IFT washout. How can I motivate this guy?

[Occam's Razor]

Bounce him?

Just because he's a total slacker?

"Promote with peers" This guy's Chief of Staff material!

Juuuust kidding!

Some tips:

1. The "talk". Tell him, in simple terms and short sentences, that he is blowing it. Include your personal frustrations with him. You expressed it well to us on this thread...so tell him.
2. If that doesn't cause a change, go directly to the program director for IFT. When you talk to him/her use strong, unambiguous verbs: "fails" "does not" "refuses" etc.
3. Follow up. During your inititial contact with the director, make sure you get a time-line and instructions on how you are expected to proceed from there. Then follow-up. Wait a few days, then contact the director again. See what has been done. That ensures that they know you're serious, and not just, "in a bad mood".

Good luck!

 

[flashman]

Carpet Dance him....call his PAS and prepare to bounce him.

 

[BoilerUP]

I've had some great IFT students, but I had one that was a bit of a problem. He was a great stick-and-rudder pilot who studied hard and was sharp on knowledge, but he seemed to know it and his attitude reflected his arrogance. At the time I was a 19 year old CFI just disenrolled from AFROTC because I couldn't get a medical waiver and was still somewhat in awe of his gold bar. That being said, I had to explain to him that even though he was three years older than me and was an officer, a position I hoped to someday obtain, he'd better leave his attitude at the door before climbing into the airplane or he wouldn't be getting my endorsement and I would talk to the PAS, who had interviewed me a couple years earlier for my ROTC scholarship and whose daughter went to my high school. He straightened up and passed his practical with flying colors. Last I heard he was in Talons, IIRC.

I got kicked out of AFROTC with a scholarship because of a single BS asthma entry in my medical history despite a 425 PFT score in the top 10% of my wing, a half marathon under my belt, and stellar reviews. I saw people that were half the cadet (and I would say half the person) I was get UPT slots when good people got shafted because of a tenth of a GPA point and yeah, it pissed me off. If he's not doing his part, I say have one more Come to Jesus talk with him then bounce his sorry arse and his gold bar into a Services squadron somewhere. I busted my hump and finally got a Guard UPT slot, and to be honest, I don't want somebody like that standing and flying beside me.