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While targeting kids who play sports may seem like a great idea to bring in fit individuals, you have to look at the chances of actually getting them interested. At the high school age, if the kids are still seriously into sports at the higher levels, then the CAF is competing against post...

I read the entire article yesterday. I came away with the feeling that for some that seeking the almighty dollar trumps all else. I agree that what they are doing is ethically wrong, and not just the pilots. While I couldn't confirm the link, given the last name, it appears the spouse of...

The cadets program is a children's program meant to provide activities for children (you can replace children with minors if that makes it clearer). There is a very sound legal reason it is kept at an arms length from the Reg/Res Force. We can't be seen to be training child soldiers. If there...

The problem is that 360 reviews aren't supposed to be decision making tools for promotion. They are meant to provide well-rounded feedback. It collects input on an individual's performance from various sources, including supervisors, peers, subordinates, and sometimes other stakeholders, to be...

If I were a Russian oligarch, I'd only live in ranch style estates.

In no world can I see any Gov't regardless of stripes, release just a list of names. That would open them up to a myriad of law suits from those named, and then unless the information leading to having their name put on this list is released, the Gov't would be forced to settle. If, as a...

If individuals here take a step back from their personal feelings about the individuals and the parties involved, and look at the actual political gamesmanship being used, this would be a much more profound discussion. Trudeau doesn't want to release the names because the populace not knowing...

I want to believe that there are very few individuals who the only reasonable solution is a secure mental health facility. I would argue that the majority of individuals who have MH issues (excluding drug addiction) could function on their own as long as they can have access to the medications...

Hmm, who could benefit from Israel giving it to Iran for a while? Which other aggressor would suffer from a disruption of a continuous supply of Iranian drones? What would the benefits be of several of the ME nations fighting it out and then needing to take a bit of time recuperate, rearm, and...

I was curious about this, so did some digging on the Senates website. Going back 2 years, no senate vote had all 105 senators present, with most votes having a maximum of 87 votes, and a minimum of 27. I scanned several individual votes to determine if the ISG, PSG, CSG, Conservative, or non...

I wonder what Israel's end game is with actions like this and some of the recent strikes on "safe havens"? From an outside perspective, it seems like the intent is to incite the other side to take greater action, to see how far they can get the other side (and here I mean nation states, not the...

Sweet bag, and looks like it could be a contender for winter ops. But what do you do when its only +10, or -5? Do we need to procure 3 separate sleeping bags to meet the full spectrum of where we operate?

One has to wonder at whether anyone looked at the requirements with a critical eye and did some research of what was within the realm of the possible (and affordable). Did DSSPM/DLR just accept certain requirements without fact checking to ensure they were possible? For hypothetical example, if...

I think that we all agree that the only true way to bring about long lasting change in a nation is from within, but only as long as those being assisted want that change. If Israel truly wanted to bring change among the Palestinians, should they (and other nations like Jordan and Egypt) not have...

While the argument is sound, would the outcome be what is best for the nation? I assume you would put forward that after reforming the senate so it is made up of elected members, the next step would be to give them greater say in the process of bringing bills into law. This then handcuffs the...

Should we not wait until we have an established industry, that has seen international investment sunk into Canadian operations before we start throwing these tariffs in place (regardless of the gov't in power)? I get the tariffs on finished products, but putting tariffs on the primary materials...

Given I have no Navy experience, I am curious about something. How does a Carrier Group deal with transiting busy waterways? Are there fishing vessels and small craft darting in an out of their bubble? Many of the points brought up seem to come from the individual ship point of view, and I was...

I don't disagree with the premise of your argument. And the solution is to hire more staff so individuals aren't put into these positions. The trade off though would be that you need to pay everyone less, reduce overtime, etc. so that the overall cost of doing business doesn't go up. The...

The last two options are unlikely to occur if the member has obligatory service due to their completing the ROTP process. The CAF would rather keep them around for the 5 years doing joe jobs until their OS is completed. The first two options could happen, but why would the system force someone...

I'm not speaking of the entire team, just the individual who caused significant issues during the implementation.