Basic Training Stage One

Basic Training Stage One (C-0.1)

Basic training is designed to prepare you to be an active and effective member of the ROTTWEILER Corps. In Stage One, we will be learning Introduction to ROTTWEILER; Mission, Aims and Objectives of ROTTWEILER; the Service Branches (also called the Elements); and Organizational Structure.

After completing Stage One, you may introduce/address yourself as NE.1 - i.e., New Entry stage 1.

INTRODUCTION TO ROTTWEILER

What is ROTTWEILER?

ROTTWEILER Corps - the online extension of the Ranger Cadet Combined Corps (RCC) in Jamaica - stands for RCC Online Training Teams; Worldwide Electronic Integration and Learning Enrichment Regimental Corps. RCC was founded first on September 18, 2012 as the Brimmer Vale High School Cadet Scouts by combining the training, principles and organizational structure of Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) and the Scout Association of Jamaica. It was relaunched as the Ranger Cadet Combined Corps on February 25, 2013, and in January 2017 elements of the now-defunct decommissioned Web Cadet Corps (WCC) were combined with the Scouting and JCCF Cadet elements to create the RCC that exists today. ROTTWEILER, in an effort to honour WCC and keep its legacy alive and cater to worldwide audience, capitalizes on the use of decommissioned WCC training material and images.

ROTTWEILER forms the online training team for members of the RCC, allowing RCC members to add to the training they receive in their training units and on camps, plus it is a means for people living outside Jamaica to be integrated into the membership (i.e. become a member) of the RCC through the internet. All members of ROTTWEILER at the rank of C-4 and above may attend RCC events, camps and meetings as they so desire, so long as they advise the RCC through the Commandant of ROTTWEILER beforehand. ROTTWEILER members rank at three levels below their equivalent rank in the RCC.

Although members of ROTTWEILER are automatically members of the RCC through the RCC's Support & Outreach Battalion, they may choose to not have anything to do with the RCC, and to focus only on activities and training within ROTTWEILER.

MISSION, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Mission:

ROTTWEILER's mission is to maintain a friendly, challenging, competitive, rewarding and structured cadet-oriented online environment and extend the reach of the RCC globally via the worldwide web, even while facilitating physical face-to-face meet-ups and charity outreach where possible.

Aims and Objectives:

1.   To further the aims of the RCC (Ranger Cadet Combined Corps) to a worldwide online audience, especially the aims:

1)  To develop within members the principles of discipline, confidence, leadership, responsibility and community service through adventurous, intensive and meaningful training;

2)  To promote physical fitness;

3)  To stimulate interest in and appreciation for the military and security forces;

4)  To extend the geographical reach of the Ranger Cadet Combined Corps;

5)  To engage in volunteerism and charitable acts to render assistance to and alleviate the conditions of the poor, indigent and unfortunate.

2.   To network and interact with like-minded persons all over the world.

3.   To provide web-based cadet-related training and learning enrichment to members of the RCC and to other interested persons.

4.   To promote reading and English literacy.

5.   To empower members to volunteer in their communities and to be agents of change.

ROTTWEILER ELEMENTS/SERVICE BRANCHES

All members of ROTTWEILER belong to a specific Service Branch (also called Element). Each Element/Service Branch has its own training that relates to its role. There are eight Service Branches in ROTTWEILER, loosely based on their corresponding military branches/organizations in real life:

• Army Element

• Navy Element

• Air Force Element

• Marines Element

• Coast Guard Element

• Space Force Element

• Public Safety Element

• National Guard Element

ROTTWEILER members may request to transfer to another Element/Service Branch once every seven (7) months. This request for transfer must be approved by:

• For NCOs and Cadets:

1. The Divisional Officer

2. The Corps Senior NCO

3. The Executive Officer

• For Officers:

1. The Divisional Officer

2. The Executive Officer

3. The Commandant

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

We will now be learning about how ROTTWEILER is organized. We will be looking at it two ways to ensure full understanding: How we are organized from the Bottom Up (i.e. from you the Cadet up to the Commandant) and from the Top Down (from the Commandant down to the Elements and Cadets):

From the Bottom Up (From You to the Commandant):

As a Cadet, you fall under a Service Branch or Element, as was explored in the previous lesson, from the moment that you had signed up. Now, within ROTTWEILER, members of each Element/Service Branch are grouped into larger groups called Divisions. These Divisions group the Elements based upon the environment that the Element (mostly) operates within.

