By Robin | AuxBeacon News Contributor

Editors,

I have been sorting through my records on my distasteful experience with Civil Air Patrol. Could you add this to your archive?

Robin

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Doug,

You make good points, but permit me to expand on one a bit. You congratulated Gary on being an IG with personal integrity. I submit that we have seen a number of IGs with personal integrity actually make truthful reports about the corruption at the highest levels of CAP – only to have those highest levels cover-up their own misdeeds because “…the IG reports are CAP property.”

I know one IG who had the integrity to report that the [Southeast Region Commander] violated a number of regulations in one particular matter. Unfortunately, the report went to the NTL CC, who treated it as his personal property and refused to let anyone – not the NEC, not the NB, not even BoG members – set it. Indeed, one BoG member was “recalled” as a CAP representative for demanding to see that IG report. That IG was also threatened with a lawsuit by CAP if he disclosed it.

That is why the CAP IG system is totally ineffective; the reports of wrong-doing go to the wrong-doers themselves. It is like having “CSI” report all the evidence to the perpetrator, rather than to the prosecutor.

God bless America
Doug Abruzzo

—–Original Message—–
From: Doug Johnson
Sent: Mar 11, 2006 12:31 PM

I am glad to see that an IG of your personal integrity was assigned to the Swat Team incident, [snip]

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Past Southeast Region Commanders:
* Col Glen D. Atwell – 1 Nov 1994 to 24 Feb 1995
* Col Richard L. Bowling – 24 Feb 1995 to 15 Aug 1998
* Col Joseph C. Meighan, Jr – 15 Aug 1998 to 18 Aug 2001
* Col Antonio J. Pineda – 18 Aug 2001 to 21 Aug 2004
* Col Matthew R. Sharkey – 21 Aug 2004 to resigned 9 Feb 2006
* Col John E. Tilton – 9 Feb 2006 to 1 Oct 2006
* Col Daniel J. Levitch – 1 Oct 2006 to 23 May 2007
* Col James M. Rushing – 23 May 2007 to 23 May 2011
* Col Alvin J. Bedgood – 23 May 2011 to 13 Jun 2015
* Col G. Barry Melton – 13 Jun 2015 to 1 Jun 2019
* Col Andrea M. Van Buren – 17 Aug 2019 to Aug 2023