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|style="background: firebrick; color: white"|'''Section Importance: Essential''' | |style="background: firebrick; color: white"|'''Section Importance: Essential''' | ||
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Much of the training will take place in a classroom with several hands on exercises. PBEM recommends Trainees dress in comfortable clothing you can move around in. The last session is the [ | Much of the training will take place in a classroom with several hands on exercises. PBEM recommends Trainees dress in comfortable clothing you can move around in. The last session is the [[Basic NET Training Standard Syllabus#The Final Field Exercise .28FFE.29|Final Field Exercise (FFE)]]. It will be outdoors and very hands-on. Please dress for the weather. | ||
==== Missing a class ==== | ==== Missing a class ==== | ||
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* If the schedule must be changed on any day you are scheduled to attend class, the NET Coordinator will notify you via email ASAP, but '''no later than 07:00am that day.''' | * If the schedule must be changed on any day you are scheduled to attend class, the NET Coordinator will notify you via email ASAP, but '''no later than 07:00am that day.''' | ||
* When weather ''could'' be a factor, the NET Coordinator will update the Basic NET Status page '''by 07:00am''' each day of | * When weather ''could'' be a factor, the NET Coordinator will update the Basic NET Status page '''by 07:00am''' each day of [[BNT Status|scheduled classes]]. Note the date & time stamp near the top. Options can include 1) proceed; 2) postpone start time by an hour or two; 3) cancel/reschedule the date; or 4) switch to virtual, though for most classes this is not a feasible option. | ||
* All that aside, '''every one of us is required to put our own safety first'''. If you feel that travelling to any class will be dangerous, please do not come. It's simple: Just like if you wake up feeling ill. No one will ever be penalized for choosing safety. If you must make up missed Segments with a future cohort, so be it. | * All that aside, '''every one of us is required to put our own safety first'''. If you feel that travelling to any class will be dangerous, please do not come. It's simple: Just like if you wake up feeling ill. No one will ever be penalized for choosing safety. If you must make up missed Segments with a future cohort, so be it. | ||
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'''TLAs (Three-Letter Acryonymns)''' | '''TLAs (Three-Letter Acryonymns)''' | ||
We use lots of them. It is an affliction endemic to governmental work. While we strive to speak plainly in class, we have also compiled a list of [[ | We use lots of them. It is an affliction endemic to governmental work. While we strive to speak plainly in class, we have also compiled a list of [[Acronyms and Technical Terms Used in PBEM Community Resilience Programs]]. For the essentials, click the column header ''Frequency of Use'' and review terms marked ''1.) Very common''. You will be spouting those like a pro when you finish training. | ||
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==== Whole kit purchases and kit pieces ==== | ==== Whole kit purchases and kit pieces ==== | ||
Trainees may purchase a whole kit from vendors. | Trainees may choose to assemble their own kit, or purchase a whole kit from vendors. If you choose the latter option, you will pay a little extra for the convenience, and you do not get to select each specific component. | ||
Note that CERT-branded kits have green instead of orange/red NET branding | Note that CERT-branded kits have green instead of orange/red NET branding. Both are fine, but you are not required to pay extra merely for CERT or NET branding. Any functional backpack is perfectly fine, as long as it is dedicated to your NET supplies when you graduate. | ||
If you wish to buy a whole kit instead of pieces, the vendors on the list below can accommodate you. Any of the kits on the the list is enough (or more than enough) for your FFE. If ordering for delivery, be sure to act early so that your equipment arrives on time for your FFE | If you wish to buy a whole kit instead of pieces, the vendors on the list below can accommodate you. Any of the kits on the the list is enough (or more than enough) for your FFE. If ordering for delivery, be sure to act early so that your equipment arrives on time for your FFE. And please do not feel limited to this list. | ||
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|Variously called ice cleats, crampons, microspikes, and traction cleats | |||
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The FFE lasts approximately | The FFE lasts approximately five hours in the field, plus post-exercise debrief. The Trainee cohort is split randomly into groups, and those groups cycle through each of the FFE stations as a team. | ||
[[File:2022.09.11.Tower.jpg|alt=The tower at PF&R Training. Welcome to Mordor.|thumb|400x400px|''The tower at PF&R Training. Welcome to Mordor.'']] | [[File:2022.09.11.Tower.jpg|alt=The tower at PF&R Training. Welcome to Mordor.|thumb|400x400px|''The tower at PF&R Training. Welcome to Mordor.'']] | ||
