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buddy, i lived through shilo, i can handle the log school. thought i must admit, the infantry school rejects and drop outs were hard to suffer.
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That reminds me of some rear end in a top hat I had to sit through a meal with once. He was all 'i would have been infantry for nebulous reasons I'm an air force loggy'. Didn't even have the chance to wash out of CTC. Talked a lot about how good he was at high school sports then ordered some really hot wings to show how tough he was. Little bitch got about half a wing in before crying. Waitress offered him another flavor but he wasn't having it. Ended up having them washed them twice before wrapping 'for later'. Started catcalling some random women on the drive back to shacks too. The dumb gently caress.
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Attire Irony posted:All flying in Moose Jaw suspended until 6 April Almost all flying training is suspended, except for some critically unhealthy communities (two or three). Guest2553 posted:That reminds me of some rear end in a top hat I had to sit through a meal with once. He was all 'i would have been infantry for nebulous reasons I'm an air force loggy'. Didn't even have the chance to wash out of CTC. Talked a lot about how good he was at high school sports then ordered some really hot wings to show how tough he was. Joke - what's the most expensive trade to train? Air force LogO: failed pilot training, failed ACSO training, now a LogO. Another joke that's a little dated: Why can't you trust an ACSO that doesn't wear glasses? Because you don't know what's wrong with the son of a bitch. compressioncut fucked around with this message at 01:16 on Mar 25, 2020 |
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Mar 25, 2020 01:12
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compressioncut posted:a little dated: Why can't you trust an ACSO doncha mean Nav? 
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Mar 25, 2020 01:48
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I absolutely do.
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Mar 25, 2020 01:59
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https://www.theloop.ca/ctvnews/coronavirus-exposure-stalls-deployment-of-royal-canadian-navy-task-group/
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Mar 25, 2020 04:00
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Mar 25, 2020 18:27
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I'm sure that had nothing to do with the article on CBC yesterday: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid19-military-training-1.5507432
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Mar 25, 2020 18:40
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That's weird, my course was cancelled last week
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mom and dad fight a lot posted:I'm sure that had nothing to do with the article on CBC yesterday: Almost as strange as Op Honour kicking off after that Macleans expose.
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Mar 25, 2020 20:00
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Looks like there’s a personnel crisis. No signing bonuses and no incentive to re-up though.    
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stay frosty, jfc
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I've stated it before but I really think that offering semi-skilled people signing bonuses, or financial incentives for people to rejoin, while at the same time offering absolutely nothing to people resigning contracts...disregards the commitment of people already integrated with the organisation and already doing the jobs.
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stevobob posted:I've stated it before but I really think that offering semi-skilled people signing bonuses, or financial incentives for people to rejoin, while at the same time offering absolutely nothing to people resigning contracts...disregards the commitment of people already integrated with the organisation and already doing the jobs. Has the CAF ever had a good retention program? What did they do in the Decade of Darkness?
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Frosted Flake posted:Has the CAF ever had a good retention program? What did they do in the Decade of Darkness? They froze promotions (and thus pay) in a lot of trades for 4 or 5 years, so the answer to your initial question is "no."
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It was explained to me as the prime reason many idiot senior officer/ncos of a certain age exist, because you'd have to be a massive gently caress-up to not have better options at the time.
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Guest2553 posted:It was explained to me as the prime reason many idiot senior officer/ncos of a certain age exist, because you'd have to be a massive gently caress-up to not have better options at the time. Anyone who could properly thrive civvie side voluntarily left, and if you couldn't function civvie side, you probably aren't that great in the forces either
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NATO Assessment of the Soviet Army posted:The biggest problem, however, was an abysmally low retention rate among soldiers. Only the lowest categories of the conscript pool, often miscreants who were aware they would never be successful in civilian society, remained for another tour of duty and became non-commissioned officers (NCOs).
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stevobob posted:Anyone who could properly thrive civvie side voluntarily left, and if you couldn't function civvie side, you probably aren't that great in the forces either Not to mention otherwise functional people who didn't know better were 'professionally developed' by those same miscreants. I vaguely remember learning that the Soviets didn't develop a professional NCO corps until after the Great Patriotic War. Might've actually been in the Cold War thread.
