Here's my issue. As a recce reservist on the next plane to AF, I noticed the following:
Reservist ->goes on Deployment as
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Navy Navy
Inf Inf
Arty Arty
CSS CSS
Medic Medic
Armd/Recce CIMIC Dvr, HQ, GD, etc
As I understand, there is a plan on the works to bring in a complete Tp to AF on 07. How far this will go... we'll see. Where did we go wrong? Why do we allow this ("we" as in the people in high places that can make the diff) to happen? It is so frustrating to have to train for years and then do NOTHING remotely related to your trade. Why do we train???
1. We follow the BTS just like everyone else;
2. Our trade is needed;
3. We have the means to adapt if we are allowed to do so;
4. We have the numbers;
What is wrong? I can tell you what the problem is (or one of them). In a misconception, many believe that Armd Recce does not have any written doctrine but we do. Everything we train for and have been training for applies for overseas. Convoy escorts (BTS 4310C-D), OPs (1002D-F), Screens (T3002D), Dmnt ptls (T3004B-C), roadblocks/checkpoints (T5009C) and so on. So why don't we do it for real? Maybe It's because of lack of trg eqpt and trg grounds. As an Infantry soldier, I need a chunk of grass and off I go. Although OPs, Screens, Dmnt ptls and roadblock/checkpoints only need a chunk of grass as well, so what is the problem.
As stated in the beginning, there are "plans" to take a Tp overseas. I am really interested in knowing what they will be doing, how much will they actually be used for their true MOC or if they will end up backfilling the odd jobs.
Reservist ->goes on Deployment as
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Navy Navy
Inf Inf
Arty Arty
CSS CSS
Medic Medic
Armd/Recce CIMIC Dvr, HQ, GD, etc
As I understand, there is a plan on the works to bring in a complete Tp to AF on 07. How far this will go... we'll see. Where did we go wrong? Why do we allow this ("we" as in the people in high places that can make the diff) to happen? It is so frustrating to have to train for years and then do NOTHING remotely related to your trade. Why do we train???
1. We follow the BTS just like everyone else;
2. Our trade is needed;
3. We have the means to adapt if we are allowed to do so;
4. We have the numbers;
What is wrong? I can tell you what the problem is (or one of them). In a misconception, many believe that Armd Recce does not have any written doctrine but we do. Everything we train for and have been training for applies for overseas. Convoy escorts (BTS 4310C-D), OPs (1002D-F), Screens (T3002D), Dmnt ptls (T3004B-C), roadblocks/checkpoints (T5009C) and so on. So why don't we do it for real? Maybe It's because of lack of trg eqpt and trg grounds. As an Infantry soldier, I need a chunk of grass and off I go. Although OPs, Screens, Dmnt ptls and roadblock/checkpoints only need a chunk of grass as well, so what is the problem.
As stated in the beginning, there are "plans" to take a Tp overseas. I am really interested in knowing what they will be doing, how much will they actually be used for their true MOC or if they will end up backfilling the odd jobs.