Dorm Chiefs will prepare for class in the same manner as the rest of the flight, and sit in the aisle seat of the last occupied row. They will keep the flight on track and correct flight members as needed.
After all trainees are prepared for class and are sitting at attention, the Dorm Chief will march to the front of the classroom and perform an about face; then march to the back of the classroom, stopping to inspect each row and make necessary corrections. Upon completion of the inspection, they will execute an about face to face the front of the classroom.
When prompted by the instructor, the Dorm Chief will turn his/her head towards the instructor and give the appropriate reporting statement, followed by this statement, “Sir or Ma’am, Flight (#) is prepared for instruction,” ensuring they select and say the appropriate term of address (“Sir” or “Ma’am”).
If the instructor is not present, they will give the command, “Flight (#) AT EASE” and take their seat. If the instructor is not present within 10 minutes from start of class, the Dorm Chief will send a runner to the tunnel area to report the situation.
Finally, he/she will report the following items to the instructor when asked for flight accountability for that hour of instruction:
- “Sir or Ma’am, the accountability of Flight (#) is as follows: (#) trainees assigned, (#) trainees absent, roster numbers (#) are at (location).” Select and say the appropriate term of address (“Sir” or “Ma’am”)
- When providing roster numbers and location of the absent trainees, group them together by location. Repeat this process until all absent trainees have been reported