Cadet Jamie Douglas RCLS-OTS Fall 2011 The Squadron Meeting Cadet Jamie Douglas RCLS-OTS Fall 2011

Overview Planning Before, During, And After The Meeting Meeting Do's and Don't's Activities The Staff Briefing Resources

Planning Every meeting must have a purpose. Fail to plan, plan to fail Have a a mission statement or squadron values. Have a quarterly plan. Plan with staff and Senior Members. Short/Long term goals Listen more than you talk Make it fun Make it a team effort What do I want the cadets to go away with?

Three Questions Where are we? Where do we want to be? What is it going to take to get us there?

How Do You Plan? Quiet Music Individually/In a group Banner paper Laptop Notebook Weekend/Meeting Night Careful thought Impulsive

Before The Meeting Establish Staff If you don’t need a staff position, don’t create it. Have a weekly call down. Schedule all activities Yahoo groups Get your schedule out early Expect it to be changed

Sample Schedule 0900 Opening/ Overview of Meeting                                                                         C/Lt Col Pravel 0910 Inspection                                                                                                        C/CMSgt Gardiner 0920 Drill Block 1                                                                                                      C/SrA Webster 0955 Leadership Presentation                                                                                C/MSgt Chandler 1055 Break                                                                                                           1105 Flight Commander Time/GLP                                                                            C/2d Lt Durand 1205   Drill Block 2 / GLP                                                                                           C/MSgt Chandler    1230 Break                                            1240 Announcements                                                                                                        Senior Staff        1300 Dismiss                                                                                                                  C/Lt Col Pravel

During The Meeting Start on time Stick to schedule but remain flexible Assign a cadet to greet new cadets Maintain a positive attitude CAP is a training ground

After The Meeting Assign Element Leaders to call absent cadets Debrief Base next meeting on the course of the prior meeting

Meeting Do's and Don'ts Have something fun during your meeting Drill should not be used as your filler GLPs should not be used as fillers The more the cadets are doing outside of classes the better Ensure you are still getting your meeting objectives met Current with training syllabus

Activities Plan for monthly activities Include training activities in addition to fun activities Start a drill team, color guard,  or CyberPatriot team

The Staff Briefing Should be held as often as needed Should be brief and informative Set a start and end time Overview Feedback

Resources CAPP 216 CP Officer Handbook CAPP 52-15 Cadet Staff Handbook Cadet Great Start Ground and Urban Direction Finding Team Tasks Squadron Training Plan www.capmembers.com/cadet_programs/library/

Questions?