A look at the Setting up of the Tarp and the Tower

Analysis: EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING

After a discussion on the performance of the 32 ft PVC tower that failed to be erected on Thursday 28 April 2011; it was discovered that there were several factors that contibuted to its failure.  Analysis of the situation determined that the following were probable factors 1) several cadets were not focused on the activity and were not moving as a team, 2) the tower will not be built to 32 ft, but instead 27 ft...stability of the tower after that height is in question 3) several cadets did knot know the basic knots well enough to apply them in a timely manner nor were they skilled in driving steaks and 4) extra personnel may be necessary to insure success.

C/Amn Sarah Del Valle will organize an effort to set up the 27 ft tower on Tuesday, 10 May 2011.  She has selected a base crew made up of C/SrA Juan Vela, Jr., S/SrA Juan Cardec, C/Amn Devin Salazar, C/Amn Sarah Del Valle and C/SSgt Savahna Jimenez.  They will assemble the tower next week.

Alpha and Bravo flight at work setting up the tower and the tarp on 28 April 2011.  Alpha accomplished their mission with the tarp, however the tower did not rise to its set objective.

One element of the tower is that once it reaches a certain point a degree of coodination is necessary otr it will "bow" and could catistropically fail.  This presents a danger.  Objective: Determine if the flaw preventing the tower's completion was in the 1) procedure or 2) the design. 

The tarp was successful: What made this successful?