Personally, I didn’t become aware of this until I’d been in
the CVMA 2 or 3 years. I rode to El Paso
Nationals two months after joining with Dutch that year. Godfather and Bug traveled out there separately. Big T was our quartermaster and made a
comment that for those riding, we’d most likely qualify for LRRP. I had no idea what he was talking about, nobody
else mentioned it and … few years go by.
I’d become aware of the DRP program (I think 23-6 was making the patches), and
earned my first … commented about it .. and Goose posted a pic of his LRRP
patch with the FTM tab. Got me to
reading up and realized… now.. THIS … is a cool program.
Not sure everyone is aware of it, so here we go. Not all understand the multiple options. There are three, with a ‘Grand Slam” tab that
replaces those 3 if they are all completed in the same calendar year. With
so many folks now traveling to out of state events, you may want to consider
this for 2024 (Tri State). For those of us headed to
Nationals in MN 950+ miles away, one might want to consider joining myself and
Wingnut on a one day 1000 mile ride for the Finish the Mission option (others
are doing it in multiple days). And the Innerstate option. Ride 1500 miles total to a single or multiple
CVMA event(s) in Texas for 1500+ miles and qualify. That El Paso Nationals event? The four of us had qualified and would have been awarded, had we
submitted paperwork. Grrrr
So, for next year…. If you’re putting on a few miles… with
a little planning… many could earn an
LRRP patch?
CVMA® Long
Range Riding Platoon
PURPOSE: The LRRP purpose is
to encourage camaraderie within CVMA® by
promoting interactions among members regardless of location throughout the
Association. LRRP recognizes members that accumulate significant mileage riding
to attend CVMA sanctioned events both inside and outside of their home state.
PROGRAM: The LRRP is a CVMA
National Riding Recognition Program managed by the State Representatives (SRs)
for the members of their State.
ELIGIBILITY: The program is
strictly voluntary and open to all CVMA members.
RECOGNITION: The LRRP Patch
recognizes CVMA members for their long-distance riding accomplishments. CVMA
members who successfully complete LRRP Requirements may purchase and wear the
LRRP Guidon and appropriate tab(s). SRs will annotate LRRP awards (date and qualification)
in the member’s 201 file.
PATCH: The CVMA LRRP Award shall be a
patch in the shape of a military guidon. The color of the patch shall be gold
with a red border and black lettering. “COMBAT VETERANS” will be printed on the
top of the guidon patch with an image of a motorcycle encompassing the letters
“LRRP” centered on the patch and the text “LONG RANGE RIDING PLATOON” on the
bottom of the guidon patch. The size of the patch is 4” by 2”. To display
completion(s), tabs with year and qualification completed (Finish the Mission,
Tri-State, and Inner-State) are available. Earned tabs may be placed below the
LRRP Guidon patch for wear.
WEAR: The LRRP Patch shall not be worn
above the CVMA Back Patch or above the American Flag. Each awardee may continue
to wear this award regardless of their Chapter affiliation as a showing of
their accomplishments to other CVMA chapters.
QUALIFICATIONS: To be eligible to
purchase the National LRRP patch you must be a CVMA Member and meet ONE of the
following criteria within a calendar year:
- FINISH THE
MISSION (FTM): Single award per calendar year for riding to OR from the
National Annual Meeting. The member must ride 1,000 miles (or farther)
within a single 24-hour period either to OR from the CVMA National Annual
National Meeting.
- TRI-STATE: Single
award per calendar year for riding to three (3) separate out-of-state
Sanctioned Events in three different states (National Sanctioned Events,
Regional Sanctioned Events, or State Sanctioned Events). All events must
be a minimum of 100 miles in travel one-way via the most direct route. Can
complete consecutive events.
- INNER-STATE: Single
award per calendar year for riding to multiple separate Home State
Sanctioned Events (National Sanctioned Events, Regional Sanctioned Events,
State Sanctioned Events, Chapter meetings other than member’s own).
Sanctioned event mileage not counted towards compiled mileage. Compiled
mileage must equal or exceed 1500 miles for travel to / from / between
Sanctioned Events and Chapter meetings within the Home State during the
calendar year. Cannot be combined with Tri-State.
- GRAND SLAM: Single
award per calendar year for riding and being awarded all three tabs in
the same calendar year (Finish the Mission, Inner-State, and
Tri-State). The Finish the Mission must count as a single event and cannot
be used as one of the three States for Tri-State events.
