Obz said:mines bugging me as well but im looking at this as a vacation for a few months WOOT!
Kat Stevens said:You will be cloistered in a monastery, where all contact with the outer world is forbidden. There you will be trained in the ways of the warrior monk. You will endure extremes of deprivation, sleeping two hours a night, fed a diet of boiled rice and Brussels sprouts. Upon graduation, you will be a finely tuned killing machine, with no need or desire for earthly pleasures, such as a girl "friend" can provide. Welcome to The Brotherhood.
paracowboy said:nightly phone calls, e-mail, no friggin' wonder the troops are weak.
it's hardly a rant against the individual in question, or the troops tehmselves. It is a rant against the system that doesn't prepare those troops for the rigours thay will soon be facing. It is unfair to them, and they suffer that much more when they enter the real world of the Army.Bograt said:It was a simple question from someone who is about to start a new career. It takes a bit of courage to ask questions, especially on matters like this. Caring for family does not make one weak, in fact it may be the drive that propells him.
bollocks. It is my job when instructing on these courses to pass judgement. That is what we do. We judge if this person has passed, we judge if this person has what it takes to be a soldier.Bograt said:However, these recruits have families and concerns outside of the Mega and it is wrong to pass judgement.
no. Allowing too much free time for troops to make too frequent calls home deteriorates standards. Allowing recruits too much access to the outsid world with it's many distractions deteriorates standards.Allowing calls home does not deteriorate recruiting standards.
there are offical channels to take care of that sort of thing.In the above example, what if the member's partner was expecting or they attempting to buy a house...?
PROMOTE their welfare. And you do that by ensuring they receive the training they will need to survive in combat."Know your troops and look afer their welfare..."
long since also, has passed the concept of training soldiers to meet a difficult standard in order to ensure they will meet all challenges thrown at them.Long since passed has the idea of "If the military wanted you to have a family, they would issue you one..."
I care more for the rigors of Army life, and the rigors of warfare. If he can't be prepared to deal with that properly, he ain't gonna have much home-life. Dead men usually don't.And if the member is unable to deal with the vigors of basic and the stresses of home- its best that it is dealt with now.
Kat Stevens said:You will be cloistered in a monastery, where all contact with the outer world is forbidden. There you will be trained in the ways of the warrior monk. You will endure extremes of deprivation, sleeping two hours a night, fed a diet of boiled rice and Brussels sprouts. Upon graduation, you will be a finely tuned killing machine, with no need or desire for earthly pleasures, such as a girl "friend" can provide. Welcome to The Brotherhood.
paracowboy said:Shadow Cat, good on ya! You'll make a fine army wife.
paracowboy said:bollocks. It is my job when instructing on these courses to pass judgement. That is what we do. We judge if this person has passed, we judge if this person has what it takes to be a soldier.
no. Allowing too much free time for troops to make too frequent calls home deteriorates standards. Allowing recruits too much access to the outsid world with it's many distractions deteriorates standards.
there are offical channels to take care of that sort of thing.
PROMOTE their welfare. And you do that by ensuring they receive the training they will need to survive in combat.
long since also, has passed the concept of training soldiers to meet a difficult standard in order to ensure they will meet all challenges thrown at them.
I care more for the rigors of Army life, and the rigors of warfare. If he can't be prepared to deal with that properly, he ain't gonna have much home-life. Dead men usually don't.
no. As I statedBograt said:Am I to understand that it is your position that if a recruit calls home, it somehow degrades his future combat performance? Are we talking about the same course... the BMQ at St. Jean...?
(complete with typo)paracowboy said:Allowing too much free time for troops to make too frequent calls home deteriorates standards. Allowing recruits too much access to the outsid world with it's many distractions deteriorates standards.
and it was answered. And that's when I had another moment of exasperation with the steady erosion of standards.The original question was whether the member would be able to call home?
I have, I did, I do.I would humbly suggest that if you have a concern about a course you instructed, instead of posting negative statements publically, go through your chain of command and try and address them there.
As an indoc, it is where soldiers first learn how to be soldiers.As you know BMQ is a basic course for NCMs of all trades. It is an indoctrination course, not a battle school.
no. Nothing of any import.If you take exception to something I have said, feel free to PM me, and we can attempt to deal with it behind closed doors.
nightly, it appears. I wouldn't tell her that. She will expect it, and the first time you are unable to, she'll freak out. Don't put her through that. She'll have enough on her plate worrying about you as it is.In short, you are able to call home.
to a point. Emergencies are certainly understood and taken care of.You will be expected to continue to perform all your responsibilities to standard regardless of what is happening at home.