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11/21/2007

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General Information - Getting Started in ES

CAP has been associated with Search and Rescue, disaster relief, communications, and more recently counter drug and homeland security missions. CAP flies 95% of all federal inland Search and rescue missions as directed by the United States Air Force. CAP needs senior members who are interested in Emergency Services. There are aircrew as well as ground team personnel needs. In addition, there are many administrative positions that need to be filled working on the ground, while a mission is in progress. You are not required to be a pilot to fly on search and rescue missions. There are many ways to be a part of emergency services that do not involve going to an actual mission.

Participation in ES activities requires that you pass various tests and obtain experience to qualify you for participation.  First of all, you must complete the CAP Level 1 training.  Then you must obtain what we call an "ES Card."  The ES Card comes in two versions

You can view a flowchart showing all the ES specialties and the training progression at this link - ES Specialties Flowchart

eServices is used for detailed tracking of all trainee task status, trainee status, and qualified specialty status.  Mission participation is available in the WMU but is not required for renewal of ES ratings and does not automatically flow into eServices for mission task completion requirements for achievement qualification.   In eServices, an ES qualification is called an "achievement."  If you do not yet have an eServices user ID, check with your unit commander for assistance.

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Obtain an ES Card

Update data in eServices and the WMU

Your contact and emergency information is stored in both eServices and  WMU.  Not all the information needed for incident check-in is stored in eServices so you must be sure to fill out all information in both systems.  Since the WMU will recieved a download from eServices, the best way to do this is to follow these three steps:

  1. Enter all your information into eServices first. 
  2. Wait at least 24 hours for the download to the WMU to take place. 
  3. Go into the WMU, make sure your data is correct and complete all remaining fields.

Whenever any of your information changes, be sure to update eServices and the WMU.

Enter personal data into eServices

Select the "Review/Edit My Member Info" link at the top of the main eServices menu.  Go through the various options and enter all data requested/appropriate.

Enter personal data into the WMU

  1. Open the WMU and log in
  2. Select the Main Menu "Member" option
  3. General Member Menu – select the Phones and Gen Info option and update your data
  4. General Member Menu – select Emergency Contact option and update your data

Take the CAPT 116 and ICS 100 Tests

These are on-line open book tests located on the National website.  They are based entirely on CAP Regulation 60-1 and CAP Regulation 60-3 which you can use for the open book tests. You can take them both at the same time or each separately.  The primary reference is CAPR 60-3.

  1. Log into the CAP National e-Services website - https://www.capnhq.gov/
  2. Select the On-Line test option on the left menu.
  3. Select the Emergency Services Online Examinations option.
  4. Select the ES Questionnaire
  5. Select the ICS 100 Test
  6. Be sure to print off two copies of the certificate keeping one and turning the other in for your file.  Your information must be updated in the eServices.

Enter your ES Questionnaire Results into eServices

  1. Select the "My Operations Qualifications/National Reports" option from the left side of the eServices main menu.  this will bring up the Operations Qualifications menu
  2. Select the "Emergency Services tab" below the top to see the Emergency Services menu
  3. Select the "SQTR Entry" tab
  4. In the Achievement field, select the "GES - General Emergency Services" achievement.
  5. This will change the fields below to show the various GES tasks
  6. Enter the date, your CAPID and certificate numbers in the appropriate fields
  7. Be sure to check the "Check to Save" boxes
  8. Press the "Submit" button to submit your data
  9. Your unit commander will be asked to certify your data

This process is also used to enter training task data for any achievement.

Apply for a General Emergency Services (GES) card

After you have taken the CAPT 116 and ICS 100 tests, notify your unit ES Officer so he/she can prepare a request for you to be issued a GES card.  This is required in order to begin training.  It must be approved by the unit commander.  You must tell us that you have completed the tests and are requesting that we start to process your GES card.  It does not happen automatically.

