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U.S.Coast Gser.t A.rxi|lary Flotilla 39{2FcRoDertReczek VFCChas-Hague

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Url: http:r/www.cgauxdesplainesil.com Vol.XLll- No. o-October 2010NEXTMEETING:

WEDNESDAY,0October2010DesPlainesParkDistrict

PrairieLakesCommunity enter515EastThacker,DesPlaines,llinois

19:3O ours 7:30pm)

AGENDADiscussionof new Auxilaaryraining protocols*

Bob, Chas,Bary, FA Otte andMT Mills ftomStationWinne&a at FredomFestBarry, Bob, Chasand Georgeat thePrcspectHeightsFire Dept. openhouse

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UPGOiIING EVENTS15 17 Od District CoDference, arioftHickory Ridge,Lisle lL30 Oct: End ofsasonpartySNAGI( ATTAGXNov:Dec: Everybody!LIFESAVERSThe mosaicon the mailpage s on the Bark ofAmerica(formerlyLasalle Bank) branch nEvanston.Ron shouldknow b@ausrt'sotr abank!It portrays he student olunteerLif6saverswhornannd hestationon the NorthwestemUniversity campus. As such, hey arc h directantecederts f the Auxiliary.WE TEACH THE ARIYMembers fDivision39,ledby Flotilla2, ranasperial About Boating Safely class or ArmyReservists n 19 Septembe..Tbo MilitaryPolice Companybasd n A.lington Heightsneeded he instruction or an upcomingdeployment.They would be utilizing smallboats o patrola facility, anddetenninedhat theABS classwas he mostefrcient rf,ayofgettingthe skills they would need.SFCWilliam Gordonofthe Reserve ontingentcortactd he Auxiliary, and he inquirycamedown heChaio o hrblic EducationfficerChas. lague.Wirhhelp iom BarryandBobAllen.divisionPE offcr, we pulled he class ogether n twoweks. Bob lined upa wholecrew ofinshuctors PaulBur4 Stafford Crossland,Barry,Chas,and David Bossrt. MT officrJerry Warychgot30 copiesofthe teachingmatedals.Up uflilthe morning tthe class.twas unceftaitrhow manyshrdents,nstructon,and classroomswo[ld beavailable; t was hopedthat we could each wo sectionswith 4inshuctorseach,but as t tumed out, we taught24 studentswith 5 instructors. Each nstructortook one chapter,with Barrytaking two. We skimmedover the morerecrestiotrallyo entedchapterswhileemphasizinghesections ealingwith safe boathatrdlingand navigation.

We hope hat what ie sttrdentseamed iom ourclasswill kep hernsafeon their deplolment,and we're looking forwardto teaching he ner(groupof ReservistsDextya..PROSPECTHEIGHTS FD OPEII HOUSEThe Public Affai6 crewput in an apparance tthe ProspetHeightsFire Deparfnenton 9October.The PHFD holclsaa openhouse orFire PreventionWeek,and hey have nvited ustojoin in- Barryb.ought oadsofgiveawayitems or the kidFwrist baadsaad emeryboardsfrom the recnritingoffice werc especiallypopular. GeorgeSchmidtdid some ecruiting,and Chas.gaveaquicktalk on Reach-Thmw-Row4o" to agroupofcub Scouts. BobReczekpoppedn, too.Severalofthe ProspectHeigbts irefighten arcboateF, andwe givethemVSC'S every spr;ng.EI{D OF SEAAOThe End of Season artywill be held 30 Octoberat Club Casaon River Road,startiDgat 7:30.See he invitation folded nto the Bilgewater.Oncagain,we're inviting someColdsider'ofiom StationWilmette.CHA]IGE OF WATCHAnd on a similarnote, he Changeof Watch ordivision39 will be held 8 Januaryat theParthenonResfau.antn downtownChicago.More info b follow.GREEiILAIID PATROLMostofyou know tbar theCC uvas ery activeduring World War tr. Here s anariicle aboutalessknownpartoftlEt little knolr'n effort, offGreenland: tto://w1,1,r&.sondv-looen.dk/imaqes/odf/qreenlandatrcl.pdfDTDJAXI{OWi?In English common aw' *flotsam" (derivedfro'Jl the Latinflottare, to float) referred o partsofa wreckedship hat remainafloaton the sea.*Jetsam"(also rom latin, jactare, to tltrow)rcfred to goodspurposelyhmwn overboard norde. to lightenship(,4ndherc I thoxght tmeantswin the Bilge\9ater-E

