CA Wave of OAS Operational Plan
Ok, we need some help fleshing out a concept. Together, we can solve the logistical nightmare of getting
this done. Going to set some goals.
1.) CA field 650k for phase 1.
These people attend, stay for the first couple of days and head home.
2.) CA field 200k for Phase 2. These people will be attending with the intent to stay for a week or more.
Preferably for the duration
3.) This group provide 10% of stated goals.
Now, how to do it.
1.) Split into 2 groups. The Phase 1 people and Phase 2 people. The reason for the distinction is the
logistics of each group is different and the tactics will vary as well.
2.) Once we are into that group, we break into teams of 50. Each group is a standalone unit, responsible
for its self. Each unit will need leader/leaders that communicate with the state leadership to insure unity
and a basic uniformity. For Future and conformity, we will call each of these teams “Companies”. Each
Company will have a Commander (CO) and at least one Assistant.
3.) State leadership will design a basic standard for each of the Companies, based on if they are a phase
1 or 2 group. That standard will include a basic list of the supplies, tools and resources that will be
needed for the group based on their mission. This will include food, shelter, water, sanitation, ect. Once
the standard is developed, we will provide ideas on how to procure the needed materials and supplies
from your local community via donations and low cost solutions to divide the cost across the unit’s
members.
4.) State leaders will focus on helping the individual companies having the tools to unit leadership to be
able to build and field their prospective units. They will disseminate information down to the Company
Commanders to spread to their Company. And yes, we are attempting to set this up very much like a
military unit. We want to be professional, clean and organized. State Leadership will be broken down as
below:
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)
e.)
f.)
g.)
h.)
CA Level CO – Pastor Sylvester Bland
CA XO Jack Closson
Supply
Intel
Transport
Communications
Recruiting
Security
Let’s define these positions.
State CO
This role is to communicate with national leadership and insure that their state is working towards
fielding the numbers set by national leadership based on population, travel concerns and logistical
considerations. The CO will communicate with the other state leaders what the goals are and help those
other leaders work towards achieving those goals. Accountability, assigning leaders, replacing leaders,
ect.
State XO
XO is the CO’s right hand. He/She is responsible for insuring that the CO’s orders are being worked. He
helps organize the state and handles much of the clerical responsibilities of the CO. XO is responsible for
Unit conformity and moral as well. In Reality, the XO will be the main point of contact for most of the
state people. (XO really does all the work and the CO gets all the credit!! :) )
State Supply
Supply’s role is to find resources, determine what resources are needed and to communicate with team
leaders on what they will need and help them find places to acquire said resources. Examples. We will
need Tents, water, food, camping locations. Supply at a state level is not solely responsible for acquiring
these things but in assisting Company level people find those resources at a local level.
State Intel
Intel position is to find legal issues and help team leaders overcome those issues. Regulatory
requirements. Look for state events that are good places for team leaders to go and recruit. Work on
flyers to hand out to churches, VFW, American Legion ect and develop the contacts to disperse out to
state leaders.
State Transport
Organizing mass transport for the state. Car Pools, Bus rentals, fuel donations.
State Communication
Setting up call trees. Building contact info lists for state leadership and being in charge of dispersing info
from State CO and National Communication Director down to Company level. Setting up Alternative
Communication abilities at a state level. Radio Channels, Rally Points ect
State Recruitment
Recruiting Members falls on the individual companies, but State level recruits the recruiters. Finds
Company CO, Vets them, talks and interviews them, then passes recommendations on to State
Leadership. Once Company level CO’s are in place, then helping them recruit members and assigning
new people to the appropriate teams. Highly recommended that this leader in particular, have a “War
Room” with a state map up on the Wall with Pins labeled with Company CO pinned. Will help when
assigning new members to the correct teams for their area.
State Security
This position is multi-faceted. Making sure our teams maintain security will have to be left to each group
based on each company’s skill level. State level, well, would be will be impossible to maintain. BUT
making sure each team is educated on security is a good thing. I think setting up a state level security
team that roams throughout the rally maintaining order might be called for. A team going from company
to company should not be ruled out, but will be difficult and costly, both fuel, man power and time wise.
I think considering security badges for all Phase 2 people should be considered, if resources allow.
All these positions are open and need to be filled. Please Contact Pastor Sylvester Bland @ 951.906.8524
to express interest in these positions. Please be aware, ANY position should be readily handed over to
more qualified people as they join the group. Many, if not all, of us are not qualified for this level of
leadership. For now, we use the resources we have available and hope and pray that more come along
that are more familiar with the realistic logistics.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the
only thing that ever has.”
