- Reaction score
- 332
- Points
- 880
Man, quite the conversation going on here. Who started this whole thing anyhow, and what was it about again. Oh yeah, someone mentioned that he
probably spent more time in the field with his ResF unit than an average RegF unit. That was when the posts came pouring in. Then we started to bash the Reservists, sure why not? Well as an ex-reservist and now a "lifer" I must think back on my days as a part-time soldier. To tell you the truth, the average trained Militia soldier (pte-cpl rank) can easily display/exhibit the same skill set in the field as his RegF breathren. Albeit he may not have the Mattawa Plains memorized like the guys that have been there for the last 5 years of their lives, he can still soldier with the best of them. I did some time with the regs as a reservist and had zero trouble keeping up with the learning curve.
Quite frankly, the biggest hindrance to the ResF right now is not LCol‘s leading 50 men, but the negative attitudes that are inherent with ResF/RegF collaboration (SYNERGY?)
On a final note, how is it that a reservist is subjected to the same pre-deployment training as his RegF comrades, if the training is so drastically different, how come they (the reservists) don‘t have much longer pre-up periods?
probably spent more time in the field with his ResF unit than an average RegF unit. That was when the posts came pouring in. Then we started to bash the Reservists, sure why not? Well as an ex-reservist and now a "lifer" I must think back on my days as a part-time soldier. To tell you the truth, the average trained Militia soldier (pte-cpl rank) can easily display/exhibit the same skill set in the field as his RegF breathren. Albeit he may not have the Mattawa Plains memorized like the guys that have been there for the last 5 years of their lives, he can still soldier with the best of them. I did some time with the regs as a reservist and had zero trouble keeping up with the learning curve.
Quite frankly, the biggest hindrance to the ResF right now is not LCol‘s leading 50 men, but the negative attitudes that are inherent with ResF/RegF collaboration (SYNERGY?)
On a final note, how is it that a reservist is subjected to the same pre-deployment training as his RegF comrades, if the training is so drastically different, how come they (the reservists) don‘t have much longer pre-up periods?