FranDoc Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Paperwork came in today's mail; it's official. Circleville has another CRO in the ranks! MANY thanks to mentor Perry Wilson (I did the correspondence course). Thanks to RMI's Jay Worden and Gary Stevens for their pre-course words of instruction, guidance and encouragement. If enough people are interested, I'll coordinate another RO-Level 1 AND/OR CRO class this coming summer. We'll need about 20 people to make the class "go". Send a message if interested in either class in Ohio in 2010. I'll check with Conrad to see if we can host at Circleville again. Yes, it's "worth it"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBfarms Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Count me in for the CRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouSlide Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Congrats! Curtis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Congratulations and Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Good going Fran! Put me down for CRO if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Good work, and thanks! *That's a pretty cool birthday present to yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Santiago Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Congrats Fran!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Congrats ! That would make for a good B-day present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Saweet! Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranDoc Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 Thanks, guys. I think it was a little harder doing it via correspondence -- no face-to-face feedback with the instructor. We managed to make it work via email (with AOL being finicky on occasion). I can definitely see the advantage to doing the CRO course in a group setting with an on-site instructor. Jay Worden had told me that would be the case. I've had a couple of inquiries on a 2010 CRO class. I have a message in to NROI to determine when we could do that for the people who took the June 2009 RO class. Once I get an answer to that, I'll post it in the "class" forum. Looks like it might have to be around October, but the weather is still decent for travel then, and there's no outdoor range exercise required. That's also after the major matches, so students will have time to do the take-home course work. That's why I did my class after the OH Sectional/IPSC National match. Will advise when I hear from NROI. In the meantime, people interested in that class might want to look at next October and see what time you'd have available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Fran, for that class I will MAKE time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 As an RO, you can take the class at any time. You do have to be an RO (level I) for a full year before you can get promoted to CRO (Level II). My understanding is that you can do all that needs done...then when you year as RO is meet, you can be promoted to CRO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 BTW, I wonder if the Milford, OH club would host? (Miami Rifle and Pistol, near Cincy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 As an RO, you can take the class at any time. You do have to be an RO (level I) for a full year before you can get promoted to CRO (Level II). My understanding is that you can do all that needs done...then when you year as RO is meet, you can be promoted to CRO. Kyle, thats exactly what all us Dayton guys did a couple years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranDoc Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 Per NROI.org: "You must have a minimum of a year's certification as a Range Officer before either taking the CRO seminar or beginning the CRO correspondence course." Not able to start the correspondence course OR attend the CRO Seminar for certification before you have one full year as a certified RO. I have a message in to NROI to explicitly clarify whether that "one year" starts as of the date of the original RO class or if it's from the certification date on the RO card. I believe it's the latter. If a CRO class is held in OH on a range other than C'ville, and if that range would like some assistance with coordination, just let me know. I've coordinated two Level 1 classes and it DOES get easier with experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) lThats just hear-say Fran. Ask Perry Wilson, as he was our instructor for the CRO class, held at the Holiday Inn by the Dayton Mall. There must have been 5 or more of us who were not at the 1 year mark. Edited December 11, 2009 by Chris Keen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Right...unless that is a new policy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreblePlink Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Congrats Fran. Now that you have the cert, the real work begins. Everybody knows all CROs are walking rules encyclopedias ... "I thought you were a CRO! Aren't you guys supposed to KNOW all this stuff?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranDoc Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 Per communication with a member of the RMI cadre this evening, the current policy re: CRO class eligibility, is as follows: "The rules are: You have to be a Level 1 RO for a year before you can attend a class or take the correspondence class. This is a hard and fast rule that we will not bend on. The year starts from the time the student is granted RO status." People who were in the March 2008 class in Canton (or a previous class) can take the CRO course any time. People who were in the June 2009 class in Circleville will need to wait until Sept/Oct 2010. There's interest in a class. Now all we need to determine is who wants to host ...? See the NROI website for costs, minimum number of students, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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