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"dave" <[email protected]> on 
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 20:06:40 -0800
LOL...good one
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Donald Schepens
  To: 
[email protected]
  Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 11:21 AM
  Subject: Re: Commission
  Actually, when I first joined, I misunderstood the question.  The 
recruiter asked, "commission?".  I said, "****  no, straight wage!"
  Don
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Ian  McGregor
    To: 
[email protected]
    Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 9:29 AM
    Subject: Fw: Commission
    There are a few changes to the scroll.  "men" is changed to "non 
commissioned members," and Canada is listed after the UK and before "her 
other realms" in the introduction.
    
    Ian
    
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Mike Oleary" 
    To: 
    Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 6:12 PM
    Subject: Commission, was Re: NCO Creed US Army, was Re: Sr NCO / 
Officer relationship
    > That is one tough question. The officer‘s commission is the formal 
granting
    > of authority as an officer in the Canadian Forces both in the rank 
of
    > commissioning and in future ranks.
    >
    > The following is the text from my scroll:
    > _______________________________________________
    >
    > Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, 
Canada and Her
    > other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, 
Defender of
    > the Faith, to
    > 
    >
    > Hereby appointed an Officer in Her Majesty‘s Canadian Armed 
Forces.
    > With Seniority of the  day of  19 .
    >
    > We, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, 
Courage and
    > Integrity, do by these Presents Constitute and Appoint you to be 
an officer
    > in our Canadian Armed Forces. You area therefore carefully and 
diligently to
    > discharge your Duty as such in the rank of  
Or in
    > such other Rank as We may from time to time hereafter be pleased 
to promote
    > or appoint you to, and you are in such manner and on such 
occasions as may
    > be prescribed by Us to exercise and well discipline both the 
Inferior
    > Officers and Non Commissioned Members serving under you and use 
your best endeavour to keep them
    > in good Order and Discipline. And We do hereby Command them to 
Obey you as
    > their Superior Officer, and you to observe and follow such Orders 
and
    > Directions as from time to time you shall receive from Us, or any 
your
    > Superior Officer according to Law, in pursuance of the Trust 
hereby reposed
    > in you.
    >
    > In witness Whereof Our Governor General of Canada hath hereunto 
set her hand
    > and Seal at our Government House in the City of Ottawa this   
day of 
    > in the Year of Our Lord One Two Thousand and in the 
    > Year of Our Reign.
    >
    > By Command of Her Excellency the Governor General 
    >
    > Minister of National Defence 
    > _________________________________________________
    >
    > Mike
    >  http://regimentalrogue.tripod.com 
    >
    > PS to Joan - the PC-gender remark should have been taken 
facetiously, sorry
    > if it struck a nerve. You have in fact established yourself well 
on this
    > means and no disrespect was to be inferred, You do remain our 
only, if not
    > one of very few, female correspondents. Cheers. mikey   
    >
    >
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: Joan O. Arc 
    > To: 
    > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 5:15 PM
    > Subject: Re: NCO Creed US Army, was Re: Sr NCO / Officer 
relationship
    >
    >
    > > To come back to a very basic question I asked a while ago, could 
someone
    > > please tell me what "commission" means in this context and what 
factors
    > > determine whether one is a CO or an NCO? I know this is very, 
very basic
    > > stuff, but without this one little piece of info., I‘m afraid 
much else
    > that
    > > is being discussed at least partially sails over my head.
    > >
    > > Thanks,
    > >
    > > Joan
    > >
    > > PS - On this gender reference stuff, let me clarify - at some 
risk! - the
    > > post that seemed to get me into such hot water with John a while 
back.
    > When
    > > I said, "I don‘t expect special treatment, I just want a chance 
to kick
    > your
    > > [referring to a theoretical colleague, NOT members of this list] 
tush,"
    > what
    > > I meant by "no special treatment" is that I would NEVER expect 
anyone to
    > > water down job standards/requirements for me simply because I‘m 
a girl. In
    > > fact, I would be insulted by an organization/employer that did.
    > >
    > > In a civilian context - which is, of course, where I work - what 
this
    > means
