90 likes | 196 Views
Briefing to 2011 National Staff College Mr. Don Rowland CAP Executive Director October 18, 2011. 26 Year Perspective… …and Future Opportunities. Situation – 1985. Membership: 66,505 Budget: $2,793,155. Staffing AF Active Duty & Reserves Missions
E N D
Briefing to 2011 National Staff College Mr. Don RowlandCAP Executive DirectorOctober 18, 2011 26 Year Perspective… …and Future Opportunities
Situation – 1985 Membership: 66,505Budget: $2,793,155 • Staffing • AF Active Duty & Reserves • Missions • Emergency Services, Cadet Programs & Aerospace Education • Resources • Aircraft mostly used / Screened & member furnished • Vehicles screened & donated • Training • Specialty quals, Exercises & Professional Development *appropriated state funds
Situation – 2011 Membership: 61,812 Budget: $27,000,000 • Staffing • CAP-USAF, Reserves & 104 Professional Staff • Missions • Emergency Services, Cadet Programs & Aerospace Education • Resources $100M+ • 150 new glass cockpit aircraft, 550 total aircraft • 950 vehicles, corporate owned communications and unit computers • Training • On-line, Standardized, Exercises, O-Flights, Professional Development & More Opportunities
Transforming Events Supply Bill amended instrumentality, FECA Law, money for repair, procurement 1980-1984 Counterdrug Mission, US Customs, DEA and airplanes 1986 Fingerprinting and Legal Defense fund litigation, lost members 1988 Constitutional Convention term limits, National Vision Retreat 1994
Transforming Events Reorganization of Professional Staff 1995 Broad Area Review (BAR) O-Flights / Uniforms, NESA 1996 National Technology Center beginning focus on Comm as corporate provided 1997-1998 Member Adverse Action Review Board 2000
Transforming Events Grant Instrument - Federal administrative rules applied, Floyd Spence DoD Appropriations Act, BoG, 9/11, Homeland Security, AFNorth 2001 Hurricane’s, One CAP Concept 2005 Standardized Training, Shortened Qualification Time, AEX, AE Hands-on Activities, ACE Program, Consolidated Maintenance, Unqualified Audit 2008
The Future??? The Future Is Yours!!!
Opportunities for the Future • Smaller Military • Role of Auxiliary ??? • Federal Budget / Budget for CAP • Work Public Trust • Focus of Community Support • STEM