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Well my intent was not to get into a debate on the proper use of the words strategic vs operational.  Yes our sub-formations are of course tactical.  And I deal with DGLEPM(ADM-MAT), DDRMIS and CA G4/CA DRMIS on a daily basis.  However, I would say that those organizations do rely on the CA...

Well IMHO, the G4 Foods and the Master Driver would be very difficult to justify as CWO, simply because all they do on top of what a MWO does is manage a pers spreadsheet, and that is not justification for a CWO.  I'm not enough of an expert on what the DSC did day to day as they work in G1 not...

Without sending you my Terms of Reference, I would be writing quit a lot here to explain in detail what I mean, and what I do day to day to execute my tasks.

Well at 3 Div HQ, I'm going to say maybe, we are 30% NCM's, many of the duties in the G1, G3, G8, JOC are done by Sgt/WO.  While the G4 is mostly MWO heavy due to the experience needed in Supply/Transport/Maint.  Could we replace more Capt/Maj jobs with Sgt/WO?  That certainly require some...

And I do agree that while we are miles ahead of the Brits in our Command Team philosophy, we are miles behind the US and what the authorities they give Senior CWO/SM.  They would never think that the NCO Leadership Academies would not be commanded by a Senior Appointment SM...  Let alone the...

I could write an essay here about what I actually do day to day, telling anyone how to push buttons in DRMIS is not one of them.  I have a LEMS DRMIS Help Desk at the Div for that :-/  It happens to be a Sgt not a MCpl...  You are misunderstanding my statement on DRMIS that I used as an...

Well our experience differs considerably then, which is fine we can just agree to disagree on these points. And as for your example with the Majors, its actually likely worst than that, the COS at a Div HQ is a Col, who has an A/COS LCol, then a few Majors working in the short hallway.  Not to...

I don't "get into the weeds" at all.  I have other staff that do that part, at the Capt/MWO level.  What I do is is direct/advise people, including Senior Officers, that for instance, proper data input into DRMIS is critical as Comd's at all levels make key decisions based on that data.  That is...

Well we will have to agree to disagree, though I do concede that some of the Log CWO, could not be justified.  But non command team CWO, actually lead the institution more than RSM's do, RSM's are busy with the day to day business of a tactical unit, Div or higher level CWO in non CT jobs truly...

I have no issues with the need for General/Flag officers to get this kind of experience that the Small CAF can't give them.  The problem I have is while the number of senior officer outcan postings on growing. There is a very small list of outcan opportunities for SA CWO's, and it is equally...

Yes I'm beginning to regret posting on this subject.  Seems people forget that subordinate formation Commanders are allowed to be more perceptive in issuing direction just not less.  The CCA direction does not remove the ability of the Comd 3 Div, for instance from issuing more detailed direction.

I know the punching holes in old boots was not something we supported either.  But we'll see what the commander thinks in the end.  As for cowboy boots, well I would not under estimate how dumb some people can be.  But there are other things in the proposed directive like ensuring CO's don't...

Well TBH if the sub formations can't follow Div direction there are ways to sort that out....

Well I can say the 3 Div policy is pretty common sense, we only specified that boots have to be "military in nature" because technically the CANFORGEN would allow cowboy boot etc...

PPCLI Guy, no were did I state RSM jobs were being cut.  Yes the Combat Arms are not as affected as the CSS Corps, but they are still losing the CADTC Standard CWO and Career Managers, even the Combat Arms liked having tier 5 positions to develop CWO prior to being RSM's.  For the CSS Corps...

While that has been a problem in he past for some trades, at least in the CA, the SEM project and cutting of 60 CWO positions is going to put the breaks on this for likely the 2-5 years.  I'm seeing it already out west with having to find several post CSM MWO's jobs since they are not lined up...

For certain there are some CWO that were not doing work that needed that rank, but the CA is cutting 60 CWO were as the RCN and RCAF are only cutting approx 25 each....the CA is going to find in the next decade that they cut too deep, sadly it will take failing at tasks to prove this. Jon

There is definitely a double standard here.  CWO have to be part of a Comd Team or be a "key specialist" to remain a CWO, but from LCol to GOFO's it seems this is not required.  And CWO makes less than Capt so this doesn't even make sense from a business planning perspective :-/ Jon

We did at one point in history have RCAF uniformed vehicle mechanics, but when the RCEME Corps became CA managed that stopped.  We do give people unit berets in the CA, maroon and black etc.  The difference I would say is SOF invented a new DEU and consciously made a decision to not apply it to...

My point was more to support that there should not be 4 DEU in SOF but one, Supporters contributions to SOF are just as important as the Operators, IMHO.  And theoretically what happens with the Comd or Comd CWO are not Operators? Or are we going to dictate that only Operators can be part of the...