- Reaction score
- 2,132
- Points
- 1,190
I'm not going to touch on the cellphone question specifically; however, I'm surprised by the RCAF/CA members on here (not naming anyone specifically) who seem to be against making themselves "contactable" and "available" on short notice. Do you guys not have the equivalent of Ready Duty Ship? Some quick reaction force that is required on short notice to be available?
When you're posted to a ship that is designated as Ready Duty Ship (which is usually a couple of weeks), you're expected to be able to be contacted AND report aboard within 4 hrs. We don't provide you with a cellphone; we don't pay for your land line. In all my time on ship, I never once saw a single member who wasn't able to provide a telephone number at which they could be reached on 4hrs notice or less. (Most of these numbers were posted to publicly view-able "recall lists" (if you had DWAN), but if people didn't want their numbers posted, they could have their numbers on a separate list that was only opened in the case of a recall.)
All that is to say, I've never heard of anyone in the navy having any issue with being reachable AND being able to report for work within 4 hrs when they've been told that this was a requirement.
When you're posted to a ship that is designated as Ready Duty Ship (which is usually a couple of weeks), you're expected to be able to be contacted AND report aboard within 4 hrs. We don't provide you with a cellphone; we don't pay for your land line. In all my time on ship, I never once saw a single member who wasn't able to provide a telephone number at which they could be reached on 4hrs notice or less. (Most of these numbers were posted to publicly view-able "recall lists" (if you had DWAN), but if people didn't want their numbers posted, they could have their numbers on a separate list that was only opened in the case of a recall.)
All that is to say, I've never heard of anyone in the navy having any issue with being reachable AND being able to report for work within 4 hrs when they've been told that this was a requirement.