out of curiosity, where did you find the RAF Guide?
Edit, found it on the Defence Brand Portal
But yes, if that’s policy we should follow them.
I have found it on sharepoint recently, but don’t seem to have saved a copy.
from the RAF Guidelines with regard to RAF Badges.
You should never use the Royal Air Force badge alone on a communication or instead of the Royal Air Force logo.
Official Royal Air Force badges should be used subordinate to the Royal Air Force logo within Royal Air Force communications.
Sorry for the resurrection. But I notice the sponsored posts on Facebook for army cadet CFAV’s again.
There was a rumour about the RAFAC doing a national staff and cadet campaign… anyone know about this?
Is anything going to materialise soon now that we are all getting back and need both staff and cadets?
I noticed them recruiting via FB marketplace today too. It’s almost like the sponsored ads aren’t enough - and then I saw the typos and realised they should’ve stuck with the sponsored ads!!!
But no, not seen/heard anything beyond rumour about national recruitment.
I thought it got scrubbed cause of £££
That would be a shame.
It’s been needed for close to a decade but now more than ever
By pure luck, was chatting to an indirect work colleague last night - in the next couple of months, he will be moving to my “bigger” company. Until he took up the employment, I think he was linked to a sqn as an ex-cadet but they were trying to persuade him to come back - in uniform. Not feasible with his work schedule.
The move across will give him a much work roster, so I have (hopefully) persuaded him to approach Norfolk Wg to join as a CI - I don’t think that they will turn him down (pilots are always invaluable 
) - he also has a BLA ticket. 
Interesting thread and some good ideas. We would definitely have more staff if it wasn’t for the really drawn out form filling process. You’ve got to be quite determined to join, which I suppose is not a bad thing.
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I’ve found that people don’t mind some form filling and a day’s training, but not being allowed on Sqn until they have DBS (6+ weeks) then not being allowed off Sqn for 6 months’ probation does ruin most new staff’s enthusiasm. I think both of these are unecessary restrictions and could be done much better.
I’d suggest submit DBS, then must be supervised at all times, like a visitor, until it’s received. Probation should start from DBS submission and encourage participation in events on and off Sqn, but with appropriate support and supervision.
The better courses on Ultilearn and a replacement for Ultilearn that actually works properly are good progress.
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Or… wait for it… heres a thought…
ELECTRONIC DBS.
Returned in under 48 hours.
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Definitely, electronic DBS would be fast enough that staying away from the Sqn until it arrives wouldn’t be an issue. Probation is still too long and too restrictive though.
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All agreed.
Our recruitment process and tools for both staff and cadet is a cross between Medieval and post apocalyptic failure.
If your lucky, electronic DBS will not speed up the police check parts so if any of the constabularies involved have big backlogs or are just slow then that part will still take the same amount of time. What will be saved is the passing through the chain and then the few days sat on the desk of someone at Cheadle Hulme to be loaded onto the system and started
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The latest for an over 18 cadet took 6 weeks for them even look at it to be told its incorrect
Few days…
I’m not sure how an organisation can expect to recruit and more importantly retain people when the process is longwinded and convoluted.
The process makes applicants jump through hoops and wait for extended periods of time. The system in place makes no sense and is wasting the time of applicants. this then deters them from staying and we are back to square one again.
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