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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. 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

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

8. 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

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

10. 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

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

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

13. 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

14. Questions?