Originally Posted by
POBJOY
The more this sorry saga goes on the more suspicious I get re the motives emanating from 2 FTS.
The whole ' jam tomorrow ' scenario looks to be an excuse for easing away from an essentially volunteer run organisation and building up a new set up (big hubs, accommodation blocks, transport requirement,.catering requirement, etc) just like a mini Syerston, and no doubt run like the AEF.
And who will run these operations (devoid of Staff Cadets and CI's). Well HQAC itself have become a convenient 'home' for Pension toppers so why change the model.
In any other organisation the leaderless top would have long gone, and a new regime imposed by the shareholders, but in the AC organisation the VOLUNTEERS and Cadets are those paying the price for the gross failures of others. The VGS were just lied to, and their efforts dismissed by those that were incapable of doing their own job to a satisfactory level. The TRUTH has been watered down by 'cascading' rubbish from HQAC and 2 FTS to the point that they must know what they are saying is not based on facts yet they bring on more Ce-lebs, and carry on. Utterly disgraceful and a good enough reason to say :- It 'WAS' a great organisation that ANYONE could join and explore their potential. They have completely failed the 'AIR' word, and have just become burdened by job sitters and non deliverers. To the Volunteers I say You are/were better than them and really showed what VENTURE ADVENTURE was all about., sorry you were shafted by such a sorry bunch.
Big hubs etc, so cadets and staff have to travel the night before, spend one or two days on site then go home. At the age range involved the older ones will have things like exams coming up etc, parents are going to kick back. One day maybe aceptable but a whole weekend, and what if flying is cancelled. This sounds like an FTRS make work for the boys and girls and nothing more.