Important Information from the PA Wing Safety Officer -- PLEASE READ!

Every member of our squadron, senior and cadet, is vitally important to our squadron mission, growth and success.  Please take time to be sure you are up to date on safety requirements!

For 505 members who are not subscribed to the PA Wing list server (you should subscribe by clicking here), the following summarizes urgent and important information that came via the PA Wing list server today.

New CAP safety rules are in effect and require every active member to be up to date on monthly and quarterly face-to-face safety briefings.  Members who cannot be present for every monthly safety briefing have the option of taking the online safety briefing from their eServices home page (see original email message for instructions - link below).

"Most important: Now that National is tracking safety briefing compliance soon members may find themselves placed inactive and unable to participate in any CAP Activity due to the lack of a current safety briefing. In addition to this any Pilot or ES qualification will also be automatically suspended until they comply."

You can read the original email by clicking here.  If you know you are not compliant with safety requirements, please take time to get up to date as soon as possible.  If you are not sure if you are compliant, you probably aren't.  If you want to know what your status is, check with Capt. Hagberg.  Remember, squadron face-to-face safety briefings are scheduled for the first Tuesday meeting of every month.  Mandatory Safety Down Day for the squadron for 2010 will be on 5 October.

Sometimes we become lax regarding the responsibilities we accepted when we joined CAP because so much of what we do is routine training - getting ready for those few but all important missions.  But, if we do not keep our training up to date, especially safety but including professional development and emergency services, we cannot be called upon to serve during times of emergency when our community, state and nation depend upon each of us to do what CAP volunteers do best.

Your squadron needs you!

For Capt. Hagberg, Squadron Commander, Warren Co. Comp. Sqdn. 505

Randall F. Matheny, Chaplain (Capt.)
PA Wing, Group 6
Civil Air Patrol
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