Hey Volunteers, My dad and, x navy pilot, suggested a good way of staying involved in a SHTF scenario would be the civil defense network. A quick internet search yielded this organization http://www.usraces.org/. This summer I will jump through the hoops and see what happens. Talk about being in on the ground floor of what the government wants the people to know. Not to mention all the training, licensing, and information gained from radio chatter. SPIKE