Hi, I’ve recently joined my local Sqn as Staff however I spend a lot of time at my partners (who lives some distance away).
Does anyone know if you can be a member of staff on 2 different Squadrons?
TIA
You certainly can and it’s quite common. One Sqn will be your primary on Bader and the other can be added as a secondary. That way, you’ll appear on the staff list for both, can be given SMS access at both etc.
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I second @grounded .
i did this at the start of the “Bader” system. I met my then GF through a Cdt event. While we were both dedicated to our own Sqn, hers did a lot more on the weekends, and a lot more “interesting stuff” and so as a competent Staff member was a welcome pair of hands to her unit. it was a win-win for them, they had extra female cover and I came in tow as someone happy to get stuck in.
It was an “unofficial” attachment, but no different to Squadrons working together, the only exception was i never brought my cadets along. it was telling that for whatever reason i hadn’t joined her Squadron for a while and the next time i did, one of the Cadets asked me “can you come back to 123 Sqn Sir, we miss you” - which was a compliment given i was never “on” the Squadron (even though i attended some parade evenings, i was never on the training programme to teach!)
(it never worked the other way round though, my Sqn events were never seen as an attractive option - i blame the (other) Sqn staff - and to be fair, her Sqn Staff were much more preferable!)
As i say, that was just as BADER was coming into force and certainly before SMS to record events and attending Staff but no one cared.
nowadays I suspect the same would be true, but just make it “proper” by having it recorded on SMS.
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as others have said no issues, even between regions
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Just chat to the OC of your Partners squadron and get them to appoint you through their Volunteer Portal as a Supernumerary position, you’ll then have to accept the posting through your Volunteer Portal.
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