Does OASC Understand Ex-rankers?
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TOFO, no probs. On what you posted however you were spot on.
We had a Nav Stude, hope he reads this
, who ran up such huge credit card debits at IOT that he was assigned an instructor to manage his financial affairs. His credit cards and cheque book wee surrendered and he was delayed graduation until he was solvent.
We knew nothing of this.
It was then noticed that he had a Vauxhall Cavalier cabriolet (IIRC) which was rather more than many of us could afford at the time, including Spec Aircrew. Then it was pranged and we saw it sitting for days in the car park.
It emerged that the car, on HP, had only been insured for 3rd Party which of course broke the HP Agreement. On further investigation he was once again up to his eyes in debt. Had he been chopped at IOT it would have been relatively easy but once commissioned things were more dificult. I think some people wanted to keep him so that he could repay his debts. Other that someone who could not manage his own affairs could not be trusted with a commission. I think in the end he was persuaded to relinquish his commission.
At least with ex-rankers their history is an open book. That in itself makes it more difficult to get an OCs recommendation.
PS, I am very sad to say that one woman I gave a very strong rec for was commissioned and then killed in Iraq.
We had a Nav Stude, hope he reads this
, who ran up such huge credit card debits at IOT that he was assigned an instructor to manage his financial affairs. His credit cards and cheque book wee surrendered and he was delayed graduation until he was solvent.We knew nothing of this.
It was then noticed that he had a Vauxhall Cavalier cabriolet (IIRC) which was rather more than many of us could afford at the time, including Spec Aircrew. Then it was pranged and we saw it sitting for days in the car park.
It emerged that the car, on HP, had only been insured for 3rd Party which of course broke the HP Agreement. On further investigation he was once again up to his eyes in debt. Had he been chopped at IOT it would have been relatively easy but once commissioned things were more dificult. I think some people wanted to keep him so that he could repay his debts. Other that someone who could not manage his own affairs could not be trusted with a commission. I think in the end he was persuaded to relinquish his commission.
At least with ex-rankers their history is an open book. That in itself makes it more difficult to get an OCs recommendation.
PS, I am very sad to say that one woman I gave a very strong rec for was commissioned and then killed in Iraq.
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how many of us use the shouting/overly 'energetic' approach to leadership that OASC seem to look for in the hangar.
If some member of the team was slacking in their personal effort to achieve the team's goal then a bit of shouting and "positive encouragement" would get brownie points.
Commissioned officers (and SNCOs) from which OASC board members and IOT instructors are selected from all go through the process of absorbing thoroughly the 3 "magic circles": Task; Team; and Individual. Depending on the situation each one of these 3 items could assume a greater importance than the other 2 but no one circle could be completely done away with.
OASC board members look for the beginnings of that system - not the ability to shout.
