Good morning, here is the news:
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New Rules for Reporting Your Training—Last month I managed to leave out a class that someone took in September on the monthly training report. Because of my omission, that individual will not be able to get credit for that class toward a DSW qualification. Those are the rules, and they have been in place for quite some time, this is nothing new. I have tried to be very diligent about the monthly training reports, but clearly I need some help in that area. So, going forward, I will need to you respond to my request for your training hours at the end of each month WHETHER OR NOT you already told me about it in a prior email. Don't worry about telling me twice, I can deal if that is what it takes to make sure you get the credit you deserve. Also, PLEASE do not assume that I know about your training just because we sat next to each other in a class. Yes, I should be logging this stuff as it comes in, but I can't always do that because of this pesky occupation of mine. So, please help me with this. I will do my best to give you at least three or four days to get it in. As most of your know I typically don't respond to an email unless I have something new to add, but in this case I will acknowledge every training report, so if you don't get a reply ping me again, it's OK.
Team Meeting—Wednesday, November 10, 5:30-6:30pm at my house, 10125 Baffin Drive. Bradley Buffett will hold forth on packing the Go-pack and your deployment bag. This is a fine science and Bradley is an expert. Packing your pack correctly can make a huge difference in your endurance when you deploy, so try to take this one in if you can. If we have some time left over, we'll go outside and review utility shutoff on your somewhat typical Mira Mesa house.
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We still need victims for graduation THIS Saturday—Deadline for signup is this Thursday. Last I checked we were still way short on people for this. Children can be included accompanied by a guardian, and with a signed consent form. There is a flier available that really shows the great makeup job they use, ask your Team Leader if you want one and don't have one. A victim does NOT have to be a great actor, but if they are that's good, and if a potential volunteer really doesn't want much makeup I sure that something can be worked out. Go here:
to sign up.
Notify Me Service—Just a reminder, we have a great new feature on the web site where interested Candidates can register to be notified when the next Academy dates are set. This is NOT the same as registering, but if an individual signs-up here:
Then he/she will get an email when the Academy does open for registration. I can't emphasize enough how effective this can be in motivating people to follow through on their promise to you, so when you get a live one, please keep the above link handy and send it to him or her, then follow-up to make sure the link was received and action was taken. Trust me, it works.
Occasional Rant—You should be seeing some new faces at your next Team Meeting from the Academy that will graduate this Saturday. When you do, please take it upon yourself to welcome them and let them know how you appreciate their commitment to CERT. This kind of re-enforcement is crucial to early retention. The individual you influence with your enthusiasm could be the one who backs you up when you deploy, so don't let your Team Leader do this job alone.
That's all for this week, questions, comments, talk to or email your Team Leader.
-Steve
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