What a cadet should be

There are many things that a cadet should be, qualities that they should have and standards that they should try to uphold. So I've got the main one for you (I was told these many moons ago but I've tried to stick to them and they've yet to let me down). Hope you find them as helpful as I did.

COURAGE 

• Physical courage is an obvious quality which cadets and adults require.

• Moral courage is something that is built up. The more that you practice the easier it becomes, to have the courage of convictions. Pursue what you know is right however unpopular or unpleasant. 

• You can only lead at our level from the front 

SELF CONFIDENCE 

• The ability to be decisive in action and calm in a situation, with this will come knowledge and experience. 

• You must take every opportunity to practice this and build up your confidence to make decisions when you are the one in command. 

• Try and think ahead, what needs to be done, where are we going, when do we need to be there? 

LEAD BY EXAMPLE 

• Where possible and safe to do so lead by example. 

• Don't ask anyone to do something that you are not willing to do yourself 

PRAISE/BLAME 

• Always give praise where it's due, never blame anyone especially in front of others. 

• If someone needs to be spoken too do in private that way they have a chance to explain theirselves and no one else see it happen. It's more professional that way. 

• Praise helps to make cadets feel good about themselves and it gives them self confidence. 

• Never blame people for their mistakes if can help it, if was an accident then correct them but don't publicly hullimilate them as it may lead to them leaving. 

PASSION AND COMMITMENT

• If you don't have the passion and commitment for what you are doing, then your enthusiasm will start to fade. 

• Relieving the little that you are doing could make a big difference to a cadet. 

HUMANITY AND MAINTENANCE OF MORAL

• Always think of your cadets and how your decisions may affect them 

• Tbeir response will reflect the way that you have been treating them 

• Protect the work, never isolate someone because then teamwork will break down. 

INTEGRITY 

• This includes honestly, unselfishness, a sense if duty, responsibility and loyalty. 

• The moral values required of a leader in a close unit. 

• Groups like the A.C.F may be considerably trickier than cadets have been used to. 

• Your integrity must be unquestionable of you are to help the confidence and gain respect if the cadets. 

INITIATIVE 

• Initiative is largely the ability to stay alert to be on the look for changing circumstances and to lead. 

• By taking the initiative operation the leader forces to conform to movements not vice versa 

• "In the fog of Wad confusion will reign supreme. You will find that you are the only person in the position to make the vital decision". 

• You will need intuitiveness to go or maintain the momentum.    

CONFIRMATION

• While leadership is easy to explain but it is not so easy in practice. Leadership is about behavior first and skill second. Good leaders are followed chiefly because people trust and respect them. 

• Rather than the skills they have, leadership is different to management, which relies more on planning, organisation and communication skills. 

• Leadership relies on management skill too, but more so in qualities, the ability to commicate, knowledge, courage, self confindence, integrity, praise, blame, commitment and humanity. 

• Some people are born natural leaders, whereas some are not, some people don't seek to be a leader and are more content following. It is of course possible to develop the ability to be a leader, if you work for it.