Breaking Ranks

Interview with Col Richard Griffith, CAP who currently serves as the Great Lakes Region Vice Commander and chairs the National Awards Board. His background is in hospital administration with the United States Air Force and currently with the Department of Veteran Affairs as their Chief Strategy Officer in Indiana.

Interview with Jayson Altieri, who serves as an Assistant Professor at Maxwell Air Force Base for the Air Command and Staff College. He also was a former chairman of Civil Air Patrol's Board of Governors. The discussion happened during the 2019 University of Rocky Mountain Region.   Show Notes 17:00 - GOTWA stands for (G) where I'm Going, (O) Others I'm taking, (T) Time of my return, (W) What to do if I don't return, (A) Actions to take if I'm hit or Actions to take if you're hit (5 point contingency plan). 51:26 - CAP Volunteer members CAN ATTEND the USAF Leadership Development Course for Squadron Command, however, CAP National HQs has not developed an application process. 60:00 - Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Interview with General Steven R. Lorenz, former commander of Air Education and Training, during the 2019 University of Rocky Mountain Region.

Interview with JP Dinnell, Director of Experiential Leadership for Echelon Front, prior to a field training exercise in Michigan, July 2019. JP is a retired Petty Officer First Class from the United States Navy, and a former member of Delta Platoon with Task Unit Bruiser SEAL Team Three serving as their point man, machine gunner, and lead sniper.

Interview with Col Tom Kettell, CAP, the Rocky Mountain Region Commander during the University of Rocky Mountain Region 2019.

Interview with Major General Mark Smith, CAP; National Commander and Chief Executive Officer while visiting the National Emergency Services Academy's Week 1 Graduation at Camp Atterbury, IN.

Interview with Chris Lawrence, Senior Cloud Administrator for the University of Iowa on March 16, 2019.

Interview with Major Mason Kehs, USAF, serving as an Air Force Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory on December 8, 2018.

Interview conducted with Colonel Jay Burrell, CAP, current Great Lakes Region Chief of Staff for Mission Support on November 10, 2018.

Interview with Major Robert Bowden, Commander of Johnson Flight Academy, during the 2018 Johnson Flight Academy.

Interview with CMSgt Robert Dandridge, CAP, (USAF ret); National Command Chief of Civil Air Patrol during the 2018 Johnson Flight Academy.

Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Monyca Uecker, USAF; commander for the Great Lakes Liaison Region of Civil Air Patrol during the joint Great Lakes Region and Wisconsin Wing Conference held in Warrens, Wisconsin on May 19, 2018.

Interview with Brigadier General Edward Phelka, CAP; National Vice Commander of Civil Air Patrol during the joint Great Lakes Region and Wisconsin Wing Conference held in Warrens, Wisconsin on May 19, 2018.

Interview with Colonel Matthew Creed, CAP; commander for the Great Lakes Region of Civil Air Patrol during the joint Great Lakes Region and Wisconsin Wing Conference held in Warrens, Wisconsin on May 19, 2018.