Blues

Quick reminders for blues uniform:
Courtesy of C/Anderson, posted with permission

-Make sure your gig line is aligned (buttons, fly, and shiny tip of the belt).

-Rank insignias:
-have wider side facing away from you -for GMC, form a V behind your neck (this is what you should see in the mirror: / \ or // \\).

-Name tag:
-For men- centered between right pocket, resting right above the pocket flap.
-For women- Centered on right side of the shirt. Height must be within 1.5 inches of the first button

-With long sleeve blues shirt, you must wear your tie/bow tie

-Tie is optional on short sleeve blues

-Service Dress:
-US pins centered on the border between the top and bottom of each lapel, and parallel to the ground.

You may have to readjust the pins after putting the jacket on.

-Wear all ribbons

Dining Out

The Basics of Dining Out
Courtesy of C/Gryzb, posted with permission

Uniform for Dining Out is mess dress. For us, that simply means our service dress, but wearing a white button-up shirt with no buttons on the collar in place of our long-sleeved blue shirt.
During the meet and greet in the beginning, make an effort to meet as many of the guests as possible.

Once inside the mess, do not sit down until the head table has been seated.

As far as manners go beyond general decency, do not laugh unless the head table laughs, do not eat until the head table begins eating, do not go to the restroom one the mess is closed, and do not clap with your hands, simply bang your spoon against the table for applaud.

If you just so happen to be grogged, you will stand up and walk to the front of the room using facing movements, salute each of the Vices in turn, salute the grog bowl itself, fill your cup, perform an about-face, lift your cup toward the mess and say, “To the mess!”, drink the entirety of your glass, and then hold the glass upside down over your head as proof of completion.

However, if you are grogged, you are allowed a rebuttal or you can take a wingman with you up to the grog by first walking to that person and saluting them.

In order to grog somebody yourself, you must raise your hand and wait to be called on by the Vice. Once called on, you must stand up at attention and say “Mr. and Mrs. Vice, I C/ (your rank) (your full name) would like to make a point of order.”

If you are granted permission, you may then proceed to read your poem inviting your victim to take a drink from the grog bowl.

Most importantly, just follow the older cadets lead, don’t be scared, and HAVE FUN!

Shoe Shining

Shoe Shining
Courtesy of C/Gandy, posted with permission

The following is my personal method of shining shoes. There aremany variations but this is one of the safest, simplest, and most effective.

Materials: Kiwi shoe polish, fresh water and cotton balls.

Step 1: If your shoes are brand new with no polish you will need toremove the protective coating with rubbing alcohol. This requires noparticular skill. Your shoes will look pretty bad afterwards, butnever fear the polish is coming.

Step 2: Prepare your shoes for polishing by making sure they are cleanand taking out the shoe laces.

Step 3: Dip a cotton ball in water and rub a little polish onto it. Proceed to make small circles on your shoe with the cotton ball. Ensure that you do not apply too much pressure.

Step 4: You are starting to shine the shoe when the polish starts to look like a streaky window before you wipe the windex off. Continue to shine that area until the streaky parts become nice and shiny.

Step 5: Focus mainly on the toe and heel of the shoe, but do notneglect the sides and tongue. Once you start wearing your shoes theywill get creases and you have to take special care to get that part ofthe shoe shiny again.

Step 6: Relace your shoes with the first lace going DOWN into the holes. Every lace after that should also go down into the holes and remember when you wear your shoes to tuck the laces in.

Remember that practice makes perfect AND perfect shoes!

