having been cic several times, i fault no one for them coming out late. while its nice to get them by Wednesday, it is a difficult task at best. Since we don't do it on a regular basis, when its your turn, you have alot to remember from 3 or 4 months ago or even longer sometimes.
then there is the whole fairness issue. frame 1 cic has it easiest. he can just assign stuff based on requests, or not, and put them out. frame 2 and frame 3 cic's have a fairness issue to deal with. trying to spread the wealth is a very difficult job. some groups are best is certain aircraft, some are not. i try never to give the same squad the same planes so that everyone has a fair shot at something different. i do make exceptions to that rule, but nothing i would admit publicly.
the point im trying to make is that its not a fun job, it can be difficult to setup and sometimes finding the time to get it down and ready by wednesday's is a chore in itself. while i salute those that can get it done by Wednesday, i don't fault those who cant.
and don't forget, the orders have to go through the CM's before they can go out, so sometimes thats a problem too.
<S> to all CIC's no matter who you are!!
