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    Navy to consider gender-neutral ranks

    While we’re at it, do we also need to change the name of General Vance’s appointment? Need to lead by example amirite?  :whistle:
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    Canada must divide its military resources along foreign and domestic lines - G&M

    Okay I will bite on this lazy Sunday. This really depends on how much of our diversity issues are due to the CAF (e.g. perceived discrimination) versus issues unrelated to the CAF (i.e. innate characteristics of early immigrant waves). My hunch is that diversity may just take decades or even a...
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    Canada must divide its military resources along foreign and domestic lines - G&M

    :pop: Oh snap! I love this solution to address diversity. Instead of trying to address the root causes of why certain parts of the population are not interested in a career in the CAF (or choose to leave prematurely), it is easier twist their arm into joining! It reminds me of the CRA decision...
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    It’s 2017. The Military Still Requires Officers To Have College Degrees. Why?

    What’s your reasoning behind this? Is your argument that the CFAT has no correlation with GMA? Or that GMA has no correlation with future job performance? And regarding not being predictive farther into one’s career, is it because of the lack of evidence or the evidence of no predictive value...
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    It’s 2017. The Military Still Requires Officers To Have College Degrees. Why?

    I found a link to the Hunter paper that was quoted (regarding General Mental Ability)...
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    PERs : All issues questions...2018-current

    Those were some great points Pete/Infanteer/ballz. I guess I was just frustrated at the lack of meaning and purpose with my work. Sometimes it feels like we do not have enough time and resources to accomplish our front line jobs yet we gorge ourselves on feel good but accomplish little projects...
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    PERs : All issues questions...2018-current

    I wish their explanation/justification focused more on ensuring fairness by blinding the assessors to gender instead of the fluffy cultural shift angle.  The outcome and benefit would have been the same but with less risk of the perception of superficial virtue signalling. i.e. Are we making...
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    Daily wear - Work Dress vs Operational dress [Split from Sleeves up]

    I appreciate your passionate response and I’ll respectfully respond from my point of view. My own frustrations and concerns come from seeing an archaic institution failing to adapt to a changing generational mindset. We risk losing the future best and brightest, the ones who have the capability...
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    Sleeves up in Cadpat

    Back on topic though. Isn’t the root cause of the sleeve issue that CADPAT with sleeves rolled down isn’t the most appropriate garment for getting work done outside of a field environment? e.g. manual labour or in a hot garrison environment where it’s uncomfortable to have sleeves rolled down...
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    Daily wear - Work Dress vs Operational dress [Split from Sleeves up]

    The boots you posted seem pretty reasonable. Just wipe off the dust and dirt and you’re good to go.  The intent being to obtain a reasonable appearance with the minimal amount of effort/time required. i.e. make it easier for the average CAF member to maximize their dress and deportment I’ve...
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    Daily wear - Work Dress vs Operational dress [Split from Sleeves up]

    The problem with DEU for office wear is that the shoes require constant upkeep. I’ve never worn shoes that had a layer of polish that could be damaged through normal wear before. Do people normally have a separate set of oxfords for parades and another set of non-polished shoes for routine...
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    Dress and Deportment

    A root cause of this interesting discussion is that we’re all talking about different types of people in the CAF. I recall a model of motivation and capability where members are divided into four groups with high versus low motivation and high versus low capability. Highly motivated members...
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    Dress and Deportment

    I think we’re saying the same thing from slightly different sides. The whole ship is sinking and this is the issue we’re fixated on? We’re undermanned and trying our best to do get our work done. We get forced to do a parade that none of us wanted to do and now there’s a whole thread mocking...
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    Dress and Deportment

    I think the retention crisis is an amusing reflection of where our dedication truly lies. Self before service and reduced tolerance for institutional silliness?
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    Slight tangent but isn’t this reality a small part of the reason why we’re having retention issues? i.e. The frustration of not having the “right” tool for the job contributes to low sense of pride at work. Front line workers are trying their best to make do with what they have but they’re...
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    IR Postings [Merged]

    What if the cost/value of the executive was more than a maintainer? The rules of IR were distorted in this case because the bureaucratic rules regarding compensation weren’t sufficiently flexible to retain high level talent without mucking with IR duration. “All CAF members are equal, but some...
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    Canada's First Nations - CF help, protests, solutions, etc. (merged)

    Could our very discussion be an example of the business case for bad faith bargaining throughout all these years? If the FN people do not have any true power/leverage over the GoC, isn’t the least cost option to provide the illusion of action to minimize the risk of conflict? It’s morbid and...
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    Canada's First Nations - CF help, protests, solutions, etc. (merged)

    How does the desire for human dignity magically create financial resources to achieve this goal? Is that a “might makes right” argument? The CBC article you linked suggested some pretty staggering costs. Don’t get me wrong, it would be incredible to be able to provide the best modern amenities...
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    Canada's First Nations - CF help, protests, solutions, etc. (merged)

    I wholeheartedly disagree. Not all areas of Canada that are inhabited can have access to modern water distribution systems and modern water quality standards because it isn’t practical or cost effective to do so. There should be a reasonable balance between a community’s long term...
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    Canada's First Nations - CF help, protests, solutions, etc. (merged)

    What level of infrastructure does the government need to provide? If there wasn’t running water or electricity when they took over the land, why are they suddenly responsible for providing it now?
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