THUNDERBIRDS TRAINING REGEMENT

 

Once each week the team will convene for PT and a skills element. Each week the skill element will build upon the previous week’s skill. There is a “three strikes” policy implemented on this schedule, unless prior exemption is approved from the Commanding Officer and the Tactical Chief.*** If a member does not show up for training three times, disciplinary action in the form of involuntary suspension is taken.

 

The training PT exercise consists of no less than:

 

  1. 1.5 mile run. A minimum of 20 min for women, 16 min for men
  2. 5 sets of 15 Hindu pushups min
  3. 5 sets of 10 pull-ups min
  4. 5 sets of 30 dips min
  5. 5 sets of 20 dolphins min
  6. 5 sets of 10 lat pull-ups min
  7. 5 sets of (?) upside down pushups
  8. 5 sets of, the burning four (slow squats)

 

 

 

The maintenance to be conducted by individual members on their won workout between sessions is strongly encouraged. It is as follows:

 

  1. 1 mile run.
  2. 2 sets of 15 Hindu pushups min
  3. 2 sets of 10 pull-ups min
  4. 2 sets of 30 dips min
  5. 2 sets of 10 dolphins min
  6. 2 sets of 10 lat pull-ups min
  7. 2 sets of (?) upside down pushups
  8. 2 sets of, the burning four (slow squats)

 

 

In addition to the weekly PT/skills training, every two months there will be one field exercise utilizing the skills that have been covered up to that point. Unless prior exemption is approved from the Commanding Officer and the Tactical Chief members are not allowed to miss one of these exercises. Disciplinary action in the form of involuntary suspension will be taken in the event of said infraction.

 

The main goal is to demonstrate a marked and qualitative improvement of 50% from the time of enrollment and to instill a disciplined work ethic.

 

The weekly schedule for skill training is as follows:

 

 


SEASON 1.1

 

  1. SAR TEAM BASICS and OPERATIONS
  2. CPR cert
  3. Mindset and basic orienteering orientation
  4. Clothing and basic navigation orientation
  5. Ready pack equipment and grid coordinates orientation
  6. Comprehensive basic navigation orientation
  7. Basics of the 72 hour self sufficiency window orientation
  8. Tracking basics orientation
  9. ICS 100
  10.  ICS 200
  11.  Legal ethical orientation
  12.  Travel and Communications orientation
  13.  Survival Seasonal orientation
  14.  FIELD EXERCISE (what do you envision this covering?)

 

SEASON 1.2

 

  1. SAR TEAM STANDARD OPERATIONS
  2. First Aid
  3. Intermediate orienteering drill
  4. Intermediate navigation drill
  5. Intermediate grid coordinate mapping drill
  6. Comprehensive intermediate navigation drill
  7. Functional Exercise
  8. Intermediate tracking – building a tracking box
  9. Ropes rescue basics orientation
  10.  Hazmat basics orientation
  11.  Swift Water Rescue Basics orientation
  12.  Survival Seasonal orientation
  13.  Survival Intermediate orientation
  14.  FIELD EXERCISE

 

SEASON 1.3

 

  1. SAR TEAM STANDARD OPERATIONS
  2. Wilderness First Aid Basics
  3. Intermediate orienteering level 2
  4. Intermediate navigation level 2
  5. Intermediate grid coordinate mapping level 2
  6. Comprehensive intermediate navigation level 2
  7. Tabletop Excercise
  8. Intermediate tracking – sexing the tracks
  9. Ropes rescue intermediate
  10.  Hazmat intermediate
  11.  Swift Water Rescue intermediate
  12.  Knowing your environment
  13.  Survival Seasonal
  14.  FIELD EXERCISE

 

SEASON 1.4

 

  1. SAR TEAM STANDARD OPERATIONS
  2. Wilderness First Aid Intermediate
  3. Intermediate orienteering level 3
  4. Intermediate navigation level 3
  5. Intermediate grid coordinate mapping level 3
  6. Comprehensive intermediate navigation level 3
  7. Functional Excercise
  8. Intermediate tracking – direction of sight
  9. Ropes rescue intermediate level 2
  10.  Hazmat intermediate level 2
  11.  Swift Water Rescue intermediate level 2
  12.  Knowing your environment
  13.  Survival Seasonal
  14.  FIELD EXERCISE

 

SEASON 2.1

 

  1. SAR TEAM STANDARD OPERATIONS
  2. Wilderness First Aid Advanced
  3. Advanced orienteering
  4. Advanced navigation
  5. Advanced grid coordinate mapping
  6. Comprehensive Advanced navigation
  7. Tabletop Excercise
  8. Intermediate tracking – Determining over all health
  9. Ropes rescue intermediate Level 2
  10.  Hazmat intermediate Level 2
  11.  Swift Water Rescue intermediate Level 2
  12.  Knowing your environment
  13.  Survival in Urban Environments
  14.  FIELD EXERCISE

 

SEASON 2.2

 

  1. SAR TEAM STANDARD OPERATIONS
  2. Wilderness First Aid Advanced Level 2
  3. Advanced orienteering Level 2
  4. Advanced navigation Level 2
  5. Advanced grid coordinate mapping Level 2
  6. Comprehensive Advanced navigation Level 2
  7. Special Gear
  8. Intermediate tracking – Determining Mindset
  9. Ropes rescue intermediate Level 3
  10.  Hazmat intermediate Level 3
  11.  Swift Water Rescue intermediate Level 3
  12.  Knowing your environment
  13.  Survival in Extended Disaster Situation
  14.  FIELD EXERCISE

 

SEASON 2.3

 

