Recent content by RedFive

Ah yes, Surrey Central mall. A place where many of the firsts in my career took place. Never change. In other news... I wonder how Mayor "It Won't Cost a Single Extra Dollar" is doing these days?

Cool. Until they and the Federal Government figure out how to stop stripping the CAF of lands and facilities in BC and start helping us expand and engage with British Columbians, this is all a wet fart in the wind.

I have, but I didn't get that impression from the people I met. I have nothing but good things to say about the time I've spent in Atlantic Canada (minus Gagetown)

Good Lord, that article spent an awful lot of time saying things like rare for Atlantic Canada and PEI remains safe. Surely the people of the east coast aren't so delicate as to not assume there's criminals in their midst doing criminal stuff?

Service levels, probably. We already struggle to retain people interested in eating a double helping of society's failings even with the additional pay, and that's not just an RCMP issue. Strip away the surge capacity of the RCMP as well as our access to grouped specialized services and the...

I seem to recall being told they were going to be better than the RCMP in every way, no more expensive, and community oriented. Guess not.

I remember a E Division wide email inviting all E Div HQ members to go home early to enjoy Christmas break with their families, delivered straight to my police car screen as I slung calls for service over the Christmas break... I think that was 2019.

Legend says that the arrows on the shoulder mounted epaulettes (in Service Order No. 1) point to who ends up holding accountability. Corporal and Sergeant point down at the Constables (no insignia) but the Staff Sergeant has four chevrons on each shoulder pointing squarely at them.

Maybe my screen is just a little off, but the officer's shoes appear to be dark brown when compared closely to the NCO's footwear.

Yes yes, we're all nasty Colonialists who continue to keep the average Canadian down with our stylish and highly polished jackboots... (which happen to be named after the Strathcona's, but you already knew that right?) Anyways, I'm not sure what your point is here. We had different uniforms for...

I suspect the drill unit at Depot will continue to insist of sharp creases leading to demand for dry cleaning :ROFLMAO:

The RCMP has been through this as well. In 1974 when the first female troops were permitted at Depot, they wore a completely different uniform with a skirt, pumps, white turtle neck and hat. Pistol and handcuffs were carried in a purse in both service and operational dress. It wasn't until 1990...

Weird. Its almost like the further we get from the Afghanistan "you will go out with the ANP, ANA and their CAF mentors and take the fight to the enemy" days of international missions, and the more we focus on "we need to send women on this mission because optics" the less interest and uptake...

So what do you propose to close that gap?

RCMP Hiring pre-requisites There is no requirement to have post secondary education in my agency. We will also hire permanent residents, so your assertion that there's some differentiation between the haves and have nots in policing is wrong, unless I've missed the point here. We help...