These Divisions are the:

1. Land Division (Army and Marines)

2. Maritime Division (Navy and Coast Guard)

3. Aerospace Division (Air Force and Space Force)

4. Hybrid Division/also called Emergency Response Division (Public Safety and National Guard)

Although Marines practice amphibious warfare, they spend most time in land combat supporting the Army or carrying out Navy or their own campaigns; they use the sea mainly to travel via Navy ships to their area of operation on the ground. It is fitting then that they are grouped with the Army, which is known for ground combat in the Land Division. The grouping of the Coast Guard with the Navy and the Air Force with the Space Force in the Maritime and Aerospace Divisions respectively, need no explanation. The Public Safety Element, comprised of both police and firefighter training and roles, and the National Guard Element, comprised of both Army and Air Force training as well as emergency response roles, are grouped as Hybrid Division due to their combined natures.

Each Division is commanded by an Officer from one of the Service Branches/Elements that make up the Division. This Officer is called the Divisional Officer (DivO), and he/she is assisted by a Divisional Senior NCO (DSNCO) who reports both to him/her (the DivO) and also to the Corps Senior NCO (CSNCO) for the wellbeing and progress of the Cadets and NCOs in the Division.

Your Division is broken down into one or more smaller, more manageable groups or units called Sections. Sections are made up of minimum of five (four members + a Section Leader) to nine (eight members + a Section Leader) in total. The first person you will normally report to after passing out as a New Entry and being assigned to a Division is your Section Leader, and your Section Leader will then report to the DivO through the DSNCO. If at any time you are unable to get through to your Section Leader, only then do you directly approach/report to your DSNCO, who will then report to the DivO (and where necessary, to the CSNCO).

All Divisions in ROTTWEILER are ultimately the responsibility of the Executive Officer (XO), and all the Divisional Officers (DivOs) report to him/her. The XO, in turn, reports to the Commandant of ROTTWEILER.

From the Top Down:

The ROTTWEILER Corps is led and managed by a Command Team made up of a Commandant, Executive Officer, Logistics Officer, and a Corps Senior Non-Commissioned Officer.

The Commandant is elected annually by the members of the Corps. All members of the Corps from C-4 and above vote for the Officer they wish to command ROTTWEILER as the Commandant in December each year. The successfully-elected Commandant then selects his/her Executive Officer (XO) and Logistics Officer (LogsO) from among the Officers in ROTTWEILER, and nominates up to four Senior NCOs from the entire NCO body for the NCOs to vote and elect a Corps Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (CSNCO). The CSNCO then speaks for and represents the Cadets and NCOs on the Command Team.

ROTTWEILER Corps is divided into two main branches called Organizational Branches (not to be confused with the Service Branches. These are the Divisional Branch, also called the Operational Branch, and the Logistics Branch.

The Divisional/Operational Branch, headed by the XO, is made up of all the members who are engaged in ROTTWEILER's many training, networking, and entertainment activities. These members in the Divisional Branch are further divided into Divisions – the Land Division (comprised of the Army and Marines members), the Maritime Division (comprised of the Navy and Coast Guard members), the Aerospace Division (comprised of the Air Force and Space Force members), and Emergency Response Division, also called Hybrid Division (comprised of the National Guard and Public Safety Corps members). Divisions may be further divided into a number of Sections, each Section containing 5-9 members. The Divisional/Operational Branch, i.e. the members of ROTTWEILER, may arrange to meet up in real-time physically to train with the RCC on ground, or to carry out community charity outreach activities or entertainment events in their Divisions or Sections.

The Logistics Branch, headed by the Logistics Officer (LogsO), is responsible for the logistics, daily upkeep and background running of the Corps, as its name suggests. There are currently four Departments under the Logistics Branch – the Training Department, the Administration, Communication and Entertainment (ACE) Department, the Maintenance Department, and the Regulations Department. Each of these Departments, except the Regulations Department are further broken down into Sub-Departments. Each Department is supervised by a Head of Department, so there is a Training Officer/NCO, an ACE (Administration, Communication & Entertainment) Officer/NCO, a Corps Maintenance or Site Maintenance Officer/NCO, and a Regulations Officer who are all Heads of their respective Departments, and all report to the LogsO, except the Regulations Officer who reports to Corps Command.

All Departments and Sub-Departments are staffed by volunteers – members of the Operational/Divisional Branch who sign up to assist with the work of keeping the ROTTWEILER Corps running and efficiently maintained. 

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