Aerial Radiological Monitoring Patch

[jacob]

The CAP Knowledgebase answer about the Aerial Radiological Monitoring Patch (http://capnhq.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1621), last updated in April of 2013, states that this patch "is awarded for completion of any state or FEMA radiological monitoring course."  I know there used to be corresponding ES quals, which no longer exist.  Can this patch still be earned?  More specifically:
- Has anyone earned this patch recently?
- If so, what course did you take?

[Spaceman3750]

I saw a cadet running around with one of these at NESA this year. Apparently his CC is a FEMA trainer. I guess if it meets the FEMA requirements.

[SierraOneThree]

According to the CAP Knowledgebase, you earn it by taking a FEMA radiological monitoring course. I've done IS3, but as far as I can tell there isn't an actual FEMA *monitoring* course...

http://capnhq.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1621/~/aerial-radiological-monitoring-patch

[SarDragon]

Competent rumour has it that it's going away, so don't get too excited about trying to get qualified.

[jacob]

Competent rumour has it that it's going away

I heard the same, which is what made me curious if anyone was still earning it.  I thought it had already gone away officially, until I saw the recently-updated Knowledgebase article.  From the responses (or lack thereof), it sounds like it pretty much has disappeared.

[Flying Pig]

CAP doesn't even do that mission.   I don't know about you, but no thank you. 

[starshippe]

   seems that there may now be a clear and present need for such a mission in the pacific northwest.
   if ur going to be flying around anyway, why not be equipped and qualified to know that u r in an area of increased radiation?

bill

[RogueLeader]

   seems that there may now be a clear and present need for such a mission in the pacific northwest.
 

Cite please.


Sorry Eclipse . . .

[Hawk200]

   seems that there may now be a clear and present need for such a mission in the pacific northwest.
   if ur going to be flying around anyway, why not be equipped and qualified to know that u r in an area of increased radiation?

bill

It's not done during our regular flights, the monitoring is only done on an as needed basis.

[A.Member]

Aerial Radiological Monitoring was dropped by National several years ago.  It's not a mission.

[A.Member]

   seems that there may now be a clear and present need for such a mission in the pacific northwest.
   if ur going to be flying around anyway, why not be equipped and qualified to know that u r in an area of increased radiation?

bill

Sigh.

[starshippe]

   looks like i was a bit off with the comment about the pacific northwest. jacksonville, fla is also mentioned in this article. obviously i cant personally vouch for the accuracy of the information presented, does anyone else have a good source for information on the extent and magnitude of the radiation problem? 

http://www.forbiddenknowledgetv.com/videos/radiation-poisoning/us-death-rates-increase-from-fukushima-fallout.html

bill

[Eclipse]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/08/10/the-fukushima-radiation-leak-is-equal-to-76-million-bananas/

The Fukushima Radiation Leak Is Equal To 76 Million Bananas

"Tepco admitted on Friday that a cumulative 20 trillion to 40 trillion becquerels of radioactive tritium may have leaked into the sea since the disaster."

"Most of us haven't a clue what that means of course. We don't instinctively understand what a becquerel is in the same way that we do pound, pint or gallons, and certainly trillions of anything sounds hideous. But don't forget that trillions of picogrammes of dihydrogen monoxide is also the major ingredient in a glass of beer. So what we really want to know is whether 20 trillion becquerels of radiation is actually an important number. To which the answer is no, it isn't. This is actually around and about (perhaps a little over) the amount of radiation the plant was allowed to dump into the environment before the disaster. Now there are indeed those who insist that any amount of radiation kills us all stone dead while we sleep in our beds but I'm afraid that this is incorrect. We're all exposed to radiation all the time and we all seem to survive long enough to be killed by something else so radiation isn't as dangerous as all that."

[a2capt]

[Luis R. Ramos]

Have you used it? Does it work???



Flyer

[Flying Pig]

No, it doesnt work.  "They" still steal all my best ideas.

[aviator9417]

Is this patch still able to be earned?  Arm sounds like a unique skill to put on your 101 card.

[Eclipse]

Is this patch still able to be earned?  Arm sounds like a unique skill to put on your 101 card.

Not within CAP - the only way you could still be qualified to wear it is by completing outside training,
and the patch itself will be retired with the release of the new 39-1.

[PHall]

Is this patch still able to be earned?  Arm sounds like a unique skill to put on your 101 card.

Why would you want to "earn" a skill that you can't use?

CAP has not had the equipment to do either airborne or ground Radiological Monitoring for years.

So you earn the skill, what are you going to do with it?

[Panache]

Is this patch still able to be earned?  Arm sounds like a unique skill to put on your 101 card.

Why would you want to "earn" a skill that you can't use?

CAP has not had the equipment to do either airborne or ground Radiological Monitoring for years.

So you earn the skill, what are you going to do with it?

Because the bling is cool and it'll make you look like a walking ICBM.