With limited time available to train, training should be focused and relevant to role. There is far too much emphasis, and time expended, on periphery subjects that the lads cannot see the point of, other than to tick boxes on `stats’. Human Factors, Working at Heights, Manual Handling - all annually! Yet a person trained to use ranges is trained once in their life and merely has to prove competency occasionally. Far more important! Linked to this, the RAF’s reliance on IT and making troops do their business on IT is a major factor in dissatisfaction. The lads do not even have their own DII accounts due to expense, but are required to service their SJAR’s etc as if they were a regular, with regular rules applied. Training for them is weapons, ranges, tactics, and vehicles - and when it is not programmed, attendance dips dramatically.
There appears to be no promotion courses available. As a Squadron we are struggling for JNCO’s.
It’s beginning to strain my employer’s goodwill that so many courses I need to attend happen on weekdays. This involves me using days leave or relying on employer willingness to free me up. I feel that, with the regulars being paid 365 days a year irrespective of whether or not they work, there should be a compromise here with some courses being offered as part of weekend packages. It’s getting frustrating to find that many courses involve me using my own leave or goodwill from work so that regulars can zip off Friday lunchtime each week as ‘it’s POETS Day’.
For me although the training we do is very good there has to be more integration with regulars. Sometimes the first time you have anything to do with the regulars is when you’re deployed with them, and if they have had bad experiences with reserves you are judged in that category, which isn’t fair. Whereas more integration would help to allay their fears that the reserves were bad.
The ILM training is the best two weeks training I have ever received. I use it in my normal job role and it is recognized. I use it in my reservist role too. Other trade training varies.
My next step is JOD1, but have been informed that they are all booked in advance now on an auto-booking system linked to Cranwell pass outs. Can I suggest keeping one or two vacancies for Reservists on JOD?
I would like more information on the variety of courses available to me.
Training commitment required is more than ‘advertised’ - I have 4 weeks required this year plus 5-6 weekends and large amounts of work to do at home in between. I didn’t expect to do nothing between weekends but I feel the requirement was undersold when applying.
I do not believe that the number of ICSC (AR) and ACSC (AR) courses/places is enough to meet the SOTR (if one actually exists!). Moreover, the scheduling of these career enhancing courses is driven more by the availability capacity of the JSDC to facilitate the course (when there a no scheduled Regular courses) rather than when it is most likely to attract a Reserve audience.
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