Maybe because the organisation bolted on fieldcraft instruction as part of what they get out of the course, but didn’t give them a qual to deliver blue or bronze leadership?
It also doesn’t accord with my experience, many JLs I’ve known have assisted on SNCO courses, become staff, led Nijmegen teams.
This is indeed at Blue level as is setting up a Basha. The intent is to ensure all the basics are covered before they deploy. So no reason it can’t be done on a Squadron if you have the staff, space and stores.
Bearing in mind it should be dragon fuel stoves, not hexi 
Curious. Did HQAC consult with CTC Frimley when coming up with the FC syllabus?
Why would we?
There would not be any requirement to do so & certainly no need to do this other than:-
At the start to scope out the syllabus to figure out what works for cadets & what is good practise.
at the end as a peer review / 2nd pair of eyes
potentially in 12-24 months time to help act as outside reviewers on how the syllabus has been developed & delivered in practise.
I personally feel that there needs to be more cross referencing with the ACF/frimley syllabus so the skills are transferable & recognised between cadet forces but there is no obligation to do this & is probably a “nice to have” particularly in the initial reform & role out stage to get the syllabus up & running.
I would hope in 12 months times it’s tweaked to get that link between the cadet forces but I accept it’s not an initial priority.
Bronze
Is this stuff written down anywhere for us to share with those not on social media, also to digest it a bit better?
Not yet, these are just social media snippets/teasers.
“… under the command of an experienced Section Commander …”
Again, if gold fieldcraft is section 2IC level, where are the experienced section commanders coming from?
Patience - they are doing in short bits to give us information as they can. And get people excited about things which are coming.
We can’t quite pick holes in it yet when it’s not been fully released. They’ve been very open with what they are doing, how they are doing it, and if you want to see what’s going on social media (if your in the organisation) before it goes on. There is also a Q&A section available to use for those questions that you.
But at the moment they are interest bits with just an overview with no details, and for a lot of people they are interested because they can see movement, and a structure. Even without the detail.
The staff.
S S S S S M 
I think this question will be answered by timescales. Currently no ATC is at any of the stages. Current FCI would probably count as maximum Bronze.
To progress in knowledge in fieldcraft it’s not just sufficient to be taught it but actually apply that knowledge in an exercise. This has been one downside of the current ATC approach to fieldcraft is that it’s rare for post course consolidation & application meaning that standards slip.
So you are looking at a minimum of 6 - 9 months between levels so with a few exceptions (mainly recognising those who’ve reached a similar standard of knowledge through other courses) I wouldn’t expect ATC gold field courses until 2026 probably 2027 at the earliest as prior to that there wouldn’t be the knowledge pool in the cadets to make delivery worth while.
So it doesn’t matter what the exact standard really is for gold as at this stage it is purely aspirational but having it defined allows the direction & expected standards to be delivered at blue, bronze & silver.
I imagine when we get there the standards/expectations for gold will be tweaked but let’s get there first & then decide 
Is 5, 6, or 7 S & M? It’s jumped around a little bit 
Calling it ‘sudden movement’ makes it another S.
They’re all valid
The Army doesn’t always include spacing and some people say sudden movement for the last S!
How many experienced section commanders do you have on your staff? As a former infantry lcpl, I wouldn’t even include myself in that category.
I think part of the problem is that people want to complete it all in 2 weeks.
Realistically the syllabus should be taking a cadet some time to complete, doesn’t mean they can’t do fieldcraft outside of the syllabus either if units want to run other weekends.
Staff development will almost certainly be a big point, people need to lean on their Wing and Region fieldcraft instructors if they need instruction on anything they aren’t sure of.
The key to being a good instructor is getting to the point where you know what you don’t know, conscious incompetence. At that point you can formulate a plan to move to conscious competence.
I think that’s part of the problem, Wg & region field craft officers become single points of failures.
You almost need two grades of FCI, standard & advanced so the advance instructor can take the pressure off the WFCO & RCFO but doing some of that staff CPD, otherwise your trying to change a car tyre while still moving.