CAP was good to me. I soloed there, got my first 12 hours or so of loggeddual recieved, three Wing Encampments as various staff position, Billy Mitchell Award...no need to continue with all that mess. But the flying, I had a blast, and it is cheap! I went to the National Flight Academy - Power, in Blackstone, VA. (This basically is designed to give you a good foundation with your first 10 hours of formal instruction, and the opportunity to solo.) I was the first to solo at our camp, and then I won an AOPA scholarship there, so I basically paid $200 for 10 hours of flight, ground instruction, and room and board for two weeks..can't beat that. I met a lot of people, some I still associate with today. If you're looking at joining one of the services after high school. I enlisted in the USCG Reserves as an E-3, just as I would have with the USAF, b/c of my Billy Mitchell Award. One of my cadets from our squadron went all the way up to Cadet Lt. Col....she's now at the Coast Guard Academy. I know that CAP helped her get there. It's fun, but you'll only get out what you put in.