Upload your picture into eServices

  1. Select the "My Operations Qualifications/National Reports" option from the left side of the eServices main menu.  this will bring up the Operations Qualifications menu
  2. Select the "Emergency Services tab" below the top to see the Emergency Services menu
  3. Select the "Upload CAP Picture " link and follow the instructions.  You will have to already have a suitable digital photo on your computer.

Remember that your unit commander or emergency services officer can help you with this.

Printing your ES Card

ES cards are printed from a utility program in eServices .  You must upload a digital photo of yourself into the system so that it can be printed on your card.  Follow the steps above for uploading your picture.  On the Emergency Services menu page, your ES card is displayed.  Follow the instructions for printing.

Apply for ES SQTRs for selected ES Ratings

Once your GES is issued, the unit can apply for SQTR (Specialty Qualification Training Record or "trainee card") for any number of ES specialties (or ratings).  Entry level ratings are Flight Line Marshaller (FLM), Ground Team Member 3 (GM3), Mission Radio Operator (MRO), Mission Scanner (MS), Mission Staff Assistant (MSA),  Transport Mission Pilot (TMP) and Urban Direction Finding Team member (UDF).  You can (and should) print out paper SQTRs for the ES ratings that you select.  These papers should be used by you to record the completion of the various training tasks for each rating you are working on.  You should also update this information in the WMU.  You can enter the data and then it must be certified by the Unit Commander or designee.



Each ES specialty has one or more prerequisites that must be completed before you can obtain and SQTR and begin training.    After completing the prerequisites, you are allowed to attend training classes and take one-on-one training. 

In order to participate, under direct supervision, on actual or training missions in an ES specialty, you must complete the Familiarization and Preparatory Training for the specialty.  The tasks for any particular ES specialty can be found in the appropriate task guide.  You should print out a paper SQTR for you to record the completion of the familiarization and preparatory training for each ES specialty that you are learning.  Once you have completed all the familiarization and preparatory training for an ES specialty, that data must be entered into eServices by an authorized member of your unit.  This is usually your unit emergency services officer.   Then you can have an SQTR issued by eServices which will indicate in the database that you are now allowed to participate in actual or training missions under supervision in your selected ES specialty.

Begin Training

Once your SQTR cards are issued, you can participate in ES trainings and actual missions.  You should attend the appropriate training (monitor CAPTALK and unit announcements for classes).  You should work with other squadron members (one-on-one training)  that are qualified for or can supervise the ES specialties that you are training in so that you can go with them on actual missions.

Training requirements consist of a number of specific tasks.  These tasks may be a simple requirement, such as 21 years of age, or they may be a related set of skills such as "deactivate an ELT."  For any particular ES specialty, the tasks for that specialty are grouped into categories.  There are four categories of training that apply to each ES specialty.  These are:

  1. Prerequisite - Each ES specialty has one or more requirements that must be completed before you can obtain and SQTR and begin training.    These include age, pilot ratings and time, earlier ES qualifications, etc. After completing the prerequisites, you are allowed to attend training classes and take one-on-one training.  Here is a list.
  2. Familiarization and Preparatory Training - Known as "Fam and Prep" training, once completed for an ES specialty, you can then participate in actual and training missions in that specialty under proper supervision.  Supervision can be provided by either a member fully qualified in the ES specialty, or by a fully qualified member in a supervisory ES specialty.
  3. Advanced Training - This training is generally very specific to the ES specialty and can be learned and demonstrated in the classroom or during one-on-one training.
  4. Mission Participation - All ES specialties require that you perform in the specialty in two sorties.  For aircrews, a sortie is a take off, flight and landing.  For base personnel, it is one operational period which is usually eight hours.  For ground team and UDF personnel, it is four hours.  Obviously, if the ground sorties takes less time or the mission is finished in less than six hours, you still get credit for one sortie.  Credit for the sortie is not automatic, however, if your supervisor feels that you did not demonstrate competence or performed any activity on the sortie, you may not receive credit.  For example, if you are assigned to a UDF team and the team never goes into the field and does not do any tracking or other activity, you did not learn anything and, therefore, will not get credit.

Training aids, materials and guides are available on the Emergency Services Training Resources page

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