    > > is that I feel myself well able to compete with anyone in my 
field,
    > > regardless of age, gender, etc., under any circumstances.
    > >
    > > In a military context, however, it would mean I would neither 
seek - nor
    > > succeed in - combat-type roles because I am a 98-lb. weakling,
    > basically!,
    > > UNLESS someone watered down the standards for me. This is 
something
    > neither
    > > I, nor any other woman - in my opinion - should either expect or 
tolerate.
    > >
    > > Hope this is all clear now. I fear I didn‘t explain my position 
on this
    > > recurring isue at all well last time, for which I apologize.
    > >
    > >
    > > ----Original Message Follows----
    > > From: 
[email protected] Mike Oleary
    > > Reply-To: 
[email protected]
    > > To: 
    > > Subject: NCO Creed US Army, was Re: Sr NCO / Officer 
relationship
    > > Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 11:55:17 -0500
    > >
    > > Ask and you shall receive if it‘s already in my database
    > >
    > > Mike
    > >  http://regimentalrogue.tripod.com 
    > > _______________________________________________________
    > >
    > > The Creed of the Non-commissioned Officer
    > >
    > > No one is more professional than I. I am a Non-commissioned 
Officer, a
    > > leader of soldiers. As a Non-commissioned Officer, I realize 
that I am a
    > > member of a time-honored corps, which is known as "The Backbone 
of the
    > > Army."
    > >
    > > I am proud of the Corps of the Non-commissioned Officers and 
will at all
    > > times conduct myself so as to bring credit upon the Corps, the 
Military
    > > Service and my country regardless of the situation in which I 
find myself.
    > I
    > > will not use my grade or position to attain pleasure, profit, or 
personal
    > > safety.
    > >
    > > Competence is my watch-word. My two basic responsibilities will 
always be
    > > uppermost in my mind - accomplishment of my mission and the 
welfare of my
    > > soldiers. I will strive to remain tactically and technically 
proficient. I
    > > am aware of my role as a Non-commissioned Officer. I will 
fulfill my
    > > responsibilities inherent in that role. All soldiers are 
entitled to
    > > outstanding leadership I will provide that leadership. I know 
my soldiers
    > > and I will always place their needs above my own. I will 
communicate
    > > consistently with my soldiers and never leave them uninformed. I 
will be
    > > fair and impartial when recommending both rewards and 
punishment.
    > >
    > > Officers of my unit will have maximum time to accomplish their 
duties
    > they
    > > will not have to accomplish mine. I will earn their respect and 
confidence
    > > as well as that of my soldiers.  I will be loyal to those with 
whom I
    > serve
    > > seniors, peers and subordinates alike. I will exercise 
initiative by
    > taking
    > > appropriate action in the absence of orders. I will not 
compromise my
    > > integrity, nor my moral courage. I will not forget, nor will I 
allow my
    > > comrades to forget that we are professionals, Non-commissioned 
Officers,
    > > leaders!
    > >
    > >   The United States Army
    > > Non-commissioned Officers Academy
    > > Fort Knox, Kentucky
    > >
    > >
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: The MacFarlanes‘ 
    > > To: 
    > > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 7:29 PM
    > > Subject: Re: Sr NCO / Officer relationship
    > >
    > >
    > >  > A long time ago, I had given to me, from one of my American 
friends, a
    > > Snr
    > >  > NCOs Creed, which spoke of all that. I have also had a piece 
of paper
    > > that
    > >  > compared Oficers‘ tasks, to Snr NCOs. Alas, I fear I am also 
one of
    > > those,
    > >  > who had, but cannot produce...
    > >  > Ubique
    > >  > Mac
    > >
    > >
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    > > message body.
    > >
    > > 
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 http://www.hotmail.com. 
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LOL...good one 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From:
  Donald
  Schepens 
  To: 
[email protected] 
  Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 
11:21
  AM
  Subject: Re: Commission
  
  Actually, when I first joined, I 
misunderstood
  the question. The recruiter asked, "commission?". I said, 
"**** 
  no, straight wage!"
  
  Don
  
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From:
    Ian amp
    McGregor 
    To: 
[email protected] 
    Sent: Thursday, March 29, 
2001 9:29
    AM
    Subject: Fw: Commission
    
    There are a few
    changes to the scroll. "men" is changed to "non commissioned 
members,"
    and Canada is listed after the UK and before "her other realms" in 
the
    introduction.
    