Self-Aid Buddy Care

SABC NOTES

Courtesy of C/Bartlett and C/Maclean, posted with permission

Casualty Care in a CBRN Contaminated Environment

• perform SABC measures
• inject antidote if nerve agent symptoms are present **be sure to use casualty’s auto-injectors, not yours!
• Report casualty to UCC to not transmit personal information over unsecure net
• Decontaminate casualty and their equipment with M295 or M291 kits
• Transport casualty to CCP unit

Basic Lifesaving Steps

Airway – establish an open airway

Breathing – ensure

Circulation - stop bleeding to support circulation

Disability – prevent further

1. immobilize neck injuries
2. place dressings over open wounds
3. splint obvious limb deformities

Exposure – minimize further to adverse weather

Types of Ailments

Shock

Symptoms

1. confusion
2. sweaty but cool skin
3. breathing is shallow, labored, and rapid
4. weak and rapid pulse

Treatment

• keep airway open
• if unconscious place on side in recovery position and monitor airway
• keep the person calm, warm, and comfortable
• elevate lower extremities
• do not give food or drink

Abdominal Wounds

Treatment

• if organs are outside body gently pick them up and place them on top of the abdomen – Do not replace or push organs into the body cavity
• cover exposed organs with a moist clean dressing
• secure with bandages
• if legs are not fractured, bend knees to relieve pressure

Bleeding

Symptom – obvious external bleeding

Convential Treatment

1. apply direct pressure with hand, use dressing if available
2. elevate the extremity if no fractures are suspected
3. use pressure points iwht elevation to control bleeding
4. tourniquet as a last result to stop bleeding. – use to save life at possible loss of limb
5. consider using QuikClot if available

Care Under Fire

1. return fire as directed or required before providing medical treatment
2. if the casualty can function, direct to return fire, move to cover, and administer self aid
3. if casualty is unable to function and you cannot assist, tell casualty to play dead until enemy fire is suppressed
4. if the casualty has life threatening bleeding from a limb, tourniquet first to the limb or amputation – if bleeding is in a location where a tourniquet cannot be applied (armpit or groin) consider QuikClot in conjunction with direct pressure

How To Apply a Tourniquet

1. Place one inch wide constricting band around arm or leg to stop severe bleeding
2. DO NOT USE WIRE OR SHOE STRING
3. Place band two to four inches above injury if possible
4. Tighten band enough to stop bleeding and no more
5. Once in place, do not loosen or remove
6. Leave Tourniquet area exposed for quick visual reference
7. Mark time and letter “T” on casualties forehead in ink or blood
8. DO NOT REMOVE Tourniquet ONCE APPLIED

Eye Injury

Symptom – obvious pain or injury

Treatment

• do not remove any impaled objects
• dress around the object to secure it
• apply bandage lightly to both eyes
• DO NOT LEAVE CASUALTY UNATTENDED

COMMON INJURIES

Sucking Chest Wound

Symptoms

1. sucking noise from chest
1. frothy red blood
2. difficulty breathing

Treatment

• look for an entry and exit wound
• cover holes with airtight seal (plastic, tin foil, id card)
• tape down all four side of seal
• allow casualty to assume position of easiest breathing, preferably on affected side

Fractures

Symptoms

1. deformity, bruising
2. tenderness over specific part of body
3. swelling or discoloration

Treatment

• DO NOT STRAIGHTEN LIMB
• if in doubt, splint injury where they lie if possible
• splint joints above and below injury
• remove clothing from injured area
• remove rings from fingers if possible
• check pulse below injury away from heart to determine if blood flow is restricted by splint

Spinal/Neck/Head Injury

Symptoms - lack of feeling or control anywhere below neck, drainage of fluid or blood from ear, nose, or mouth

Treatment

• if conscious caution casualty not to move
• continuously monitor and check airway without turning head
• immobilize the head and neck

If casualty must be moved…

• use hard surface for stretcher (door, cut lumber, other)
• use as many people as needed to place casualty on stretcher
• one person must immobilize the head and neck
• be sure casualties limbs are secure at the chest and thigh regions
• turn whole body together as a unit

