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GUNS said:Way back when the Dead Sea wasn't sick
I seem to remember that day...... Wasn't in the newspapers?
GUNS said:Way back when the Dead Sea wasn't sick
How many potential quality recruits do you think are lost due to frustration and the processing times...Echo9 said:I can back up pbi's claim. At a former unit, we had a guy who was colourblind, illiterate, innumerate and generally out of shape (although I must say, his bench press was impressive). This is for an engineer unit. He got through because the recruiter at the time was corrupt and wanted numbers over quality.
Clearly, with the direction that things are going in, that cannot stand. Unit level recruiting cannot be successful unless there is a strong quality control element retained by the CFRCs. The only real gains that you get from unit recruiting is the increase in manpower gained by decentralization, and more importantly, the motivation that comes from knowing that you are responsible for your own destiny, rather than simply being accountable to a faceless target number. Those are significant, but both have downsides.
Interestingly enough, reading through the RoD from the last CLS review of LFRR, it was noted that the CDS has given the CFRG the following processing targets:
- 30% of applicants completed in 1 week
- 40% in 1 month
- 30% longer than 1 month.
I will be interested in seeing how they do it- it will be a major shock to the system. Realistically, they'll likely need to bring in some industrial engineering analysis that I'm not sure they currently possess in order to eliminate the queue time that's inherent in the system right now. (btw, for any CFRG lurkers, I'm an industrial engineer by training- if you want any help, send me a PM).
All of that said, something that I can see so far is that the quality of personnel posted to the recruiting function is getting better- much better, and that I'm actually pretty confident that the results will follow.
tomahawk6 said:The security clearance process is pretty basic and doesnt bog down the system.
Mich I don't think that is the only log jam here though in our system do you?navymich said:I wish T6, I really wish. I can't speak for certain about the enhanced reliability check for recruiting, but I know that the system itself is extremely bogged down for initial and renewal clearances, especially when you get to Level III. What kind of timeline is there down your way for them?
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