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The wait time for the RCMP is also a very long one, this is not unique to our organisation. I'm not saying it's a good thing but I have relatives who have waited a long time to get into the Mounties too.
slowmode said:Thats quite sad to read, what ever happend to freedom of assosiation. You are just exposed to what we do and one can choose to join. What gives people the right to hide and take away the right to show people who we are, and what we do.
Looks like I did, thanks . I've been away with school for quite some time so lets just say i was tuned out of the outside world. Ill read thatCDN Aviator said:Did you miss all this by any chance ?
http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/66411.0.html
slowmode said:What I noticed is a lot of reservists are High school/college/university students. The Military should set up little recruiting venues in schools across the country. Its a great way to recruit people. Another good way is simply showing your presence, if you show your presence to the Canadian Audience more will see you and what you do. Just my little opinions
Rayman said:When I was younger I found out about the reserves when a couple recruiters came to my high school looking for full time or part time-they gave me all sorts of info even down to phone numbers and info nights and brouchers and everything.
daftandbarmy said:An article that highlights another gap that the recruiting system is trying to close.
The War in Afghanistan: Where are the visible minorities?
http://www.asianpacificpost.com/portal2/ff808081144c4993011450c44e740011_Editorial__Canadian_Forces.do.html
“I don't think Chinese families see careers for their children in the military,” said a Richmond-based political activist.
Kiwi99 said:Personally, I don't really get the minority and gender quotas in CF recruiting. If a bunch of women or minority groupos dont want to be soldiers, then they won't be. If only 1% of white males wanted to be soldiers, then thats all we would get. Quotas are just a tool of political correctness and really are quite gay.
IN HOC SIGNO said:... The CMP and others ...
TCBF said:- Who are "The CMP..." ?
IN HOC SIGNO said:It's a little more complicated than that. It will be necessary to adjust our cultural norms in the Forces in order to attract those of other ethnic groups. If you regard the immigration numbers and the birth rate of white causaians you will quickly learn that our traditional recruiting base is quickly diminishing. In twenty or thirty years I predict that the face of our country is going to be very different than it is today....that is an inescapable fact.
These cultural norms will include every facet of life in the Forces from Religious accomodation to food service etc. It's not soley about political correctness, although there are certainly those who wish to push that agenda. It's going to be about taping into where the recruits are....in the non-white, non-christian communities.
The CMP and others have already started down this road by visiting Mosques and temples and synagogues and other community gathering places to convince these communities that the Profession of Arms is a worthy one for their sons and daughters.
Given the direction of the country and the necessity of reaching more recruits I'd expect more changes in this area not fewer in the near future.
TCBF said:- Who are "The CMP..." ?
- If it's worth living in, it's worth fighting for.
- Perhaps we do not have a recruiting crisis so much as a loyalty crisis. This is the sort of muddle that tempted a previous government to build internment camps. If the New-Canadians are not completely loyal, perhaps - for reasons of National Survival - we should draw our immigrants from societies KNOWN for their dedication to values similar to ours.
IN HOC SIGNO said:...
It is true that we now are making religious accommodations and that will continue I think. But I think you're going to find a lot of other changes which mirror not only the fact that we are a changing society but the fact that we are also becoming more and more a secular society. Why do we continue to get basically 2 weeks of paid vacation that doesn't cost us a lot of annual leave at Christmas time? and four days at Easter?
Yes, I guess I am one of those rare individuals who decided to stick it out! It either speaks volumes on my eagerness to join, or how stupid I am - not sure which yet!Roy Harding said:I don't know how many times on these forums it has been pointed out that security clearances are NOT done by the CF.
There is a need for security clearances, I don't find that need disrespectful to applicants. I DO find your accusation that the people who conduct those clearances are "plain stupid, lazy, and disrespectful" to be disrespectful to those who are swamped with security clearance applications.
I take it that you were that "one in a million" who remained interested long enough to join?
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OberstSteiner said:That is the typical response here, usually made by those who got in quick and with minimal difficulty
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OberstSteiner said:That is the typical response here, usually made by those who got in quick and with minimal difficulty
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