What is the Civil Air Patrol in the US? What do they do and do they get paid? And are they recognized as members of the military? Or are they similar to the merchant marines?

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What is the Civil Air Patrol in the US? What do they do and do they get paid? And are they recognized as members of the military? Or are they similar to the merchant marines?

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No pay but it’s kinda fun for teens learning military stuff. And retired aviators volunteer their time to do things like search and rescue flights. The planes are usually Cessna 182 or similar and owned and maintained by the CAP but are based at military fields.