Stupidest policies and rules in the CF

[gate_guard]

Okay, I know we‘ve all been told at one time or another of some lame policy that "came down" that prevented some decent training or just basically violated common sense and practicality. So here‘s your chance to list them.

One of my personal favourites involves a certain stinky someone (Infanteer, you know who) who was jacked up when he tried to lift a metal box of C7 bolts in RQ stores because it weighed more than 35 pounds, and anything over that is a two person lift. Gee, so when do I get issued a sherpa to carry my ruck?

 

[Pikache]

Last summer in meaford, sandbags were not allowed to keep the flaps up on top of mods because someone got injured while doing that.

 

[Infanteer]

No running in boots

 

[Cpl. Williamson]

Except When They tell you too

 

[portcullisguy]

RHF... I remember that. It wasn‘t a problem, we rigged up some bungee cord in my mod tent to do the trick. I don‘t see how a sandbag falling from the mod tent corner could injure someone who wasn‘t goofing around or not paying basic attention to their own personal safety, but ...

I like how they tell you to apply sunscreen and wear a hat when out in the sun all day. But on grad day, they didn‘t give us time or direction to apply any sunscreen, and the "hat" we wore was the beret, which isn‘t too effective at keeping the sun off your turnip.

 

[Michael Dorosh]

The order to wear helmets when in any military vehicle in the training area at Wainwright, even the crew cabs.

 

[Korus]

the "hat" we wore was the beret, which isn‘t too effective at keeping the sun off your turnip.

This summer, I went gungho and got my hair cut high and tight, exposing the pasty white scalp that had before then been covered in hair. Now the thing is, I don‘t burn that easily, but I do tan VERY easily.

By the time september rolled around, and I transitioned back into Class A, and started up uni again, I had a VERY prominent berret tan around my forehead, and the left side of my head, with a distinct curve on the right side of my head. My hair was still short, but I‘d gone back to a taper. Everyone kept on staring at my berret tan, and there was really no sexy way to explain it to the ladies..

 

[slans]

Originally posted by Korus:
[qb]

the "hat" we wore was the beret, which isn‘t too effective at keeping the sun off your turnip.

This summer, I went gungho and got my hair cut high and tight, exposing the pasty white scalp that had before then been covered in hair. Now the thing is, I don‘t burn that easily, but I do tan VERY easily.

By the time september rolled around, and I transitioned back into Class A, and started up uni again, I had a VERY prominent berret tan around my forehead, and the left side of my head, with a distinct curve on the right side of my head. My hair was still short, but I‘d gone back to a taper. Everyone kept on staring at my berret tan, and there was really no sexy way to explain it to the ladies.. [/qb]

Got me one of those Helmet Tans this Summer from the straps.... sexy!

 

[Colin Parkinson]

I always loved the box which the military watches came in, marked â Å“Radioactiveâ ? â Å“Do not wear except when in useâ ?

 

[Jungle]

On the ranges: no smoking within 50ft of the ammo point. But put all that ammo in your webbing/ vest, including grenades, M-72s etc... and the boys can light up without danger !!!

 

[bubba]

if i was still in i would like to knock out the GUY,who was responsible for removing the beer from the feild canteen.....hows a grunt to release a little tension in the politcaly correct army these days,while in the feild????that was a lame policy......

 

[Colin Parkinson]

what! no beer in the field mess?

 

[dbrock]

How about the famous,

If you get a sunburn, It is considered a self inflicted wound.

 

[Michael Dorosh]

I can see we‘ve migrated from dumb policies to petty whining. No beer? How tragic; get over it. Last time I checked, it was an alcoholic beverage.

And sunburns are indeed preventible ailments.

What next; permitting venereal disease because the boys "gotta ease some tensions"?

 

[dbrock]

Sounds good to me.

 

[Slim]

No one can move a tank or other armoured vehicle by themselves...Unless they‘re a maintainer!

There should be a range (like "Poorman‘s Range" in Fort Knox, Kentucky), where they could fire live ammo over the heads of training soldiers. That type of training is invaluable!

Not being able to get rid of overweight soldiers because of "BMI"!

 

[Michael Dorosh]

Originally posted by cdnsignaller:
[qb] Sounds good to me. [/qb]

Remind me not to use the same bathroom stall as you. :dontpanic:

 

[dwild40]

This stuff is amazing. I don‘t ever recall any orders like those from on high in our day. Especially not being able to get rid of overweight soldiers. BMI? ( Body Mass Index???)

 

[Michael Dorosh]

BMI was a way of measuring body mass, yes, but it also indicated that excessively muscular men were "overweight" - which technically they may have been, but not in an undesirous way.

 

[Franko]

Wearing a helmet inside a tank or Coyote. If the bloody thing rolls, a helmet won‘t help. If you get hit by an incoming round...

Sexual harassment....when the policy first came out in 91...."you will not look at a female for more than 6 seconds...anything more will be construde as leering and is punishable ..."

Time out cards...candidates on their basic are allowed(as far as I know) to flash a pink card so they can have a moment to themselves if they become frustrated.

Gee...hate to see ‘em in a fire fight

Regards