TF Cdr Reports Self for Possible Accidental Discharge

[dapaterson]

Have I just out-RCR'd a member of The RCR?



I feel a sudden need to paint some rocks...

 

[SeanNewman]

DAPaterson,

1.  Good job beating me by a few minutes on the reference, and you are right that rules are rules.

2.  That being said, I do not know anyone who wears the front edge of their beret 2.5cm above the eyebrow (and thank god, because it would look rediculous).

3.  There are some Regimental "quiffs", but also individual officer ones, known as "schticks".  This may be his schtick.  Some officers bring a dog to work, I choose to wear an eye patch.

 

[MARS]

All good points.  I didn't mean to derail this thread. 

I am not particularly bothered either - most Ship's Captains I know wear their peak caps in a slightly jaunty manner.  It simply jumped right out at me in the photo on the Ottawa Citizen website.

 

[dapaterson]

There is a larger, philosophical issue at play here.

Why was this trial not conducted in Afghanistan?  Military judges are mobile.  Military lawyers are mobile.  Miltiary justice is best served in the location the incident occurred, with the soldiers who witnessed it / are aware of it present.

Apparently we yanked the TF commander from theatre (with travel etc, probably took a week or more) so he could spend a morning pleading guilty.

 

[vonGarvin]

3.  There are some Regimental "quiffs", but also individual officer ones, known as "schticks".  This may be his schtick.  Some officers bring a dog to work, I choose to wear an eye patch.

I choose to not wear pants.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Hey MARS, jaunty means "dashy, self-confident". Nothing in the regs say you have to wear your cap in such a way as to look unsure of yourself or unfashionable.

Besides, as ship's captains, we are confident, and last time I checked, we were all dashing young naval officers.

 

[Edward Campbell]

Hey MARS, jaunty means "dashy, self-confident". Nothing in the regs say you have to wear your cap in such a way as to look unsure of yourself or unfashionable.

Besides, as ship's captains, we are confident, and last time I checked, we were all dashing young naval officers.

But, doubtless and continuing the highjack, neither as handsome nor Wellentonian as we dashing young army officers.  8)

 

[SeanNewman]

Slanting away more from the ND issue here, but since that topic is more or less over with does anyone know of any formal regulation written as to what an officer is supposed to wear on civie street, or has that always been on the unwritten side of the house, in terms of things like "Officers don't wear jeans" or "Officers don't drive pick ups/motorcycles", etc.

As always, just like mess kit and playing hockey, there may be no law stating you must do it, but be mindful that your name is on a magnet once per year and can be shifted accordingly...

 

[xena]

I choose to not wear pants.

Like all good Highlanders...

 

[Journeyman]

Apparently we yanked the TF commander from theatre (with travel etc, probably took a week or more) so he could spend a morning pleading guilty.

Maybe it was intended to improve the war effort.

In 1814 the British won the battle of Lundy's Lane, possibly on the strength of their commander, MGen Riall, having been captured right at the beginning. Things went a lot better for the British than they had at the battle of Chippawa a few weeks earlier, when Riall was on scene to muck things up

 

[The Bread Guy]

Why was this trial not conducted in Afghanistan?  Military judges are mobile.  Military lawyers are mobile.  Miltiary justice is best served in the location the incident occurred, with the soldiers who witnessed it / are aware of it present.  Apparently we yanked the TF commander from theatre (with travel etc, probably took a week or more) so he could spend a morning pleading guilty.

Good point.

Another cheaper alternative - if prisoners on remand in Ontario can appear before a judge via video connection, why not hook up the TF Cdr via video conference if it was just going to be "I did it, what's my fine?"

 

[Rifleman62]

Quote from: Technoviking on Today at 09:24:21

I choose to not wear pants.

But not in your video.

 

[vonGarvin]

Like all good Highlanders...

Nope, more like this dude (on the left)

 

[vonGarvin]

But not in your video.

In my video, I just chose to go topless.  8)

 

[armyvern]

Good point.

Another cheaper alternative - if prisoners on remand in Ontario can appear before a judge via video connection, why not hook up the TF Cdr via video conference if it was just going to be "I did it, what's my fine?"

Which is exactly what occured from CFS Alert during my time there. That was '97 & they managed to pull it off with way old technology then.

 

[Infanteer]

I think he was on leave - that's what the news reported yesterday when the DComd discussed the casualty.  Maybe it was a case of "hey, if you're going to be in Canada, we'll do it then"....

 

[Danjanou]

Well to be honest, the whole adjust your beret so the cap badge is over the ear thing is just envy and imitation by those not blessed to serve in REAL hard core units.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

And with that, I think we can call this a wrap.

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