Contacting my drafter

[mumbles]

I'm not sure if this is affecting other trades or in fact even true but I'll put it out there anyway. I'm an SAC heavy and we've recently been told at work that we are no longer allowed to contact the drafter ourselves- it has to be a SNCO or above!!
I only heard it 'on the grapevine' and was wondering if its something that anybody else has heard about? I remember a while back something similar but I thought at the time that was due to the fact that a board had recently sat?

Any info would be much appreciated, or abuse to be fair!!!

 

[Spearmint]

I've heard the same only recently though I've not seen anything concrete yet.

 

[monobrow]

You may be at one of the bases where Project Apollo is in force, in which case for juniors, your chief clerk is your drafter (essentially).

 

[The Logitician]

We had 'Project Apollo' start last Sept, as a trial until December. Well December came along and now its set in stone. Its a right pain, gone are the days when you can phone the drafter to see whats going on, or wanting to get away from your arse of a SNCO without them knowing.

DT_Xtremez_25:

 

[monobrow]

gone are the days when you can phone the drafter to see whats going on

Or you could ring your chief clerk to see whats occuring, and you might not have to tell your SNCO f*ck all...

 

[AlienFB]

Yep thats right guys Project Apollo is here and the door is closed at the end of the month for juniors.

 

[Justacabbie]

As part of the Through Service Career Management (TSCM) plan, Project APOLLO will commence at RAF ********** wef 26 May 09. Further details on the rationale concerning TSCM is detailed below, however the initial impact on personnel is that the Open Door system for Cpl’s and below has been transferred from the Career Manager at Manning to the unit HR staff. A number of TG17 SNCO's now have the facility to gain information from the Project APOLLO portal on the Manning website. The attached information details how Project APOLLO will be implemented at RAF ********** and who are the points of contact.

ETC ETC Blah Blah

Seems the door's closing buddy, hope this clarifies your question. Ask your unit HR if Apollo is on your unit

 

[Realist78]

Or you could ring your chief clerk to see whats occuring, and you might not have to tell your SNCO f*ck all...

Why keep it a secret from your SNCOs? They can't stop you engineering a move via your chief clerk.

 

[mumbles]

Ha ha yeah they can't stop you trying to move but, if they know your trying and it falls through it could make for some interesting sjars and doing more than a fair share of bogs or lits capture!!

 

[KingGuin]

The older of us Goaters will remember this was always the way until early 2000. Its reintroduction means less work for the drafters (so they can concentrate on your career management - allegedly) and greater powers for the Chf Clk who, in theory, is better placed to assist.

 

[Realist78]

Ha ha yeah they can't stop you trying to move but, if they know your trying and it falls through it could make for some interesting sjars and doing more than a fair share of bogs or lits capture!!

If they did do that there are many avenues open to you to redress the situation. SJARs? Don't make me laugh! If anything was in writing, the fools would be found wanting. Extra LITS capture? Wow, what imagination. If you have SNCOs that would do that sort of sh1te, it's laughable.

 

[MontyPlumbs]

If they did do that there are many avenues open to you to redress the situation. SJARs? Don't make me laugh! If anything was in writing, the fools would be found wanting. Extra LITS capture? Wow, what imagination. If you have SNCOs that would do that sort of sh1te, it's laughable.

He certainly has got some SNCOs like that - I was unfortunate enought to meet some of them during my time in the desert!

 

[BillyBunter]

Yeah I heard from the Squadron this week the exact same.

I guess being on high pay band now for the adminer drafters ,they have no need to work any more and give advice to disgruntled airmen, instead its Friday down the golf course blowing off the Wobbly

 

[Tacanman]

In simple language the open door became an open window and then..... Closed.

 

[tommo9999]

The information is still available - just from a different area and importantly face to face. You can pretty much guarantee to speak to your Chf Clk, when was the last time you could get through on the phone to the drafter? Nobody is losing anything here, just getting the info in a different (Better imo) way.

 

[BillyBunter]

In simple language the open door became an open window and then..... Closed.

Like on the golf course it became a back door open policy for career movements then it closed when the expenses were finished.

I am just jealous i was not invited tot he golf day out