General Information About Membership

As the official auxiliary to the Air Force all US citizens are allowed to join as well as aliens admitted for permanent residence.  Other non-citizens who are legally admitted to the country must request a waiver of the citizenship requirement through the unit they are joining.  

Civil Air Patrol does not preclude membership due to medical conditions or disabilities and is committed to doing everything we reasonably can to help our members succeed.   Keep in mind that participation in certain activities may be limited for his or her safety depending on the member's condition, illness or disability. 

There are some differences in qualifications and ways to join whether you're a cadet or a senior member.  The following pages will go into more detail about each.  One thing that remains the same, we ask that prospective members come for three meetings before we give them an application.  This allows us to get to know you and for you to get to know us.