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I can understand the CO wanting that, but I would expect there to be a massive difference between some CO somewhere wanting something to happen, and that thing actually happening because it's been approved by an appropriate authority. I don't see how an exchange is sufficient reason to justify...

Well, I would say no. And your CoC's opinions on the matter are especially irrelevant. I don't think the "PR" considerations arguments holds any water. Like Anyone in the USN really gives a hoot about how many pockets your NCDs have. No one's going to notice, let alone care. This to me seems...

Honestly, no. I would not say there is a difference. A memorial needs to look like it's a memorial, not a vehicle. It needs to be clear at first (or at least second) glance that the purpose of the object is to commemorate the dead. Parts of vehicles or vehicles themselves can be incorporated...

I'm gonna have to disagree with you there. Someone who considers displaying an armoured vehicle in a park to be glorifying war is a perfectly legitimate viewpoint. Honestly, I think it's probably one I agree with; the question is just whether or not said glorification is viewed as a good thing...

"If you don't like it quit" is exactly the type of attitude which leads to absolutely no improvements ever being made in an organization. Overall, I like my job, but there's aspects of I feel are anachronistic. I mean, you do know that "leading change" and "initiative" are on the PER, right...

Yes, we know it's part of being in a uniform. What we're debating here is whether or not it should ne part of being in a uniform. The fact that we're doing something does not mean that doing that thing is beneficial. The military as a whole is absolutely terrible about continuing to do the same...

Personally that's my take. I think we'd be better if if we took all the time spent doing drill and did... literally anything else.

Furthermore, if like many other places, the unit is in the habit of allowing members to "call in" for sick leave for up to the two days that a CO can authorize, then why would a bad mental health day be any less valid of a reason to call in than an acute infection, etc?

Excellent. Now all I need to do is wait for the inevitable "unisex dress instructions" CANFORGEN. Hopefully it won't be that long.

In my experience, former Chiefs / POs are either the worst officers or the best officers, with pretty much no in-between.

Keeping individual drill up to snuff still takes and individual's time away from their personal job. And really, it's not something that can reasonably be practiced on your own anyways. I'm also firmly of the opinion that every hour spent on drill is an hour that could be spent doing pretty...

Because the UTP folks need to be in place for the start of the school year, but would be killing time doing nothing if sent a month earlier. The SCP postings aren't tied to the start of a typical school year, since they're don't need another degree. Different posting dates for different...

You do not need to renounce any other citizenship. The primary impact this will have is an increase in the time it takes to conduct your background check / security assessment. Assuming said check comes back clean, it shouldn't have an impact upon your likelihood of getting in, just the...

It's something Sea Training makes you do now-a-days if you're sailing.

The most important aspect of the phrase "Chain of Command" is the "chain" part. For someone to truely be considered in your chain of command, you need to be able to clearly demonstrate how ultimately they report to you, perhaps with a number of subordinates in between, or you to them, perhaps...

Uhhhh, no, no I did not. I assure you, I was well aware of the org structure at the time. No military perseonnel were in my direct chain of command. There were other military personnel in the organization, but none I reported to, nor any that anyone I reported to reported to. The notion that all...

I used to be in a position that didn't have a single person in uniform in the chain of command between myself and the Governor-General. My boss was a civvie, the project manager was a civvy, the DG was a civvy, the ADM was a civvy, the DM was a civvy, the minister was a civvie, the PM a civvy...

I was curious, so looked into it. The very first road I bothered to check into is named after a dead soldier. Markham has a Carlton Road. It, like every other thing called Carlton in the country, is named after Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, who in addition to serving as Governor-General of...

Huh. Wow. That's shocking. Just yesterday I noticed a dead link on the NavRes HQ website. So I e-mailed the webmaster about it, and she had thanked me for the heads up and fixed it within 5 minutes.

Haven't you heard? They got rid of sliders!