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Over support and not knowing what the mission is, is nothing new. When I was in the Golan 10 years ago CanLogBatt worked in isolation from the rest of the mission. It was to the point that their Dispatch was better manned than the HQ Dispatch because we "didn't do anything" yeah, beyond being...

At the Pte - MCpl Level, it's generally very interesting technical work, with lots of opportunity to deploy. Above that and you get mired in bureaucracy and start looking for the exit.

I don't disagree that there is a kernel of information there, there always is. I told my troop that completing it will help him understand where we are going as an organization, nonsensical as it's presentation is. I also told him that while exercises like researching GBA+ as it pertains to...

Here's something to make your head explode: One of my troops was ordered to take this course before doing mod 1 on his PLQ. http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/gba-acs/intro-en.html

I disagree, the idea that the top eats last comes from the philosophy of, "Take care of the troops, and the troops will take care of you." If your troops see you go without once, they'll make sure there is something for you next time at the very least. Most likely snicky-snacks will appear out...

I'm in Ottawa, so I can't think of a better place for officers to be than standing in line for hours waiting for underwear. Let the NCMs go first if you're concerned with actually getting things done. That would help keep the officers out of endless O Groups where they get to be good idea...

It's not so much that, than it is a crippling lack of drive and ability to get things done at a certain rank level. i.e. This has been ongoing since 2008. It took 6 years to get the paperwork submitted (potentially to be sent back again on review) and 8 to get back to where we started. It only...

I figure it will take minimum 6 months, I'd be very surprised if it was less than a year however.

yeah, cause you're a little person who can only see the little details, those in the ivory towers can see everything so they don't need to follow the rules. bigger view is always better, never mind the loss of detail, they can see everything![/sarcasm] also, this seems about right with the...

Seen some new info, it appears at DRCCS request earlier this year, DPPD is seeking approvals to undo the pay freeze for LCIS QL5, but it still needs approvals. So yeah, big grains of salt and don't expect anything soon. One sentence in it made me see red for a bit. It's one thing to suspect...

There is some point to that, but the counter point is that they buy our logs at a 10% markup, turn them to finished goods and charge 1000% markup when they sell the products back to us. The question is, could we make them here ourselves for similar pricing and have more good paying jobs here...

Begging your pardon, but that's on you, not me. I wrote literally this: "How do we prepare them for what they will experience when interacting with other cultures/nationalities.  I'm not advocating for tolerance of prejudice or discrimination, but asking if we have a plan to harden our troops...

Actually, I did not advocate for anything of the sort. I literally wrote " I'm not advocating for tolerance of prejudice or discrimination, but asking if we have a plan to harden our troops against the effects of it outside of garrison." After accusing me of advocating for inoculation theory...

devil's advocate here... Let's say we completely stamp out all discrimination and prejudice in the CAF. Turn it into a SJW utopia of perfection. What happens when the soldiers who made it though without ever having to deal with discrimination/prejudice make contact with external entities? How...

I disagree. We aren't going to fix our organizational problems by hoping to fill our ranks with hard chargers who will eventually fix our culture issues. They won't stay long enough to get to a position of change. So who can we get? Shit pumps who have nothing better or people willing to tuff...

I'm sick of hearing, "They shouldn't be joining for money, they should be joining to serve Queen and country, for Esprit de corps, and to make the world a better place" It's crap. Those are the people we're losing. All those ideals die the moment the realities of the trade become apparent...

I worked with Cpl Webster a time or two. He was a fairly switched on individual. He will be missed. My condolences to his family, friends and co workers.

I'd like to address this red herring... the value of a house, on average, appreciates over time. Generally after a 4 year posting you should expect to sell a 200K home for about 10-20 k more than you bought it. On average. This is called equity and it doesn't belong to the CF. Because it is...

BinRat55 - I guess this is another example of tone being difficult to convey across written media. It was a statement of in-credulousness, not finger pointing. I wanted to know the reason normal business hours weren't being supported, it turns out there is a significant manning issue -...