Personal Narrative: Offending Beautification Debrief
Squadron Beautification Debrief
What happened? In one week we managed to recruit seventeen potential volunteers to participate in the beautification effort on Saturday 21. We also managed to acquire all of the necessary equipment to clean our squadron thanks to the help of SSgt Owens. MSgt Barnhill assisted in giving further clarification of expectations; as well as his formal permission to send an email out advertising the volunteer opportunity squadron wide. MSgt Terry and several others provided critical feedback and edit suggestions to the email; suggestions that were promptly adopted.In addition to the email, we were able to get the word out about the event due to its announcement at roll call and by word of mouth. I came in during my lunch and after my QTP class was done for the day to create a roster, respond to emails, and to discuss with members of leadership the intentions and goals that I had for the event.
On the day of the event I arrived one hour early with my wife at 0900 to prepare the equipment and to update the roster for last minute changes. We were able to get everything prepared except the pressure washer; which would not function that day. 1000 came and everyone except …show more content…
Most of those who claimed they would show up did and all put in great work and demonstrated excellent work ethic. We were able to procure all of the needed materials and most of the equipment to perform the event. We had a 70%attendance ratio.
The squadron now looks better than when we started. The effort was an overall success. The food was tasty. And the barbecue went off without a hitch for an hour and a half.
What went wrong?
Right off the bat we discovered that the pressure washer would not function or start; so we were not able to clean any facility surfaces.
We had a 30% no show rate from our potential volunteers.
Not everything was accomplished.
Why?
The pressure washer wouldn't start either because of lack of maintenance or user
What happened? In one week we managed to recruit seventeen potential volunteers to participate in the beautification effort on Saturday 21. We also managed to acquire all of the necessary equipment to clean our squadron thanks to the help of SSgt Owens. MSgt Barnhill assisted in giving further clarification of expectations; as well as his formal permission to send an email out advertising the volunteer opportunity squadron wide. MSgt Terry and several others provided critical feedback and edit suggestions to the email; suggestions that were promptly adopted.In addition to the email, we were able to get the word out about the event due to its announcement at roll call and by word of mouth. I came in during my lunch and after my QTP class was done for the day to create a roster, respond to emails, and to discuss with members of leadership the intentions and goals that I had for the event.
On the day of the event I arrived one hour early with my wife at 0900 to prepare the equipment and to update the roster for last minute changes. We were able to get everything prepared except the pressure washer; which would not function that day. 1000 came and everyone except …show more content…
Most of those who claimed they would show up did and all put in great work and demonstrated excellent work ethic. We were able to procure all of the needed materials and most of the equipment to perform the event. We had a 70%attendance ratio.
The squadron now looks better than when we started. The effort was an overall success. The food was tasty. And the barbecue went off without a hitch for an hour and a half.
What went wrong?
Right off the bat we discovered that the pressure washer would not function or start; so we were not able to clean any facility surfaces.
We had a 30% no show rate from our potential volunteers.
Not everything was accomplished.
Why?
The pressure washer wouldn't start either because of lack of maintenance or user