Believe in yourself, in each other and in our mission. We WILL do this and we WILL do it together. Faith,
brother and sisters, will move DC right into the trash heap where it belongs. Faith in each other. Faith in
ourselves. Faith in our creator. This is what we were born to do. Setup and Lead a team. Make a
commitment. You can do this and be great.
Company Level Logistical Plan
This whole movement is to restore individual rights, but people seem to forget that INCLUDES individual
responsibility. We here in California mean to provide for ourselves as a group. Not wait for someone else
to do it for us. We will lead. Now, for that to happen we need some individuals to step up and lead teams
of 50 people. We will work to get you the members, and a logistical plan to provide for your team. Please
contact us if you are willing to lead a team.
Now, when you slow down and consider the huge task this will be, it can be overwhelming. But, when we
can organize and build a sustainable plan, the individual units can make this a much more realistic and
very achievable goal.
Company Leadership
CO and as many assistants as he can get. The more help you get working on this plan, the better it will
be. CO main job individually is communication with the State staff and relaying that info down to his
team, hopefully with the help of several unit members. Ideally, Company staff will be laid out to mimic
State positions.
Phase 1 Teams
Essentially the Rally, Protest, go home. A team leader for phase 1 would organize and help setup car
pools, Rally points, routes, parking and possibly meals for the short term. Largest responsibility would be
recruiting and organizing transport. Obviously, communication with state leaders and keeping up with
all the info on the PFA site will be crucial to mission success. Major suggestion for these teams is to
really push for this at your local churches. Recruit prayer warriors, get pastoral staff involved in that is a
large benefit. One unit has had great success in accomplishing this. That Company has had churches
donate their church vans and buses to the movement for transportation.
Phase 2 Teams
Phase 2 teams will obviously have all of the things in phase 1 as well, but with allot of additional requirements.
Phase 2 leaders would have a larger role as their team would be in place for a longer period of time. Need Shelter,
sanitation, water, food, essentials, secure location, transport back and forth from camp to DC, ect. A much larger
role and more difficult to say the least. These leaders should rely heavily on help from unit members.
1.) Shelter
a. Camping at location close to DMV
b. Calling Commercial real estate agents and get listings. Contact owners and ask for
the help. You will obviously have a lot of refusals but be diligent
c. Commercial Parking Lots
d. Strip malls
e. Warehouse space
We have had some success. So far we have secured a small strip mall that is vacant that the owner said
we can use if we will pay the water bill and the electric bill for the month of May. We have a patriot that
owns a commercial parking lot with fresh water in Arlington VA donate his lot. We have also been able to
secure an industrial warehouse that is vacant. Owner there says water is not avail, but still. Good
location. Will take LOTS of phone calls and you will be rejected many times before you succeed. Don’t
get burned out, but keep up the pressure. Make sure before making these calls, you COMPLETELY
understand Col Riley’s plan. The owners will question you and want to understand. 75% will dismiss you
off hand. As you push forward, when you get a bite, they will want details on the movement.
UNDERSTAND the plan and be able to articulate it to the land owner. Make your case and recruit him.
Obviously, refer any questions that you cannot answer to the PFA team.
2.) Sanitation
a. PortaPotties
b. RV’s
c. Trash collection and disposal
d. Shower tents (use baby wipes!!)
e. Dump stations
f. Dish washing
g. Toilet paper and a resupply plan
RV for each Company would be great we believe. The Bathroom is limited obviously, but pulling back to
a dump station once a day is a realistic plan. Just make sure you plan multiple routes to the dump
station and better have several mapped out in case one is closed, full or the line is too long. Shower
facilities will be nice as well but watch water consumption if your team didn’t secure a location with
water. Showers are a luxury. Very good for moral obviously, but limit them.
3.) Food
a. Begin stocking up NOW.
b. Consider precooked, shelf stable foods first as they can be eaten cold or use less fuel
and effort to provide meals
c. Group should focus on providing 1 warm meal per day.
d. Members should supply their own meals as much as possible
e. Go to churches that support the movement. They have pantries.
f. Ask people to double up every meal they prepare. Can the leftovers. Get people that
are not attending to do this now.
g. Develop a resupply plan. Have a supply shopping list and have a team pot for cosco
runs
4.) Water
a. Get a location with water if possible
b. Work with team leaders who were able to secure water and work with them to figure
out a delivery system.
5.) Transport
a. Car Pool
b. Church Vans
c. Church Buses
d. I heard a good idea was to bring bikes for when traffic gets impossible. Not sure
about this
e. Ask for fuel donations from local business. (we have had one station offer 20 fill
ups)
f. Routes, you need lots and lots. Have paper maps in addition to your GPS and phone
6.) Communications
a. Call trees with all unit and state leaders
b. Email Lists
c. 2 way radios (ham 2 meter, CB, handhelds)
d. Rally points – Several throughout the city
e. Every unit should have a good video camera at least. We cannot rely on media, so
we will have to be able to document and report ourselves. We are the Media.
