Roll-Calls

This is the Document Release Information
Article Number:	7CAV-R-034
Scope:	Regiment-Wide Roll-Call Standard
Version:	Version 1.0
Effective Date:	01 APR 19
Last Modified Date:	DDMMMYYYY
Approving Authority:	Regimental Commanding Officer
Point of Contact:	Regimental Command Sergeant Major

Section 1: Overview

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.

Section 2: 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.

Section 3: The Roll-Call

The roll-call is broken up into several component pieces:

• 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.

Section 3.1: 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.