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I know at 2 people that have been told they are on it!!
But those two people are STILL waiting on Joining Instructions, if you
remember....
As I said, E Bde applications for the course, had to be with Bde,
by about this time last year
Last edited by Truck Driver; 6 February 2010, 07:09.
"Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"
Well I think that the cancellation of the PNCO course in the East this year, as bad as it is, has been handled a lot more amicably than it was last year.
What with people having begun the course, then half way through to find out that they wouldn't be promoted when they completed the course. Fair play to those people that did tough it out when they got the bad news.
And in due course they are now corporals.
(not 100% certain of the facts there, but it goes something along those lines)
Whereas this year, to avoid any bad blood the course has been cancelled outright from the off. So no repeat of the shambles that was associated with the course last year.
Which is proper order in my opinion.
What with people having begun the course, then half way through to find out that they wouldn't be promoted when they completed the course. Fair play to those people that did tough it out when they got the bad news.
And in due course they are now corporals.
Perhaps in the RDF, but in the Pdf those who were 10 weeks into the course when the promotion embargo was announced are still unpromoted 10 months later. Whats worse they are being used in what would be NCO jobs, without any actual authority.
Well I think that the cancellation of the PNCO course in the East this year, as bad as it is, has been handled a lot more amicably than it was last year.
What with people having begun the course, then half way through to find out that they wouldn't be promoted when they completed the course. Fair play to those people that did tough it out when they got the bad news.
And in due course they are now corporals.
(not 100% certain of the facts there, but it goes something along those lines)
Whereas this year, to avoid any bad blood the course has been cancelled outright from the off. So no repeat of the shambles that was associated with the course last year.
Which is proper order in my opinion.
Have to agree that the cancellation of the PNCO course this year, bad as it is, has been handled a lot better than it was last year.
To the point of holding the MOI block, I wouldn't see that as a good idea.
The reason I would think it a bad idea is because you would have people going on a week long course to learn to lecture, but then when they come off it they have no use for it.
Whereby, keeping it to the structure of doing the PNCO course in its full entirety, there is an incentive to complete it.
The Std NCO course was never on to get the chop.
The Sen NCO course will not be getting chops, or steaks for that matter.
Very strange.
But what is going on?
People were told there would be no PNCO crse but in fact there was to be one but it got canned.
Other people were told there would br a Std NCO crse but you say ther never was one planned.
3 or 4 of our unit were told they would be going on Snr NCO crse but now that number has been reduced.
An MT instructors course was started last October, a weekend in Jan cancelled due to Snow but now it appears the crse is forgotten about.
Other LSB driving courses in EBde cancelled.
Cav also having difficulty securing driving courses.
Whats next?
Are the corps units being shut down by strangling training?
3 or 4 of our unit were told they would be going on Snr NCO crse but now that number has been reduced.
Unit or Coy, if I remember rightly there aren't 4 SNCOs on establishment of a Tpt Coy?!
Also remember very rarely are units allocated places on a course.
The brigade is allocate so many places and it is Bde HQ who decides who gets the places (subject to the nominations they receive).
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