Recent content by ytz

Honestly, I think the trade itself is underscoped to be honest. But they gotta start somewhere. Personally, I think MP should be reduced right down to green trade that does the traditional MP duties prescribed in doctrine, like handling PWs. Everything else? Give it to SF. Make them purple...

I strongly suspect once SF gets rolling, there will be more demand for the trade. You can go SharePoint surfing to see where this is going. Or if you have MESH access. I fully expect the CA and RCN to come calling once they see what SF does in Cold Lake, Bagotville, Trenton, etc. I can even...

I have said this before. Today's high school graduate isn't anything like yesterday's high school graduate. This largely means that a program like OCTP would fail spectacularly today. It's amazing how many folks here will get worked up about the recent increases in failure at CFLRS and then...

Who says they aren't getting trained?

Very much agreed. I think the main value of a degree was that I learned how to learn. And some specialized subject matter. The only reason I think officers should have one these days is because I don't think high schools produce the literacy and critical thinking they used to. Nor are young...

You can see how it's done on American bases. Same idea. Pass control can be a civilian/contracted employee. Everything else at the perimeter, including ID checks has to be more robust. And really, that's the model we are moving too. That said, for most government buildings, especially...

Security Force trade is planning to eventually cover every RCAF Wing by 2040. I really don't see at this point, why this wouldn't be made a purplish trade with a Navy sub-occ. Or even just assign some blue SF to navy bases. A lot of the work will be similar. Just a slightly different context.

This thing is so dumb. I would love to see what corporate entity actually has a 99% utilization rate for their licenses. That's actually an incredible number.

I've seen seppie posts make it a race issue. It's great they are revealing who they really are. Only saving grace in a moment like this.

Horrific. And an unfortunate reminder that what our brothers and sisters in arms do can be dangerous even on a what may seem like regular training. We should be proud about how the rest of the CAF responded. Particularly seeing how quickly the SAR Techs moved in.

I'm a fan of the Sandhurst model. However, the one thing that gives me pause is their issues with accessibility and elitism. Models without subsidized education end up basically selecting officers from those who have the means to attend and finish university. It's worse with the Brits because...

I used to agree with this. But my view has shifted over time. High schools are producing a subpar product these days. This isn't me trying to "Back in my day.....". Grade inflation is so bad that Waterloo, for example, applies a -12% correction factor to all but a handful of high schools in...

What exactly are we rebuilding the CAF to defend if the country is slowly committing demographic suicide. I know some will be tempted to blame one political party or another. But the country hasn't had birth rates above replacement in half a century. Lots of blame to go around.

35 of 41 CMAs now have more seniors than children, as per StatsCan data. https://inspurious.com/story/56970f65-ab64-47d9-bfeb-1e42fd773a39

It does. Here's the sales pitch: Not sure why we're pretending this issue is new or unknown or not something we're all grappling with these days.