Emergency Services
Ground Team Academy
16-19 August 2007
Camp Ripley, MN
What is the Ground Team Academy?
The Ground Team Academy was created to standardize ground team
training across Minnesota Wing and give members an opportunity to get
qualified in one level of ground team qualification during a weekend.
It is open to all members with at least a General ES Qualification.
The goal of the school is to get each person totally complete with
one level of ES training by the end of the weekend. So if you come
in with a General ES qualification, you should get everything you need
for GTM3 by the end of the activity, if you come in with GTM3
qualification, you should be able to get GTM2, and if you come in with
GTM2, you should be able to get everything you need for GTM1 and/or GTL.
The school will be broken into three levels:
GTM3 / UDF Course
Objective: To ensure all
entry level ground team personnel have the required training to be able
to participate in missing person and ELT searches.
Minimum Requirements:
General ES Qualified
Training: Basic Communications User Training, Red Cross First Aid,
Ground Team Equipment,
Hot/Cold Weather Injuries, Fatigue, Compass Use, Phone Alerts, ELT
Search, Basic Map Reading and Natural Hazards.
GTM2 Course
Objective: To train
personnel to be self sufficient during search operations and to become
more proficient in land navigation skills.
Minimum Requirements:
Ground Team Member Level 3 qualified
Training:
Shelter Building, Survival Skills, Land Navigation, and Canine Operations.
GTM1 / GTL Course
Objective: To train
personnel with the required skills to become team leaders and assistant
team leaders.
Minimum Requirements:
Ground Team Member Level 3 qualified, preferably Ground Team Member
Level 2 Qualified.
Training: ICS, Team Management, Field Leadership, Scene Management,
Communications, Map Reading/Land Navigation, ELT Searches, CISM, Team
Paperwork.
Details
Since Ground Team Members need to learn to be self-sufficient on real
missions, participants will be largely responsible for themselves at
this activity. Members will be responsible for their own
medications. Please notify the staff of any medical conditions,
but be prepared to administer your own medications.
Participants will arrive between 1900 and 2000 on 16 August 2007.
We will be complete by 1300 on 19 August 2007.
The Cost for the activity is $35 per student. This covers all
meals and training materials for the weekend.
A funded training mission number will be issued for MN Wing CAP
members to receive gas reimbursement for transportation to and from Camp
Ripley. Mission number to be announced later.
Uniform for the weekend is BDUs. We will be staying in building
9-134, a T-Barrack, at Camp Ripley. Personnel should bring the following
items:
- 101 card and membership card
- 2 set of BDUs and all accessories (Boots, Cover, Belt, etc)
- Undergarments, Socks and T-shirts for 4 days
- Sleeping bag
- Pillow (optional)
- Toiletries
- Towel/Washcloth
-
Ground and Urban DF Team Task Guide (PDF Document).
- 24 hour pack (Day Pack) with most of the items required (click
here for a list of items) All 72 hour pack items not
required.
- Any medications needed
Ground Team Member 2 Course participants may be spending a night in the
woods using nothing but their 24 hour packs and what they have on them. Be prepared for this.
Apply Online
Applications are now closed. Thank you
to all who applied!
Payment and signature forms must be completed should be postmarked to
Wing HQ before 6 August. After 6 August, hand carry the form to
the activity with your payment. Do not send in the payment and
signature form unless you have applied online already.
Payment and Signature Form (PDF) |
