We’re now a little over 2 weeks away from the new year, and at a point when may people start considering what they want their new year to look like. So what changes are you hoping to make to your cadetship/volunteering over 2024?
I’m hoping to rebalance some of my attendance, to take more time away during the week so I feel properly refreshed at work, but also to be able to commit more to supporting weekend activities such as escorting duties, road marching (for next year’s season) and community engagement activities.
There are also plans afoot for me to gain further sports/physical training qualifications (I already hold Leadership in Running Fitness), so that we can deliver more of this sort of training on unit. My squadron used to have quite a large number of cadets go on to join all 3 regular forces, but in recent years the cadets that have tried have really struggled to pass the fitness tests. I hope to be able to give them the tools they need to turn this trend around.
2024 is trying to get my RMQs sorted out, I hold more or less every other Qual I need to deliver what I want to. My second resolution is to mentor staff to getting quals too, so I don’t become the single point of failure.
Taking time to recharge and decide where I want to focus my volunteering on return. Key thing is to make sure I get more enjoyment out of it than stress.
