Why Join?

Joining the Civilian Response Corps is about making a difference in people’s lives and seeing the impact all over the world. You will help build more effective partnerships among civilian departments and agencies, among our civilian and military institutions, with our many friends and allies abroad, and perhaps most importantly, with foreign leaders and citizens whose countries are in crisis, or approaching crisis, and who want our support.

Currently the United States Government does not have an adequate pool of civilians available to deploy overseas to assist countries to transition as quickly as possible to governing themselves, sustaining themselves, and securing themselves – without U.S. or international assistance.

The Civilian Response Corps is your opportunity to serve our Government in a civilian capacity and to have a positive impact on the world around you.

Stories from the Field

Below you will find first-hand accounts from members of the Active Component of the Civilian Response Corps (formerly referred to as the Active Response Corps) who have deployed to a variety of environments:

My Deployment to Liberia as an Active Officer of the Civilian Response Corps
By Deborah Hart

S/CRS Supports Peace Efforts in Darfur

The Civilian Response Corps (CRC): Diplomatic First Responders

Supporting Marine Corps Readiness
By Beverli DeWalt

Training with the Army: Operation “Certain Trust”

CRC Members Support the International Civilian Office in Kosovo
By Charlie Wintermeyer, S/CRS CRC-A Member