So tell me what impression this leaves you about this person...
End of last week, I get an email from a potential candidate for the club's next VE Test Session, which will be at our hamfest at the end of the month. No problem, I reply to him with the usual spiel about what to bring. Including 2 forms of ID, and copies of them that we send in with the paperwork, as the club team has always done.
Monday, I get an email from the ARRL VEC. Seems the candidate contacted them about some concerns. Turns out that our procedure on this is obsolete... newer rules now state only 1 photo ID, and we don't have to submit copies of anything; in fact, they never look at those copies. (We're not the only VE team that isn't/wasn't aware of this change, but that's another story). Only copies of an existing license or CSCE are now requested. OK. No big deal, and that makes it easier on us, so fine.
So... I come back from lunch today, and I have a long, rambling email from the candidate. It starts off sounding like an apology for getting us in trouble with the VEC (we're not), and then goes on... and on... and on. Essentially, the impression one gets is that he's justifying why he contacted the VEC and complained about our procedure. That, and how tough the other clubs have been on him, and how tough life's been since he retired... stuff like that.
I didn't have a problem before, but frankly, this email makes me uneasy. Is he feeling "guilty" over "turning us in" and is afraid we might take "revenge" of some kind? (Really?) Do I have a control freak on my hands, or just someone whose retired, bored, and looking for things to do? And does this imply that everything we do at the exam will be scrutinized for "fairness", and if something doesn't go the way he thinks it should, is he going to complain about it?
...FWIW, since we're going to have plenty of VE's on hand -- I want to rotate people in & out so that no one is away from the hamfest for too long -- I think it's best that I don't personally handle this guy's test & exam. This is just not sitting well with me, and it's probably best that I remove myself from a potential accusation, if you know what I mean.
Thoughts?
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Originally Posted by PA5COR
