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Merit Review Boards are used for promotions, awards, scholarships, Cadet Summer Training Centre (CSTC) opportunities and staff appointments. They provide an unbiased selection process and ensure the best candidates are chosen. To prepare, cadets should practice answering potential questions about leadership experience, goals, and how they would handle scenarios. Proper uniform and bearing are important, along with getting information about what will be expected from the board. Merit Review Boards help give cadets incentive to learn, ensure the best candidates are selected, and satisfy that the selection process is fair.

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EO C407.01 Lesson Presentation

Merit Review Boards are used for promotions, awards, scholarships, Cadet Summer Training Centre (CSTC) opportunities and staff appointments. They provide an unbiased selection process and ensure the best candidates are chosen. To prepare, cadets should practice answering potential questions about leadership experience, goals, and how they would handle scenarios. Proper uniform and bearing are important, along with getting information about what will be expected from the board. Merit Review Boards help give cadets incentive to learn, ensure the best candidates are selected, and satisfy that the selection process is fair.

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EO C407.

01
Merit Review Boards

FSgt Sidhu
Importance

It is important for cadets to prepare for a merit review board to help them succeed in gaining
opportunities through competitive application processes.
TP1, Identify occasions requiring
a merit review board.
What is a Merit Review board

promotions,
awards,
scholarships, and,
Cadet Summer Training Centre (CSTC) training
opportunities, and CSTC staff appointments
Promotions

giving the candidates incentive to learn details of the rank


or appointment responsibilities;
ensuring that the best candidate is selected; and
satisfying all members of the squadron that the best
available cadet is leading them.
Awards

Some squadrons may conduct a merit review board for


important awards. Most often, recommendations for awards
are made by a board of staff members who are familiar with
the work of all candidates. In all cases, recommendations
are given to the CO. The CO is the final arbiter of awards.
Scholarships

Scholarship candidates are often selected by the person or entity that is providing the
scholarship funding. Squadrons may choose to hold a merit review board for such a purpose.
CSTC Training opportunities

When a squadron has multiple excellent candidates for a limited number of course
spaces, selection of candidates must be done in an open manner. The CO requires
recommendations that are both unbiased and clearly seen to be unbiased. While staff
members can and often do provide effective recommendations, the merit review board
provides an unbiased option.
Cstc Staff
appointments
When staff cadets arrive at a
CSTC prior to the start of summer
training, they may be interviewed
by a board. This usually takes one
of two forms:
cadets are interviewed by a panel
of officers to determine which
CSTC position they are most
suited; and
senior cadets are interviewed by a
merit review board for warrant
officer positions. In either case,
the interview skills learned at a
squadron will prove vital to the
cadet
Confirmation Questions

What are two important benefits of Merit Review Boards?


What are the five occasions in which a cadet might encounter a Merit Review Board?
What Benefits does a squadron get by conducting Merit Review Boards.
TP2, Describe how to prepare for a merit
review board for promotion and tips for a
successful interview.
Helpful Tips

think about potential questions that could be asked and prepare answers to these questions;
talk to others who have been through the process to find out what to expect; and
participate in any opportunity to practice for a board, such as practice merit review boards.
Dress Requirements

The interview candidate shall identify dress requirements


ahead of their interview. The uniform must be worn in
accordance with the cadet dress instructions in the
relevant Cadet Administration and Training Order
(CATO). Dress shall be maintained to a high standard.
Importance of bearing

Do not do the following;


biting one's lips;
squirming;
scratching;
chewing gum;
twisting fingers;
playing with hair;
checking the time;
yawning—make sure to have a good night's sleep before the interview; and
taking anything into an interview that has any chance of distracting the
interviewers
Hand gestures while speaking may also distract interviewers.
Merit Review Board Promotion
questions
candidates explaining what previous positions of leadership
they have held (eg, at cadets, at school) and how they
performed in related situations;
personal goals and / or their goals for the squadron;
scenario-based questions that relate to typical squadron
situations where the candidate shares how they might
approach / deal with the situation; and
candidate achievements outside of the cadet squadron
setting (eg, at school, in their community, sports teams,
extracurricular activities).
Confirmations Questions

How will a cadet know which uniform to wear to a Merit Review Board?
When should a candidate take a seat in an interview.
What should said if the answer to a question is unknown?
TP3 Participate in a Merit Review
Board!
Summary

Merit review boards are essential for promotions, awards and opportunities at summer camps.
Through understanding and practicing Merit Review Boards you are all able to better chances
of achieving those opportunities.
Fin

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