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More training nights? No.
Longer ones? Yes.
Provided of course that they are on the weekend.
Longer ones? Yes.
Provided of course that they are on the weekend.
More training nights
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Background Info on CFAO 49-6 : (Emphasis is mine)
Bandmaster is right, the best thing to do is optimize the time we do have. Not only do many cadets have other commitments, such as sports, volunteering and part time jobs, but in some squadrons, it can actually be impossible to get the supervision needed to have even more training. Basically, you need a minimum of one paid staff responsible for the event/activity, but CIC officers only have a limited number of days for which they are paid. You run out of paid days, and you run out of time to run activities.
The real issue here is finding ways to optimize the time we DO have.
Bandmaster is right, the best thing to do is optimize the time we do have. Not only do many cadets have other commitments, such as sports, volunteering and part time jobs, but in some squadrons, it can actually be impossible to get the supervision needed to have even more training. Basically, you need a minimum of one paid staff responsible for the event/activity, but CIC officers only have a limited number of days for which they are paid. You run out of paid days, and you run out of time to run activities.
The real issue here is finding ways to optimize the time we DO have.
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As a former cadet myself, I remember that for alot of our 'extra' training events (i.e. Drill Team, First Aid, Marksmanship, etc.) the CIC and CI staff volunteered their time, as they didn't have the budget to provide for the events over and above the minimum that was provided for in the budget.
Now with CFAO 49-6 taking effect, cadet units are going to feel alot of strain to maintain the level of extra training events. I imagine that most will end up juggling their CIC budgets so that on a regular parade night, possibly only one of the unit's officers is on paid status, with the rest being non-paid/volunteer status. Then for the other training events a similar situation will follow.
Also, it may make sense for multiple cadet units (regardless of their respective branch) within close proximity to one another, to pool their CIC resources for collective training events so as to maximize the economy of requiring one paid position supervising the event. This could be done for events that's training is relatively universal to the 3 cadet branches, i.e. first aid, marksmanship, biathlon, Duke of Edinburgh Award, etc. That way, the unit's training tempo can continue unhindered by budgetary restrictions caused by CFAO 49-6 which otherwise may have precluded conducting such events.
Now with CFAO 49-6 taking effect, cadet units are going to feel alot of strain to maintain the level of extra training events. I imagine that most will end up juggling their CIC budgets so that on a regular parade night, possibly only one of the unit's officers is on paid status, with the rest being non-paid/volunteer status. Then for the other training events a similar situation will follow.
Also, it may make sense for multiple cadet units (regardless of their respective branch) within close proximity to one another, to pool their CIC resources for collective training events so as to maximize the economy of requiring one paid position supervising the event. This could be done for events that's training is relatively universal to the 3 cadet branches, i.e. first aid, marksmanship, biathlon, Duke of Edinburgh Award, etc. That way, the unit's training tempo can continue unhindered by budgetary restrictions caused by CFAO 49-6 which otherwise may have precluded conducting such events.
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