Combating Heat Illness and Cold Injury

	Dehydration	Heat Exhaustion	Heat Stroke
Key Indicators
Mental State	Conscious may be dizzy	Conscious may be dizzy	Sudden Collapse Unusual behavior Altered state of mind
Body Temperature	Normal	Normal	Hot Elevated
Action	Sit down in shade/cool area Provide water Observe	Sit down in shade/cool area Provide water Observe	Call 911 immediately SABC Cool victim
Other Symptoms	Headache Dry mouth Loss of skin Turgor (remains elevated when pinched)	Weakness Headache Dry mouth Nausea Muscle cramps/spasms	Red Face/Skin Strong rapid pulse Wet or dry skin Most likely sweating in younger individuals

Dehydration

Symptoms

1. Dizzy
2. Headache
3. Dry mouth
4. Loss of skin Turgor (remains elevated when pinched)

Treatment – provide water

Heat Exhaustion

Early Symptoms

1. dizziness/weakness
2. headache
3. dry mouth
4. nausea
5. muscle cramps/spasms
6. profuse sweating
7. loss of salt in the body
8. normal body temperature

Treatment

• remove from work or training
• allow casualty to rest in shade or cool area
• provide sips of water
• if symptoms to do not improve in 15 to 30 minutes, transfer to a medical facility
• if signs or symptoms worsen, call ambulance

Late Signs or Symptoms

1. weak and or rapid pulse
2. confusion, unresponsive, or coma
3. loss of bowel or bladder control
4. convulsions
5. cramps in abdomen or limbs
6. pale face
7. dizziness/faintness/weakness
8. nausea or vomiting
9. profuse sweating or moist cool skin
10. normal body temperature

Treatment

• treat for shock
• lay person down in cool area
• loosen/open clothing
• cool body by sprinkling with cool water or fanning (not to the point of shivering)
• give victim cool water to drink if conscious
• seek medical attention

Heat Stroke

Symptoms

1. headache
2. dizziness
3. red face/skin
4. strong, rapid pulse
5. confusion and disorientation
6. hot dry skin or sweating
7. high body temperature (hot to touch)

Immediate Actions

• call 911/local emergency number or radio for ambulance immediately for transport to the medical treatment area
• during combat, transport victim to CCP via unit assets
• lay person down in shade or cool area with feet elevated until help arrives
• give sips of water if casualty is conscious
• if skin is hot and ry to touch, remove clothing – pour water over person and fan
• if casualty begins to shiver, stop fanning, if shivering stops, resume fanning

Treatment

• lay person in cool area
• loosen/open clothing
• cool body by sprinkling with cool water or fanning
• give cool water to drink if conscious, add two teaspoons of salt to one canteen if available
• seek immediate medical attention
• treat for shock

HEAT INJURIES

Burns

• burns may be from heat (thermal), electrical, chemical, or radiation. Treatment is based on depth, size, and severity (termed degree) of burn
• ALWAYS TREAT FOR SHOCK AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE

Thermal / Partial Thickness (First and Second Degree)

Symptoms – skin reddens (sun burn like), painful, blisters

Treatment

• stop the burning process
• apply cool water to affected area
• do not break blisters
• apply clean dressing to affected area

Thermal/Full Thickness (Third Degree)

Symptoms

1. charred or whitish looking skin
2. may burn clear to the bone
3. burn area not painful, but area around burn very painful

Treatment

• stop the burning process
• do not remove clothing adhered to burn area
• cover with or apply clean dressing to affected area

Electrical Burns

• ensure power is off
• look for entry and exit wound
• treat burned area

Chemical Burns

• flush with large amount of water
• flush eyes for at least 20 minutes
• brush off visible contaminants
• keep phosphorous burns covered with a wet dressing to keep air from activating phosphorous
• fingers have a tendency to swell, ensure that rings and jewelry are remove immediately

COLD INJURIES

Hypothermia

Symptoms

1. body is cold under clothing
2. may appear confused
3. may appear dead

Treatment

• move to a warm place
• remove wet clothing
• put on warm clothes or wrap with dry towel
• do not rub body parts
• do not give or consume alcohol

Frostbite

Symptoms

1. skin has a white or waxy appearance
2. skin feels hard to touch

Treatment

• move to warm place
• re-warm affected area with warm water (104 to 108 degrees fareinheit) for fifteen to thirty minutes (not hot water)
• cover with several layers of clothing
• do not rub affected area
• seek medical attention immediately

Alpha Authority

Alpha Authority Flight Cheer

(All together)

A! A little bit louder
L! Listen to us
P! Proud we are
H! Have respect for
A! AUTHORITAY!

