Senior Member Training
CAP Foundation Course
The CAP Foundations Course is self-paced and open book. There are a total of six modules for you to complete. Each module contains a three to five page article for you to read, along with a brief quiz.
CAP's professional development is designed around your integrity, one of CAP's Core Values. You are on your honor to read the articles and to take the open book quizzes on your own. Please print out each quiz and circle the most correct answer. Then take the completed quizzes to your squadron for scoring and review.
Each module should take less than 15 minutes to read, and each quiz should take less than 15 minutes to complete. You will need the free Adobe PDF Reader or a compatible PDF viewer to view these materials, dated May 07:
| Module 1 | History & Organization article | History & Organization quiz |
| Module 2 | Policies article | Policies quiz |
| Module 3 | Uniforms article | Uniforms quiz |
| Module 4 | Customs & Courtesies article | Customs & Courtesies quiz |
| Module 5 | Core Values article | Core Values quiz |
| Module 6 | Leadership article | Leadership quiz |
Your leaders have a Summary Conversation guide designed to help you put the topics you studied into perspective. Your leaders will help you to understand the reason why CAP has core values, why CAP members wear a uniform and why CAP emphasizes safety. In the process, you have an opportunity to ask questions in an informal, no-pressure setting.
If you are assigned to a group, wing or higher headquarters, then take your materials to the leaders at your echelon for scoring and validation.
Cadet Protection Program Training (CPPT)
Cadet Protection Program Training is a required element of Level One and is designed to introduce new senior members, Cadet Sponsor Members and cadets 18 and older to CAP's Cadet Protection policies.
CPPT helps ensure a healthy and safe environment for cadets while providing the foundation for a professional climate and the highest standards of behavior of all our members in leadership positions.
This training is mandatory for all senior members, Cadet Sponsor Members and cadets 18 and older. This training takes most people less than two hours to complete.
To complete CPPT, you will need to establish an account with e-Services.
If you have not created a e-Services account you will need to know your CAPID and have an active email account.
| CAPP-50-3 | Cadet Protection Program Training Student Guide |
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Online Operations Security (OPSEC) Awareness Training
One of the key aspects of mission preparedness is training. By completing the online Operations Security (OPSEC) Awareness Training, you will know how to handle sensitive information concerning our missions, our capabilities and our partner agencies.
The OPSEC awareness training also allows CAP to validate to our partner agencies that members whom we entrust with sensitive information have the necessary training and have agreed to protect that information.
This training is mandatory for all CAP senior members and Cadet Sponsor Members. It is an online only course that members can access at https://tests.cap.af.mil/opsec. This is a secure web site and the initial screen will ask some questions to verify your identity.
This training takes most people less than 20 minutes and concludes with an opportunity to agree to protect sensitive information. This is called a Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and each member's agreement will be recorded electronically in their membership records. This NDA will be required before a member can access sensitive information or participate in certain missions.
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Beyond the initial training.....
Job Duties and Beyond..
Welcome to Civil Air Patrol Senior Member ranks.
Once you have completed all the initial training outlined above meet with the squadron commander and you will be assigned a specialty track. The specialty track is your route to promotions. Along with the specialty track will come duty assignments. Most job duties will be aligned with your specialty track and also where the help is needed the most.
Some of the basic regulations that a new senior member should read are listed below. These are directly linked to the National Web site so be aware that it will take you off of our Squadron Site:
| CAPR 50-17 | Main index of CAP regulations |
| CAPR 60-1 | CAP FLIGHT MANAGEMENT - Defines general practices and positions |
| CAPR 35-1 | Assignment and Duty Status |
| CAPM39-1 | CAP Uniform manual |
| CAPP-7 | CAP Senior Member Fast Start Handbook |
| CAPR52-10 | CAP Cadet Protection Policy |
Level Two training is the next step. This is where the training begins to become more specific for a given specialty track. For more information follow this link to the National web site to learn more about what training that needs to be accomplished.