Helping with junior cadets

[mollykins]

Seeing as I want to be an instructor when I'm 18 and in the summer I won't have much to do, should i see if I could help out at the junior cadet nights?

I would only start doing it after my june exams and it's only 2 hours on a tuesday. My friend who used to go to my unit, got to the same rate I am now, and said she asked the petty officer in charge of the juniors and he said no, but that was a couple of years ago, and she did say that she looked through all the rules and regulations and found nothing that said we couldn't. I get on Ok with the PO in charge, but I don't think he's my biggest fan. Should I ask him, or his wife, whose also an instructor at juniors, and is now more senior than him at the senior part of the unit, if that makes sense, although he is still incharge of the juniors. She'll probably say ask PO ****** but if i get her on side, then we've got more chance of winning him over. Plus it'll only be three or four months until I can be a proper instructor, and my friend was younger when she asked him, and we're not sure of the reasons why he said no to her.

[redcrx]

just ask

[jackthehat]

Just ask someone...

[mollykins]

Plus they all know i'm going to be an isntructor when i'm 18, and the PO that's the wife, has already said that there's some instructors course I can go on in November . . . .

[bibblebub]

once you get to 18 you are no longer a minor and can be tried as an adult

[mollykins]

What's that got to do with it? I wouldn't be a proper instructor for the juniors. I often mix with them when they're nearly twelve and come up to seniors and I get asked to show them the ropes and am now taking new entries for drill lessons occaisionally.

[jackthehat]

That should stand you in good stead, then............

[whiskeryron]

now come on doc, we must give our little mollykins all the encouragement we can.
I would advise molly that you do NOT go over the head of the one instructor to seek the ok from his wife,that will put you in a bad light from both of them,speak only to the PO in charge.Ron.

[society]

Molls, going by your posts on here I always thought you were already helping out the cadets on juniour cadets night. You are confusing me... lol

[mollykins]

It get's complicated, there is a junior section (Tuesaday night only, 10 and 11 year olds) and a senior section (monday and thursdays, 12-17 inclusive, year olds), but within the senior section, there are junior and senior rates, and I help teach the junior rates of the senior section occaisionally.

[jackthehat]

Thank goodness *that's* been cleared up...

[mollykins]

Did that lost post make sense?

[society]

Sounds like you have your plate full there, Molls.

[whiskeryron]

wouldn't it be a treat to get a response from mollykins just once.

[mollykins]

Whuskey it wouldn't be going over his head seeing as she isn't in charge of him in regards to the juniors, but I could ask her for her opinion and if the guy isn't sure, she might persuade him.

[redman41]

You want to broaden your Horizons molly ! There's more to life than just the Cadets, useful that may be !

[mollykins]

It's only a couple of hours a week and I haven't got a job yet, although my mums friends cafe is opening soon, she has got 3 fulltime waitresses but said she doesn't know how busy it'll get and may need someone to cover for illnesses and full time doesn't mean 7 days a week so may want me to do a day or so every week.