Bravo Bombers

Bravo Bombers Flight Cheer
Courtesy of C/Nelson, posted with permission

Leader: We are Bravo Flight
Group: (repeats)
L: Born and raised ready to fight
G: (repeats)
L: We fly low, we fly high
G: (repeats)
L: We drop bombs from the sky
G: (repeats)
L: Bravo Bombers let me hear you
G: (repeats)
L: Say boom
G: BOOM
L: Bravo Bombers get it loud
G: (repeats)
L: Drown out that Alpha crowd
G: (repeats)
L: Say boom
G: Boom
L: One more time, boom
G: BOOM

PT Stretches and Verbiage

               Proper PT Stretching Procedures and Verbiage

Command - response

"Flight, fall in!"  - Flight falls in

"Open ranks, harch!" - First row takes two steps forward, second row takes one step forward, third row stays stationary.  Everyone except cadets on the far left pop up their left arms.  Everyone except the element leader turns their head 45 degrees to the right so you can see the cadet in front of you and the cadet to your right.

"Right up, hun!" - Everyone drops their left arm and comes to attention.

"At double intervals, dress right, hess!" - The flight puts up both arms and people go to double arm spacing.  Note, if there's no one to your right or left, don't put up that arm.  Everyone also bounces on the balls of their feet.

"Right up, hun!" - Everyone drops both their arms and comes to attention.

"Half right, hace!" - Everyone performs a half-right facing movement.

"The first exercise of the day will be toe-touches.  This is a 10 count exercise, we will perform two repetitions.  Position of the exercise - move" - Everyone crosses right foot over left and bends down to touch their toes.

"Ready - begin!" - Everyone continues to touch their toes.  At this point, the flight leader counts 1 through 10.  When they reach 10, the flight counts "1" in unison.

"Switch" - Everyone switches feet.

"Ready - begin!" - Same as before except count "2" after the flight leader reaches 10.  Once the flight says "2", they say "Permission to recover."  At this point, the flight leader comes to attention and says

"Recover!" - *This is said without emphasis on the RE of recover, it should be said in ONE syllable* The flight then comes to attention and responds loudly "Air power!"

"The next exercise of the day will be static knee bend.  This is a 10 count exercise, we will perform two repetitions.  Position of the exercise - move!" - Everyone grabs their right knee to stretch their quad.

"Ready - begin!" - The same procedure as for toe touches follows.  This is the same for all the exercises except for one exception (listed later).

We perform the following stretches in the listed order: Toe touches, static knee bend, calves stretch, sit and reach, and toe-grab stretch.  

** Note: after sit and reach, when the flight asks for permission to recover, the flight leader says "Denied." **

After these basic stretches, there will usually be a 2-3 minute personal stretch.  The verbiage is as follows: 

"The next exercise of the day will be a 3 (or 2) minute personal stretch.  Position of the exercise is at your own discretion.  Position of the exercise - Move.  (Important: Nobody moves.)  Ready - begin!"

With about 10-15 seconds left in the personal stretch, the flight leader will call:

"Standby" - Flight goes to standby.

"Recover" - Flight goes to attention and yells "Air power!"

The flight leader than brings the flight back into formation using the following commands:

"Half-left, hace!" - Everyone turns and faces front

"Close ranks, harch!" - (back row takes two steps forward, middle row takes 1 step, front row takes no step.  Note, front row is closest to flight leader while back row is farthest.)

"Dress right, hess!" (Remember, take little baby steps even if you're far away from the person on your right.)

"Right up, hun!" - Everyone drops their right arm

"Fall out."