[Psml] USCGAux Transfers to USPS

[Dick Remski]

Back in January, National published a policy that we could (note the
operative word "could") accept USCGA members who had completed their
comparable courses into our advanced grades of S, P or AP depending on the
courses they had completed in the CGA curriculum.  That together with the
serious shrinkage of the CGA from approximately 40,000 to about 30,000 in
2005/2006 due to their new security screening procedures (Not that they were
failing the security screening, but more that some of the older CGA members
and others did not want to complete 15+ pages of paperwork to complete their
personal security screening process as part of Homeland Security)  

As local squadrons we have the right to accept members through the executive
committee process at the local level.  Accepting CGA transfers is indeed a
local choice on a case by case basis, just like using the education waiver
that was passed in Jacksonville at the annual meeting is a local squadron
choice.  No one at national has mandated that we accept CGA or anyone else
carte blanch ... just that we MAY at our discretion. 

Cdr Dick Remski, AP
Dayton Sail and Power Squadron
D/24

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Subject: [Psml] USCGAux Transfers to USPS

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


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