Motivation

Motivation is an important factor which can either make or break your cadet career.

To be successful in any organisation you have to be self motivated, at the squadron I see so many cadets come through the doors all year round, those that do well are the ones that get most out of it. I personally see the organisation as an investment so try to get the most out of it as possible, I have seen plenty of cadets that literally waste their time as they  get very little out of the organisation. Those who are self motivated do the best, gain loads of qualifications and experiences that can help in later life.

Self motivation can be hard to find especially if your a new cadet, I found that a motivated staff team and cadet NCO team can have an huge impact on cadets motivation and input. With a highly motivated staff team, opportunities are more frequent and there is a bit of a push to get them involved.

A motivated NCO team can help as well, if NCO's are getting involved and leading by example this can inspire cadets to do the same. If motivation starts at the top it very much passes down through the ranks, almost trickles down. If all staff and NCO's are highly motivated the only way in which a cadet wont be successful is down to their own motivation at the end.

I find motivation is one of the biggest problems we face in the cadet forces if we are trying to improve all those who join, but its apart of life, cadets isn't going to be a everyone's cup of tea sadly. But if there is a highly motivated staff and NCO team it should increase everyone's chances of success and hopefully having a very successful squadron at the end.

Please add any ideas in which you think we can improve motivation on squadrons?