A student at a recent RO class told me we need to market the RO seminar as, “We don’t read the rulebook to you,” because he found the RO seminar to be much more interesting and informative than he expected. I chuckled and told him if I had to read the rulebook to the class, I wouldn’t be teaching. But the suggestion for that new marketing slogan wasn’t a bad idea, because I am sure there are members who think that is what we do. Let me tell you what we really do!
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Okay, don’t panic! We are not making any changes to the division equipment rules for PCC. But we did change a bit in regards to sweeping when it comes to PCC. Let’s see how many people noticed the rule change in this Question of the Month.
[Read more…] about Sweeping changes for PCCGetting your foot in the door
In the RO seminar we stress that working major matches is a great way to get experience as a new RO. You not only get to see all the competitors in the match shoot the stage you are working (which can be interesting), but you also get teamed up with experienced match staff who can mentor you and help refine your RO skills. But how do you get on the staff list for a major match?
[Read more…] about Getting your foot in the doorAre you a consumer or a producer?
While this topic is more of a club and competitor culture topic, it often gets brought up in seminars and at matches and occasionally to the rules email. There are a lot of clubs out there that are struggling to find help when it comes to running matches. Which is why I am asking: are you a consumer of matches, or do you help produce matches?
[Read more…] about Are you a consumer or a producer?Is the bullet still in the hole?
We had another picture based scoring question in February. This picture was actually taken at a RO seminar. How many of you got it right? Let’s find out!
[Read more…] about Is the bullet still in the hole?The appeal process has not changed
With all the talk of now allowing digital evidence, we have received a lot of questions about the timing of appeals. We briefly cover appeals in the RO and CRO seminars, but don’t focus a ton on Chapter 11. Frankly, most folks ignore it until they want to file an arbitration or the Range Master starts reviewing it when someone requests an arbitration form to make sure all the steps are followed. Let’s talk more about the complete appeal process from the initial disagreement to arbitration.
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Being a Range Officer has a responsibility associated with it, namely enforcing the rules. Which not only requires knowledge of the rules, but also the guts to apply the rules. Applying the rules is often what some ROs struggle with so let’s discuss why that is and why we should not be afraid to apply the rules when needed.
[Read more…] about But I don’t want to be the bad guyWhen is an AD, an AD?
Our rulebook has a whole section that deals with disqualifications from accidental discharges, but when is it an AD and when is it not? Let’s take a closer look in this Question of the Month.
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