It sounds like MusDg is doing one of those premilitary flight training gigs. Where they are looking for candidates that can learn procedures and skills in a short amount of time.

With 90% of my students being PVT students I always try and come up with new things to keep them/me sharp. One thing I like to do is make sure they get some IMC experience prior to their PVT checkride even if they have no intentions to obtain an instrument rating. When it comes to the x-c part of their training I try to go to airports that they may use for personal reasons later on. My goal as an instructor is to make them complete pilots not someone that can pass a checkride in the minimum amount of time.