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    The utility of three military colleges, funded undergrad degrees; Officer trg & the need for a degre

    Or the realization that the LCol Section Head/ Director or the Maj PD/PM/ Senior Analyst need to be just as well educated as their counterparts at TBS/PWGSC/DFAIT/ Public Safety/ CSEC in order to be able to operate on the same level with them and not have them run circles around us at our detriment.
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    The utility of three military colleges, funded undergrad degrees; Officer trg & the need for a degre

    No a BA/BSc/ BEng, etc does not make one a better leader at the tactical level, but officer ranks do not end at Maj and responsibilities do not end at OC...  It is at the staff/HQ positions that the value of both bachelor and advanced degrees really comes out.  This is where tactical excellence...
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    More Int Files

    Just wanted to throw an idea out there... How about some more Int files past 50?  What do you guys thing?
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    Seeking clarification for reserve training on weekends

    We do the same thing with the Res ATIS Techs... It is just not feasible to break the training up into weekends and summers
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    F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)

    +1 Having had some involvement with requirements for some capabilities that fall withing ISR, the utility of the F-35 for those roles is very overstated no matter how hard the sales pitch was.
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    Direct Entry Officer (DEO) questions [Merged]

    It depends on the trade and how long you were out...
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    Communications and Electronics Engineering ( CELE )

    I did it about 4 years ago...
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    Introducing Maintenance

    The percentages definitely need to be adjusted or it will make things very difficult for the new guys
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    Introducing Maintenance

    Just one question...  Is this going to effect pers as week? (Medics, Engineers, Artillerymen)
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    Problems and Bugs

    I completely agree... the MP rank up bonus should actually be increased as opposed to capped.
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    When would the start hiring for infantry and also reserves?

    The 1st of April is a good bet as that is when the new fiscal year starts
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    Second Language Training ( SLT )

    This is not the intent of SLT.  SLT is intended to increase one's proficiency in their Second Official Language, not their  First Official Language (FOL).  When you join you elect your FOL  My first language is neither English not French but my FOL is English.
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    Discrepancy regarding reserve officer salary

    I was wrong, the PDF is mislabeled , the website is right.  The official tables are found at the link below: http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dgcb-dgras/ps/pay-sol/pr-sol/rfor-ofr-01-eng.asp
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    Discrepancy regarding reserve officer salary

    it does not say anywhere that para A is DEO.  Para A is ROTP This is the DEO pay scale:  C 131.56 135.46 139.54 143.72 148.08 152.46 157.08 161.72 166.64 171.60 17
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    Discrepancy regarding reserve officer salary

    I don't see a difference....
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    Promotions in the CAF [Merged]

    The mbr gains points for courses done in that reporting year.  That is how we did the unit level boards, at the formation level we used the same criteria that the national promotion boards used as our guideline.  There we added the factors of second language proficiency, deployments in rank and...
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    Promotions in the CAF [Merged]

    Having sat on a couple of NCM PER boards, points are given for level education.  Having a degree will carry more points then not having one. 
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    "Double Dippers" Mega Thread

    The problem with getting rid of the double dippers is who will be picking up the work that they are doing.  If the answer is nobody, we have a problem.  Reducing he size of HQs without changing the processes that necessitated the larger establishments will just bring everything to a stand still...
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    2011 Cost of Living Raise?

    That's what the rumour was from my DCBA friend when I asked what the scuttlebut was about why our pay raise is late... Never claimed it came from DPPD. With regards to severance, our situation, in my opinion, is a little different since our various TOS significantly vary that those of the...
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    2011 Cost of Living Raise?

    Yes our raises are tied to the PS.  What they are trying to figure out is how much do they subtract from the percentage value of the raise to account for the fact that some PS bargaining units will not be receiving their week of severance for every year of service.  And my source is someone...
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