Ah . . . the good old CAP. Fifty years ago in Arkansas, we had an L-16 with no electrical system. We could fly it at our own expense for oil and gas, to hop cadets and do an occasional search exercise. When I moved to Texas I found that there was a well established "inner circle" who flew the nice T-34s and didn't need any help. Sounds like things haven't changed too much.
CAP is like a splash from the last generation. To get some people to change is like pulling teeth out of a screaming cat.
I was on a steering committee that was dealing with the type "a" encampment in my wing. The first meeting I was told by a senior memeber that "You'r not needed here, you might just try and change things".
Even our vans are never replaced.