100 top tips for cadet ncos

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100 Top tips for Cadet NCOs 115 (Peterborough) Squadron


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Have highstandards.


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Meet them yourself.


4/101100 Top tips for Cadet NCOs 115 (Peterborough) Squadron

Communicate.upwards,downwards and

sideways.



Prior preparationand planning

prevent piss poor

performance.



Give yoursubordinates as

much responsibility

as they can handle.



You cannot do it all

by yourself.



Be absolutely surethat your uniform is

above reproach -

Always.



Listen to your staff.



I f you haveproblems, seek

advice sooner

rather than later.



Explain tough

decisions to thoseaffected.



Be sincere.



Enforce the dress

regulations.


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Obey them yourself.


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I f you are going to

moan, then moan to

someone who cando something about

it.


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Treat others as you

would want to betreated yourself.


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Dont listen to

rumours and donttolerate gossip.


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Be patient.


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Earn and command

respect - do notdemand it.


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Be fair, but firm.


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Always have a

backup plan.


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Contrary to what

you may believe,

the squadron w illnot fold if you

leave.


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Know your cadets

names.


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You dont have to

respect the person,

but you mustalways respect the

rank.


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Dont argue w ith

your fellow NCOs infront of cadets.


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Know when to shut

up.


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Back each other up.

S ti it i


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Sometimes it is

better to remain

silent and be

thought a fool, thanto open your mouth

and remove all

doubt.


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Learn from your

mistakes.


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Know your

squadron standingorders.


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Support your adult

staff.


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Always look out for

the cadets welfarebefore your own.


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You are responsible

for the morale ofthe squadron.


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Be punctual.


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Take your adult

staff solutions, notproblems.


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You are not God.


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Cadet Sergeants

and Cadet Flight

Sergeants may onlywear a peak hat ifthey are in a band.


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Cadet Warrant

Officers are not

entitled to wearshort-sleevedshirts.


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Any cadet may wear

a Stable belt w ith

normal workingdress except on aformal parade.


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Always project

yourself as acredible Cadet NCO.


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Being part of an

NCO team requiresTEAMWORK.


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You are just one

small part of alarger machine.


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Dont abuse the

privilege of rank.


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Know when to w ind

your neck in.


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Praise in public,

reprimand inprivate.


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Everyone is

different respectthat.


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Advise, Instruct,

Discipline, Refer.


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Remember SMEAC.


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Lead, follow , or go

hand your stripesin.


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Your CO is human

as are the rest ofthe adult staff.


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Request, suggest,

demand in thatorder.


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I f someone does abad job they

probably need

better training.


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I f someone does a

good job tell theboss.


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Get to know NCOs

at other units.


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Friendly rivalry is

good, un-friendlyrivalry is very bad.


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Bitching and back-

stabbing in the NCO

team w ill eventuallydestroy it, so dontdo it.


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You are replaceable.


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Take time to know

the senior cadets,

they may join theNCO team at somepoint.


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Recruits are the

next generation of

your unit they w illemulate yourbehaviour.


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Ensure your

behaviour is beyondreproach.


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Do all that you can

to serve yoursquadron.


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Do not rest on your

laurels.


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Attend regularly,you are no use to

the unit if you are

not there.


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As soon as yououtgrow the ACO,

leave. Do not try to

hang on.


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The grass is not

always greener onthe other side.


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Conflict can only be

resolved bycommunicating.


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Ensure your orders

are clear, conciseand reasonable.


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I t does no harm tomuck in w ith the

cadets every once

in a while.


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Just because youhave beenpromoted the

longest, does not

mean you are next

in line.


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All work and no play

makes for a dull life.


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Do not think thatyou run the

Squadron Your CO

may object to that.


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There is always

someone worse offthan you.


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Lead by example.


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Be a credit to the

whole organisation,not just your unit.


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Always carry a pen

and notebook.


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I f in doubt, ask for

clarification.


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There is no I in

TEAM.


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You are not in the

SAS, nor the RAFRegiment.


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Do not Kow-Tow tostaff infringements

of the dress

regulations or drill.


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When you stopenjoying your time

in the ACO, it is

time to leave.


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Leave personalrelationships at the

door on parade

nights.


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I f you are assignedan activity tomanage, think

about everything

that needs to bedone to complete it.


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Know ACP 19.


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You need to knowyour admin, as

much as you need

to know your drill.


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You have two ears,two eyes and one

mouth use them

in that proportion.


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Time spent in

planning is rarelywasted.


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Be slow to judge

and quick to praise.


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Know the job of the

immediate rankabove you.


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Know the jobs of all

ranks below you.


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You dont know it

all.


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Always look to

better yourself and

further your own

training.

O th CO h


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Once the CO hasmade their

decisions they need

your support

irrespective of whatyour opinion is.

D t k


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Do not ask your

subordinates to do

anything you wouldnot be prepared to

do yourself.


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Have integrity.


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I nterest

N d


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N eed

T itleR evisionO bjectives

S cope

H andouts.


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Dont air yourSquadrons dirty

laundry in public.


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After the staff the


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After the staff, the

NCOs are the nextmost importantteam on a unit

respect that fact.


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I ts only a hobby.

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