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OPERATING AS AN ARES MEMBER.  SHAW BELIEVES THAT COMMITMENT AND
PROFESSIONALISM ARE THE KEY TO BEING A MEMBER.  BCAT HAS DEVELOPED A 10
WEEK TRAINING ACADEMY THAT MEETS ON SATURDAY MORNINGS IN MIMS, A SMALL
UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITY AT THE EXTREME NORTH END OF THE COUNTY.
SUBSEQUENT TRAINING WILL BE HELD IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY TO FACILITATE
ATTENDANCE BY ALL BREVARD HAMS.  CURRENTLY, 12 INDIVIDUALS ARE ATTENDING
THE TRAINING ACADEMY, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE ARRL EC 001 EMCOMM COURSE,
ALONG WITH AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF PEOPLE DOING SELF STUDY.  BEFORE TAKING THE
FINAL EXAM, MEMBERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF COMPLETION OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY FEMA CLASSES IS 100 AND IS 700.  MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO EXPAND THEIR SKILL LEVELS BY TAKING ADDITIONAL INDEPENDENT CLASSES.
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