Recruiting

Our Mission

One of the most vital support functions in the Civil Air Patrol is the never ending process that finds the talented and dedicated members we need to maintain the strength of our organization and carry out our Missions for America. That is the mission for all personnel that have signed up or agreed to be assigned as a Recruiting and Retention Officer in the Civil Air Patrol and the Texas Wing.

Recruiting and retention could best be described as the marketing, salesmanship, career counseling, and human resource management activities required to maintain a vibrant, educated, talented and well trained force of volunteers.

Our Responsibility

The Civil Air Patrol Recruiting and Retention Officer is responsible for introducing new and prospective members to the many facets of our volunteer programs so they may gain an understanding of the dedication, professionalism, and excellence required of each member when training and performing the Civil Air Patrol’s three fold missions for America. Through the information and counseling they provide, recruiters help guide prospective members to the decision to dedicate their time and talent by becoming members of the Civil Air Patrol.

A proactive recruiting and retention program includes the coordination of the prospecting, recruiting, orienting, involvement, and renewal activities required to keep the number of qualified personnel in our squadrons and groups in the Texas Wing at optimal operational levels. It also includes making presentations to Civic Groups, Veterans Organizations, School Programs, and at public gatherings for the purpose of gaining public awareness, admiration, and respect for the services that the CAP and its members provide the nation, state, and local communities.

Our Goal

The overall goal of the recruiting and retention officer is to work with Group and Squadron Commanders to ensure that the Civil Air Patrol is worthy of each prospective, active, and inactive member’s time and financial commitment.

While every member of Civil Air Patrol is charged with the responsibility of recruiting new members, appointed recruiting and retention officers carry the additional responsibility of the full-time active pursuit of finding and retaining qualified individuals to fill the needs of the unit they serve and, in an overall sense, the entire CAP organization.

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