Roll-Calls

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This is the Document Release Information
Article Number:	7CAV-R-034
Scope:	SOP :Regiment-Wide Roll-Call Standard
Version:	1.2
Effective Date:	01APR19
Last Modified Date:	10FEB21
Approving Authority:	Regimental Commanding Officer
Point of Contact:	Regimental Command Sergeant Major

Overview

This section will introduce why roll calls are used, who has the authority to generate and design them, and the characteristics of the roll call.

Purpose

The purpose of this SOP is to provide guidance on the requirement for roll-calls and to set out the minimum standard required for roll-calls.

Authority

The information provided in this document is provided by the Regimental Command Sergeant Major and authorized by the Regimental Commanding Officer and may only be amended by direction of a member of the General Staff.

Intent of Roll-Calls

• The primary intent of roll-calls is to provide a place for people to post every week who may otherwise not have a reason to post and subsequently wind up being discharged AWOL. It's important to understand that a distinguishing feature of the Cav is 'What you see is what you get'. In other words, when we say we have 350 members, it means we actually have 350 active members unlike many other units out there.

• The secondary intent of roll-calls is to give Section/Squad Leaders a place to keep track of their members attendance at section practice and roll-call replies.

• A tertiary intent is to provide valuable information to members who read roll-calls, i.e. upcoming events, meetings and other timely notifications.

The Roll Call

The roll call is broken up into several component pieces:

• post title
• squad crest/logo if applicable
• accountability table
• training section including training AAR and training attendance list
• information section
• roll-call response

Roll-Calls may be customized but must meet the following standards:

• All squads will use the table provided
• All roll-calls will contain at least the sections noted above
• Any additional information or sections will be at the bottom of the roll-call under the roll-call response

Information: Best Practice: Always have your troopers sign roll-call at the start of section practice, before you begin. This will save you the hassle of tracking people down later in the week.

Post Title

The post title should be in the format: SECTION/PLATOON/SUB-UNIT/BN-REGT Roll Call DDMMMYY - DDMMMYY

Example

The roll call title for 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment would be written as follows:

1/1/C/1-7 Roll Call 23MAR19-29MAR19

Accountability Table

The purpose of the roll-call accountability table is to provide a place for the Squad Leader to track attendance of his/her squad at section practice and to keep track of who has signed roll-call. This gets updated throughout the week and completed on Fridays. It may include a column for roles, but this is not required. As in the example below, you can also keep track of who is on LOA or who discharged/went on ELOA that week. Anyone who discharges or goes on ELOA should be removed from the table in the next week.

Training Section

The training section should consist of 2 parts:

• Training AAR
• Training Attendance

Part 1 - The Training AAR: This is a summary of notes from the Squad Leader's assessment of training he/she carries out after the practice is over and should include some, if not all of the following:

• Were the training goals met to an acceptable standard?
• Is another practice on the same topic necessary in future?
• Was the content of the practice appropriate for what you hoped to accomplish?
• What did your Squad think of the practice?
• What improvements could be made for future practices?
• What could you / your FTLs / your Squad as a whole / individuals in your Squad improve on?

Part 2 - Training Attendance: This is just a list of anyone (including personnel not in the squad) who attended practice.

Information Section

This section exists for the purpose of providing useful links to useful information. The minimum standard for this area is to provide links to the following areas:

• S7 Class Postings: https://7cav.us/categories/329/
• S3 Operations Announcements: https://7cav.us/categories/328/
• Unit/Dept Meetings: https://7cav.us/forums/13/

Other useful links may be included at the discretion of the Squad Leader.

Roll-Call Response

The roll-call response is simply some text for troopers to copy/paste into their roll-call reply. It consists of two responses and can be customized at the discretion of the Squad Leader:

• Will attend section practice on <DAY> at <Practice time in ZULU>.
• Cannot attend section practice.

Example Roll-Call

The following example conforms to the information above.

Roll Call Templates

Below are the links where each Battalions' roll call formats may be located:

Unit	Roll Call Link
1st Battalion	https://7cav.us/threads/320/