A few more things for your use. Again, if you like'em, use'em. If not, don't. I'm not looking for feedback, just throwing a few things out there.
Do know that I am the author of a lot of this stuff and several things have been copied in some way, shape, or form with permission from other BTDTs. I hearby give permission to use and abuse these things and I require no credit be given to me.
The big one, Training Flight Handbook...
Bump, incase anyone missed it.
Kirt, do you use the pipeline method with these t-flight deal?
Just out of curiosity...what's with the "How's the cow" thing?
Quote from: Pylon on August 15, 2007, 11:24:38 AM
Kirt, do you use the pipeline method with these t-flight deal?
Pipeline? Familiar with the term, but explain your meaning.
Quote from: jimmydeanno on August 15, 2007, 12:16:12 PM
Just out of curiosity...what's with the "How's the cow" thing?
You know, as a cadet I simply did as I was told, I memorized it. That being said, I'm not one of those guys that does something just because it's tradition, but doesn't make sense. For some reason though, "how of the cow" just continues to sit with me. They called it a "panic button" question. All of the sudden, you're asked "how's the cow" and you're expected to answer. One day, while Gen. Colin Powell was still CJCS, he was interviewed by Barbara Walters and asked a question about his ROTC days. I found it quite interesting that he actually brought up the "how of the cow". It seemed to make sense to him, so I continued using it. Still, to this day, I can't describe it, but it somehow means something to me.
I had to recite it at FLWG encampments and at NCSA boards where hundreds of cadets were interviewed before being selected for their NCSA's. I was asked, in 1991, by an AD AF Colonel. I figured, it's gotta mean something special.
Quote from: Stonewall on August 15, 2007, 12:36:16 PM
Quote from: Pylon on August 15, 2007, 11:24:38 AM
Kirt, do you use the pipeline method with these t-flight deal?
Pipeline? Familiar with the term, but explain your meaning.
AKA: Only accept members during a certain window, twice or three times per year and once you get them all membership'ed up, put everybody through the t-flight at once?
I can only see the program working well if you had a sudden burst of membership from a recruiting drive/event, or if you did the pipeline method.
Okay, gotcha. Yes, that is exactly how we did it. I'm a huge advocate of this style of "hiring". In fact, I think there was a thread about this recruiting style in another forum, maybe "Membership". I clearly explain my stance there along with some good info from Ninness.
Here's the link to that discussion... http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=1960.0
Quote from: Stonewall on August 15, 2007, 12:40:38 PM
Quote from: jimmydeanno on August 15, 2007, 12:16:12 PM
Just out of curiosity...what's with the "How's the cow" thing?
You know, as a cadet I simply did as I was told, I memorized it. That being said, I'm not one of those guys that does something just because it's tradition, but doesn't make sense. For some reason though, "how of the cow" just continues to sit with me. They called it a "panic button" question. All of the sudden, you're asked "how's the cow" and you're expected to answer. One day, while Gen. Colin Powell was still CJCS, he was interviewed by Barbara Walters and asked a question about his ROTC days. I found it quite interesting that he actually brought up the "how of the cow". It seemed to make sense to him, so I continued using it. Still, to this day, I can't describe it, but it somehow means something to me.
I had to recite it at FLWG encampments and at NCSA boards where hundreds of cadets were interviewed before being selected for their NCSA's. I was asked, in 1991, by an AD AF Colonel. I figured, it's gotta mean something special.
Kinda like the "This is my Rifle, This is my gun" theory......
Quote from: Stonewall on July 20, 2007, 05:37:04 PM
A few more things for your use. Again, if you like'em, use'em. If not, don't. I'm not looking for feedback, just throwing a few things out there.
Thanks again! Can we have some more please? ;D