As with any vol. group, fire company or what ever the time you commit to is up to you. There is a
required amount of training to participate in SAR missions ect. But that is the only real demand.
Training can be at your pace. The key is use your time to your best advantage and be there when you
can if needed for actual SAR.

Ron

Gary G wrote:

I saw a post on rec.aviation.piloting regarding CAP.

I'm wondering if any of you wouldn't mind answering an inquiry regarding CAP.
I would like a bit more info, if that's possible.

I'm located in Maryland, and am going to look into joining.

I'm curious as to what type of commitment is typically required.
I'm looking for 4th seat type of volunteering and moving up over time.
I will be getting my Private ticket next summer.
(I had to delay in the middle due to some family medical issues).
For example, meetings every week?
What about weekends? How often and for how long?
What if you have vacations and kid's/family issues occasionally?

I wouldn't want to be a "minimum time" person, as it isn't as valuable to the CAP.
I'd like to volunteer honorably and insure that I could make more than a minimum commitment
before I join. I'd hate to use up valuable training time just to have to quite after a few months.

Any of your thoughts would be appreciated.

Gary