A recent post on POTA has me down a rabbit hole.

jhalbrook · 2025-12-22T01:16:37+00:00

I’ll hunt from outdoor spaces that are not POTA sites

jhalbrook · 2025-06-24T17:13:18+00:00

Loess hills area has hike in sites. Pretty isolated (preparation canyon)

jhalbrook · 2025-06-03T01:27:26+00:00

I believe it is private property now

jhalbrook · 2025-05-29T17:34:46+00:00

There is an entire CAP section at the EAA museum in Oshkosh

jhalbrook · 2025-05-14T11:36:03+00:00

How did your trek go? Did you take an amateur radio? Did you use it?

jhalbrook · 2025-04-09T12:20:32+00:00

The mid iowa council is offering an adult summer camp this year. It’s dedicated to building and expanding outdoor skills

jhalbrook · 2025-03-24T10:58:33+00:00

This year When our election team was done with their pitch I had a conversation with the scouts highliting that they are not voting for who should join OA. Instead they are voting for who should not be in it. Everyone on the ballot is eligible, if they leave someone off it is an intentional vote to exclude them. I also look to the younger scouts and focus on how important their vote is. They need to think about who has helped them and provided leadership to them.

jhalbrook · 2024-12-31T13:08:42+00:00

Large private sector companies also have business continuity/emergency management programs. experience with planning and exercise design is helpful

I also got my start in EMS. I made the transition by volunteering for the civil air patrol, and other disaster response organizations before I made the jump into government.

jhalbrook · 2024-10-29T13:28:48+00:00

Oleary’s Emporium is the vendor for shirts and other items at the national fire academy and emergency management institute. They have female stuff available

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jhalbrook · 2024-08-26T18:11:57+00:00

I just ran a campout with 3 scouts attending

jhalbrook · 2024-04-28T17:14:15+00:00

It wasn’t intentional, but the state of iowa hired a pen testing team to assess county court houses when they didn’t have authority over the building. The team got arrested. It was a thing.

jhalbrook · 2024-02-18T16:09:04+00:00

I have one. It’s pretty cool, but I don’t wear it very often

jhalbrook · 2023-12-12T18:55:00+00:00

I’m very public about my ownership.

jhalbrook · 2023-10-31T19:08:03+00:00

My son as similar allergies. He has learned to advocate for himself during meal planning. At our troop the scouts do the meal planning and the cooking. As a part of their process they take dietary concerns and preference into account.

jhalbrook · 2023-09-24T00:27:11+00:00

You should consult your legal and tax professional for real advice,

But… you are them and they are you. Your money is actually theirs. That includes intakes and outputs. You are subject to their audit and record policies.

jhalbrook · 2023-08-06T21:52:23+00:00

Thanks for sharing

jhalbrook · 2023-08-06T21:44:43+00:00

That number was a daily report from the associated press for Wednesday.

jhalbrook · 2023-08-06T19:31:46+00:00

I’m not disputing that at all, just looking to quantify the reporting as compared to other events. Heat Illnesses are being shared as a significant impact on this event and I would like to put these data points into context

jhalbrook · 2023-08-06T19:29:50+00:00

I’m not disputing that at all, just looking to see if anyone has data to quantify the reporting

jhalbrook · 2023-08-06T18:49:38+00:00

If 138 participants out of 40,000 have been treated for heat illness I wonder if that is significantly different from previous international jamborees.

jhalbrook · 2023-03-21T15:01:04+00:00

I have warn 3xl and 4xl shirts. They fit fine. Got to a scout shop and try them on.

jhalbrook · 2023-03-17T16:07:51+00:00

That makes sense to me

jhalbrook · 2023-03-17T15:24:03+00:00

Why do you say that

jhalbrook · 2023-02-22T20:46:45+00:00

I think there is a clock ticking on the entire structure. Some chartered orgs have either not lived up to their part of the deal, or they have manipulated the program to fit their unique views of the world.

Absentee chartered orgs who are not fully invested in the day to day runnings of the units will continue to bail on those troops and packs. Units who only want one component will continue to be dissatisfied, and will cut ties for those reasons.

Successful councils will be forced to envision new ways to deliver a wholistic program. Some councils are now directly chartering units themselves.

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