Ahh hell, I misread it.
Here's the summary you'll receive from PoA:
- Some folks will say they've had good experiences in CAP.
- Other folks will say they don't like it and will shout everyone else down who says there are good squadrons and bad squadrons.
That last part is probably the most important. Visit one and see how it runs, and don't believe anything you hear... ask pilots who've been there less than a year if they're involved in flying and missions yet, or if there's a cadre of old-timers that has them pushing the paperwork for them.
And don't kid yourself... there's a metric ass-ton of paperwork to be done. It's volunteer and managed by USAF liasons who think you have time in your normal day to do as much paperwork as they do, flying a desk.
That said, I enjoyed my time in CAP and even on Wing staff as a Communications Engineer under the Wing DC. I just moved wayyyyyy too far out of town to ever make a squadron or Wing staff meeting, and the DC just happened to be "retiring" around the same time, so it was a good time to make a clean exit...
For the second time.
Don't ever tell anyone you know a damned thing about radios, and pretend you don't even know how a mash to mumble button works... or you'll find yourself manning a radio for 16 hours a day during live missions and "the expert" on radios.
Still fulfilling knowing you helped, but if you're a pilot... stick to pretending you know nothing but airplanes.