Tango_Lima
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Hi folks,
Wacking this one in here because I'm looking for a more auggie-centric view, but understand if it gets moved...
Confession time:
I was a Spacey myself for a million years and I've been asked a few times since I left to help my old squadron out with the odd thing ie: driving cadets to gliding, being the extra body to keep staff:cadet ratios kosher for AT, teaching a lesson on whatever etc
That's all above board and everything with me being on the books as a Civilian Instructor. (Mentioned this when I joined the reserves and there were no problems/issues as far as the FS Recruiting was concerned at the time, although it's not something I've shouted about to everyone else)
Anyway, the question I'm getting asked at the cadet end (usually when being introduced to people: "This is T_L, he's a reservist....") is "Why aren't you involved as a Service Instructor/Helper and doing xyz?"
I know that this is theoretically possible, but IF I was to consider going down this route:
1) Who would I be expected to approach on the Squadron? Would it be the immediate chain of command or the admin office (on the basis that the section commander has more important/relevant things to worry about)? I know permission obviously derives "from the CO".
2) Is it worth someone as low down the CoC as myself even looking into it? I won't even be completely trade trained for a couple of months (I'd imagine asking the question before then would go down like a lead balloon). Would the idea of an LAC offering to assist his local ATC be laughed out of the room?
Counter argument would obviously be that I'm already assisting, just without a uniform. Surely I don't become less qualified by being a reservist?
I'm interested to know what the score is on this. Even if it is just so I can let enthusiastic Virtual Reality Troopers down gently when they approach me as the font of all knowledge and solution to all their problems. DT_Xtremez_35:
Wacking this one in here because I'm looking for a more auggie-centric view, but understand if it gets moved...
Confession time:
I was a Spacey myself for a million years and I've been asked a few times since I left to help my old squadron out with the odd thing ie: driving cadets to gliding, being the extra body to keep staff:cadet ratios kosher for AT, teaching a lesson on whatever etc
That's all above board and everything with me being on the books as a Civilian Instructor. (Mentioned this when I joined the reserves and there were no problems/issues as far as the FS Recruiting was concerned at the time, although it's not something I've shouted about to everyone else)
Anyway, the question I'm getting asked at the cadet end (usually when being introduced to people: "This is T_L, he's a reservist....") is "Why aren't you involved as a Service Instructor/Helper and doing xyz?"
I know that this is theoretically possible, but IF I was to consider going down this route:
1) Who would I be expected to approach on the Squadron? Would it be the immediate chain of command or the admin office (on the basis that the section commander has more important/relevant things to worry about)? I know permission obviously derives "from the CO".
2) Is it worth someone as low down the CoC as myself even looking into it? I won't even be completely trade trained for a couple of months (I'd imagine asking the question before then would go down like a lead balloon). Would the idea of an LAC offering to assist his local ATC be laughed out of the room?
Counter argument would obviously be that I'm already assisting, just without a uniform. Surely I don't become less qualified by being a reservist?
I'm interested to know what the score is on this. Even if it is just so I can let enthusiastic Virtual Reality Troopers down gently when they approach me as the font of all knowledge and solution to all their problems. DT_Xtremez_35: