of the time I am sure no one would ask you to write dumb stuff. No, I would not care to give you an "after action report", other than to say I had a good time and a lot WAS learned/accomplished. Great! You accomplished WAS. Glad you had fun. Huh...??? Unless, of course, you know of some secret DoD document that would deploy Active Duty service persons to flesh out the MARS ranks if they all decided to quit...?!?! I suspect that MARS, if need be, could find volunteers who didn't have amateur licenses. Isn't that what CAP does? Doesn't CAP use radios on military frequencies? What CAP does today is irrelevent to the topic being discussed. And I have proposed changes to the AFMARS system that would allow CAP members who have completed "ACUT" (Advanced Communicator User Training) and who have demonstrated competency to be allowed to enroll in AFMARS. But that is NOT what the rules allow now, and what MIGHT happen in the future is irrelevent NOW. MARS is NOT "Amateur Radio." Best of Luck, and last this subject. No Amateur Radio = No MARS. And best of luck to you. Steve, K4YZ |
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