LRRP Program

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:

1. 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.

 

2. 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.

3. 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.

 

4. 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.