Good day,
I saw how things are turning and reached out to my Colorado chapter last month using the email from the PB website. They only response to my email was "who is your reference?". Said I didn't have one. Explained how I am a lifelong patriot, pillar of my community, and active on based subreddits as well as a top poster on the .win. No response. No follow up. I am not going to jump hoops. You want able bodied men to defend the nation, or you don't.
Same, the guy I talked to was responsive and sounded cool, but the legal first/last name etc was a turnoff for me. I understand why they are doing it, they probably have all kinds of sketchy people trying to infiltrate, but I am all about my anonymity. I will still support PB and always defend them, but I am not down with giving so much personal info before joining.