Gain access to our online and printed annual membership directories — great resources for those seeking career counseling or new job leads.
Financial Aid
Enhance your professional credentials by taking advantage of the assistance AFPAA offers through our Dalton Scholarship and PRSA accreditation stipend programs.
Tricks of the Trade
Want to learn how the legends of the career field met their PA challenges? Benefit from the wealth of information you'll find in our Oral Histories and the Public Affairs Hall of Fame.
Quarterly Newsletter
Get news about what’s happening in PA, reports about AFPAA activities, and stories about our members.
Annual Reunion and Membership Meeting
A three day get-together of current and former PAs held near an active base with chances to network, see old friends, make new ones, and for those no longer in uniform, get “re-blued.”
Who's Eligible?
Full Membership is open to:
All active, Reserve, and Guard 3NXXX or 35X members and Air Force civilians in a core Public Affairs occupational series or assigned to a Public Affairs office.
All veterans and retirees, military or civilian, who worked in an active, Reserve, or Guard unit in any of the specialities of the Public Affairs career field – Band, Broadcasting, Visual Information / Combat Camera, and Public Affairs.
Civil Air Patrol and Air Force Orientation Group members.
Full members have voting rights and can hold office.
Adjunct Membership is open to:
Spouses, widows, or widowers of those eligible for membership as Full or Life Members.
Affiliate Membership is open to:
Any person not eligible for Full or Adjunct membership may become a member if recommended by the Membership Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.
Or, download the PDF Membership Application and mail it, along with your check or money order, to the address on the form.
Pay Your Dues
Dues are $25 a year, $50 for three years, or you can become a Life Member for $300 (paid one time or spread over four quarterly payments) and never have to pay again.
Membership Application Form Instructions
Whether you're applying for membership for the first time, or you're renewing your membership, use the application form below. Please read the following instructions carefully before filling it out:
Please enter all REQUIRED information.
Most of the items in Section C: Contact Information are REQUIRED.
If a REQUIRED item is not applicable, enter "N/A".
You will not be able to submit the application if the REQUIRED items are not filled in.
Before you start, or if you start over:
Always refresh your browser.
Click or tap on the "CLEAR FORM" button. (The prompts will remain in their box, but will disappear once you make an entry.)
After competing the form entries, including all REQUIRED items, click or tap on the Submit button.
You will be taken to the payment page, where you can enter your credit card information.
PLEASE NOTE: To offset the processing costs PayPal charges the association, a credit card convenience fee is added to your membership dues.
If you prefer to not pay the convenience fee, you can either mail a check after submitting the online application, or use the PDF Membership Application instead. Further instructions will be available on the payment page.
If you have any questions or comments about AFPAA membership or the application process, please contact us. We'll respond by e-mail.
Membership Application Form Air Force Public Affairs Association
