OJTI, I agree.
It seems that no-one is interested in the job anymore, just the money (Yes yes yes I know it is important!) - But, hey, come on.
Ironically, when I got to the College I felt quite proud of myself, having gone through all the interviews/tests etc. When I had heard how many hundreds get turned away for a course I was soooooo chauffed it was untrue.
Then, I met the course F***wits!!! What a bunch of clowns 3 of them were. How on Earth they got through an interview I'll never know. Two could hardly speak!!
It completely took away any feeling of personal achievement.
Fortunately, those brave (!) chaps and chapesses from CATC chopped them, but only when the clowns really screwed up repeatedly!
Some people are being pushed through again and again and again, until they pass.
Inevitably, this becomes a training problem at the units who have to spend time training and then, if brave enough, to chop them.
As OJTI says, it is not so much the CATC instructors (though some remain apallingly out of touch) but the Recruitment system. (Particularly the muppet in charge). Are we really that short to lower standards as OJTI suggests?!?!?!?!?
Still, I suppose three COMPLETE wasters out of 36 is quite a good average really!!!
[This message has been edited by Bright-Ling (edited 23 August 2000).]