The Hock Shop is your source for Civil Air Patrol uniforms and
insignia! Whether you're looking for a
uniform for a new cadet, field gear
for an upcoming encampment, or honor guard and parade equipment,
our online
catalog has what you're looking for. You can browse our online
store, or you can order by phone
at 1-800-THE-HOCK, from 8am to 9pm
Eastern Time. You can even fax your order to 1-877-THE-HOCK.
If you want to order by fax or mail, our online store
will print an easy-to-use Offline Order Form for you - just
fill your
shopping cart and check out, just like you would with an online order, and
select "Print Offline Order
Form" at the checkout screen. If you
can't access our online store, you can check out our printable
Price List
and print out an
order form (.PDF File
- Adobe Reader
Required).
Try us out for all your Civil Air Patrol needs. You'll be glad you did!
ABOUT US
"The Hock Shop" ...Isn't that a weird name for a
uniform accessory source?
Actually it's not so strange - but before I tell you about it, let me tell you something
about myself. I'm a senior member of Civil Air Patrol, and have been a member since joining as a cadet
in 1956 in Maine. When I moved to Massachusetts, the unit that I was with at the time was
having difficulty obtaining uniform accessories for its members. (This was before the
"CAP Bookstore", predecessor to CAP-Mart, started selling uniform accessories). The
local store which sold the items had a habit of selling senior items to cadets and vise
versa. This, understandably, caused a lot of headaches for everyone. I figured that if I
put up a few dollars, I could buy a few of the basic Civil Air Patrol items, and put the profits from the
sales back into inventory. The cadets, meanwhile, would be able to buy what they needed
easily, and for less money they could elsewhere. Word of this little enterprise spread to
nearby units which expressed a desire to buy their Civil Air Patrol items from me rather than to send away and have to
wait. One year, I was asked to bring my "box of goodies" to a summer encampment.
While there, one of the cadets in a group which was looking over my display, made a
comment to one of his fellow cadets in which he referred to my operations as "The
Hock Shop". Well, the name stuck, and by word of mouth, spread throughout the Wing,
eventually getting back to me. As everyone around knew my hitherto unnamed operation as
"The Hock Shop", "The Hock Shop" it became.
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Last updated: 11-20-2007
Online Store last updated:
11-20-2007