CONDITIONS

You are a member of a urban DF team at home prior to a mission.

OBJECTIVE

Collect and efficiently pack all items required of a urban DF team member. The enclosed list is the suggested national list. Wings may have supplemented this list to suit their environment with national approval, so be sure to use your approved wing list.

TRAINING AND EVALUATION

Training Outline

1. Your individual equipment is designed to keep you functional in the field and to help you do your job. Urban DF Teams are not expected to go off road or stay overnight in the field, but they do need to have certain tools available to do their job in an appropriate manner.
2. The gear list below is the minimum required equipment. Items required of trainees are marked with a (T). You may carry additional equipment if you would be added on to a full ground team at a later time but remember, you may have to walk a long way carrying it all.
1. On your person:
1. Complete uniform appropriate to the environment in which you will be working (T)
2. Notepad and pencil (T)
3. All CAP Identification, including 101 card, 76 card, First Aid card, etc. (T)
4. Watch (T)
5. Handkerchief or Tissues
6. Vest, reflective, orange (T)
7. Comb or brush (optional, carry if needed) (T)
8. Ground and UDF Team Task Guide (T)
9. Flashlight (with red or blue lens), with spare bulb and batteries
10. Change for phone calls, calling card, or cellular phone (T) to call mission base
11. Compass, lensatic or orienteering (orienteering preferred). Compass should have a 'glow in the dark' dial
12. Protractor -- for map work
13. Map Case (Large Zip-Loc bags can be used if necessary)
14. Pencil, with eraser (plus sharpener if not a mechanical pencil)
15. Alcohol Pens, fine tip, at least 2 colors (neither the color of your colored flashlight lens)
16. Some way to erase alcohol pens marks on the map case, such as alcohol swabs or a special alcohol pen eraser
17. A straightedge ruler, at least 6 inches long (Some protractors may have a ruler as well)
18. One Meal or personal funds to purchase a meal while prosecuting the mission if appropriate (T)

Additional Information

More detailed information on this topic is available in Chapter 2 of the Ground Team Member & Leader Reference Guide.

Evaluation Preparation

Setup: None

Brief Student:

1. Tell the student to lay out his gear. Tell him to lay out all items in the order listed on the above list, in rows from left to right (except for the uniform the member is wearing. of course). Inspect all items for presence and serviceability.
2. After inspection of all items, tell the student to reassemble his/her equipment and put it on.

Evaluation

NOTE: ALL REQUIRED ITEMS MUST BE PRESENT IN ORDER FOR THE STUDENT TO PASS THIS TASK. ALL ITEMS MUST MATCH THE DESCRIPTIONS LISTED ABOVE. NO EXCEPTIONS OR SUBSTITUTIONS. TRAINEES ONLY HAVE TO HAVE THE ITEMS MARKED WITH A (T).

Student must receive a pass on all performance measures to qualify in this task. If the individual fails any measure, show what was done wrong and how to do it correctly.