[Psml] USCGAux Transfers to USPS

[John & Judy Gill]

USCGAux Transfers to USPS

At the 2nd Annual Greater Philadelphia Boat and Water Sports show  
held on 22-25 March the writer was staffing the Northern D/5  
Squadrons (5 Squadron’s in the greater Philadelphia area) when a  
USCGAux officer came to our booth to say hello.  The Auxiliary’s  
booth was only promoting Vessel Safety Checks, not public boating  
courses?

The Auxiliary officer stated that we (USPS) were going to have a  
great increase in our membership very soon.  When we asked why, he  
stated that the USCGAux Commandant has strongly recommended to all  
Auxiliary members, who do not pass the Federal and State Security  
Clearance, that they “transfer” their memberships to a local USPS  
Squadron.

When I told him that USPS was a private nonprofit organization with  
specific membership requirements, including local Squadron approval,  
he further stated that their National Commander had recently been to  
a “major” USPS meeting to obtain approval of such Auxiliary members  
becoming USPS members.

At this point we listened politely and made no further comment, since  
we were not at the National meeting, nor have we heard any  
“automatic” guarantee that local squadrons must accept “transfers”  
from those who can not pass a security check.

As the Ch/Mem/Com of Pennsway (PA) Squadron, I would like to know  
what “deals” have been made or “assurances given” that we must accept  
anyone from any Auxiliary “unconditionally” into our Squadron or the  
National Organization.

If an individual can not pass a security clearance, why MUST we  
accept them into USPS -- this seams contrary to our membership  
requirements which gave Squadrons the privilege to not accept certain  
undesirables from our midst.

D/Lt John R. Gill, AP
Pennsway (PA) Squadron in D/5
Ch/Mem/Com
Ch/VSC
Ch/ABC
Ch/CruisePlanning