Narcisse said:
How does youngs officers are host or treaty when they first come in the CF ? Are they welcome or the oldest
make their life hard ?
Officer Cadets/candidates are treated like any new recruit in the CF, in the manner that they have alot of work to proof they have what it takes to serve as mbrs of the CF. As potential future Officers, they had the added requirement to proof their leadership and command potential. The first part of their training is IAP, which stands for Initial Assessment Period. They will perform and be assessed on minor leadership roles to assess their suitability to continue on training.
The Instructors may make their life difficult or challenging but that is their job. They are welcomed as a member of the CF, but one with quite a bit of work to do, lots of new concepts to learn and put into practice, and to switch from being a civilian to a Subordinate Officer.
I heard that the others doesn't like the new youngest officiers when they are coming in. They appreciate that a new officer has previously served as a soldier or NCM before. Is that true ?
Newly trained Officers with no previous experience have lots to prove, where a former NCM has "been there, done that" to a certain extent depending on their previous experience. However, some NCMs, IAW current policy, are required to complete the IAP/BOTP, or BOTP alone portions of the BMOQ if they did not complete certain training as NCMs. Later, in the MOC training, ALL candidates are assessed on the same standard, regardless of where they came from.
I am not sure I would use the term "don't like" but I would say "have yet to give them their trust and respect", which comes with time, and applies in both directions, as Officers must learn to trust their subordinates, who learn to trust their own subordinates, etc.
I think it is person-dependent, as I've known some Officers who were NCMs previously and didn't stop thinking like an NCM, which can be a bad thing sometimes.
My last statement is, being a competent and respected Officer does
not tie directly into being a former NCO. The best Junior Officer I ever served under was an awesome leader, but was never an NCM.
You will hear all kinds of opinions on this, of course. Listen to what everyone says, keep your eyes and ears open if/when you get in, and form your own opinion, hopefully not solely based on other people's opinions, such as my own. 8)
