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**walting_matilda** · 15-01-2012, 20:54

Chaps,

Our detachment has lost all our women AIs!! What are the rules and regulations for female cover as we have a 2:1 ratio (female to males).

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**Troy** · 15-01-2012, 21:01

If you get really stuck, try asking for volunter from the cadet's parents. If they don't fancy becomming AIs, then how about CIs?

Just a thought.

**ironrations** · 15-01-2012, 21:14

Whereabouts are ya?

**TheHatsRevenge** · 15-01-2012, 21:14

Try asking your Coy commander or go to county HQ and ask it's all in your local standing orders.................but then you knew that didn't you..............

**walting_matilda** · 15-01-2012, 21:33

Originally Posted by TheHatsRevenge

Try asking your Coy commander or go to county HQ and ask it's all in your local standing orders.................but then you knew that didn't you..............

I did know that........ but get told to be Creative.

**Flagrantviolator** · 15-01-2012, 22:44

Do you accept dogooding colonials on a temporary basis? Been a long time since I had anything to do with the Cadets, but I'm sure I'd get the ins and outs of it in no time at all, hopefully leading to an in-depth and comprehensive knowledge. PM me, yeah?

**Talon** · 16-01-2012, 11:57

Originally Posted by walting_matilda

Chaps,

Our detachment has lost all our women AIs!! What are the rules and regulations for female cover as we have a 2:1 ratio (female to males).

Technically you are *supposed* to have a female instructor if you have female cadets (though there is no rule requiring a male instructor for male cadets). In practice there are many detachments that don't have a female instructor but do have female cadets. It isn't really a huge issue for detachment nights and I have never had or heard of anyone else having an issues arising at detachment due to a lack of female cover.

Female cover is definitely a requirement for overnight stays.

Try recruiting but in the meantime I wouldn't worry too much. What are you going to do? Kick out all your female cadets?

**scoobydont** · 16-01-2012, 12:33

Originally Posted by walting_matilda

I did know that........ but get told to be Creative.

Start turning up wearing a dress,

Then see how quickly your county finds a proper gender cover.

**Sympathetic_Reaction** · 16-01-2012, 12:47

I had a similar issue with a scout unit I ran - was told I had to accept girls into the unit but was also told that without a female leader (which we didn't have and no parent's offered to help - even the parent's of the girls wanting to join) I was at risk if a girl needed medical attention and overnight camps.

My answer was to tell them to get stuffed, quit and moved locations 100 miles away - possibly a bit extreme...

S_R