1.4 Training of Personnel Training of the Task Unit personnel and project monitors was carried on at several places. Most of it was given at Ft. McClellan, Alabama, with the First RSSU providing the training staff. However, manv memters of this staff had first to be trained in their jobs. This was done through a unit-training program at Ft. McClellan. In addition, a project monitors! course, conducted by members of the First RSSU, LASL, and UCRL, ria held at Ft. McClellan during January 1956. Approximately 100 projec personne! attended the course, which lasted four and one-half days, Training of selected photodosimetry, monitoring, and radiochemistry personnel was conducted at LASL by a ruiober of groups within H-Division. The Navy hospital corpsmen spent approximately eight week. in ita various laboratories, Instrument-repair personnel were specially trained at the Navy facility at Treasure Is)aud, San Francisco, arrangements being made through the Naval Rac‘lulogical Defense Laboratory (NRDL). Also, all Navy civilians used by the Task Units were given four weeks of instruction at NRDL prior to departure for the Pasific Proving Grounds. Monitors! training courses were conducted at Parry and Enyu islands as required. Holmes and Narver personnel were trained as monitors by the H&N organization on Parry Island. . 10 - “ | + TENEeee ee