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Aerospace Education

Cadets and senior members learn aerospace principles in the classroom and with hands-on projects.

Cadet Programs

We build future leaders by teaching leadership, self-confidence, character development, and technical skills.

Emergency Services

Adult members respond to emergencies on the ground and in the air. Serve your community!

Orientation Flights

Cadets can learn to fly gliders and airplanes under the tutelage of FAA-approved instructors!

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CAP Alumnus: Academic Scholarship Let Him 'End Up in the Right Place'

To help realize their dreams of flight, Civil Air Patrol cadets can apply for scholarships and awards to ease the costs of lessons, solo flights, instrument rating, camps, and more. And sometimes that financial assistance comes at just the right mome...

Cadet NCO of the Year Excels in New Mexico Wing as Leader

As a high school freshman, Verity Gray promised she would take the initiative to challenge herself and serve others around her at the same time.“Though this was a very general goal of mine, it has become one of the values that is most central to my p...

Puerto Rico Wing Cadet Team Members 'Go the Extra Mile'

When asked what separated the Puerto Rico Wing's champion team from the rest of the field at the 2023 National Cadet Competition, Civil Air Patrol’s national command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Todd Parsons, needed only five words:“They go the extra mil...

Aerospace Education