Training Schedule Analysis Capt. Andrew Welsh Training Officer

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Training Schedule AnalysisCapt. Andrew
WelshTraining Officer
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Training Schedule Analysis

• Problem statement
• Review of Changes to CAPR 52-16 Requirements
• Overview of encampment schedule
• Impact on Logistics and Mess Operations
• Balancing cadet training versus activities
• Changes for next year
• Other observations

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Problem Statement

• The current encampment curriculum is
• not optimized for the new CAPR 52-16
• requirements, resulting in undue strain
• in scheduling to accomplish 100
• completion

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Changes to Requirements

• OLD
• US Military 5 hours
• (careers, org, AE, host base)
• CAP-USAF 1 hour
• CAP Ops 3 hours
• (ES, DDR)
• CAP CP 3 hours
• Moral Ldrshp 3 hours
• LLab 10 hours
• PT 6 hours
• Electives 8 hours

• NEW
• AF Fund. 10 hours
• Mission of AF
• Aero Power
• Aero Heritage
• CAP Fund. 10 hours
• ES / CP / AE
• Ldrshp Ethic 16 hrs
• Moral Leadership
• PT
• Drill
• Creative Thinking (GLP)
• Aero Careers 4 hrs
• Career Opps Counseling

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Impact on Schedule

• Refer to hard copy of schedule
• Electives disappeared regular stuff cant
  count
• Added Rocketry fits better than flight projects
• 50 of NCOA curriculum affected, incomplete
  coverage
• NCOA added tank demonstration, lost ldrshp stuff
• Added aviation history, Removed ultimate, standby
  inspection
• Overall not everyone filled 100 - short on AF
  fundamentals due to CAS being so short

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Impact on Log and Mess Ops

• Tight transportation schedule- assumes flawless
  operation and no difficulties
• Late meals Late KP behind schedule
• Planned implemented 5 or 6 flights eating in 30
  minute block, word on street is bottleneck _at_ line
• Suggestion cadets decide outside what they
  want, before they get up to the selection
  areaMess Ops makes this happen (?)

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Balancing Between Cadet Training and Activities

• Activity schedule (A-10s, helicopters, O-flights,
  O-course) optimized for old requirements
• All activities except o-course counted towards
  new reqts
• Cadet training items 30 min for inspection, 1
  hour for drill, 1 hour for formations (all daily)
  optimized for old requirements
• Formations, GLPs, Moral Leadership all count
  towards this reqt overbooked

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Balancing Between Cadet Training and Activities
(cont.)

• Need to relax schedule, and either activities or
  training items need to be cut back
• Rocketry largest contributor to this, by taking
  11 hours of schedule time
• Recommend eliminating 30 min daily inspection
  time, except for a standby inspection during the
  week (Tuesday or Wednesday)

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Changes For Next Year

• Previously mentioned cut back activities or
  training items
• Eliminate inspection time
• Others? (discussion)

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Other Observations

• Switch to Wing echelon w/3 Flts. per Sq.
• Group CCs would be supplemental TRNG or SET
  staff, project officers (ex picnic, rocketry)
• Eliminate Sq. 1st Sgt, have Group and Wing 1st
  Sgt, PT by Group
• Optimizes schedule- Sq. travels together all the
  time (3 Flt/block)
• 1 Squadron per barracks building, easier insp.
  scoring
• Formation could be optimized, takes too long for
  our size (what worked for 8 flights doesnt work
  for 14)
• Next staff marches out before previous is done
• Double time in BDUs
• Squadrons in mass formation, not line
• Seniors only go out once (e.g. COC part of CC
  staff, doesnt go alone)

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Other Observations (cont.)

• Staff training must include evaluation form
  process reality was confusion, procrastination,
  and inflated grading
• Classic parade practice mistake- staff learns
  script while cadets wait- seniors must step in-
  this is a schedule safety issue turned out OK
  though
• Announcements ALWAYS went over time- cadet staff
  can solve this one
• Need at least 1 or 2 more all-hands meeting-
  beginning (distribute hats) end (clean-up)is
  insufficient