• You must meet all requirements for Civil Air Patrol senior membership
• You must be a fully ordained or qualified clergy/religious professional of your faith group
• You must be actively engaged in or retired from a denominationally approved vocation
• You must obtain an ecclesiastical endorsement from a faith group listed by the Armed Forces Chaplains Board
• You must have Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school
• You must possess an accredited post-baccalaureate graduate degree of at least 72 semester hours (108 quarter hours) in the field of theological or related studies
• Clergy without an accredited graduate degree may ask for a waiver provided they have a minimum of 5 years full time pastoral experience or the equivalent
• There is no age limit or physical examination required for CAP chaplaincy