Obviously this plan is a rough draft. We need advice on all of these phases and will adapt the plan
accordingly. Please understand, I have NEVER done anything even remotely close to this. I would argue
that outside of the pentagon, none of us have. We will have to work and develop this as we go. Please
understand this and help us overcome those obstacles that we encounter, not just bash what will not
work. CONSTRUCTIVE CRIT is a must of course, just please work on SOLUTIONS, not problems. Please
contact Pastor Bland with thoughts, ideas and ways that are working for your teams. Also, please bear in
mind, I am NOT a writer so please don’t beat me for my grammatical errors.
The OAS Plan itself, please direct all questions to the PFA site. We in the state leaders are working ONLY
on the logistics. The Plan is all PFA and Col Riley. We cannot change the plan, modify it, or influence it
for that matter. The Staff at PFA is supposed to be top notch, we are not looking to modify anything
there, just make sure that California has a great showing in DC. Any and all people looking for leadership
places will be considered. Especially Chris’s job, I will gladly hand this over to someone more qualified!!!
Thank you for being a Patriot!
God Bless,
Pastor Sylvester Bland 951.906.8534 mail@patriotsforamerica.ning.com
Individual Plan
Bug Out Bag/72 hour bag
This is a backpack you can grab and go. It needs to be designed so that you can carry it, get what you
need out of it, without dumping the whole thing out, but still has all of the things you need to SURVIVE
for 3 days. This is NOT the place for luxury. Want you to do an experiment. Take all the things you
THINK you need to survive for a 3 day period, put it out on the living room floor. Lay it all out. Now look
at it, can you fit that into a backpack that you have the strength to carry. Will it fit? Probably not. Even
if you are one heck of a packer, get it all in there, I bet it weighs too much for you to carry. Need to thin
it out.
Ok, First, take the coffee pot out. You know you thought about it. Take out the 5 changes of clothes
Ladies.
Here is what is in mine
1.) Emergency Blanket
2.) Small first aid kit
3.) Water purification
4.) Flash Light with extra batteries
5.) Fire Starter
6.) Multi Tool
7.) 100ft paracord
8.) Poncho
9.) Alcohol stove\sterno
10.) 3 pair of WOOL SOCKS. Yes they itch, But a MUST HAVE
11.) 1 change of clothes in a water proof bag
12.) 4 or 5 black trash bags
13.) Small metal pot for cooking\eating
14.) Paper map and compass ALONG WITH THE ABILITY TO READ IT!!!
15.) Water bottle
16.) 2 way radio, cell phone, extra batteries
17.) Trail rations
18.) Personal medications
19.) Toothbrush\paste
Car Kit/ Foot Locker
This is a small, plastic footlocker. In this will carry the more luxury items that will really make your stay
camping rather comfortable.
1.)
2.)
3.)
4.)
Small 2 man tent
Camp Cot\pad\air mattress
Camp Stove and fuel. (optional for teams if a kitchen is supplied by team)
Cans of food. Soups, chili, stews, meals in a can. Try and have 1 week. Peanut butter, Trail
Mix, snack foods you can carry. Cans of Ensure? Slim Fast bars/
5.) Sleeping bag
6.) Ear Plugs
7.) More batteries for flashlight and Radios/phones
8.) More Clothes 4 days most
9.) Soap
10.) Towel\washcloth
11.) Mesh Laundry bag
12.) Book\entertainment
13.) Water bottles. Think of empty bleach bottle. Sturdier, better lid, plus the residual bleach
will purify at least on the first fill up
That case can hold all I need for 1 week. I can lock it, Water proof. 24 bucks at Walmart.
SSG V put this together and I thought it was great.
72 hour kit
Things to have on you at all times
A Battle Buddy. Go nowhere without your battle buddy and they go nowhere without you. GO
NOWHERE WITHOUT YOUR BATTLE BUDDY!!! Do not tell your battle that you "will be right
back". Take them with you. Battle, make sure you go with them. I mean this. Safety in numbers
and redundant safety is critical. Make sure your battle knows anything about you that you
would want a Dr. to know if you were in an accident and were unconscious. Like, where your
medical health card is. Get to know each other. Keep in mind that things could go terribly
wrong here. Plan for it.
Drivers license & Military ID or other. I strongly recommend you have at least 2 forms of
identification and have that info also copied on paper in color at least 2 copies. Dog tags are
great. 1800nametapes.com.
Medical health card. Meds, allergies, blood type, medical emergency contact person info etc.
