Air Cadets grounded?

[Arclite01]

Post #4010

The written reply is a classic example of hiding the numbers behind the statistics. The wrong question was asked and therefore the wrong answer is given.

The question should have been:

1. How many Cadets were part trained (before/after the 'pause') ?
2. How many were trained to full solo standard (before/after the 'pause') ?
3. How many were trained to Advanced status (before after the 'pause') ?
4. How many were trained at ACCGS before/after the 'pause') ?
5. How many were trained at VGS before/after the 'pause') ?
6. How many VGS instructors have regained their quals since the 'pause' ?
7. How many VGS instructors held quals before the 'pause' ?
8. How many VGS instructors held Vigilant Quals before the 'pause' ?
9. How many VGS instructors hold Vigilant Quals now ?
10. How many VGS instructors held Viking Quals before the 'pause' ?
11. How many VGS instructors hold Viking Quals now ?

I suspect the figures given in the written reply are wanton distortions of the numbers.

For sure the number of part trained to full solo trained is probably now 98/2 rather than a previous split of more like 55/45

For sure the number of VGS instructors to ACCGS instructors is way down again probably now 15/85 rather than 95/5

In other words the ACCGS figures are skewing the whole picture. The written reply suggests everything is fine. The reality totally different.

The people asking the questions don't know what questions to ask.......... ergo we are not comparing apples with apples.........

Arc