ngjere
EF1
I too was monitoring the net traffic that evening and felt really frustrated by what I heard. More importantly, my wife who is a newly minted member of Skywarn, was listening in too. Her response?
"Why did we go through all that training?"
It's really no secret that this organization has been in a state of "flux" for a couple of years now. With any volunteer organization, you have very passionate individuals that want to guide the organization into the future.
The changes that occurred as a result, ran afoul of some of the long standing volunteer members and I have a feeling may have had an effect on present participation.
And I think the result is what we all heard that evening. An NCO that was clearly in over her head, with little if any apparent support, and multiple lines of storms moving through the area.
And then, the UFO report.
The NCO seemed to be more interested in answering peoples requests for information and at times, clearly did not disseminate information accurately.
And I point the finger squarely at the leaders of the organization for that. The NCO is the most "visible" member of the Skywarn net once it's activated for they "direct" the net activities. Unfortunately, even in a volunteer capacity you need to expect that the NCO has had appropriate training when they accept the position and responsibility.
I guess my wife said it best:
"Why make a report if she's just going to get it wrong?"
Pretty much says it all.
"Why did we go through all that training?"
It's really no secret that this organization has been in a state of "flux" for a couple of years now. With any volunteer organization, you have very passionate individuals that want to guide the organization into the future.
The changes that occurred as a result, ran afoul of some of the long standing volunteer members and I have a feeling may have had an effect on present participation.
And I think the result is what we all heard that evening. An NCO that was clearly in over her head, with little if any apparent support, and multiple lines of storms moving through the area.
And then, the UFO report.
The NCO seemed to be more interested in answering peoples requests for information and at times, clearly did not disseminate information accurately.
And I point the finger squarely at the leaders of the organization for that. The NCO is the most "visible" member of the Skywarn net once it's activated for they "direct" the net activities. Unfortunately, even in a volunteer capacity you need to expect that the NCO has had appropriate training when they accept the position and responsibility.
I guess my wife said it best:
"Why make a report if she's just going to get it wrong?"
Pretty much says it all.
