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not sure if this is the right place for this one,
Being on the most recent run of the back to back IAP/BOTP I'm wondering if anyone has the same perception that IAP for mbrs CFR'd with a few years under their belt (some with CD's) is a rather large waste of taxpayers money. In some cases these mbrs were made to remove capbadges altogether, now branch/regimental cap badges I can see for the sake of the trg establishment but denying the wear of the CF Cap Badge (earned once allready in thier career) seems to me a bit far.
Lets look at it from a trg perspective. In the most recent course
PO 101: Contribute as a member of a military team (with between 5 and 15 Years experience I'm not sure this had any benefit to CFR'd mbrs)
PO 102: Adhere to CF regulations and orders (Again if we havent figured it out by now we wouldn't have had our CO's reccomendations)
PO 103: Operate the service rifle (annual requiremnt for refresher trg)
PO 104: Maintain physical fitness proficiency (CF Express/BFT every year, and had to be passed prior to application for the programs (SCP/CEOTP)
PO 105: Perform drill (Covered during BMQ/PLQ/JLC and every parade since)
PO 106: Administer First Aid (Again refresher and pre-deployment requirment)
PO 107: Operate in a field environment (covered during BMQ - this could be taught during BOTP for CFR's - see proposal at the end)
PO 110: Maintain a safe working environment (Unit safety lectures during annual PD Day's and constant refresher trg)
PO 111: Communicate verbally and in writing (Most CPL's have this down pat and being a CPL is a req for all in service commisioning)
EDO 101: Canadian domestic / international military relationships (very little taught on this 1 lecture topic)
EDO 102: History, heritage, traditions of the profession of arms in Canada (most mbrs have an understanding of this none tested subj)
EDO 103: CF well-being programs and initiatives (never a waste)
EDO 104: Personal management and administrative procedures (most CPL's and even Pte(T) have a fairly decent understanding of the topic to the level that is taught)
The most beneficial part of this course is the half day LPAC.
So a better use of taxpayer money would be to make BOTP a 7 week course (remove week zero - really im sure we can all figure out an in routine in 10 minutes- especially when everyone is on TD)
Run a CFR Specific BOTP course add on PO 107 and LPAC in the first week of the course and save 10 weeks of wages not only of the students but the instructors, the R&Q, Incidentals, and so on.
My thoughts, anyone else on the course care to comment
Being on the most recent run of the back to back IAP/BOTP I'm wondering if anyone has the same perception that IAP for mbrs CFR'd with a few years under their belt (some with CD's) is a rather large waste of taxpayers money. In some cases these mbrs were made to remove capbadges altogether, now branch/regimental cap badges I can see for the sake of the trg establishment but denying the wear of the CF Cap Badge (earned once allready in thier career) seems to me a bit far.
Lets look at it from a trg perspective. In the most recent course
PO 101: Contribute as a member of a military team (with between 5 and 15 Years experience I'm not sure this had any benefit to CFR'd mbrs)
PO 102: Adhere to CF regulations and orders (Again if we havent figured it out by now we wouldn't have had our CO's reccomendations)
PO 103: Operate the service rifle (annual requiremnt for refresher trg)
PO 104: Maintain physical fitness proficiency (CF Express/BFT every year, and had to be passed prior to application for the programs (SCP/CEOTP)
PO 105: Perform drill (Covered during BMQ/PLQ/JLC and every parade since)
PO 106: Administer First Aid (Again refresher and pre-deployment requirment)
PO 107: Operate in a field environment (covered during BMQ - this could be taught during BOTP for CFR's - see proposal at the end)
PO 110: Maintain a safe working environment (Unit safety lectures during annual PD Day's and constant refresher trg)
PO 111: Communicate verbally and in writing (Most CPL's have this down pat and being a CPL is a req for all in service commisioning)
EDO 101: Canadian domestic / international military relationships (very little taught on this 1 lecture topic)
EDO 102: History, heritage, traditions of the profession of arms in Canada (most mbrs have an understanding of this none tested subj)
EDO 103: CF well-being programs and initiatives (never a waste)
EDO 104: Personal management and administrative procedures (most CPL's and even Pte(T) have a fairly decent understanding of the topic to the level that is taught)
The most beneficial part of this course is the half day LPAC.
So a better use of taxpayer money would be to make BOTP a 7 week course (remove week zero - really im sure we can all figure out an in routine in 10 minutes- especially when everyone is on TD)
Run a CFR Specific BOTP course add on PO 107 and LPAC in the first week of the course and save 10 weeks of wages not only of the students but the instructors, the R&Q, Incidentals, and so on.
My thoughts, anyone else on the course care to comment