Posted by
"F. A." <[email protected]> on
Sat, 09 Jun 2001 13:15:50 -0600
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Eric,
Well Said!!
Francois
Eric Cozens wrote:
> G‘Day All!
> There are more and more items that prompt me to emerge from my
> ‘lurker‘ position and the issue of Warrior‘s Day is one of them.
> I am horrified to note that a person who has achieved the honour and
> distinction of being a Colonel voices thoughts to which he is
> entitled, purporting them to be those of the populace at large. Only
> the misinformed and those ignorant of the actual role, aims and
> objectives of the Cadet movement could be expected to offer such an
> opinion. For what it is worth I offer my thoughts and include an
> update on the furor:
>
> LCol Jack Lee Ret‘d, ex Commanding Officer of 709 Toronto
> Communication Regiment, is also President of the CNE‘s Warriors Day
> Parade Council. It all started back in 2000 when the Parade
> executives found that there were fewer Cadets parading. During the
> off season the Parade executive decided to take a proactive approach
> by consulting with the Cadet League. and D- Cadets DND‘s area of
> responsibility to obtain more support for the 2001 Parade. In that
> approach Col Lee made a Powerpoint presentation to inform those
> concerned of the history, reasons for continuance and objectives of
> the Warriors Day Parade. The Area Cadet Office shared the
> presentation with Central Regional Area Cadets in Borden. The CO the
> Central Region initially decided that Cadet youths are NOT to be seen
> as Warriors and that D Cadets will not support the Parade unless the
> Council change the name and drop the term "Warrior" The CO was
> informed that an eighty year old tradition would not be changed just
> to support his personal perception.
> Col Lee then consulted with General Legge and General Lewis and also
> the Army Cadet League in Toronto. Thanks to Marion McDonald of the
> Army Cadet League, the CO of Central Area was convinced to give the
> Warrior‘s Day a years grace and support for the year 2001.
> The Western Fair Warrior‘s Day had the same concern and they changed
> the name to 2001 Veteran‘s Day hardly appropriate releasing the
> information to the various organizations who normally take part in the
> Parade. A concerned Veteran in Ottawa wrote the Ottawa Citizen and
> that‘s when the ‘Citizen‘ championed the cause. Through several
> interviews the ‘Citizen‘ published a scathing article about the
> D-Cadets requesting a change of the Parade name. The article made the
> front page in the National Post June 5. Several Talk Shows had
> veterans calling in to voice dismay. Col Lee was on camera with
> Global TV regarding this matter as well.
> The Warriors Day Parade Council has unanimously voted that the
> Warrior‘s Day Parade name will remain unchanged until there is no one
> left to parade. Some as they are entitled may observe all of this
> as a "storm in a teacup". However my own view, for what it is worth
> is that this is just another item which albeit indirectly is
> contributing to the image of a military force of lesser consequence.
> As I have stated ad nauseum, we need more and more to develop that
> which is positive about the Army and the Forces in general. If the
> Cadets are not to be viewed in a military light then why are they
> called Army, Air Force or Navy Cadets? I had the honour to be present
> at the Annual Inspection of the 2605 Cadets at FYA recently and I was
> impressed with the great turnout and the "pomp and circumstance" with
> such traditions as the presentation of Awards for developed skills and
> achievement to the presentation of the Sword and appointment of the
> new RSM . What is really significant is the pride and self assurance
> of the Cadets themselves. I know how much they enjoy and are proud of
> their affiliation to a Regiment and the involvement in military
> affairs. Shame on those who pander to the petty and unsupported views
> of what at least I perceive as a minority.
>
> Thanks for reading this - back to the "lurkers lair"
>
> Eric Arte et Marte
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Eric,
Well Said!!
Francois
Eric Cozens wrote:
G‘Day All!
There are more and more items
that prompt me to emerge from my ‘lurker‘ position and the issue of Warrior‘s
Day is one of them.
I am horrified to note that a
person who has achieved the honour and distinction of being a Colonel voices
thoughts to which he is entitled, purporting them to be those of the
populace at large. Only the misinformed and those ignorant of the
actual role, aims and objectives of the Cadet movement could be expected
to offer such an opinion. For what it is worth I offer my thoughts
and include an update on the furor:
LCol Jack Lee Ret‘d, ex Commanding
Officer of 709 Toronto Communication Regiment, is also President of the
CNE‘s Warriors Day Parade Council. It all started back in 2000 when
the Parade executives found that there were fewer Cadets parading.
During the off season the Parade executive decided to take a proactive
approach by consulting with the Cadet League. and D- Cadets DND‘s area
of responsibility to obtain more support for the 2001 Parade. In
that approach Col Lee made a Powerpoint presentation to inform those concerned
of the history, reasons for continuance and objectives of the Warriors
Day Parade. The Area Cadet Office shared the presentation with Central
Regional Area Cadets in Borden. The CO the Central Region initially
decided that Cadet youths are NOT to be seen as Warriors and that D Cadets
will not support the Parade unless the Council change the name and drop
the term "Warrior" The CO was informed that an eighty year old tradition
would not be changed just to support his personal perception.
Col Lee then consulted with General
Legge and General Lewis and also the Army Cadet League in Toronto.
Thanks to Marion McDonald of the Army Cadet League, the CO of Central Area
was convinced to give the Warrior‘s Day a years grace and support for the
year 2001.
The Western Fair Warrior‘s Day
had the same concern and they changed the name to 2001 Veteran‘s Day
hardly appropriate releasing the information to the various organizations
who normally take part in the Parade. A concerned Veteran in Ottawa
wrote the Ottawa Citizen and that‘s when the ‘Citizen‘ championed the cause.
Through several interviews the ‘Citizen‘ published a scathing article about
the D-Cadets requesting a change of the Parade name. The article
made the front page in the National Post June 5. Several Talk Shows
had veterans calling in to voice dismay. Col Lee was on camera with
Global TV regarding this matter as well.
The Warriors Day Parade Council
has unanimously voted that the Warrior‘s Day Parade name will remain unchanged
until there is no one left to parade. Some as they are entitled
may observe all of this as a "storm in a teacup". However my own
view, for what it is worth is that this is just another item which albeit
indirectly is contributing to the image of a military force of lesser
consequence. As I have stated ad nauseum, we need more and
more to develop that which is positive about the Army and the Forces in
general. If the Cadets are not to be viewed in a military light then
why are they called Army, Air Force or Navy Cadets? I had the honour
to be present at the Annual Inspection of the 2605 Cadets at FYA recently
and I was impressed with the great turnout and the "pomp and circumstance"
with such traditions as the presentation of Awards for developed skills
and achievement to the presentation of the Sword and appointment of the
new RSM . What is really significant is the pride and self assurance
of the Cadets themselves. I know how much they enjoy and are
proud of their affiliation to a Regiment and the involvement in military
affairs. Shame on those who pander to the petty and unsupported views
of what at least I perceive as a minority.
Thanks for reading this - back
to the "lurkers lair"
Eric Arte et Marte
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