Well I figured I'd take this time to maybe explain a little about what I've been doing for my training. Not sure if you really know what a Signals Officer is but I'll do my best to explain what I've been doing so far.
On this course we are focusing on more of an officer role, planning and preparing. Last week we were writing orders, and developing Courses of Action "COAs", for a hypothetical scenario. We had to develop communication plans using antennas, satellites, radios, computers, vehicles and troops that would provide a wide range of services to units in a battle field. We had to come up with three options and present them to a commander. Kinda geeky when you think about it, seeing how we aren't using the equipment but simply researching it. So that one of the things that we've been doing. Made for a long week.
Also for the last 6 weeks we've had an assignment to create a CR, basically an office, that would handle all sorts of documents. It had to handle different levels of security and meet a bunch of requirements for rooms, buildings, locks etc. It took alot of time to creat it seeing how we have to ensure that every safety measure to protect information is there. Again Kinda geeky.
In 2 week we start another hypothetical excercise. This time, we get to work in a CP where we basically oversee what is happening on a battle field. We brief anyone that comes in on the situation, letting them know whats happened in the past and what we expect to happen. During this week we'll have to create orders and come up with COAs to present to commanders to provide comms to the fighting units. So yeah thats another thing we do, maybe a little less geeky.
So thats what I got right now. Figured I'd let you all know what I'm doing seeing how I'm sure no one really knows what I'm doing.