Posted by
"John Hill" <[email protected]> on
Sun, 16 Apr 2000 19:22:49 PDT
Gunner,
my mistake, no appology needed. Just call me a flag waver. I have a high
regard for Gunners! I spent some time with them in the old Airborne
Battery. I just get pissed at some of the disinformation out there.
Let me know if you need any info from NDHQ next week.
Keep the faith
>John, I think we are getting the email mixed up. My comments were
>directed toward a Robert Childs who stated some derogatory comments
>about the CF very bottom of the email. My apologies if you thought
>they were directed toward you haven‘t seen anything to argue with you
>about.
>
>Fully support your comments made below. I think you and I both realize
>the amount of change that has occured in the army/military in the last
>10 years. Some of it was forced and some of it was needed. There have
>been command problems at all levels and there will be problems in the
>future.
>
>I‘m glad to see that you have the opportunity to go overseas as an
>observer. NCMs are rather restricted in the overseas postions they can
>get ie only with a unit, whereas, officers are able to fill the role
>of UNMOs, etc.
>
>Regards John ... as a gunner I have the utmost respect for those who
>provide comms!
>
>
>
>John Hill wrote:
> >
> > You have misread, I have NOT been retired for 30 years but am presently
> > serving and have been for 32 years. At present I am serving as a CWO.
>My
> > last position was RSM for 1 CSDHQ. At present I am the CELE Career
>Manager
> > OR. I am on orders as of the the 1st of May, as an Observer in the
> > British Zone in Bosnia attached to HQ Britforce. I feel that I do know
> > what is going on...both the good and the bad.
> >
> > No, I only believe half of what I read in the papers, half of what
>people
> > tell me, especially if it is third party information.
> >
> > You should also realize that the Forces today are a Military in
>transition.
> >
> > We definitly have had a command problem at all ranks. But that has been
> > changing. We are not the same Forces that we were 5 or even 3 years
>ago.
> >
> > >Listen, you have been retired for almost 30 yrs...What do you know
>about
> > >todays military? Do you believe everything you read in the newspapers?
> > >Why do you not have any faith in the leaders of today‘s army? Is that
> > >Officers and NCOs?
> > >
> > >You want to complain about the army and its leadership, back your
> > >comments up with some type of proof! Do you realize that your
> > >generation is responsible for the current senior leadership officer
>and
> > >NCM that is in place today Heck, you trained them...what did you do
> > >wrong?.
> > >
> > >So me some examples and I will agree to what you are saying, otherwise,
> > >you are merely indicative of someone who believes everything was great
> > >"back in the old days". Guess what, it wasn‘t.
> > >
> > >Robert Childs wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Man you sure are quick to put your mouth in gear.
> > > > How do you know that I am not retired and served for about 22 of the
> > >best
> > > > Joined in 50 .left in 72.
> > > > I have very little faith in the leaders of today‘s army.
> > > > I don‘t think that there is any occupation either in the military
>or in
> > >the
> > > > real world
> > > > that does not require a team effort
> > > > But the effort should start at the top and continue down.
> > > > Robert
> > > >
> > > > > If you are not in the military, the you don‘t know what you are
> > >talking
> > > > > about. It if very easy to minimize an issue by saying its us vs
>them,
> > > > > but real soldiers know it is only a team effort to accomplish the
> > > > > mission. Not having faith and respect for your leaders takes away
> > >from
> > > >
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