Level V: Executive
| Welcome to Level V ! After completing Level IV, you are prepared for Level V.
This is the highest level of CAP career development and is for those officers performing duty as commanders or staff officers. As such, only the most dedicated senior members achieve this level. Successful completion of Level V professional development qualifies the CAP officer for the Gill Robb Wilson Award, the highest professional development award given to a senior member. The award honors an airman, poet, writer, and founder of CAP. Should you have any questions about what you are leaning in level five please do not hesitate to talk to your mentor, unit Professional Development Officer, or unit Commander. | 
By Completing
Level V you earn the
Gill Robb Wilson Award which includes this Ribbon
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To complete Level V you will accomplish the following:
1. Serve on a staff in both of the following capacities:
a. Perform in a command or staff position for a total of 3 years of service to CAP.
b. Serve in a director or staff member capacity in a CAP approved course (reference CAPR 50-17, Attach 4).
2. Conduct a Level I Foundations Course summary conversation and serve in a director or staff member capacity
in a CAP approved course (see CAPR 50-17 for details).
3. Attend National Staff College (NSC) or complete its approved PME equivalent as listed in CAPR 50-17.
National Staff College (NSC) is the capstone course in professional development. It is designed for members who are, or will be, assuming positions of regional or national importance within CAP.
This college is by invitation only from your wing commander and is limited in enrollment to CAP majors or higher grade. This college is organized by national headquarters and lasts eight days, held at Maxwell Air Force Base in beautiful Montgomery, Alabama. Fewer than 2,500 of all senior members have reached this demanding level of professional development. Are you up to the challenge?
NSC is taught by senior CAP leaders and USAF instructors from Air University, the curriculum challenges students in the areas of executive leadership, management, organizational behavior, and policy formulation. Much time is spent examining CAP's national-level operations. Students engage in seminar discussions, case studies, and exercises throughout the seven day course.
Because of the graduate-level design of NSC, as well as its focus on national-level operations, attendance at National Staff College is restricted to those members who hold the grade of Major (or above), who have completed CAP's Region Staff College (or equivalent), and who have the endorsement of their wing commander.
Click here for NSC course dates, informational brochure, and the on-line application.
