CHALLENGES

There are currently 2 challenges in progress at STARFLEET Medical:

 

Organiser: CAPT Roberta Staymates SFMD

Duration: Ongoing, no set end date

Scope: Fleetwide (open to all members of SFI)

Description: Reading has been linked to the following benefits: improved brain connectivity, encourages better  sleep, reduces stress, lowers blood pressure, lowers heart rate, fights depression symptoms and prevents cognitive decline associated with aging (link)

 

The STARFLEET Medical Reading Challenge commenced on the 1st of March! But you can join at any time.

 

Please join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/629694422582052

 

You must answer the questions and provide your SFI membership number (SCC) to join as per STARFLEET regulations. You will not be permitted to join if you do not answer the questions.

 

All files required for the challenge have been added to the facebook group.

 

The challenge is simple, you just read. Read whatever you want, as much or as little as you like, any genre, any age. You will fill out a live excel spreadsheet (that is in a post in the featured section) with your name, SCC number, ship name, region, book title, author, and pages read. The spreadsheet will auto calculate totals.

 

Certificates will be awarded to everyone who participates.

 

There will also be monthly awards for the most read per person, per ship, and per region.

There will occasionally be monthly challenges, for instance, this month we may give double pages read for Sci Fi, or historical…etc. APRIL’S SPECIAL TOPIC IS COMEDIES.

 

Always, any Star Trek books or STARFLEET manuals will be double pages scored.

 

 

Description: Walking can offer numerous health benefits to people of all ages and fitness levels. It may also help prevent certain diseases and even prolong your life. Walking is free to do and easy to fit into your daily routine. All you need to start walking is a sturdy pair of walking shoes. Read on to learn about some of the benefits of walking –  (link)

Each month, we will travel along another leg of our journey to explore and establish a human colony in the Proxima Centauri system. At 4.25 light years distance, Proxima Centauri is the closest star system to our own Terran system. Research has shown that one of the planets in the Proxima Centauri system exists within the habitable zone of that star. We aim to travel there and establish the first extra-solar system human colony on that planet.

As a participant, you will keep track of your own steps using an app, a smart watch, a pedometer, etc. and submit your steps to your Regional Assistant Surgeon General (ASG).

Phase II in our mission to Proxima Centauri:

APRIL 2024: “SLINGSHOT PAST SATURN”

The second phase in our mission is to leave the inner solar system and journey to Saturn. These state-of-the-art ion drives are incredibly powerful and capable of reaching velocities of 0.25 light speed. However, they accelerate VERY slowly. To increase our speed, we’re going to use a gravity assisted slingshot manoeuvre past Saturn in order to increase acceleration and conserve fuel. We’ll be flying through the outer reaches of the Solar System in no time.

HIT IT!

The schedule for April will be:

Week 1: April 1 to April 5

Week 2: April 5 to April 12

Week 3: April 12 to April 19

Week 4: April 20 to April 30

Once the week ends, you will total up the steps you have traveled over that period. You will then have 48 hours to submit those steps to your Regional ASG (i.e. Week 1 ends on Friday, March 8th, therefore you have until Midnight PST on March 10th to submit your steps). Any steps submitted after that time will not be accepted. Please submit steps and only steps, no other units will be accepted.

Here is a handy conversion guide: (link)

If you do not know who your Regional ASG is, please consult the following website:
https://medical.sfi.org/office-of-the-surgeon-general/serving-officers/

If your region does not have an ASG, please submit your steps using the following form:
https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSeOFfOYPqv…/viewform…