    Ian
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Mike Oleary" 
[email protected]
    To: 
[email protected]
    Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 
6:12
    PM
    Subject: Commission, was Re: NCO 
Creed US
    Army, was Re: Sr NCO / Officer relationship
    gt That is one tough question. The officer‘s commission 
is the
    formal grantinggt of authority as an officer in the Canadian 
Forces
    both in the rank ofgt commissioning and in future 
ranks.gt
    gt The following is the text from my scroll:gt
    _______________________________________________gt gt 
Elizabeth
    the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom,
    Canadaand Hergt other Realms and Territories 
Queen,
    Head of the Commonwealth, Defender ofgt the Faith, togt
    ltrecipient‘s namegtgt gt Hereby appointed an 
Officer in Her
    Majesty‘s Canadian Armed Forces.gt With Seniority of the 
lt--gt
    day of lt--gt 19 lt--gt.gt gt We, reposing 
especial
    Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage andgt Integrity, 
do by
    these Presents Constitute and Appoint you to be an officergt 
in our
    Canadian Armed Forces. You area therefore carefully and diligently
    togt discharge your Duty as such in the rank of ltrank of
    commissioninggt Or ingt such other Rank as We may from time 
to time
    hereafter be pleased to promotegt or appoint you to, and you 
are in
    such manner and on such occasions as maygt be prescribed by Us 
to
    exercise and well discipline both the Inferiorgt Officers
    andNon Commissioned Membersserving 
under you
    and use your best endeavour to keep themgt in good Order and
    Discipline. And We do hereby Command them to Obey you asgt 
their
    Superior Officer, and you to observe and follow such Orders 
andgt
    Directions as from time to time you shall receive from Us, or any
    yourgt Superior Officer according to Law, in pursuance of the 
Trust
    hereby reposedgt in you.gt gt In witness Whereof 
Our
    Governor General of Canada hath hereunto sether handgt 
and Seal
    at our Government House in the City of Ottawa 
this
    lt--gt day of lt--gtgt in the Year of Our Lord One 
Two
    Thousand and in the lt--gtgt Year of Our 
Reign.gt
    gt By Command ofHer Excellency the 
Governor
    General ltseal and signaturegtgt gt Minister of 
National
    Defence ltsignaturegtgt
    _________________________________________________gt gt
    Mikegt  http://regimentalrogue.tripod.comgt  gt PS to Joan - the PC-gender 
remark should
    have been taken facetiously, sorrygt if it struck a nerve. You 
have in
    fact established yourself well on thisgt means and no 
disrespect was
    to be inferred, You do remain our only, if notgt one of very 
few,
    female correspondents. Cheers. mikey gt gt 
    gt gt ----- Original Message -----gt From: Joan O. 
Arc
    
