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True, and note that I said that this disrespect occurs "whether deservedly or undeservedly". There are some officers who are quite good at their jobs, regardless of age or experience. If I didn‘t make it clear enough in my post that I believe that to be the case, then I apologize. However, many are not. It is my view that many young reserve officers are put into positions for which they are vastly underqualified. I think that this causes problems not only for the unit as a whole, but for the mbr in question as well. It has been the trend within the last few years in my unit, not to recruit new officers directly, but instead to CFR (I couldn‘t honestly tell you whether this has been a unit policy, or if it has just worked out that way). I that CFR and/or recruiting officers who are perhaps a bit older and wiser than the average university student is the best policy, particularly for the reserves. I base that statement in large part upon the reserve trg capability issue which I described above.
Also, whether an attitude of disrespect for young officers is damaging or not, I think that you‘d have to admit that it is prevalent. What I‘m suggesting is that this could perhaps be avoided if such inexperienced pers were not selected to become direct entry reserve officers in the first place. In my own case, as I stated, I‘m very glad that I didn‘t join as an officer. I would have been an idiot.
Also, whether an attitude of disrespect for young officers is damaging or not, I think that you‘d have to admit that it is prevalent. What I‘m suggesting is that this could perhaps be avoided if such inexperienced pers were not selected to become direct entry reserve officers in the first place. In my own case, as I stated, I‘m very glad that I didn‘t join as an officer. I would have been an idiot.