Well, i left Air Cadets near 3 years ago. i left to join the reserves, because i worked my *** off only to be a 4th year corporal as well as taking a specialised course which i thought would greatly benefit my unit. i didn't get to teach 1 range class. not even the basic parts of a daisy air rifle to first years...
after all that time i was looking forward to a convo like "How are you?, whats new? what brings you here?"... guess not.
i guess there was more to it then that. when i left, Capt Mceen (sp) was... whats that rank before 2LT... (forgot what it was.. they're all Sir or Ma ms any ways) she gave me nothing but attitude! NOTHING! here is this "Captin" of an aircadet squadron grilled me (a "standard issue" civilian) on. (the thing is shes a Capt but not a "Real" CF Capt with military training... but still a Capt... in ether event, isn't there supposed be some sort of code of conduct here?) I'm still a civy...
I ask her if i can have a copy of or my original documents form my time in cadets and my course reports. she starts giving me attitude about Winnipeg needs to make a formal request for them. i ask then why did they tell me to come down and get them my self? she starts saying that they may have some trouble finding them. i say "aren't you guys supposed to keep them for a period of about 5 of 7 years?" then she goes along saying that they keep them for ever and that even if she wanted she couldn't take her old files out from her days in. (understandably) i ask again why would they send me down to get them when when they know they need a formal request. THEN she goes on saying that recruiting screwed up and are trying to cover they're asses by not asking for them... (WTF?)
she then asks me where i am now. i said i passed everything now last week, I'm waiting for these papers. and I'm waiting to go. she brings up the point that she rememberer's sending them out when i was applying for the reserves... i said yes, i need them again... that was 2.5 years ago.
She argued with me saying that i actually was in the reserves. i think i know what i was and was not in thank you. my dad is a Mcpl veh tec at 26 Field regalement. he was teaching a class on drill instruction. he was instructing only about 4 or 5 recruits who had to take turns at instructing each other on basic drill (left turn, at ease, attention, etc), because of so few people my dad asked if i wanted to put on one of my old olive drab uniforms and some combat boots to help them out and just do some drill. i explained all this to her and her reply was and i quote exactly "What? they're just giving out uniforms now ?" this just about pushed me off the edge.
that was not just rude but completely un called for. i would expect this kind of attitude from any civy, not anyone in cadets or even a "commissioned" officer of the Canadian military. (knowing that she is still a Capt regardless i kept my tongue.)
So i ask her how long it might take for everything? she said well, after they send us a letter we will need to send them the documents and that will tale about a week. thinking out loud i said, a little less then a week form there to here, depending on what day they send them and if it works with cadets, including the tI'me to send them back, im looking at a month. she says well, how long have you been waiting now, i said 2 and a half years, she said you can Waite an extra week.
this whole time im thinking ... they're loading courses now... i see it on the net.. i don't want to miss out on another who knows how long before another course and need to re apply all over again because the air cadets want to take they're sweet time..
i need some help finding the ph# for the ACO office, this is just nuts. i know what i am (a regular civy at this point in time) and i don't deserve this crap.
can someone re assure me that they my whole file and potentally a good chunk of time is riding as well as the availability of a limited number course on these stupid little docs that are keeping my file frozen in Winnipeg.. i had a pretty bad last week involving a snowmobile crash and this would top everything off.
sorry for the rant, its something i needed to get out and figured this is the best most appropriate place for it. damn, I'm having a rough few weeks.
thanks for the help everyone
and, yes i know, i expect to get lots-o shit and then some at BMQ, i expect that i can take that. but not from an air cadet officer like this now.
