[Psml] USCGAux Transfers to USPS

[wnfranck at toad.net]

John
   I know somw USCGAux members said they would not go through this "check". I 
guess too much like "big brother" looking at them!   I had heard that they had 
to pay for the "check"  -- don't know if this is true.
   As we do not require any "check" of our members and these Aux. members have 
had courses is there a reason not to accept them?

Norm Franck
Miles River

Quoting John & Judy Gill <twojscom at quadnet.net>:

> 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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