And you cannot possibly know the intent or success of any encounters CAC may have had - and may never know, but that doesn’t denote a lack of productivity.
It’s clear that a lot of people think he should have seen the cadets a bit more (while others have said that he did see some) and that doesn’t just apply to RIAT (there may be others and I don’t know the full extent, but I’m aware he made to an October camp with RC(N) last year), but regardless of personal opinion it’s folly and unfair to get worked up and complain about things that may or may not have happened, or haven’t yet had chance to come to fruition.
There’s no point wasting time and stress on conjecture or judging someone as the same as another without comparable evidence or experience.
Looks like they are acknowledging that the calling notice which is normally released in November with initial Wing deadlines in January/February hasn’t been released and there are reasons behind it.
Depending on who i believe this looks to be with TK and “another department”, others have said it is relation to the number of F492 raised in 2022 but that should be readily explained due to the high temperatures (although if suitable control measures were in place then the numbers are simply the “expected” numbers scaled up in proportion to the temperature)
I have also heard there is an IBN relating to it which will have more information…but who knows?
I would imagine COS is trying to figure out what to do about it all and how the risk can be better managed. This seems to be his daily role at the moment relating to RAFAC activities and trying to get ahead of issues that were seen in 2022.
i would tend to agree (see ACPS) but those that actually make RIAT happen, and not just those who allow it to happen are trumpeting that it is “business as usual just bare with us”
on the basis that RAFACTE will have offered the RIAT Mgt team their “wish list” of task to be covered that will be on the basis of X00s of Cadets attending and on that basis a “fair go” for all.
if there is only X00s/4 attending that stretches everything not only for the RAFAC RIAT team but RAFACTE as well if they don’t have the manpower (/Cadet power) on the ground to cover those tasks…
Yeah, looks like we now have another age split. So we’ve got cadets, over 16 cadets and then staff cadets. Apparently if you’re 15 or under you can’t do tasking duties. Is this going to become a thing nationwide for all activities I wonder?
So how much of the primary youth aviation themed activities are going to be left for the youth?
ACPS was from 16yrs is now 18
RIAT was from 14yrs now 16
makes me wonder was there any point
1 - dropping the age from 22 to 20 and continual talk of removing staff cadets
2 - dropping the entry age to 12 from 13y13
Ladies and gentlemen the world has changed. Expect the way we do things to change. I think the RAFAC will be under the microscope after 2022. With what happened at RAIT and the PR disaster that was Nijmegen, things have changed. It doesn’t help that HQAC does not trust the volunteer.
RIAT is 14-16 Jul 23
End of the Summer Term in wales depending on the Local Authority is between 20-24 Jul 23
RIAT is before the end of term in Wales,
Does that mean all year 11. 16 year olds cannot attend RIAT
