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http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/04/22/militia-060422.html
"Lieut. William Turner was another reservist who died in the explosion.
Born in Toronto and stationed in Edmonton, the letter carrier volunteered to replace Lieut. Trevor Greene, 41, the reserve member of the Vancouver-based Seaforth Highlanders Regiment who was critically injured when he was hit in the head with an axe during a visit to an Afghan village.
Like Greene, Turner was serving as a civilian-military co-operation officer in Afghanistan.
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Gen. Rick Hillier, Canada's top soldier, told CP the military does not distinguish between qualified reservists and regular army soldiers in Afghanistan.
"We believe we have the training and preparation and the equipping ... to be the best in the world in that theatre. So reservist or regular force, it doesn't matter," Hillier said. "
I say BS General Hillier sir! The military DOES make a distinction. Ask any R23A who has applied for a 23A job. Now it seems that the R23A jobs are higher risk? WTF?
This pisses me off because you force people to train at a lower standard, don't allow them to do the work they want to do (the jobs a reserve officer can apply to do are VERY limited) and then when they get hurt you say we are all trained and treated to the same standard. TOTAL BS.
"Lieut. William Turner was another reservist who died in the explosion.
Born in Toronto and stationed in Edmonton, the letter carrier volunteered to replace Lieut. Trevor Greene, 41, the reserve member of the Vancouver-based Seaforth Highlanders Regiment who was critically injured when he was hit in the head with an axe during a visit to an Afghan village.
Like Greene, Turner was serving as a civilian-military co-operation officer in Afghanistan.
...
Gen. Rick Hillier, Canada's top soldier, told CP the military does not distinguish between qualified reservists and regular army soldiers in Afghanistan.
"We believe we have the training and preparation and the equipping ... to be the best in the world in that theatre. So reservist or regular force, it doesn't matter," Hillier said. "
I say BS General Hillier sir! The military DOES make a distinction. Ask any R23A who has applied for a 23A job. Now it seems that the R23A jobs are higher risk? WTF?
This pisses me off because you force people to train at a lower standard, don't allow them to do the work they want to do (the jobs a reserve officer can apply to do are VERY limited) and then when they get hurt you say we are all trained and treated to the same standard. TOTAL BS.