Volunteers Needed

Advises and assists the commander on all media relations, internal information and community relations matters.  Plans, develops and implements a Public Affairs program. They shall: Release information on unit activities to news media.  Publish unit newsletter or bulletin.  Coordinate participation of unit members in community activities.  Coordinate with other organizations and agencies as required.  Supervise all pubic affairs activities of subordinate units.  The public affairs officer, to be effective, must be familiar with CAPP 201, CAPP 190-1, CAPP 3, current policies and activities of his/her unit.

Manages and directs historical activities to include: Developing policies and procedures that relate to historical activities.  Establishing and conducting a program for the publishing of general and special histories, monographs, studies, and similar works for issue both internally and externally to CAP.  Establishing and conducting a program to specifically inform the general public as to the history of CAP as it relates to CAP’s current missions.  Issuing bibliographies, catalogs, indices, and abstracts containing information relative to publications relating to CAP history.  Establishing and conducting a program of the collection and preservation of items of historical significance either of a documentary or physical property nature.  Establishing and conducting an oral history program.  Representing the Civil Air Patrol at meetings of historical and other learned societies.  The Historian should be thoroughly familiar with CAPR 210-1 (the Civil Air Patrol Historical Program) and other internal and external publications relating to historical activities.

Manages and administers the CAP personnel program and associated administrative procedures to include: Membership records and applications, Confidential screening (FBI fingerprint cards), Organizational actions (charters, deactivations, etc.), Appointments, Promotions and demotions, Awards and decorations, Duty assignments, Transfers, Retirements, Membership terminations/nonrenewals, Uniforms.  The personnel officer at all levels should be familiar with the Constitution and Bylaws, CAPP 200 and CAP directives in the 20, 35, and 39 series.

Responsible for all matters pertaining to surface and air transportation. They shall: Ensure that all vehicles are licensed and insured and those drivers are qualified and licensed to operate the vehicles.  Recommend allocation and reallocation of motor vehicles.  Maintain appropriate records on location of all vehicles.  Responsible for maintenance, painting, and marking vehicles.  Coordinate airlift requirements with operations officer.  The transportation officer should be familiar with CAPR 62-2, CAPR 67-1 and directives in the 76, 77, and 900 series.

Responsible for all matters pertaining to supply. They shall: Ensure proper accountability for CAP property.  Be responsible for receipt, issue, storage and proper disposal of all CAP property.  Be responsible for effecting distribution and recovery of property in coordination with the transportation officer.  Recommend to the commander the allocation or reallocation of property within the unit.  The supply officer should be familiar with CAPP 206 and CAP directives in the 67 and 87 series.

Responsible for overseeing the unit's information systems, including the local unit network and server, website updates and modifications, and providing assistance in accordance with the IT officer specialty track.  Additional duties may include assisting members learn new technology applications and systems being employed by CAP through classroom and one on one instruction.

Will ensure key control and building access through cipher and keyed locks is maintained and accounted for in accordance with squadron operating instruction.