While we welcome pilots, you don’t have to be a pilot to join. CAP offers many avenues of volunteer service, including emergency services, training and mentoring for cadets, and aerospace education. We also need volunteers for community outreach, media relations and administrative responsibilities.

CAP has more than 1,700 squadrons throughout the nation. We suggest you locate one or more squadrons near you and visit during their regular meeting time. All squadrons are different in personality and focus, so look for the one that most closely matches your interests.

You must be at least 18 to join CAP as an adult member. See your local commander for details on dues for your unit. For the protection of our cadets, prospective members must undergo a fingerprint screen.

If you’re interested in joining CAP’s cadet program, you must be between 12 and 21 years old. You can get a good idea of what cadet membership is all about by visiting the cadet or composite (cadets and adults) squadrons in your area.

For a good ongoing sense of what CAP units are doing throughout the country, you can check out CAP News Online.

We are glad you are ready to serve your country and your community with us. To find the unit nearest you, please use our CAP Unit Locator. There is an online info request form or if you prefer, you can download our Prospective Member Information Package in low or high resolution PDF files.

• Must be 12 years of age up to 18 years old.
• Enrolled or graduated from a private or public school or college with a satisfactory record of academic achievement.
• Single
• Not a member of the active duty armed forces

• Be at least 18 years old or a member of any of the active duty armed forces.
• Possess a willingness and desire to promote the objectives and purposes of CAP.
• Be of good character and successfully submit to a background check

• May be an administrator, counselor or teacher in a public or private school at any level.
• May be junior or a senior in a college or university who is majoring in the education field.
• May be an individual in the aerospace industry.
• May be an individual in a recognized aerospace organization or association who participates in aerospace education programs.

A business member is any US corporation, partnership, proprietorship, or an organization which applies for CAP membership in the name of the business or organization. This category of membership for members of the business community who demonstrate desire to financially support the CAP missions and associated programs.

Additional information on Civil Air Patrol can be found at our National web site.
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Contact a local squadron

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Request additional information by mail

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Download the Member Info Package:

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