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Disco Dan
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 Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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| So if we got invaded, you ALERT guys would take up arms? |
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Carolita
Hawaiian Yoda
Joined: 01 Mar 2003
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Location: In the good ol' South
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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Hiya, Dr. B! So, you made it back alive...glad t' hear that. 
Eugene Blackgaard: I really don't think the ALERT guys are trained to actually 'take up arms', they're more trained for rescue work....(from what I understand anyway). ALERT means Air Land Emergency Resource Team. They do quite a bit of disaster relief and stuff.... right, Dr. Blackgaard? |
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DrBlackgaard
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Location: Sing a song about the heart land, sing a song about my life...
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Carolita wrote: | Hiya, Dr. B! So, you made it back alive...glad t' hear that.
Eugene Blackgaard: I really don't think the ALERT guys are trained to actually 'take up arms', they're more trained for rescue work....(from what I understand anyway). ALERT means Air Land Emergency Resource Team. They do quite a bit of disaster relief and stuff.... right, Dr. Blackgaard? |
Yep. Actually, while I was there, some of the SRT (Service Responce Team) guys went down to help out with some flood damage in Southern Texas. One of their missions which recieved a little more publicity was the search and recovery of the shuttle Columbia -- they had a big hand in recovering shuttle remains, etc. And recieved some recognition from it.
A lot of people just driving by or who have heard a bit about ALERT seem to think it's some sort of Militia group, but actually, while ALERT men are trained in a very similar way to that of military, they don't learn much pertaining to combat or self deffence (with the exception of the law enforcement program)...So I don't think we would take up arms in the case of an invasion. Unfortunetly...I kind of wish I could learn the combat side, too. I have heard something about some ALERT officers wanting to have paintball battles so ALERT men would be more prepared for such an emergency, but since they were low ranking men, I doubt that it's going to happen.  |
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Carolita
Hawaiian Yoda
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Location: In the good ol' South
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 10:28 am Post subject: |
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[quote="DrBlackgaard] I have heard something about some ALERT officers wanting to have paintball battles so ALERT men would be more prepared for such an emergency, but since they were low ranking men, I doubt that it's going to happen. [/quote]
lol. That would be most interesting. |
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Roku
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Joined: 18 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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"I'm back"
So am I! |
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