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| == Compliance == | | == Compliance == |
| Status as an active volunteer with PBEM depends on association with at least one VSF. Only inactive volunteers do not claim a VSF on their profile. | | Status as an active volunteer with PBEM depends on association with at least one VSF. Only inactive volunteers do not claim a VSF on their profile (and if you ain't active, you ain't my problem). |
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| == Related Information == | | == Related Information == |
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| == Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) == | | == Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) == |
| ===== Q: How will ATVs be distinguished from SUVs in an activation? =====
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| ''A: ATVs are issued PBEM volunteer photo ID card, similar to NET ID cards. No SUV will have a valid PBEM-issued ID.''
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| ===== Q: What roles/VSFs are suitable for ATVs? ===== | | ===== Q: What roles/VSFs are suitable for ATVs? ===== |
| ''A: Roles with "No" in the "NET/CERT req?" column of the [[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|VSF Directory]] are appropriate for ATVs. Training requirements apply. | | ''A: Roles with "No" in the "NET/CERT req?" column of the [[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|VSF Directory]] are appropriate for ATVs. Training requirements apply.<br /> |
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| '''Q: How long may an ATV serve?'''
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| ''A: Just like NET volunteers, there is no limit on service. Every volunteer's background check and ID card must be renewed every three years.''<br />
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| == Program/Policy Background == | | == Program/Policy Background == |
| "ATV" was first coined and suggested to Jeremy Van Keuren (PBEM) by NET volunteer David Given in July 2017. David worked with Boy Scout volunteers and requested a volunteer status that kept a non-NET disaster response volunteer "in the loop" of NET activities and encouraged forming a planning relationship with local teams.
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| PBEM implemented the ATV status as a solution to two problems:
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| # '''It offers exiting NET volunteers an alternative to separating from the NET program completely.''' If a NET volunteer is unable to meet/uninterested in meeting their [[Minimum Service Contribution (MSC)|Minimum Service Contribution]] but would like to remain a part of their local team, they can do so as an ATV. ATV status is an alternative to making a NET volunteer "Inactive" and completely discharging them from the program.
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| # '''It encourages''' '''non-NET neighbors to volunteer with their local NET team by giving them a status in the program.''' A neighbor may be interested in disaster response activities with their community and want to plan ahead, but do not have the time and/or inclination to complete Basic NET training. Becoming an ATV gives them a team role to fill by declaring a [[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|VSF]] (e.g. radio operator) and makes them more ready to participate with a NET team than a spontaneous volunteer (SUV) would be.
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