Senior motivation and retention

[Eclipse]

AE also includes a community outreach program, which is separate from ES and the CP.

Yes, that's the rhetoric, but it's not really a "mission" in the way that CP and ES are, which are both independent
from the other (beyond sharing the same people).

If you peel out the CP & ES-related parts of AE, and it went away as a "mission", few would even notice.

[TheSkyHornet]

AE also includes a community outreach program, which is separate from ES and the CP.

Yes, that's the rhetoric, but it's not really a "mission" in the way that CP and ES are, which are both independent
from the other (beyond sharing the same people).

If you peel out the CP & ES-related parts of AE, and it went away as a "mission", few would even notice.

Maybe that's a motivation/retention item for a unit to focus on: find a senior member willing to tackle AE outreach.

Wings are really starting to take notice of AEM recruitment. There are some senior members who spend 50% of their CAP efforts doing just that.

[Mitchell 1969]

The Civil Air Patrol hasn't been utilized by the Air Force for recruitment purposes, and we have always had existing specialties for seniors that want to do something that doesn't involve paper pushing. And let's be honest with ourselves, the seniors exist for two things; SAR, and the cadet program.

Never say "hasn't." The CAP cadet program has been used for recruiting purposes in the past, both by the Army Air Corps and the USAF


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