Keep the medical info in ziplock baggie with your copies of ID etc. This will protect it during rain
or other and also keep it organized. Keep this in an easy to access area on your person.
Preferably a shirt or coat pocket. Think EMT or other emergency first responder personel. If you
are unconscious for some reason this information is critical. Put an ICE contact name and
number in this info. (ICE, (In Case of Emergency) Remember you will be in a foreign land. DC.
We will not be welcome. Expect hostilities and plan accordingly.
Toilet paper and daily med kit. Ziplock bag
Contact phone list with address or GPS coodinates where you are staying, on paper, in case you
lose your phone or it gets destroyed, stolen or confiscated. Again, keep it in a ziplock bag.
Cell phone and charger. There are a number of emergency weather radios that have solar and
hand crank chargers that can be hooked up to your cell phone for charging. They are small and
light. Cheaper than dirt, Omahas etc. Plan as tho you will be in the wilderness. No access to
electricity. Extra ziplock bag to put your phone in if it rains. Are you seeing a pattern here?
Writing pad and pen. Ziplock.
WATER!!! I strongly recommend a camelbak hydration pak with small backpack. This allows you
to have 2 liters of water on you at all times as well as storage for all the other items that you
need to carry with you each day. Available at Army surplus, Omahas, Cheaper than Dirt or some
sporting goods stores. If you don't have a Camelbak make sure you have at least 2 canteens and
a way to carry them. Again, available at army surplus.
Foot powder, extra socks, good shoes. If your feet go down, you go down.
Take care of your feet!!!
Hand sanitizer.
Insect repellent.
Flashlight and extra batteries.
Multi tool or pocket knife if law allows.
Nitrile gloves, several sets in ziplock.
Recommend you bring some dust masks (N-95 rated) in case of outbreak of some kind.
Individual first aid kit. (IFAK) Army surplus, Omahas, Cheaper than dirt, etc.
IN YOUR IFAK MAKE SURE YOU HAVE IMMODIUM AND PEPTO!
Rain gear, poncho, jacket for cool weather etc.
Hat, sunglasses, sunblock.
Space blanket, (about the size of a deck of cards) Army surplus, Omahas...
Food, snacks etc. Think, "I might not get home tonight". Water, shelter, food.
MRE's (with heater) are a really good source of calories and are compact and easy to prepare in
the field. (Stay away from the mexican dishes).
Money in 2 locations. Small or moderate amount in "common" spot, larger amount in more
"hidden" location. Ziplock. If you get mugged you don't lose it all. Your welcome.
Compact chair, folding etc.
Extra Ziplock baggies.
Bandana, Sheyma or balaclava to protect face etc.
Recommended. Gas mask/Pro mask. Think about this. We are no longer in America. You've
seen it on the news in other countries. They were doing what we are planning. If we are lucky,
gas will be their first defense. If we leave they win. If we have Pro masks we stay. I expect they
WILL use gas. Omahas, army surplus, Cheaper than dirt (CTD), etc.
2 way/CB radio.
Daily items to be left at base camp (if you have one).
72 hour ruck sack or super ruck to hold all your packable gear. Make sure you can carry it. Army
Surplus, Omahas, CTD etc.
Extra water. THINK. How long am I "planning" to be here?
Extra food. Again How long am I "planning" to be here, and then realize "plans change".
Prescriptions or other daily meds. Enough to carry you thru, Especially prescriptions.
Toothpaste and toothbrush.
Personal toiletries, razor, soap, wash rag, deodorant, towel etc.
Extra toilet paper, good storage method is to vacuum seal with food saver. 1 roll will shrink
down to about a 3rd of normal size and it is waterproof.
Rubbing alcohol for your feet. Use it at least once every 2 days if you don't get to bathe. ^
TRUST ME ON THIS ONE ^ Clean, dry feet are critical.
Body powder, think corn starch. DO NOT USE FOOT POWDER AS BODY POWDER!!!
Sleeping bag, pillow and sleeping pad, cot or air mattress.
Extra batteries.
Extra clothes, undergarments etc.
Ice chest/Cooler.
Laundry detergent, and quarters (if you plan to stay that long)
Extra Ziplock baggies.
My mindset is always, "what is vitally essential if I have to walk home from here and especially,
what do I not need? Don't take it if you DON'T NEED IT, don't leave it home if you DO NEED IT
or, would I want to hump this home on my pack if I don't really need it?
REALIZE and understand that this is a major operation. This is not a weekend, recreational
camping trip. It is a serious operation and things can and probably will go different than what
you think. Don't be a liability to your battle buddy or your team. Be prepared.
Plan for the worst, hope for the best. Good luck!
SSG V