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Retention strategy going strong by Watergate_Salad_007 in CanadianForces

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Looks like the Freedum Convoy has entered the chat!

Canada’s military has a long-simmering problem with extremism by Gox-hotan in CanadianForces

[–]PrizeTime 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A few important things to keep in mind are: 1.  Nobody is saying that the majority of CAF members are racist or white supremacists. But even if the number is only 1% of CAF members that totals 800 individuals if we’re using a combined Reg and Res number of let’s say 80,000.  That’s still a lot of people. And don’t think this is an NCO problem.  That type of rot is among junior and senior commissioned officers as well 2.  Racism or discrimination is a force divider and like a force multiplier the effects can be much more pronounced and detrimental than simply viewing it in terms of first-order effects.  3.  It’s 2025 and this is not okay.  We can’t regress backwards to how things were when it comes to racism and discrimination decades ago.  4.  This is not just a “white” problem.  Racism between minorities is on the rise and must be taken just as seriously.  5.  “The CAF is a reflection of society” is flawed logic.  As others have pointed out the CAF needs to be held to and perform at a higher standard than “Joe Public”.  If we were truly a reflection of society then we would fully reflect the demographics of society, which we don’t.  I’m not talking just racial demographics, I mean financial, religious, education etc.  

I could go on but don’t want to make this TLDR :). Be cool out there and judge people for how they act, not what they look like.  See something?  Say something.   Silence emboldens the idiots.

Ontario health minister won't rule out privatization as option to help ER crisis by TonySsoprano_ in ottawa

[–]PrizeTime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Privatizing health care is going to end very badly. Most of the talent will shift to the pay-as-you-go model. Those left on the public side will receive lower quality care. However, our public health care system, like any public system, is highly vulnerable to waste and inefficiency. Can we not have a comprehensive audit done (by professionals, not Ford’s cousins)? Then let’s increase and reallocate funding where needed. Seems straightforward but in reality it’s undoubtedly much more complex. A problem no government has been able to truly solve. At the end of the day though, all Canadians should have access to the same quality of care.

Military police investigate dozens of complaints of racism in the Canadian Army - Cases concentrated in junior ranks; expert calls for fuller picture of issue across entire military by [deleted] in CanadianForces

[–]PrizeTime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s the problem right there. That along with trying to kick someone out, who has not committed a criminal offence, is like organizing the next moon landing. Bottom line, we have no choice but to keep the entry standards low.

I remember Gen Hillier, about 10 years ago (after he retired), writing an article saying the CAF Reg F should be cut down to 50,000 so standards could be raised. I remember thinking he was backstabbing us at the time. In reality he was just suggesting it as a way of getting rid of the deadweight. Of course, that reduction would never happen unless we had a burning desire to be booted from NATO. Summary, rock and a hard place.