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New Ma.datory Training Requirements: (Edited from ALCOAST)Mandated raining:Newmandatedrainingcourse equirementsor allAuxifiarists re still beingdeveloped,CG---5427 s workingon puttingall ofthesecourses n a CDIDVD vailable rom ANSC. Completion fthis project snot expected ntil early 2011.The ollowingnewmandatedrainingcourseandfrequency equirements ill beplacedn effectat that time:a) Requiredo be performed y all Auxiliarists uring heir first yearofenrol'ment nd hen onceevery iveyears hereafter:

(1) Suicide reventior.(2) SecurityEducation TrainingAwareness.(3) PrivacyAwareness.(4) Prevention f SexualHarassmentreplaces lderSexlalHalassment reventionmaterials)(5) SexualAssaultPrevention.(6) HumanRelations wareness.b) Requiredo be performed nly onceby all Auxiliaristsnewmembersduring heir irstyearof enrollment):(1) Ethics raining.(2) Influenzaraining.

New AUXOPProgram:National asmodified he requirementsor a member o qualifyas AUXOP.Theprogramwill be rcvised o consistof core, eadership, nd elective reditelementsn order o givevariety o Auxiiiarists,ncrease racticalAUXOPrelevanceo CoastGuardmissions, ndbetterassist he CoastGuard o fulfillneeded kill sets.Under he newprogram,Auxiliaristswill be required osuccessfullyomplete minimumof seven 7) credits rom three categories fcourses. hisrevisionwill giveAuxiliaristsmorechoiceso meetprogramrequirements,llow he pursuitof preferredocusareas,and applycredit orICS rainingand expertise,

(1) The hreerequired orecourses, achworth one credit,shall be.(a) AuxiliaryWeatherSpecialtyCourse AUXWEA).(b) AuxiliarySeamanship pecialtyCourse(AUXSEA).(c) AuxiliaryCommunicationspecialtyCourse(AUXCOM).(2) Auxiliarists ill be required o complete ne of the following eadershipcourses,worth one credit(AUXOPreditwill not be applied or more han one coursefrom this category). These oursesnclude:

(a) AuxiliaryLeadership nd Management(AUXLAMS).(b) AuxiliaryMid-LevelOfficersCourseAMLOC).(c) AuxiliaryDistrictCaptainCourse FormerlyRCOCourse).(d) FlotillaLeadership ourse FLC) onlineand classroom ersions.(e) AuxitiarySeniorOfficersCourseASOC).(3) Auxiliarists ill be required o completeheir AUXOP reditsby completingcombination f the followingelective ourses,otaling hreeor morecredits:

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(a) AuxiliarySearchCoordinationnd Execution pecialtyCourse(AUXSC&E)theAuxiliaryNavigation pecialtyCourse AUXNAV)s a pre-requisitefor AUXSC&E)2 credits.(b) AuxiliaryNavigation pecialtyCourse AUXNAV) 2 credits.(c) lntroduction o MarineSafety 2 credits.(d) AuxiliaryPatrolSpecialtyCourse AUXPAT) 1 credit.(e) AuxiliaryAids-to-NavigationATON) ndChartUpdatingC-school(AUX-06) 1 credit.(f) CoastGuard ncidentCommandSystem ICS)300 & 400 (ICS210cannotbe usedas a substitution) 1 credit.(9) AuxiliaryAir Coordinator -schoolAUX-15) 1 credit.(h) Specialty CScourses ountas one credit or completion f the in-classcourseand one credit or the completion f the PQSor a possiblewo credits. If anin-class ou6e is not available,hen PQSmust be completedor credit. SpecialtyICScoursesnclude;

1. ICS346 (SituationUnit Leader),2, ICS 347(Demobilization nit Leader).3, ICS 248(Resources nit Leader).4. ICS 430 (Operations ectionChie0.5. ICS440(Planningection hief).6. ICS 351 (Finance ectionChief).d. No ime limit shallapply o successfulompletion fAUXOPeligibility equirements.

Editor: Asyou cansee?here are a slewof new requiredrainingcou6es.Thesearebeing mplementedo that the Auxiliaryhas he same rainingas the RegularCoastGuard. Manyof thesecan be doneat our meetings;but theywill take tjme (at leastfor the first year)and manymembers f our Flotilla annotor do notcome o themeetings. t has beensuggestedhat they be madeavailable n-line,As or AUXOP,t hasbecome "Three rom ColumnA (required), ne rom Co,umnB, two from ColumnC" arrangement.Thisshouldallowmembers o choose hecourses hey are most nterestedn.All this will be mplemented extyear,and someadjustments anticipated. 4emberfeedbacks encouraged BobAuchinlecks collecting uestions ndcommentsosenduD he chain. Stav uned.