foxdropper
Well-Known Member
There’s never been any legal binding attachment I’m aware of and I’ve asked both forces for this beforehand .
All the comments are relevant ,I was just trying to gauge as to whether a crash course is deemed ok or whether a mentor is better able to judge a chap over a longer period .I realise there are many variables .
The first Somerset force application I mentored required a belt and braces report from myself right down to how the chap was outside of carrying a rifle as I knew him well beforehand .The second went through straight forward as it should do .
Im not standing up for nor rubbishing any form of mentoring as I myself did same with my old head keeper .
Oxford seem to want to rush this particular application through based on the chap shooting one deer and a variety of vermin .I knew he was thinking of applying but didn’t realise it was so soon and was put on the spot by an email from his FLO .
My own take on mentoring would usually encompass a bit of field craft but maybe I’m over thinking it .
The back and forth emails the chap has had makes no mentions of a probational period whereby he’s accompanied by myself ,not that he needs it but sort of makes the whole thing a farce in my eyes and I’m left wondering why I bothered as I’ve nothing to gain bar helping someone out .
All the comments are relevant ,I was just trying to gauge as to whether a crash course is deemed ok or whether a mentor is better able to judge a chap over a longer period .I realise there are many variables .
The first Somerset force application I mentored required a belt and braces report from myself right down to how the chap was outside of carrying a rifle as I knew him well beforehand .The second went through straight forward as it should do .
Im not standing up for nor rubbishing any form of mentoring as I myself did same with my old head keeper .
Oxford seem to want to rush this particular application through based on the chap shooting one deer and a variety of vermin .I knew he was thinking of applying but didn’t realise it was so soon and was put on the spot by an email from his FLO .
My own take on mentoring would usually encompass a bit of field craft but maybe I’m over thinking it .
The back and forth emails the chap has had makes no mentions of a probational period whereby he’s accompanied by myself ,not that he needs it but sort of makes the whole thing a farce in my eyes and I’m left wondering why I bothered as I’ve nothing to gain bar helping someone out .