Posted by Rob Clarke (Civilian ) from Orleans ON Canada on April 20, 2021 at 10:38:51:
In Reply to: Your post is much ado about nothing posted by Ken Newans on April 20, 2021 at 00:56:23:
To summarize your philosophy: a private soldier referring to a general (albeit retired) by name in a public forum is not an indication of a problem. Have I got this correct? If so, then in your "vision" (supported by your previous message) of our military, you pick and choose when discipline is to be used, and now you indicate that what a soldier does on his or her own time" is his/her business. Do you have any military experience whatsoever? If so, have you been successful in this type of leadership?
As for regimental affiliation, keep guessing. By the way thanks for the compliment about the RCR. You seem to think it is a bad thing to fix problems - do you enjoy success with this type of philosophy?
Now for your �research� on general effectiveness in WWII. Try using some facts to support your arguments -I too can pull a lot of names out of a hat and make lots of unsubstantiated claims. I still don�t understand how your �research� supports your argument.
You may not think rank is important in a forum such as this, but there are plenty of examples where contributors use their rank - they obviously think it is important to use it. Yes, they have a differing perspective on military life, but when they speak as a member of the CF, they speak as one - this is not my policy it is the policy of DND (check the post about QR&O;). The easy way around this type of �censorship� is to use another name and this prevents challenges to their professionalism as soldiers. If they use their rank, then I think it is fair to challenge them - after all it is Canada�s military and we deserve (and in a lot of cases have) the best.
Finally some common ground - I too want our soldiers to think for themselves, but within the bounds of the regulations of a professional and accountable organization. Posting a message on this site and making a small error in protocol is minor in comparison to the atrocities mentioned, but what was the root cause of these atrocities? People ignoring problems - both minor and major problems.
Thus I keep writing to you.