[email protected]
    To: 
[email protected]
    Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 5:15 PMgt Subject: Re: NCO 
Creed US
    Army, was Re: Sr NCO / Officer relationshipgt gt 
gt gt
    To come back to a very basic question I asked a while ago, could
    someonegt gt please tell me what "commission" means in this 
context
    and what factorsgt gt determine whether one is a CO or an 
NCO? I
    know this is very, very basicgt gt stuff, but without this 
one
    little piece of info., I‘m afraid much elsegt thatgt 
gt is
    being discussed at least partially sails over my head.gt 
gtgt
    gt Thanks,gt gtgt gt Joangt gtgt 
gt PS -
    On this gender reference stuff, let me clarify - at some risk! - 
thegt
    gt post that seemed to get me into such hot water with John a 
while
    back.gt Whengt gt I said, "I don‘t expect special 
treatment, I
    just want a chance to kickgt yourgt gt [referring to a 
    theoretical colleague, NOT members of this list] tush,"gt 
whatgt
    gt I meant by "no special treatment" is that I would NEVER expect 
anyone
    togt gt water down job standards/requirements for me simply 
because
    I‘m a girl. Ingt gt fact, I would be insulted by an
    organization/employer that did.gt gtgt gt In a 
civilian
    context - which is, of course, where I work - what thisgt
    meansgt gt is that I feel myself well able to compete with 
anyone in
    my field,gt gt regardless of age, gender, etc., under any
    circumstances.gt gtgt gt In a military context, 
however, it
    would mean I would neither seek - norgt gt succeed in - 
combat-type
    roles because I am a 98-lb. weakling,gt basically!,gt 
gt
    UNLESS someone watered down the standards for me. This is 
somethinggt
    neithergt gt I, nor any other woman - in my opinion - should 
either
    expect or tolerate.gt gtgt gt Hope this is all clear 
now. I
    fear I didn‘t explain my position on thisgt gt recurring 
isue at all
    well last time, for which I apologize.gt gtgt 
gtgt
    gt ----Original Message Follows----gt gt From: 
[email protected] Mike
    Olearygt gt Reply-To: 
[email protected] gt
    To: 
[email protected]
    gt Subject: NCO Creed US Army, was Re: Sr NCO / Officer
    relationshipgt gt Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 11:55:17 
-0500gt
    gtgt gt Ask and you shall receive if it‘s already in my
    databasegt gtgt gt Mikegt gt  http://regimentalrogue.tripod.comgt  gt
    _______________________________________________________gt 
gtgt
    gt The Creed of the Non-commissioned Officergt gtgt 
gt No
    one is more professional than I. I am a Non-commissioned Officer, 
agt
    gt leader of soldiers. As a Non-commissioned Officer, I realize 
that I am
    agt gt member of a time-honored corps, which is known as 
"The
    Backbone of thegt gt Army."gt gtgt gt I am 
proud of
    the Corps of the Non-commissioned Officers and will at allgt 
gt
    times conduct myself so as to bring credit upon the Corps, the
    Militarygt gt Service and my country regardless of the 
situation in
    which I find myself.gt Igt gt will not use my grade or 
    position to attain pleasure, profit, or personalgt gt
    safety.gt gtgt gt Competence is my watch-word. My 
two basic
    responsibilities will always begt gt uppermost in my mind -
    accomplishment of my mission and the welfare of mygt gt 
soldiers. I
    will strive to remain tactically and technically proficient. 
Igt gt
    am aware of my role as a Non-commissioned Officer. I will fulfill 
mygt
    gt responsibilities inherent in that role. All soldiers are 
entitled
    togt gt outstanding leadership I will provide that 
leadership. I
    know my soldiersgt gt and I will always place their needs 
above my
    own. I will communicategt gt consistently with my soldiers 
and never
    leave them uninformed. I will begt gt fair and impartial 
when
    recommending both rewards and punishment.gt gtgt gt 
Officers
    of my unit will have maximum time to accomplish their 
dutiesgt
    theygt gt will not have to accomplish mine. I will earn 
their
    respect and confidencegt gt as well as that of my 
soldiers. I
    will be loyal to those with whom Igt servegt gt 
seniors,
    peers and subordinates alike. I will exercise initiative bygt
    takinggt gt appropriate action in the absence of orders. I 
will not
    compromise mygt gt integrity, nor my moral courage. I will 
not
    forget, nor will I allow mygt gt comrades to forget that we 
are
    professionals, Non-commissioned Officers,gt gt 
leaders!gt
    gtgt gt The United States Armygt gt
    Non-commissioned Officers Academygt gt Fort Knox, 
Kentuckygt
    gtgt gtgt gt ----- Original Message -----gt 
gt
    From: The MacFarlanes‘ 
[email protected] gt To: 
[email protected]
    gt Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 7:29 PMgt gt Subject: Re: 
Sr NCO
    / Officer relationshipgt gtgt gtgt gt 
gt A
    long time ago, I had given to me, from one of my American friends, 
agt
    gt Snrgt gt gt NCOs Creed, which spoke of all 
that. I have
    also had a piece of papergt gt thatgt gt gt 
compared
    Oficers‘ tasks, to Snr NCOs. Alas, I fear I am also one ofgt 
gt
    those,gt gt gt who had, but cannot 
produce...gt
    gt gt Ubiquegt gt gt Macgt 
gtgt
    gtgt gt
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    account you wish togt gt remove, with the line "unsubscribe
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gt
    
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