7. “Trained personnel will become supervisors because they will be too
valuable to perform hands-on tasks.”
COMMENT: Amateur radio operators, as well as those in other disciplines
should expect this. Trained, prepared, disciplined, and skilled hams will
be in short supply. But, as in any emergency, there will be a number of
volunteers, who will converge. Many will be “experts” and some may try
to usurp the operation.
These persons can usually be utilized, but they must first be registered with
the served agency(s) and oriented to the operation. Emergency Coordinators
and/or RACES Officers may need to implement an impromptu training program.
They can then assign them to certain tasks supervised by trained personnel.