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If anyone's thinking about joining, I'm literally leaving during a recession. I might have to come crawling back, but I'll take my chances for now and I doubt they'll say no to anyone qualified at this point. SuperSix fucked around with this message at 18:31 on Mar 30, 2020 |
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Mar 30, 2020 18:29
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When I was getting back in, the recruiter had said after attrition, we only had 2 more soldier last year than the year before. I'm sure we're already not saying. I mean, I got back in pretty quick.
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Mar 30, 2020 18:45
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Anyone getting sequestered into Borden?
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Apr 6, 2020 22:59
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it's funny that they're doing this a week after they sent everyone on PAT home, presumably at great expense
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It's not just PAT that got sent home, buddy was on course in Borden and had to catch a C-130 home. I don't know why the hell they'd be sending people back to Borden when they just got done sending everyone home.
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Apr 7, 2020 16:03
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What are they doing with people who don't have anywhere to go? Like, when I was at CFSATE I was homeless if they kicked us all out of barracks.
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Apr 7, 2020 16:18
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I was technically homeless for a week or two between courses as a BTL. Blended in with students when I could to couch surf in common areas and eat at the mess every day or two. Some instructor found out and let me crash in his unfurnished apartment for a night, and gave me a ride to a train station so I didn't have to hitchhike. It was kinda neat in retrospect.
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Apr 7, 2020 16:33
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Guest2553 posted:Some instructor found out and let me crash in his unfurnished apartment for a night, and gave me a ride to a train station so I didn't have to hitchhike. THOSE are the leadership lessons privates never forget.
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:What are they doing with people who don't have anywhere to go? Like, when I was at CFSATE I was homeless if they kicked us all out of barracks. hope u like the shacks
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This week was even more of a shitshow that last. Guys were sent home in some places while others were sequestered and reservists were called up or sent home seemingly at random. I’m starting to understand why Canada sat out the opening campaigns of both world wars. Imagine the Mons campaign or The Battle of France/North Africa if this is how long it takes things to spin up.
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mom and dad fight a lot posted:If it were a Phoenix issue, CBC could fix your problem in three days! Christ, I remember the bullshit that happened back around 2004 with the reserve pay system changes. There were people that had six months of back pay due, and I thought that was bad...
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Fearless posted:Christ, I remember the bullshit that happened back around 2004 with the reserve pay system changes. There were people that had six months of back pay due, and I thought that was bad...  That concludes the three phoenix pay issues that I've had, and frankly I count myself lucky. I haven't gotten an update from the folks who just stopped getting paid. Last I heard they were taking out "advances" each month.
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Apr 12, 2020 22:50
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So the captain of the RHIB gets relieved for running aground right? Has to be some NCM they can sack for that.
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 Anyone want to re-up? I don’t see anything that would incentivize me here, it doesn’t mention signing bonuses or anything.
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If one of the "innovative recruiting solutions" is telling DMedPol to ignore their stupid kidney stone policy, I'd submit a new application.
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They were looking to fast track people who exited within 5 years and want to go back into their old trade I retired as a clerk and I would rather hit my dick with a hammer than go back into logistics.
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MA-Horus posted:They were looking to fast track people who exited within 5 years and want to go back into their old trade I could have sworn you were 1RCHA. I don’t know what they’d have to promise me to get back on the gunline. Plus, new dumbasses turn 18 every day and they have better ears and knees so I don’t know why it’s a good deal for them to resign old hands either. Unless not enough people are sticking around long enough to get PLQ in which case lol they have bigger problems.
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Frosted Flake posted:
Naw. I'm currently working in the COVID response anyways so joining the mob again would simply be robbing Peter to pay Paul.
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I left as a Cpl; to match my current pay they'd have to promote me to WO, which would be a dreadful idea for reasons entirely unrelated to me not having any of those courses. It's also nuts seeing guys from my threes in the GAL as SNCMs
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Frosted Flake posted:I could have sworn you were 1RCHA. That was me. He was in a reserve unit.
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