<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div>Doug.</div><div>I am at the National conference in Vegas i hope to get some clarification at the PAO academy on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:9px">1Lt. BRYAN Weil,CAP</div><div style="font-size:9px">NCWG Public Affairs Officer</div><div style="font-size:9px">919-609-6868</div><div style="font-size:9px">bweil@ncwgcap.org</div><div style="font-size:9px">*****Sent from my phone</div><br><br><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Doug Barth <Barth7394@comcast.net> </div><div>Date:08/10/2014 17:40 (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: 'CAP Public Affairs Officers' <cap-pao@lists.sempervigilans.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: [PAO] New CAPP 201 - Public Affairs Officer Specialty Track </div><div><br></div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I really appreciate the conversation and discussion on this topic. As a Tech rated PAO (and former squadron commander, PDO) and with retirement approaching am looking at how to increase my engagement in CAP (within time and budget constraints).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Quick question, going back to a question raised in the initial post for this conversation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Since NHQ/PA has placed mandatory training requirements for the two FMEA in-residence courses (and I am sure they are aware of the travel, expense etc issues); I would ask, what is the plan to provide this training to our members…knowing that “go to Maryland” is not a plan. Developing a training delivery plan should have been included in the development of the new regulation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I would look for NHQ/PA to be developing CAP internal resources to develop and deliver these courses for our members. Perhaps FEMA has a train-the-trainer program?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I belong to several other volunteer and professional organizations, and it is the organization’s responsibility to ensure that required training is developed and delivered to its members (thru either in-house resources or contracted resources, or online) and not to be dependent on external sources where access is limited (ie in-residence classes.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Doug Barth, Major, CAP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Maryland Wing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Group 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div>
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