Army Reserve Restructuring

[Kirkhill]

I am not against setting up a promotion/rank system for highly technical/ experienced pers. I learned on my ILQ for a lot of tech trades, they basically cease being techs at WO level and end up as supervisors. It can hinder some people from wanting to advance because some of the se troops love turning wrenches, playing with wires or whatever tech they do.

I know it smacks of the US Army spec ranks that existed in the 1960s-1970s but in some ways it made sense.

Advance on skills and not leadership.

Advancing on tchnical skills and leadership skills.

Two separate skill sets.

And Captain literally means Head. As in leader.

 

[dapaterson]

Trade advancement through skill and knowledge aka TASK.

Failed for multiple reasons when proposed. The two principal reasons were:

* Zero sum game. At the time, with no new money, even with pay protection there would be winners and losers, and CAF leadership is allergic to giving bad news.

* Rank ego. Still today there's a mistaken belief that higher rank should always mean higher pay. "How could a fifteen year Cpl get paid more that a Sgt without a CD?"

 

[Eaglelord17]

I am not against setting up a promotion/rank system for highly technical/ experienced pers. I learned on my ILQ for a lot of tech trades, they basically cease being techs at WO level and end up as supervisors. It can hinder some people from wanting to advance because some of the se troops love turning wrenches, playing with wires or whatever tech they do.

I know it smacks of the US Army spec ranks that existed in the 1960s-1970s but in some ways it made sense.

Advance on skills and not leadership.

There is also a lot of people who are excellent at fixing things/doing the trade who aren’t good at the leadership side of things (and vice versa).

I have met people who got promoted to management because they were great at the trade and then proceeded to be the worst managers as that isn’t what their skillset actually is.

 

[ArmyRick]

Woops