Washington State Guard (WSG) - Any members here?

by **Seacoyote** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:34 pm

WSG drill is on 06JAN2012 at the Seattle Armory, Do you already have a WSG contact? If you need a contact, I can put you in touch with my 1SGT or with MSG Stickney, from there they can help you. It would be great to meet you folks, but I'll be at Camp Murray to support the Selective Service System detachment. If you need some assistance please email me at jbrowerus at yahoo dot com.

VR
SGT Brower

by **DropZedFred** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:35 am

That should be 07 Jan 2012 (Saturday), see you there...

by **The Jinxmedic** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:38 am

I shall be there, I was rather impressed with the people I met during the December drill. Getting my paperwork together a bit at a time...

by **DrGonzo** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:41 am

Yeah, just got the email yesterday. See you there!

by **marktaff** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:44 pm

Seacoyote wrote:WSG drill is on 06JAN2012 at the Seattle Armory, Do you already have a WSG contact? If you need a contact, I can put you in touch with my 1SGT or with MSG Stickney, from there they can help you. It would be great to meet you folks, but I'll be at Camp Murray to support the Selective Service System detachment. If you need some assistance please email me at jbrowerus at yahoo dot com.

VR
SGT Brower

Is it acceptable to show up at the drill as an observer and to get more information? I have some interest in joining.

Thanks.

by **DropZedFred** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:12 pm

That's how I did it, now I have permission to "drill" until my app is approved.

by **DrGonzo** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:11 pm

And the stealth takeover of WSG by ZS begins...

:twisted:

by **Seacoyote** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:17 pm

Mark,
I sent you a message. send me an email so I can forward to the right people.

Jay

by **DropZedFred** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:43 am

DrGonzo wrote:And the stealth takeover of WSG by ZS begins...

by **The Jinxmedic** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:13 pm

Previous comments on thread: "Is it acceptable to show up at the drill as an observer and to get more information? I have some interest in joining."

"That's how I did it, now I have permission to "drill" until my app is approved."

Yup. Same thing that I am doing. Next drill is 11 Feb at the Camp Murray facility. Lesson plan is buddy care/first aid, I believe.

JM

by **DrGonzo** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 5:23 pm

Been googling (yeah, it's a verb) State Defense Forces (SDFs) all afternoon. There is a lot of good/bad/horrendously batshit crazy stuff online about different SDFs, although most of the negatives were from people with no actual firsthand experience. I found a very interesting article regarding the history and current role of SDFs, along with recommendations on how to expand the forces and better utilize them as a homeland security and disaster response resource.

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/10/the-21st-century-militia-state-defense-forces-and-homeland-security

IS-100 is in the bag (no email confirmation yet, though), IS-200 sometime this week.

by **DropZedFred** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:07 am

SEADA confirmed
AT1 confirmed

Basic MEMS:
IS-100.b confirmed
IS-200.b awaiting cert
IS-275 doesn't exist
IS-292 doesn't exist
IS-700 is .a?
IS-800 is .b?

WTF? Are there alternates or what?

http://www.hsi.wa.gov is also referenced and doesn't exist.

by **DrGonzo** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:14 am

DropZedFred wrote:SEADA confirmed
AT1 confirmed

What's SEADA and AT1?

by **DropZedFred** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:16 am

Subversion and Espionage Against the Department of the Army
Antiterrorism Training Level I
Both from the AKO WSG Page

by **DrGonzo** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:51 am

Still don't have access to that yet. Soon enough, I suppose.

by **DrGonzo** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:46 pm

Had a great training session last Saturday at Camp Murray. We had an accelerated, hands-on presentation of the Army's Combat Lifesaver Course. CPR, patient assessment, splints, bandages, CAT tourniquet demonstration, using an NPA (nasopharyngeal airway) tube, and how to make an occlusive dressing for sucking chest wounds and intestinal evisceration. I've taken a lot of first aid courses, and this is the first time I ever saw someone shove a six in tube up their nose and down their throat!

DZF and I were also sworn in. He's an E-7 and I'm just a lowly E-4. We'll have to do some shaving to get into regs! I think it's going to be a good fit, the command has a clear mission in mind, and are working very hard to get all of the members trained up for EOC work. I've met some really cool people, and I look forward to being involved for a long time.

Feels weird wearing ACUs, though.

by **DropZedFred** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:00 pm

DrGonzo wrote:Feels weird wearing ACUs, though.

LOL, IKR? I was in "woodland" and just got used to having sewn on rank. :lol:

by **Seacoyote** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:07 pm

Good to meet you both,
I think you guys are going to be a great asset.
If I can be of any assistance as you transition in, let me know.
Good course, always fun to learn how to insert an NG airway. I think the pvt was really trying too!

Jay

by **Seacoyote** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:40 pm

Did you guys get squared away on the MEMS courses?
Here is the current course list out of the MEMS handbook December 2011 version.

a. IS100 Introduction to Incident Command System (NIMS)
b. IS200 Basic Incident Command System (NIMS)
c. IS775 Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
d. IS701 Multi-agency Coordination Centers (NIMS)
e. IS700 National Incident Management System (NIMS)
f. IS800b National Response Framework(NIMS)
g. IS102 Establishing Partnerships

The handbook is in the WSG MEMS folder on AKO.
Let me know if you need any help.

Jay

by **DrGonzo** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:38 am

Stop giving me homework. I have cat videos on YouTube to watch.

by **Seanwins** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:03 pm

Shaving? Now I'm definitely not joining.

by **DrGonzo** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:09 pm

Seanwins wrote:Shaving? Now I'm definitely not joining.

Meh, I can lose the goatee for one day a month. It's an incentive for me to lose weight, it's been cunningly hiding my double chin for the past several years. :lol:

by **DropZedFred** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:27 pm

Yeah, shaving sux...
Got everything but the name tapes.
The Propper uniforms don't have the IR "buttons", so that's next - not that I need them...

"Knee deep" in the courses, so I can do the LNO Course on the 3rd/4th.

by **DrGonzo** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:36 pm

DropZedFred wrote:Yeah, shaving sux...
Got everything but the name tapes.
The Propper uniforms don't have the IR "buttons"

I'll probably skip the IR tags. If I'm in a live fire situation with the WSG, there are a lot bigger problems to worry about! I got two Velcro nametapes, the Washington tape, patrol cap rank and reverse color flag for around $18 with shipping from 1800NAMETAPES.com. About half of the cost as from other online dealers.