They looked at him as if he was "ill prepared", some thinking he was idiotic because of his decision making. One writing, "how can someone forget rule #1 of Boy Scouts? be prepared" or "how could he put his family in this pain?" Showing that they disagreed with his decision on going into the wild.
The answer is 'matrix'. In a matrix organization specialists from different parts of the organization are brought together on a temporary basis to work on specific projects.