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Professional Development Program
What are the
qualifications for Senior Membership in CAP?
To be members of the Senior
Program, applicants must:
- Be prepared to
promote the objectives and purposes of
CAP.
- Be at least 18 years
of Age.
- Be a citizen of the
United States (with certain
considerations for lawfully-admitted
aliens)
- Be a law-abiding
citizen.
What is my Reward?
The CAP is the official
Auxiliary of the US Air Force, but it is a
volunteer force in every sense of the word.
There is no pay for our work. The reward
comes in different ways to different people,
and is a factor of what you are willing to
give to the program.
Rank is awarded for
completing the steps of the program. Ribbons
are awarded for certain activities and
accomplishments. Badges and patches can also
be earned for certain specialties.
Intangible benefits, such as the
satisfaction of serving your community and
your country, are a large part of the
program as well.
Also, some portions of the
training program can result in
college-equivalent hours at the
undergraduate or graduate levels, as well as
getting world-class training useful in all
walks of life.
What can I do in the
Senior Program?
Functional Specialties.
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. Some of the
specialty tracks are:
- Personnel
- Public Affairs
- Finance
- Inspections
(Group-level and above)
- Professional
Development
- Administration
- Logistics
- Flight Operations -
Must be a CAP pilot
- Operations - Must be
a CAP pilot
- Standardization-Evaluation - Must be a
CAP pilot and FAA CFI
- Emergency Services
- Communications
- Aerospace Education
- Cadet Programs
- Safety
- Plans & Programs
(Group-level and above)
- Legal -
Qualifications and degree from outside
of CAP required
- Medical -
Qualifications from outside of CAP
required
- Chaplain -
Qualifications and degree from outside
of CAP required
- Historian
- Moral Leadership -
Qualifications and degree from outside
of CAP required
- Recruiting &
Retention
Operational 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.
- Incident Commander
- Agency Liaison
- Operations Section
Chief
- Planning Section
Chief
- Logistics Section
Chief
- Finance/Admin Section
Chief
- Air Operations Branch
Director
- Ground Branch
Director
- Communications Unit
Leader
- Mission Safety
Officer
- Mission Chaplain
- Liaison Officer
- Information Officer
- Flight Line
Supervisor
- Flight Line
Marshaller
- SAR/DR Mission Pilot
- Transport Mission
Pilot
- Mission Observer
- Mission Scanner
- Mission Radio
Operator
- Ground Team Leader
- Ground Team Member
- Urban Direction
Finding Team Member
- Radiological Monitor
(Air/Ground)
- Mission Staff
Assistant
- General Emergency
Services Personnel
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