Recent content by Forgotten_Hero

Skeletor: whats an MFR? And you were right, I meant the attachments you can get from CP gear. Do either of you know of any units that have authorized the use of aftermarket rigs not as part of a trial nor specifically for tour? Ive heard some rumors from a unit out east, but that info is years...

Recently, the exercises my unit has been conducting have been requiring more than the standard 5 magazines per rifleman, and we're taking a shift towards carrying minimum 10 mags per rifleman, as it's done overseas. The problem with this has become immediately apparent when some soldier's mags...

What I'm saying is that any good leader should look out for their troops... lead by example... etc. If the army wants the troops to commit to training, then I say the army should commit to giving the troops stable employment. Can you not agree with this? I dont see how you cant? I mean, the...

Well, 2 things I've heard in this thread itself is the RMC mess and the Army Run. In person, I've also heard of this "Territorial Defense Battalion" idea. It does take up positions, and theres a few people that consider such a thing useless, or at least worth cutting in the interest of keeping...

I think people arent so angry at the fact that a hard choice had to be made, but more angry because they disagree with the choices made. As has been said in this thread, there are many other things people believe should have been cut, many more useless positions, than cutting peoples employment...

Unfortunately, I think some units would need to fall appart in order for higher CoC to realise theres a problem. What I mean is, lets say the CoC cuts funding and members do have to volunteer their time to keep the unit running, and they do. Higher CoC, I think, may look at this and say "Hey...

Thats made me think... In that kind of a situation I think that the Natives would have seen all of us in one colour---green, while certain people in the green seem to see us as "We're all green, but we're also other colours too."

Sounds like it works, but I cant support it ethically. What about all those parents in the large metropolitan areas that dont trust the government? Hell, my parents STILL think I was "brainwashed" into joining.  In my opinion, the ends do not justify the means in this case. Could you tell me...

If you want to make us avaiable to them, then go recruit at their towns. I mean, the news of this "Bold Eagle" program is spread somehow, no? And present it the same way and give them the same opportunities you give to everyone else. Definitly. So go recruit up there. Give presentations. But...

To add to that, when I see a soldier I think he is "one of us" because he's a Canadian citizen, regardless of his skin colour. Sounds to me that if someone doesnt see someone as "one of us" because he's not White, or not Black, or not Aboriginal, its that person thats putting up walls between...

I think "mistrust" is a non-issue. My unit isnt representative of the demographic, but I see no mistrust there. I think it would be the vast, vast minority that would "mistrust" the military because of such an issue. The ones that do? Well, on the other side of the fence, I can see a bit more...

I think that the DND should consist of whatever demographics joined the army. If, for some strange reason, no aboriginals ever joined the army, that doesnt mean we're racist. It simply means no aboriginals joined the army.  For someone to then look at this statistic and say "Wow, we need to...

I do agree that it could work, but I cant support it from an ethical perspective unless my neighbour has the same opportunity to "test drive" the CF as an aboriginal. Maybe someone could clarify something else for me aswell. The aboriginals on these types of courses, are they only from...

Perhaps I am not so much against the CF following the law but the law itself? I am not so uptight about the money side of this situation. My thoughts on the subject are, however, that if you want to stop discriminating based on race or culture, stop seeing people based on their race and...

What about a city boy from Toronto that joins and realises he doesnt like the forrest? Can he do the same?