Organization

The Civil Air Patrol, as specified by Congress in Public Law, is the official Auxiliary to the United States Air Force. CAP is thus, a quasi-military organization. The typical unit structure (such as the Johnston County Squadron) is much like a military unit, with the following positions:

• Squadron Commander
• Deputy Commander
• Staff Officers
  • Safety Officer
  • USAF Reserve Assistance
  • Administrative Officer
  • Finance Officer
  • Personnel Officer*
  • Emergency Services Officer
    • Search and Rescue (SAR) Officer
    • Disaster Relief Officer
    • Emergency Services Training Officer
  • Aerospace Education Officer
    • Internal Aerospace Education Officer
    • External Aerospace Education Officer
  • Chaplain
    • Character Development Officer
  • Operations Officer*
    • Standardization/Evaluation Officer
  • Activities Officer
  • Drug Demand Reduction Officer
  • Leadership Officer
  • Public Affairs Officer
  • Recruiting Officer*
  • Testing Officer*
  • Communications Officer*
  • Legal Officer*
  • Logistics Officer*
  • Professional Development Officer*
  • Medical or Health Services Officer*
  • Historian*

*Positions denote "special" staff positions, or positions that are filled as needed In Accordance With (IAW) CAP Regulation 20-1. "Heavy" positions, such as Emergency Services, and Aerospace Education, can have multiple asisstants, depending on the work load or "operations tempo".

Cadet Positions follow a similar structure, with the Cadet Commander typically answering to the Senior Member Deputy Commander

• Cadet Commander
• Deputy Commander
• Executive Officer
• Staff Officers
  • First Sergeant
  • Operations Officer
  • Aerospace Education Officer
  • Supply Officer
  • Public Affairs Officer
  • Communications Officer
  • Recruiting Officer
  • Leadership
  • Administrative Officer

• Flight Commander(s)
  • Flight Sergeant(s)
    • Element Leader(s)

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