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The United States Air Force Auxiliary

• Be at least 18 years of age. There is no upper limit!
• Be a citizen of the United States (with certain considerations for lawfully-admitted aliens).
• Be a law abiding citizen.
• Military experience is desirable but NOT REQUIRED
• Be prepared to promote the objectives and purposes of CAP.

As a senior member, you will have the opportunity to function in two or more areas if you like. One Area is called your functional specialty, and the other is called your operational specialty. The functional specialty is an area where you serve an in an administrative role as a member of the squadron.

SPECIALTY TRACKS:

200 Personnel

201 Public Affairs

202 Finance

203 Inspector

204 Professional Development

205 Administration

206 Logistics

210 Flight Operations

211 Operations

212 Standardization/Evaluation

213 Emergency Services

214 Communications

215 Aerospace Education

216 Cadet Program

217 Safety

218 Plans and Programs

219 Legal

220 Health Services

221 Chaplain

223 Historian

225 Moral Leadership

226 Recruiting and Retention

227 Information Technology

228 Drug Demand Reduction

These Specialties are jobs that Senior Members perform during a mission. A mission is what happens when the CAP is "called out" to search for a downed aircraft, search for a missing person, or assist with disaster relief. Once a member qualifies, these are some of the functions that a CAP Senior member could participate. Since CAP now performs its missions under the Incident Command System (ICS) structure and methods, many of these positions may be familiar to you if you have ever worked in or around the emergency management field.

Incident Commander

Operations Section Chief

Air Operations Branch Director

Information Officer

Safety Officer

Planning Section Chief

Air Search Coordinator

Flight Line Officer

Liaison Officer

Logistics Section Chief

Ground Branch Director

Mission Pilot

ARCHER Operator

Information Officer

Agency Liaison

Communications Unit Leader

Mission Observer/Scanner

Radio Operator

Ground Team Leader

General Emergency Services Personnel

Ground Team Member

Urban Direction Finding Team Member

Mission Staff Assistant

Finance/Administration Section Chief

Critical Incident Stress Management Team

Mission Chaplain

Although we function as as the Auxiliary to the Air Force, there is no military obligation as a member of Civil Air Patrol. All services are strictly voluntary. Members are eligible to wear a uniform similar to the Air Force uniform. Those members not meeting military- style grooming or weight standards may wear special Civil Air Patrol distinctive uniforms. And, unless conducting the Cadet Program, flying in Civil Air Patrol corporate aircraft or driving a Civil Air Patrol corporate vehicles, or performing a CAP mission, members may wear appropriate civilian clothing in lieu of a uniform.

Can also participate in the following:

Cadet Orientation Flights

Counter Drug Operations

State, County, and Local Missions

Emergency Service

Disaster Relief

Homeland Security Operations

Customs/Border Patrol Operations

Other Special Missions

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