Mapping Certification

"It is important to know where you are at and where you are going. It's also important to know where you came from even if you do not know where you're at. Maps can do that!"

'''-Capt. Don'''

Origin of Certification
Not long ago someone somewhere had to go some place and found it, and could not get back home. That someone was a kid looking for his dog, had he mapped his neighborhood he would have found his way back home.

Years ago a man and a woman set out for a place, they kinda knew where it was but not really. Had they gotten an address and had a map they would have found it sooner.

Tomorrow some such persons GPS is going to break, they may be lost, but a map could help them with that!

This is what Mapping Certification is all about!

Adults
Adults who wish to be mapping certified must show their CO that they can read a map, get places with a map, and function with out a GPS. Commanding Officers can award this certification at their own discretion.

Junior Members
Junior members, under the age of 18, must demonstrate their knowledge and abilities to a senior officer. They must: All certifications may be adjusted for age. In order to maintain certification, knowledge must increase as age advances.
 * Show they can read and follow a simple map.
 * Physically map out their neighborhood.
 * Physically map out another neighborhood.
 * Physically map out a park or a zoo.
 * Prove that if dropped of at an area charted on one of their own maps that they can find their way back to a specific point.

Youth Corps
For members of the Starfleet Medical Corps: Youth Corps the certification is connected to a pin approved to be worn on a sash.