How to Join:

Step 1

Find a local CAP Cadet or Composite Squadron

Or if you're interested in joining Vandenberg Composite Squadron 101, proceed to step 2!

Step 2

Contact the squadron and arrange to visit a meeting with your parents. Feel free to stop by during one of our weekly meetings on Tuesday at 1800 (6pm)! We are located at 3203 Lightning St, Santa Maria, CA 93455. Gate Entrance is located at 3123 Liberator Street.

Feel free to reach out to our Squadron Commander at 818-292-5577 or through one of our social media sites, Facebook or Instagram.

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.

Fax 

Fax applications to 334-953-7771.  

Include credit card information to process the application. The required information includes:

• Type of Card - Visa, MasterCard or Discover 

• Card Number 

• Expiration Date 

• 3 Digit Security Code on the Back of the Card 

• Name on Card

Mail

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.