If you’re ready to stand together with your neighbors and defend your community against lawlessness and aggression (as well as assist in other emergencies), we’re happy to take your application. Answer all questions honestly and completely. Your application is private and none of the information you provide will be released to anyone, ever, except to perform the functions of the Civilian Defense Force vetting process and fulfill the needs of the organization.*
PLEASE NOTE – Prior to starting this application, you MUST register on the Civilian Defense Force Headquarters website (https://hq.civiliandefenseforce.org/register). Your HQ Username will be required on the application form.
All of the “affirmations” are required; failure to affirm these paragraphs will result in disqualification of your application. If you do not feel you can honestly affirm these items, the Civilian Defense Force is not for you. Also, all applicants are subject to a background check which will look for felony convictions, firearms violations, warrants, evidence of drug abuse, and history of mental health issues. While these things in your history do not automatically preclude you from being involved, we nevertheless need to be aware of them. You have an opportunity in the application to explain any of these things. Honesty is always the best policy.
When you’ve submitted the application, you will receive an email with very important instructions. It is imperative that you follow these instructions completely; they contain the steps for unlocking the Headquarters website and proceeding with becoming an active CDF member.
Applying is a THREE STEP PROCESS–please don’t skip the steps. First, register for the HQ website and take note your username. Second, fill out this application form in its entirety, beginning with your HQ username. Finally, when you submit the application you will receive an email with further instructions regarding how to become an active member of the organization (including what steps to take next).
Your application cannot be processed if you do not follow these instructions exactly!
WHEN YOU HAVE REGISTERED FOR THE CDF HQ WEBSITE, CLICK HERE TO PROCEED TO THE APPLICATION.
*We take every prudent measure to protect the information of our members from prying eyes, including securing our databases from hackers, using encryption technology, and giving members the option to delete their data upon leaving our organization. We also actively fight for the privacy of our members, including (when appropriate) opposing attempts by any outside forces including government to compel us to reveal the details of our membership. We will only turn that information over when compelled to do so by subpoena issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, and then only after all legal options have been exhausted; the exception to this is when in our judgement a member has willfully and knowingly violated the law in contravention of our stated mission and guiding principles and/or the rules we post variously on our site and within our documentation. Violations of this sort may result in the Civilian Defense Force volunteering the information to Law Enforcement authorities.