Flotilla 7-12 AUXWEA - Weather Class

By Daren Lewis

Shipmates,

The Auxiliary Weather Specialty Course is one of three required core courses for the Auxiliary Operational Specialist (AUXOP) status. Flotilla sponsored AUXOP courses are one of my key objectives and critical to the development of our membership. My personal thanks to 7-12 for presenting this course in 2011. Please consider signing up for this class and pursuing the AUXOP status.

I presented the AUXWEA class as a student/instructor early in my Auxiliary service and it is one of my fondest memories -- the material is relevant and useful while the time with your shipmates is well worth any commute. My experience with the 7-12 cadre is that they teach a top notch class.

Very respectfully, Daren

By Gary Davis, FC 7-12

Flotilla 7-12 will be presenting one of the CORE AuxOp classes – AuxWeather – commencing on Tuesday, 4 October 2011 from 1900 to 2100 hours, for five evenings (10/11, 18, 25, and 11/1). Classes will be held at the Training Deck at MSU Portland.

Class reservations are requested so that we will know how many tables to set up for the class.

Send your RSVP to gary@hillsboroqp.com or call 503.804.5662 by October 3, 2011.

Each student will be responsible for obtaining a Proctor for their individual final closed book exam. In this regard, Flotilla 7-12 will be hosting a final exam to be held at the Clean Water Services Admin Building in Hillsboro, Oregon on Saturday, Nov 5 from 0900 to 1200. The facility will have WIFI capability and two Proctors will be present to verify the exams. You will need to bring your own Wi-Fi capable Laptop – 7-12 will have two available for those that do not have a Wi-Fi capable laptop (reservations will be required for the 7-12 computers).

The Weather Textbook is available online at the Training National Website (www.cgaux.org/training/). You can download the book and view it on your computer. If you wish to have a hardcopy of the text with the study questions for each chapter (also seen on the electronic copy), Flotilla 7-12 will provide Blk/White copies of the 150 page textbook for $6.00 (3-hole punched for a three ring binder - Binder by Student). These will be available on the first night of the class. Requests must be made prior to the class starting by email or phone call.

Uniform will be ODU, Trops, Working Blue or appropriate civilian attire.

Class schedules will be available on Tuesday night.

Any questions please call FC/FSO-MT Gary Davis @ 503.804.5662.