The Geek National Guard (P.S. Scott, you listening?)

[Wayward Clam]

This is cool, they are proposing volunteer reserve units of technically skilled people to be available in emergencies such as 9/11 and conflicts and such, to help make sure that IT is available to the services that need it.

<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/fcw1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/fcw1.htm</a>

I'm not in the States but if something like this happens in Canada, or if they do a North America wide thing, I am going to volunteer for it.

Windrivers could really be involved in it too, if Scott and Internet.com were interested. God knows these forums weild an awful lot of geek power!!!

[mustangjenni]

I am really happy to see the gov't is placing a plan of action like this in place. Thanks for the link.

[Draggar]

Woohoo! The Geek Corps!

I'd sign up!

[Wayward Clam]

I wonder what criteria they would use to decide who can join, or if anybody can?

What kind of simulations and exercises they would go through?

What would BGT (Basic Geek Training) consist of? Squads of geeks marching around Best Buy? Ironing our "parade" T-shirts? Skipping with CAT-5 cable? Being instructed in close quarters hacker-jitsu?

[craigmodius]

[quote]What kind of simulations and exercises they would go through?

What would BGT (Basic Geek Training) consist of? Squads of geeks marching around Best Buy? Ironing our "parade" T-shirts? Skipping with CAT-5 cable? Being instructed in close quarters hacker-jitsu?<hr></blockquote>

And of course, don't forget to respect your superior officers by giving them the ol' three fingered salute

[Mayhem]

[quote]Originally posted by craigmodius:
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And of course, don't forget to respect your superior officers by giving them the ol' three fingered salute </strong><hr></blockquote>

Where is Three Finger Salute?? Haven't seen him for a while.

[Draggar]

[quote]Originally posted by *MAYHEM*:
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Where is Three Finger Salute?? Haven't seen him for a while.</strong><hr></blockquote>

More like the much more common one fingered salute..

[Mayhem]

[quote]Originally posted by Draggar:
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More like the much more common one fingered salute.. </strong><hr></blockquote>

No I see that one all the time