THE SPAR OF THE CAP: The tree is called the Sitka Spruce and it helped to win a war. The wood is light, strong and flexible making it the ideal material for building aircraft supporting the fledgling US Army Signal Corps Aviation Section and the war effort almost 100 years ago. It was so critical to allied aviation that the worlds largest spruce mill was built in Vancouver, Washington and staffed by soldiers to craft the aircraft parts. By the end of the war over 76 million square board feet of spruce aircraft parts were created for the United States, Great Britian and France. Finding the right wood was critical to creating the spar, the main weight-bearing structure of the wing, and the rest of the frame that would hold the fabric covering of all the surfaces. In the #CivilAirPatrol, we have a spar that holds our program together. It is the our #CoreValues. These four things bind us together in our mission and in how we relate to each other and the communities that we serve. Our core values keep us personally and organizationally strong. They are also flexible since they are agreeable with every moral code and set of religious beliefs that our volunteer members bring to this pluralistic program. The CAP Chaplain Corps is responsible for advising all units in our program on issues of ethics, morality and spirituality. The Core Values are our spar that keeps the CAP actively serving as the auxiliary to the United States Air Force. Together we are the #SpiritofVolunteerService. #FlyingMinuteMeme
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 01:33:32 +0000
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