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I once heard (maybe a rumour, maybe an urban legend) that the original name for that project was "Tribal Class Upgrade Project": T-CUP. No one wanted to be part of project "tea cup" so an alternate name was developed.

I think a lot of kids grow up with unrealistic expectations for what jobs actually pay money that they might actually end up doing. Kids want to be professional athletes, editors of fashion magazines and CEOs of non-profits. No one wants to sell insurance, work on a construction site or...

Mr Blackadder, I appreciate that your view on summer break is an employment opportunity. My view is that the extended summer break has a significant adverse impact on learning. Here is the result of a random Google search result: The authors concluded that: (1) on average, students’...

I am curious why we still pretend we live in an agrarian society that has to close schools all summer so kids can work on their family farm.

Regarding 'over-manning' (over-personning?) ships, all three ships that sailed for the Gulf War in 1990 had their ship's company increased by about 25% to include all the people required. I know we carried an expanded medical team and a lawyer but I don't know remember who else got added (some...

I don't think the government will grow the budget to match DND's requirements. DND will shrink their requirements to match the budget. I think that is partly what this is about. Submarines, military colleges, etc should all be nervous.

and situations where wearing personal protective equipment and clothing is deemed essential for the safety of the worker (flight crews onboard aircraft, ships staff working in engine rooms, aircraft maintainers working in hangars, vehicle technicians working in repair shops, etc.).

I might have said 'an institution that cares about safety would take that in to consideration'. As a former MSEO who has also worked at construction and oil & gas sites, personal protective equipment and clothing (PPE&C) is the baseline for what is to be worn on a site. At oil & gas...

I view the monarchy like an antique given to me by my grandparents that sits in a corner of my den. It doesn't really do anything but it isn't really offensive. It doesn't match the decor in my house but it does remind me of my grandparents. I would throw it out but the effort to do that...

I am not defending $200/plate lunches but I might speculate some of that cost is driven by government specifications and requirements for that lunch. Let's suppose the government insists that the kitchen that prepares the lunch has to meet the highest quality and cleanliness standards that...

Henry Mintzberg was saying the same thing 30 years ago. I think he said something like "MBA schools are teaching the wrong things to the wrong people at the wrong stages of their lives".

Although big compared to frigates, in shipbuilding 20,000 tons is not 'behemoth'. HMCS Protecteur was that size. HMCS Bonaventure was about that size (16,000 tons). US Navy ships that move around marines are about that size (16,000 tons). The big WWII battlecruisers were about 40,000 tons...

My (very limited and outdated) experience is that 80% of mess events are attended by the same 20% of eligible participants. Is that still true?

A billion years ago Venture (Naval Officer Training Centre) promulgated a document called 'Neptune's Notes' that promised to instruct very junior officers in any manner of behaviour and some traditions. Recognized (even at the time) as misogynistic, anachronistic and just plain bad, you can...

As an aside, I once sent a note to a career manager carefully documenting my calculation for obligatory service. Fully referenced with dates, etc. The career manager came back and said 'no, the answer is X' with X being about 4 months longer than I had calculated. The CM provided no...

I suspect a few old boys from the RMC 'old boys club' will be having heart attacks when seeing 'gentlemen cadets' on parade in compliance with the new regulations.

It was good enough for Nelson's Navy to keep the crew in the dark. The struggle here is against history and tradition with perhaps some 'classism'. Bravo to those who are working to keep everyone well informed.

So back in my day, junior MARS / NWO were encouraged to be visible everywhere. But the CO and XO (and any visiting admirals) were rarely if ever seen beyond their cabin, bridge and ops room. The the MARS / NWO were (following the example set) reluctant go go below the weather deck. (And I...

As the Assistant Marine Systems Engineering Officer I once found myself in the Machinery Control Room at 2:00 am and not much was going on (operationally) and the ship was just steaming along (enroute to Bermuda from Halifax, as I recall). I was chatting with the on-watch engineering crew and...

I have read some references to a "CAF Reconstituting Plan" promulgated by the CDS. That plan may address some of the concerns in this thread. Apparently the plan's focus is: prioritizing effort and resources on people, rebuilding strength while making necessary changes to CAF culture on...