Welcome to our Aerospace Education Program
The authority for CAP’s aerospace education and training mission is derived from Title 36 of the United States Code, Section 40302. The law states that among the organization’s purposes are “To provide an organization to encourage and aid citizens of the United States in contributing their efforts, services, and resources in developing aviation and in maintaining air supremacy” and “To provide aviation education and training especially to its senior and cadet members.”
CAP has both an internal and an external aerospace education program. The internal program provides aerospace education to CAP members. The external program provides the general public with the aerospace education necessary to ensure the continuing development of aerospace supremacy.
The Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Mission is defined in CAP REGULATION 280-2
Senior Members. The Aerospace Education Program for Senior Members should be an integral part of a senior member’s CAP experience. It consists of five elements: Yeager Test. Aerospace Education Management Skills Development (CAPP 215 Specialty Track Study Guide, Aerospace Education Officer (AEO)). Aerospace Education Leadership Requirements. Individual Aerospace Continuing Education., and Aerospace Education Outreach.
Cadet Members. Aerospace education is a major part of the cadet program. Cadets study aerospace books and perform hands-on aerospace activities in a group or by themselves. Cadets must complete formal aerospace education requirements to progress through the various achievements of the cadet program. Cadets must complete staff duty analyses, one of which is Aerospace Education Officer, and serve as aerospace mentors to other cadets. CAPR 52-16, Cadet Program Management, defines the cadet program and outlines the aerospace education requirements.
External Aerospace Education. The External AE Program presents aerospace education to the public and particularly to schools. The general public’s understanding of aerospace and its importance to our society is part of CAP’s AE mission. This is accomplished through academic programs within the educational systems and through contacts between CAP members and their communities. | 
