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Backpay was paid out in December and everyone is on the new scales.

The new payscales offer that. The issue is that we need a fair amount of flying supervisors (Majors) to run Squadrons. With our staffing levels, a majority of the folks that stay past their restricted release need to promote…

It’s important to note that the gating system hasn’t been implemented yet and is still very much being defined.

That was during my time at AETE an active test pilot, while I was also the Standards and Eval OC for Top Aces and executing a test project on the Harvard II (ADS-B/TAS integration). Four is definitely not common but two is not that uncommon. We had a fair amount of Hornet pilots posted to the...

I had, at one point, a ticket and maintained currency on four aircraft (Hornet, Tutor, Harvard II and Alphajet). I had no issues whatsoever with the Hornet and Tutor, both of which I flew more regularly but I required a bit of study before every flight on the Harvard and Alphajet. Maintaining...

I have no idea how CFAST is done now. I did it 20 years ago…

Get it after. If you fail CFAST, all you’d have to do to try again is write the CPL exam. If you finished your CPL before, you’d have to get to ATPL.

I am pretty sure (but I don’t have them in front of me to confirm) that SPFPs and OACs for Tablets state that ownship position can’t be used for navigation, not the chart itself.

NavCanada isn’t a regulator. There are two air regulators in Canada: DND and TC. We are also not bound by the standards that TC publishes. We publish our own (including for certification), although we heavily borrow from other regulators (too often civilian regulators imo). It is...

In fact, there is a legal and regulatory framework to do exactly this… I am the kind of person that tries to do the right thing by doing things right but when doing things right prevents me from doing the right thing, I’ll find grey space that allows me to do the right thing.

It does not contravene the NDA. The NDA states that rank designations are found in regulations made by the GiC. That regulation is QR&O 3.01. QR&O 1.23, however, gives the power to the CDS to issue orders that are not inconsistent with the National Defence Act or with any regulations made by...

As long as it is not inconsistent with with the National Defence Act or with any regulations made by the Governor in Council, the Treasury Board or the Minister, pretty much, yes. That’s the type of authority that comes wih being the CDS. I wrote policy and orders for a good portion of my...

The Minister made the announcement (Royal Canadian Navy release new rank designation - Canadian Military Family Magazine). For Master Seaman, look at QR&Os 3.08. The only appointment possible is to Master Corporal. I am just using this to demonstrate the silliness of the argument you make...

AETE doesn’t sign off on anything. It makes recommendations. DTAES (for airworthiness issues) and the Project Sponsor (for qualification issues) sign off on things.

Explain to me how using Sailor is « not compatible or in keeping with » using Seaman? Also, please point out where, in the QR&Os, Master Seaman is defined. It is not a dance. It is using intent vs black and white, something you don’t seem capable of doing.

Sailor and seaman can be considered synonym. In that sense, it is not inconsistent. Inconsistent doesn’t mean it has to be the exact same…. Just like many things in the military and life, intent is more important. And the intent between the seaman series and the sailor series is pretty much...

There are also procedures to ammend things quickly, outside of normal cycles. The CDS has that power through the QR&Os and NDA, as long as it is not inconsistent with the NDA (which changing how we call ourselves is not).

Publishing an order with your name on it is owning it. What makes you believe the rank change wasn’t first discussed with lawyers and politicians?

If they decide to go with a committee recommendation, how are they hiding behind it? They gave an order to follow.

Committees make recommendations to commanders who order things. Committees/working groups exists (and need to exist) to inform/advise commanders.