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How to Join
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Step 1
Find a local CAP Cadet or Composite Squadron
Step 2
Contact the squadron and arrange to visit a meeting with your parents.
Step 3
Attend at least three weekly meetings.
Step 4
Complete the Membership Application
The local CAP squadron will give you a membership application or provide you with the information on how to apply online.
Download the Cadet Membership Application
Annual membership dues vary by state.
Click here for the membership dues table.
Step 5
Submit your application through one of the following ways:
Online
Ask your squadron commander if you are eligible to apply online. Only new cadets can join online. Former members have to submit a paper application.
When you join online, your form of payment is charged immediately. However, the membership is in a pending status until the squadron commander verifies the prospective cadet's proof of identity.
Once the proof of identity has been confirmed, the commander can approve the application and the cadet will be an active member. For a list of acceptable documents used for the proof of identity, please see Attachment 2 in CAP Regulation 39-2 CAP Membership.
****VERY IMPORTANT - Our system is designed to only allow an SSN to be used once. Refreshing your screen or hitting the "Enter" key more than once will trigger the "duplicate SSN error" message because the system sees this as a double entry for that number.
Only US citizens and NEW cadets may use the online cadet application. All others must print and complete the hard copy application.
- Non- US Citizens must request a citizenship waiver. ( Details at your wing) and send it along with the completed hard copy application.
- Former cadets must note their previous CAP ID on their application so their previous achievements can be linked to their profile.
-Completed hard copy application packages for non-citizens and former cadet members can be emailed to membershipservices@capnhq.gov but MUST have credit card information.
Dues can be paid by check made payable to Civil Air Patrol or by money orders. You can also include your credit card information with the form. We can accept Visa, MasterCard or Discover and will need the card number, expiration date, security code and name on the card.
Mail your completed application and dues payment to:
Civil Air Patrol/DP
105 S. Hansell St.
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112
Expedited Mail
FedEx and UPS are both delivered directly to the National Headquarters building.
Priority/Certified Mail from the United States Postal Service may be delayed several days while it is routed through the Air Force base mail system.
When your application is received by Member Services at National Headquarters, it is date-stamped and processed in order by the date it arrived. The cadet will receive an automated welcome email when the membership is processed.