  1. SAR TEAM STANDARD OPERATIONS
  2. Wilderness First Aid Advanced Level 3
  3. Advanced orienteering Level 3
  4. Advanced navigation Level 3
  5. Advanced grid coordinate mapping Level 3
  6. Comprehensive Advanced navigation Level 3
  7. Functional Excercise
  8. Intermediate tracking – Criminal Forensics
  9. Ropes rescue Advanced
  10.  Hazmat Advanced
  11.  Swift Water Rescue Advanced
  12.  Knowing your environment
  13.  Survival in Extended Disaster Situation
  14.  FIELD EXERCISE

 

SEASON 2.4

 

  1.  TEAM STANDARD OPERATIONS
  2. Wilderness First Aid Advanced Level 4
  3. Advanced orienteering Level 4
  4. Advanced navigation Level 4
  5. Advanced grid coordinate mapping Level 4
  6. Comprehensive Advanced navigation Level 4
  7. Tabletop Excercise
  8. Intermediate tracking – Criminal Forensics Level 2
  9. Ropes rescue Advanced Level 2
  10.  Hazmat Advanced Level 2
  11.  Swift Water Rescue Advanced Level 2
  12.  Knowing your environment
  13.  Survival Advanced
  14.  FIELD EXERCISE

 

SEASON 3.1

 

  1. TEAM STANDARD OPERATIONS
  2. Wilderness First Aid Advanced Level 5
  3. Advanced orienteering Level 5
  4. Advanced navigation Level 5
  5. Advanced grid coordinate mapping Level 5
  6. Comprehensive Advanced navigation Level 5
  7. Functional Excercise
  8. Intermediate tracking – Criminal Forensics Level 3
  9. Ropes rescue Advanced Level 3
  10.  Hazmat Advanced Level 3
  11.  Swift Water Rescue Advanced Level 3
  12.  Knowing your environment
  13.  Survival Advanced Level 2
  14.  FIELD EXERCISE

 

SEASON 3.2

 

  1. TEAM STANDARD OPERATIONS
  2. Wilderness First Aid Advanced Level 6
  3. Advanced orienteering Level 6
  4. Advanced navigation Level 6
  5. Advanced grid coordinate mapping Level 6
  6. Comprehensive Advanced navigation Level 6
  7. Tabletop Excercixe
  8. Intermediate tracking – Criminal Forensics Level 4
  9. Ropes rescue Advanced Level 4
  10.  Hazmat Advanced Level 4
  11.  Swift Water Rescue Advanced Level 4
  12.  Knowing your environment
  13.  Survival Advanced Level 3
  14.  FIELD EXERCISE

 

 

SEASON  3.3

 

  1. TEAM STANDARD OPERATIONS
  2. Wilderness First Aid Advanced Level 7
  3. Advanced orienteering Level 7
  4. Advanced navigation Level 7
  5. Advanced grid coordinate mapping Level 7
  6. Comprehensive Advanced navigation Level 7
  7. Special Gear
  8. Intermediate tracking – Criminal Forensics Level 5
  9. Ropes rescue Advanced Level 5
  10.  Hazmat Advanced Level 5
  11.  Swift Water Rescue Advanced Level 5
  12.  Knowing your environment
  13.  Survival Advanced Level 4
  14.  FIELD EXERCISE

 

SEASON 3.4

 

  1. TEAM STANDARD OPERATIONS
  2. Wilderness First Aid Advanced Level 8
  3. Advanced orienteering Level 8
  4. Advanced navigation Level 8
  5. Advanced grid coordinate mapping Level 8
  6. Comprehensive Advanced navigation Level 8
  7. Functional Excercise
  8. Intermediate tracking – Criminal Forensics Level 6
  9. Ropes rescue Advanced Level 6
  10.  Hazmat Advanced Level 6
  11.  Swift Water Rescue Advanced Level 6
  12.  Knowing your environment
  13.  Survival Advanced Level 5
  14.  FIELD EXERCISE

 

SEASON 4

 

  1. TEAM STANDARD OPERATIONS
  2. Wilderness First Aid Winter
  3. Winter orienteering
  4. Winter navigation
  5. Winter grid coordinate mapping
  6. Comprehensive Advanced navigation Level 9
  7. Functional Winter Excercise
  8. Intermediate tracking – Winter Skills
  9. Winter rescue
  10.  Hazmat Advanced Level 7
  11.  Winter Skills
  12.  Knowing your environment
  13.  Winter Survival
  14.  FIELD EXERCISE

 

 

A Brief Explanation of Exercises:

 

Full-Scale Exercises

Full-scale exercises involve:

  • An extensive planning process.
  • Actual deployment and movement of personnel and equipment.
  • Activation of an emergency operations center (EOC) or the use of a field command post.
  • A critique or debriefing period.

 

 Field Exercises

  • Functional field exercises are designed to evaluate specific components of an emergency response.
  • These exercises involve a simulated incident with agency personnel performing and managing various components of the event, and may occur in an EOC or in the field.

 

Tabletop Exercises

  • Tabletop exercises involve a discussion and problem-solving session with agency personnel to determine if adequate policies, procedures and resources exist to manage an emergency.

Drills – “practice sessions” for specific skills, functions or procedures. An example of a drill would be a compass course.

 

Orientations

  • Orientations involve just what the name implies, i.e., orienting personnel to a plan, procedure or concept.
  • In an orientation, the focus is on training and familiarization with roles, procedures, responsibilities and personalities in an organization’s emergency management system.

 

 

ALL ELEMENTS OF THE TEAM NEED TO BE EXERCISED FROM THE FIELD TEAM TO THE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE SUPPORT TEAM.  At least annually they should exercise together.