CIVIL AIR PATROL CAP REGULATION 50-17 (E)

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CIVIL AIR PATROL CAP REGULATION 50-17 (E) 1 MARCH
2003 CAP SENIOR MEMBER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM This regulation outlines the program to
prepare senior members in the special skills
required for Civil Air Patrol (CAP) mission
accomplishment. The program offers opportunities
to help the senior member learn specific
mission-related skills and prepare for leadership
positions. Commanders at each echelon have the
responsibility to support the Senior Member
Professional Development Program in accordance
with the provisions of this regulation. Purpose
of the Senior Member Professional Development
Program. CAPs three missions Emergency
Services, Aerospace Education, and Cadet
Programs. To accomplish its mission, CAP requires
an informed, active senior membership trained in
leadership, management, and functional tasks. The
CAP Senior Member Professional Development
Program prepares members to serve their units,
their communities, and their nation.
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• Organization of the Senior Member Professional
  Development Program.
• Five levels comprise the Senior Member
  Professional Development Program.
• Level I, Orientation. Level I training provides
  the new senior member with information required
  for active membership in CAP. This level
  consists of the Orientation Course and Cadet
  Protection Program Training (CPPT).
• Level II, Technical Training. In this level, the
  member acquires a technical skill and begins
  receiving basic training in leadership and
  management topics.
• CAP presents study material in pamphlets called
  Specialty Track Study Guides. Each member, in
  coordination with the unit commander and unit
  Professional Development Officer (PDO), selects a
  specialty based on individual interests and the
  needs of the unit.
• Squadron Leadership School (SLS), a formal
  course, trains squadron-level members to perform
  their squadron jobs and introduces leadership and
  management techniques. Level II training also
  includes the Air Force Institute for Advanced
  Distributed Learning (AFIADL) CAP Senior Officer
  Course. CAP requires completion of Level II and
  time-in-grade for duty performance promotion to
  the grade of captain.

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c. Level III, Management. Senior members
desiring to serve in CAP management positions
train at this level. Completion of Level III
requires attending a Corporate Learning Course
(CLC) and other specialized requirements. CAP
requires completion of Level III and
time-in-grade for duty performance promotion to
the grade of major. d. Level IV, Command and
Staff. This level concentrates on members
desiring to become leaders in CAP. Every wing
and region commander, and those members being
groomed to replace them, should complete Level
IV. CAP requires members to complete Region
Staff College (RSC) at this level. Members unable
to attend a region staff college may complete the
USAF Squadron Officer School (SOS) by
correspondence or any of the Professional
Military Education (PME) equivalents in
Attachment 2. In order to receive a duty
performance promotion to the grade of lieutenant
colonel, members must complete Level IV and
time-in-grade. e. Level V, Executive. Those
performing duty as commanders or staff officers
train at this level.
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LEVEL II TECHNICAL TRAINING Technical
Training. This training provides opportunities to
learn new skills for CAP and for individual
growth and leadership. Criteria for completion of
this level include a. Completion of Level I
training. b. Attainment of technician rating in a
CAP specialty track. c. Completion of CAPSOC
(AFIADL 00013 correspondence course). d.
Completion of Squadron Leadership School
(SLS). Specialty Track Training. Except for
professionals in law or medicine who join
specifically to perform these functions, members
select specialty tracks based on their personal
interests and the units need, as determined by
the unit commander. a. Three primary factors the
unit commander should consider in making the
initial selection include 1) Member's current
duty position. 2) Unit manning requirements. 3)
Individual's capabilities, interests, and
achievements. b. Current specialty track codes
are 200 Personnel 201 Public Affairs 202
Finance 203 Inspector General 204 Professional
Development 205 Administration 206 Logistics
210 Flight Operations 211 Operations 212
Standardization-Evaluation 213 Emergency Services
215 Aerospace Education 216 Cadet Programs 217
Safety 218 Plans and Programs 219 Legal 220
Health Services 221 Chaplain 222 Commander
designation (see Note) 223 Historian 225 Moral
Leadership 226 Recruiting and Retention Officer
214 Communications
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Mission-Related Skills. CAP makes provisions to
recognize certain mission-related skills, which a
person brings to CAP, e.g., appointments relating
to pilots, FAA certified mechanics, and
communicators (see CAPR 35-5 for details). In
determining Level II technical specialty rating,
the unit commander considers the individual's
experience. Leadership should encourage these
members to participate in an appropriate
functional specialty training track. If,
however, individuals enter into a specialty track
for which they do not have any background, they
should enroll in training that results in award
of the technician level of the specialty,
regardless of their rank. CAPR 35-5 (E) 1
DECEMBER 2002 MISSION RELATED SKILLS General.
In recognition of certain special skills and
qualifications earned outside CAP, but which are
directly related to the CAP mission, certain
senior members are eligible for initial
appointment and subsequent promotion to a grade
commensurate with these skills, provided they are
contributing these skills to the CAP mission.
Eligibility Requirements. a. Be at least 21
years of age. b. Be a high school graduate (or
educational equivalent). c. Complete Level I of
the Senior Member Prof Dev Program. Upon
completion of Level I training, members are
encouraged to enter an appropriate functional
specialty track, but Level II training is not
mandatory for promotion under this section. (It
should be noted, however, that members promoted
under these provisions will not be eligible for
promotion above the grade of captain until they
have achieved the appropriate skill level.) d.
Complete Cadet Protection Program Training
(CPPT).
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MISSION RELATED SKILLS per CAPR 35-5,
Contd. Initial Grades. Members in this category
will be enrolled initially as senior members
without grade. However, immediately upon
completion of Level I and CPPT, the unit
commander may recommend the member for
appointment to a grade commensurate with his or
her special skill, as outlined in figure 5.
FAA/FCC Rating Grade Pilots Private, 2d Lt.
Instrument or Commercial, 1st Lt. CFI/CFII or
ATP, Capt. Maintenance A or P Mechanic, 2d Lt.
AP Mechanic, 1st Lt. AP Mechanic w/Inspection
Authorization, Capt. Communicators General
Radiotelephone Operators License, 1st Lt. Ground
Instructors Basic Instructor, 2d Lt. Advanced
Instructor, 1st Lt. Instrument Instructor, Capt.
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http//www.maxwell.af.mil/au/afiadl/main.htm AFIAD
L - The Extension Course Program The Extension
Course Institute (ECI) was established in 1950 as
one of Air Universitys professional specialized
schools. As the Air Forces only correspondence
school, the institutes original mission was to
provide voluntary nonresident courses for both
active duty and reserve Air Force personnel.
Today, with a staff of both civilians and
military members, the institute supports formal
training and educational programs of the Air
Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve.
The institute provides career-broadening courses
to people throughout the Department of Defense
and to civil service employees in all federal
agencies. In the new millennium, ECI has a new
name, the Air Force Institute for Advanced
Distributed Learning (AFIADL), and a broader
mission. We will continue to serve members of the
Air Force and DOD with the same pride and
dedication that we have in the past.
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AFIADL Organization The Air Force Institute for
Advanced Distributed Learnings entire focus is
distance learning. It delivers education and
training at a distance by developing, publishing
and distributing career development courses,
professional military education and specialized
courses to Air Force warfighters and warfighting
support people worldwide. AFIADL also distributes
study material to eligible Air Force enlisted
personnel in support of the Weighted Airman
Promotion System (WAPS). The Air University
Registrar, formerly a part of AFIADL, continues
to provide enrollment services, maintain records,
and produce transcripts and diplomas for
non-resident courses.
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• AFIADL Professional Military Education (PME)
  Courses
• The professional military education courses are
  taken by both commissioned and noncommissioned
  officers. These courses teach leadership,
  management principles, techniques of effective
  communication, problem solving, analysis of
  professional reading materials, international
  relations, national decision making, and defense
  management. They also cover the psychology of
  learning, individual differences, and the
  techniques of teaching. The courses give students
  the broad skills and knowledge needed to be
  effective at various stages in their careers.

