Another Article 5 solicitation

I received word from the agency that they will be holding a three-person R-side class between Aug. 21-Oct. 20 and need an Article 5 volunteer to provide instruction in the lab. That person will be instructing in the TTL Monday through Friday each week to accommodate the class.

Please let me know if you are interested in volunteering.

Horse collars

Now that we have had the new radar scopes for a while, I would like to eliminate the paper horse collars and only use the electronic ones. The B and D areas only use the electronic ones, and the C area only has a couple of the paper ones.

Before we get rid of our paper copies, though, I want to get feedback from the area. Please let me know if you would like to keep them or get rid of them.

An expectation that everyone trains

I have had conversations with Russ about the way that we go about selecting OJTIs and what our expectations as an area are for training. I would like us to get to a place where the expectation is that everyone should be available as an OJTI, rather than selectively only choosing some people as an OJTI. I think making that change will be more fair to everyone in the area.

Once someone has gone through the course, we will assign them training and see if they are a good fit with a specific student. If they are, they’ll train them. If they’re not, we’ll wait until we believe they are a good fit with another student in the future.

In all of this, making sure that we line up all of our trainees with the best possible fit will continue to be paramount to me.

Because of how absurdly short we are, we can’t send everyone to the next OJTI course. However, if you’re not currently an OJTI, expect to go to a training class as our staffing permits.

Certification

Congrats to Zack Reeves for getting certified on D3/12!

In solidarity,

Dan Rasmussen

801-860-3821