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Cadet Joshua Pravel OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL

Cadet Joshua Pravel OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL. Recruiting and Retention. Overview. RECRUITING CADETS Target Audience When to Recruit Cadets What Not To Say What To Say  Recruiting Material  RECRUITING SENIOR MEMBERS Target Audience When to Recruit Senior    Members  What to Say

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Cadet Joshua Pravel OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL

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  1. Cadet Joshua PravelOFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL Recruiting and Retention

  2. Overview RECRUITING CADETS • Target Audience • When to Recruit Cadets • What Not To Say • What To Say  • Recruiting Material  RECRUITING SENIOR MEMBERS • Target Audience • When to Recruit Senior    Members •  What to Say KEEPING CADETS • The Squadron Meeting • What to Include • Activities

  3. Recruiting Cadets MAJORITY OF NEW MEMBERS • Middle School Students • Home school Students • Military Families • Academy Candidates TARGET AREAS • Middle Schools • Home school groups • Military bases

  4. Recruiting Cadets Cont. WHEN TO RECRUIT CADETS • Start of the school year • End of the School year • Open houses WHAT NOT TO SAY • "In CAP, we fly all the time." • "CAP works for the Air Force" • "CAP saves lives!"

  5. Recruiting Cadets Cont. WHAT TO SAY • Explain what prospects will be doing on a weekly basis • Advertise squadron and wing activities • Be honest RECRUITING MATERIAL • Well put together squadron videos • Built around    Squadron activities

  6. Recruiting Senior Members TARGET AUDIENCE • Military Personnel • Parents of Cadets • Educators • Pilots WHEN TO RECRUIT • Squadron Meetings • Open Houses • During cadet recruiting

  7. Recruiting Senior Members cont. WHAT TO SAY • They will be helping cadets • They will be helping their child/children • We can use your skill set

  8. Keeping Cadets "I don't know why, but I can't seem to keep any of my cadets." THE MONOTONOUS SQUADRON • Cadets are not promoting • Meetings that are similar and dull • No active recruiting • Little cadet activity • Low percent of attendance • Little to no communication among staff • Few Squadron activities

  9. Keeping Cadets Cont. THE SQUADRON MEETING • Group Leadership Projects • Break up dry material • Classes should be relevant to squadron needs • Use movie case studies to teach leadership • Do not have too long meetings • Recognize cadets on a quarterly basis

  10. Sample Meeting Schedule CURRY COMPOSITE SQUADRON MEETING SCHEDULEDATE: 1 Jan 2999LOCATION: Office of Emergency Management (OEM)TIME: 1800 – 2100MEETING: Character Development/ Cadet Great StartUOD: Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) 1800 Opening/ Overview of Meeting                                                                             C/Lt Col Curry 1810 Character Development                                                                  Chaplain (Capt) Goddard1910 GLP: It’s All in The Cards                                                                                    C/TSgt Spaatz  2000 Drill                                                                                                                     C/CMSgt Earhart  2020 Uniform Class                                                                                                   C/CMSgt Earhart 2040 Break  2150 Announcements                                                                                                    C/Lt Col Curry 2100 Dismiss                                                                                                                   Lt Col Douhet

  11. Keeping Cadets cont. SQUADRON ACTIVITIES • You cannot rely on Wing or Group to keep your cadets  • Start a Color Guard and Drill Team • Assists in recruiting and retention • Activities do not need to be overnight

  12. QUESTIONS?

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