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• AFIADL offers Professional Military Education
  (PME) by correspondence. PME is also available by
  seminar or in-residence through the subject
  schools. The institute offers the following
  programs
• Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) Distance
  Learning Programs
• Air War College (AWC) Nonresident Studies
• Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Senior Officer Course,
  aka ECI 13
• Non-commissioned Officer (NCO) Academy
  Correspondence Course
• Airmen Leadership School Associate Program
• Squadron Officer School (SOS) Nonresident
  Programs
• Senior Non-commissioned Officer (NCO) Academy
  Correspondence Course
• Senior Non-commissioned Officer (SNCO) Academy
  Multimedia Correspondence Course
• USAF Reserve (USAFR) Officer Preparatory Course

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• AFIADL Specialized Courses (SCs)
• These courses provide valuable information and
  career broadening knowledge to individuals.
  AFIADL offers specialized courses in several
  career fields.
• Career Development Courses (CDCs)
• Career development courses constitute the largest
  portion of the institutes curricula. These
  self-study courses help enlisted personnel
  complete the specialty knowledge portion of the
  dual-channel on-the-job-training program.
  Enlisted personnel must complete career
  development courses successfully at various
  stages to advance in their careers. Career
  development courses are also available on a

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Enrollment Information - Eligibility Student
eligibility is governed by the policies contained
in AFI 362201, Attachment 3, and AFI 362301.
Participation in the AFIADL program will not
affect selection to the corresponding resident
school. AFIADL courses are available to a
variety of individuals whose eligibility to
enroll is based on their association with the US
Government. Listed below are the various groups
whose members may enroll in AFIADL courses.
Following the list is a table of enrollment
channels for these personnel. 1. Active duty,
National Guard or Reserve members of the US
military services. Retired military personnel are
not eligible for enrollment. 2. Civil Air Patrol
senior member officers or cadets who have
achieved the General Billy Mitchell Award or
higher.
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The infamous ECI 13 Course for LEVL 2
- 00013Civil Air Patrol Senior Officer Course
00013-Civil Air Patrol Senior Officer Course4
Volumes Revised November 1996 Hours Volumes -
39 CE - 9Points Volumes - 13 CE - 3 Content
This course begins with volume 1 describing the
compatible history, mission, and organization of
the United States Air Force (USAF) and CAP.
Volume 2 addresses professional knowledge
guidelines all CAP members are expected to
uphold. Volume 3, Communication Skills, covers
communication fundamentals barriers to effective
communication speaking and writing and Civil
Air Patrol and the information age. Volume 4 ties
together all three previous volumes by focusing
on the CAP officer's leadership skills. Special
Information This course consists of individual
volumes selected primarily to satisfy the
training requirements of CAP personnel specified
in CAP Regulation 50-17.
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AFIADL Enrollment Channels
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