I am hardly surprised, but it is the voice of experience and a range of opinions on all manner of subjects.
While I would not expect the commandant to personally read through the dross on here (hell, I skip a lot of it myself") I do think there would be a benefit to “staffing it out”, producing a balanced summary and extracting some benefit from this valuable resource.
I have said before, running proposals and ideas through the ACC blender will probably end up with a better end product and avoid sycophants and yes-men.
Completely agree. I’ve found this forum really useful in the past and I think it would help HQAC to see a range of opinions/ ideas from different staff.
While I agree that the CAC probably does not read this they are aware of its existence and the CoC have gone after people on this forum. Also announcements have come out through the CoC after issues or questions have been raised here.
ACC is remarkably constrained and formal compared to the pub after parade nights…
i can understand CAC not reading ACC every night after work, but if she’s gauging the mood music on what people are telling her on her social media, then she’s being frighteningly misinformed as to whats going on.
and, as allways, the truth will eventually out - the people blowing sunshine up her fundament are doing her no favours whatsoever because the longer it takes for the penny to drop, the more damage is done to all involved when it eventually hits the ground.
If you don’t listen to the concerns of a few, regardless of how negative that is bad working practice. I’ve been criticised over the years as a CO, but there has been a conversation and compromise / resolution reached. One the problems within the management of the ACO is no room for compromise, they’ve decided and that’s how it is. As we have seen consultations seem to be pre-decided by those doing the consultations (VR(T) rebadging) or put on the back burner forever and ignored (ie DYER). When I think of some of the bad feelings we’ve had at work over the years, the company have had little room to do much else other than take it on board and make concessions, with a degree of give and take on all sides.
We can’t all go around thinking everything is a world of thumbs up and we think you’re brill (or whatever people put) on FB.
Anyone else seen the letter from CAC to Stn Cdrs? Nothing particularly unusual, except that in the list of badges of rank there is no officer cadet slide, but instead an APO slide (Plt Off on white backing). Would make sense, as it brings things in line with the pre-cse Sgt rank slides as well.
It came to me attached to an email from RC SW, who I must say has struck a suitably respectful and realistic tone with his email, and has been keen to clarify a few points (including mine about wearing the correct insignia only as and when they reach us).
Actually no. That might have happened in the past but I know that at least 1 regional commandant keeps and eye on it to help address problems coming up.
Maybe someone needs to tell this to the official supplier. Now I really don’t know what rank slides to wear on 1st November. Will I be acting pilot officer now rather than pilot officer acting officer cadet?
Is the letter something you think can be shared on here/via DM? If not don’t worry, would just be nice to know what stations are being told about us so we can ensure we’re on the same page. When visiting.
I do love the statement in the letter to VRT officers " you are a uniformed adult volunteer delivering military themed fun".
So will we be teaching the cadets heavy drinking, initiation ceremonies, sleep deprivation, landrover driving when drunk and without FMT 600, mess rugby, mess carrier deck landings, guard duty, fighting in the NAAFI bar
So one of my ex cadets came down tonight and said that in her JIs for joining the real RAF, it explicitly stated that with the change we don’t have to be saluted, called sir/ma’am or otherwise acknowledged.
