btrudy isn't wrong on that one. That mentality went away quite some time ago when the site owner addressed it. Not that it makes it better but I've had similar happen to me on facebook groups and reddit.
That’s pretty dumb unless it’s something absolutely egregious. Opinions are not that.
Ok I'll give you that! Thanks for replying instead of crickets...one last question if you don't mind. Did you attend basic training as Reg Force or did you transfer with a basic Trg by-pass (direct entry) from the Reserves?? I ask this because it matters to some of the context of previous posts that you may not understand, IE: yelling at the troops to motivate them and instill teamwork!!
I'm all aboard with not giving any personal details away considering how vindictive our chains of command can be.
And keeping lice away.
Thanks for the reply and your Ref to VAN tells you sailed on her and are west coast...
I've sailed on the East coast and have many ships hats....
It is not that white males are their primary recruitment group, it is rural males. Most rural males in this country just happen to be white and conservative in mannerisms. This makes sense since, A) immigrants tend not to be moving into rural areas and B) If you are rural you tend to have to be self sufficient, which tends to align more with more conservative policies and actions than what most urbanites do.
I would say its the opposite. We only started having these serious retention issues AFTER we started moving away from what made the military unique. The more it becomes just another job the less people shall stay as if it is just another job, the grass is significantly greener on the other side. Easy example being doing the same job I was doing in the military, working less hours civvy side, dealing with a whole lot less BS, I was making about double as a apprentice what the military was paying me. Where the military can beat that out is the potentially cool stuff it can offer, as well as the potential social aspects it can create if it so chooses.
That's why I joined; sailing around the world sounded awesome (and it can be). What isn't awesome is trying to do it with a fraction of the crew, in ships that are below normal safety standards, under unachievable schedules with insane expectations. We recruit some very smart people and give them a lot of training, and that sense of camaraderie keeps a lot of people around long after they get to the point where they realize things are foxed.
I have seen this shift in the Army post-Afghan.
Note my highlighted area. Sometimes societal "norms" do not fit with military life.
Being clean shaven is a pretty much universally accepted safety requirement for PPE and SCBAs that require a seal. When we asked Navies and fire departments in countries with large Sihk populations what they do, they simply tell people to shave. Most countries also don't accept 'Viking' as a religion for an exception either, so no idea wtf we are doing (particularly as there are no religious exemptions for fire fighting SCBA in CAF policy).
Simple fix - Give the ‘Vikings’ a sword, shield and long boat - point them at Russia and say come back with your shield or on it…
This was one of those I couldn't actually believe the person was serious. Vikings is a fun show, and interesting set of myths, but it's not actually a specific mono culture or a recognized religion.
Sounds like every established religion's (except maybe the Buddists?) past behaviour to me.
