Recent content by btrudy

Eh. Even then, it's still something being done to Canada, and not something Canada is doing. We deserve our own traditions. Songs about our actions. Not the UK's leftovers and hand-me-downs.

Hey, if the song was about that I'd far less opposed to it (still slightly opposed on the basis that, you know, it has nothing to do with Canada or the Royal Canadian Navy, and that our official march should actually be about US). It's not.

This is an unreasonable way to characterize it. It's not being jettisoned "because it's old". It's being jettisoned because the lyrics, and the actions those lyrics are celebrating, are no longer in line with the RNC and the CAF's values and ethos. Beating the French to ensure the continued...

Some traditions could be considered at least somewhat organic (e.g. 1000 soup). But stuff like "The RCN's official march past" is the opposite of that. Not only was the establishment of it as the march past not organic (since we simply blindly copied what the Brits had), the fact that we already...

I'd generally say by providing a set of visual examples of what is and isn't acceptable, and let people work from that. Same dude with a long beard , in unkempt version versus properly groomed. As always, chains of command using their best judgement. Like, man, I dunno. Literally everyone...

I don't feel that's really the case. While on the job, it's reasonable to have expectations on how you present yourself, as long as those expectations don't unduly limit how someone expresses themselves while off duty. The issue with hair dye and beards and all that jazz when it comes to the...

Hats cause hat hair, and many people find those hats they're expected to wear to be either uncomfortable, ugly, or some combination thereof. Sometimes it's nice to let the wind run through your hair / across your scalp. Allowing the person to chose whether or not to wear it will allow each...

... please refer above to where I advocated for stricter grooming standards. Dress and deportment are important alongside personal expression; I'm just arguing that it shouldn't be at the expense of. Dictating how someone wears the uniform and how they groom themselves when they do is all well...

Well yes, because if members have a right to recieve services in either official languages, that also implies an onus upon people to be able to provide services in both official languages, should they wish to get promoted and start supervising people who prefer a different official language than...

I disagree with the premise. Inclusivity increases effectiveness. Exclusivity decreases it. Excluding people for literally any reason that doesn't have a negative impact on operational effectiveness... decreases operational effectiveness of the CAF. Only bona fide operational requirements are...

We exclude a large swath of society based upon bone fide operational requirements. We want the best, in terms of actually being able to do the job. The very nature of the work will exclude a number of people, sure. That's a good enough reason to not go and start excluding others based upon...

Frankly, I couldn't disagree more. Ok, so let's go with a thought experiment here. If we want to have clear standards that distinguish ourselves from the broader society, why not make purple hair and goatees mandatory? It's clear, it's a standard. It would certainly mark us as exclusive. Why...

We are writing our dress policy to be broadly inclusive, because inclusivity is a fundamental Canadian value. And frankly, at the end of the day I would consider that actually walking the walk when it comes to such values is more important than whatever "credibility" we might lose from other...

The changes were not a recruitment thing. It was an equity thing, prompted by a briefing note drafted up by the Defence Women's Advisory Organization. No one seriously expected it to start bringing a bunch of people in the door.

At the end of the day, are we writing the Canadian Forces Dress Instructions to appease foreigners, or are we trying to write something that works for Canadians? There are plenty of things that we as a society allow or encourage or celebrate which many of our allies find distasteful. Too f'in...