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[Ya-ta Boy]

I'm teaching in an army school and am enjoying watching the students go through the decision-making process. Since I'm not a superior officer, they don't need to salute me, but they are so used to saluting all day long that when I meet someone in the hall the arm starts up...but midway up it kind of slows when the bow-reflex kicks in.

I'm waiting for the day when the head down, arm up results in a thumb in the eye.

[Cerebroden]

you are not a soldier.

[riley]

[lastat06513]

I worked with the MoD in Kuwait for those 3 months and I was responible for teaching Kuwaiti soldiers who would go overseas to be trained on equipment at various overseas installations and to the senior officers that will attend the C&S colleges in Jordan, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Anyway, I have some questions;
- Is it a cadet academy?
- Is the school directly connected to the military?
- Are there soldiers from other services? (Marins, AF, Navy,etc.)

First, do you have a class leader?
If there is, who is he/she?
If not, what is the criteria for you (if you have that authority) to assign one?
A class leader is responsible for conducting attendance, finding out why students are absent, who is behind and why and is your laison between your students and the military establishment.
If you have the authority to appoint a class leader, he/she has to me a senior officer (captain or above). If all your students are the same rank, find out who was in uniform the longest (that is called "Time in Service" criteria or BASD [Basic Active Service Date])

Why do I ask that?
This is the reason....

The students are supposed to be in the class before you so the class leader can conduct attendance and to give administrative news or class news before you arrive.
Then when it is time for you to go into class, the class leader will call the class to attention.

Class leader; CLASS....ATTENTION!!

Note: the class leader should be seated to your right if you are standing in front of the class and should be in the front row.

The class should stand up at the position of attention until you arrive in the front of the class. Then the class leader would hand you the attendance and you can say;

Teacher: Class.....take your seats.....
And you can start your class.

Keep in mind to keep discipline in class, if the class is too liberal, it can cause discipline problems.

You don't have to bow nor salute, that is the ceremonial role of the class leader. He might salute you when or if he says; ALL PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR....and at that time you can say thank you and he would put down his salute at that time and sit down to take his role as student.

This goes for both military and civilian contracted teachers....

[Ya-ta Boy]

[lastat06513]

[ajgeddes]

[Whistleblower]