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Uncle George Whitlow- Veteran USAF TSgt E-6

Born to train

Born to train- the Air Force way. There is my way, your way, the right way, and the Air Force way.

• Tell them how to do it

• Show them how to do it

• Let them do it with supervision

• Watch them do it

• Test them

• Let them do it without supervision

The goal of Whitlow Smoke Schools is to teach you to let reading opacity become second nature. When you see your neighbor's house on fire, you look up and say that is 90% beyond a doubt.

Tell you how to do it:

• pre-test lecture on fundamentals

• who, what, how, where, when, why

• we give precise instructions

Show you how to do it and let you do it with supervision:

• Review of standards- 25%, 50%, and 75%

• Practice makes perfect- choosing the best opacity value

Watch you do it:

We do not use enclosed smoke machines. We watch you take the practice test and make sure you understand and use the correct fundamentals. Fundamentals are everything, just like football.

Let you do it without supervision:

Take what you learn from smoke school and use it in the field to document compliance with EPA visible emissions evaluation. We know that what we teach you is important and that we must be able to make sure you can do your job correctly for 6 months until you come back for additional learning, practice, and evaluation. You can always call us for advice.

George Whitlow's training experiences in the Air Force 1969-1983:

• Aircrew survival training- teach pilots and crew how to survive in enemy territory if the plane goes down.

• Occupational safety and health training- Teach protection for toxic chemicals, hazardous noise, and radiation in the work environment.

• Environmental health training- teach how to avoid communicable diseases

• Chemical, biological, and nuclear warfare training

• Teach doctors how to treat patients for environmental illnesses, occupational illnesses, and warfare illnesses.