The Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is looking for Communications Officers and Assistant Communications Officers to become part of our volunteer , non-profit organization, chartered by Congress as the United States Air Force Auxiliary.

Do you have a desire to volunteer and serve your community a few days a month? Do you have an interest in becoming part of a Search & Rescue organization that saves numerous lives every year throughout the United States? As a volunteer with CAP you can participate in Search and Rescue (SAR) missions; Search and Rescue Exercises (SAREX’s); and disaster relief efforts as part of the Auxiliary to the United States Air Force. Our organization also coordinates and works with other disaster relief and governmental organizations such as the Department of Homeland Security, DoD, FEMA and Vermont Emergency Management.

Communications Officers and Assistant Communications Officers perform the following duties:

• Manage and direct communications activities.
• Develop and implement communications plans, programs, and directives in close coordination and in support of command, and all operations programs and activities.
• Establish requirements and track acquisition and disposition of communication equipment in coordination with logistics.
• Coordinate communications plans and programs with other staff agencies and with subordinate and higher headquarters.
• Develop detailed operating procedures for communications operations and guidance to subordinate units and personnel.
• Collect and report data to determine the effectiveness of communications operations.
• Coordinate licensing or frequency authorizations for all radio operations.
• Develop communications training programs.
• Develop and participate in communications exercises.
• Coordinate communications conferences, meetings, and workshops.
• Monitor unit communications.
• Establish programs to maintain and operate unit radio equipment.

If you’re up for the task, CAP offers non-military citizens stimulating training opportunities few people outside of the military can experience. Our volunteer members continuously train to acquire the life-saving and Emergency Services skills necessary to assist Federal and State humanitarian agencies, Emergency Management agencies for when disasters strike, and to participate in search and rescue missions.

The following local squadrons are in need of Communications Officers and Assistant Communications Officers and are constantly training and preparing their members for the skills necessary to provide Emergency Services to the public in a time of need:

• The Burlington Senior Squadron: This Squadron generally meets the first Wednesday of each month from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at 355 Valley Road, South Burlington, VT 05403. Contact: Peter Slocombe at pslocombe@vtcap.org. The meeting is at our Head Quarters at the end of Valley Road on the second floor of the Hangar also used by the Vermont Flight Academy. Our door is the left-hand entrance. It is kept locked; you must ring the bell or call the number on the door. (Someone will come down and let you in.)
• The Capital Composite Squadron: This Squadron generally meets every Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the CAP hangar at the Knapp State Airport in Barre, 2081 Airport Road Berlin Barre, VT. Contact: Richard Beach at 802-595-3793 or rbeach@vtcap.org.
• The Rutland Composite Squadron: This Squadron generally meets every Thursday from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Rutland Airport, 1002 Airport Road, CAP Emergency Operations Center, North Clarendon, VT. Contact: Alan Colvin at 518-538-3761 or acolvin@vtcap.org.
• The Southern Vermont Senior Squadron: This Squadron generally meets every Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. at the Bennington Airport, 1563 Walloomsac Road, Bennington, VT. Contact: Arthur Doxsee at 802-345-3998 or adoxsee@vtcap.org.

While the central purpose of this ad is to find Communications Officers and Assistant Communications Officers, the focus of our efforts are in the training and preparation of Aircrew and Ground Team Members for the Vermont Wing. As such, there are numerous roles available to non-flying members, such as radio communications, logistics, planning, and mission staff participation.

We invite and welcome you to be a guest at one of our regular squadron meetings. One of our members will give you a tour of the facility before or after the meeting. You will also have a chance to meet some of our members who will discuss the organization and provide you with valuable information, as well as answer any questions you might have about CAP.

Qualifications:

• Strong organizational skills, people and communication skills.
• Aged 18 or older.
• Willingness to become a member of the Civil Air Patrol.
• Ability to pass a background check.
• Enthusiasm for community service.

Veterans and disabled veterans are encouraged to join.

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