Types of Membership
There are three types of CAP senior membership: full, sponsor
and patron.
Most join as full members, to have the greatest opportunities
to participate and contribute.
Sponsor membership is limited to parents or guardians,
aunts/uncles, or grandparents of cadets. Sponsors do not wear uniforms and pay only $20 per year in dues. They go through
the Cadet Protection Program Training (CPPT-described below), and are available to participate on a limited level depending
upon their own schedules to support the cadet program.
Patrons are those who choose to join as a measure of
support, but do not wear uniforms, participate in routine activities or hold unit staff positions.
Personnel Screening
Senior members are screened to ensure that members are those who
will be an asset to CAP. Nationally, all senior members are given a background screening by the FBI, which takes about
45 days. Areas of special importance are evidence of sex-related crimes and felonies. If the review turns up any
questionable information, the applicant will be asked for further information to enable a final determination on membership
eligibility by National Headquarters. The final approval decision is made by National Headquarters CAP and cannot be
overturned. Additionally, if a senior member would like to participate in Emergency Services outside of Civil Air Patrol,
the Yamhill County Sheriff requires a background check and seperate application to join either the Yamhill County Search and
Rescue Team or the Yamhill County Sheriff's Air Posse.
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