Kid_Recruit said:
Well dude you have proven that cadets is a more extra curricular activity rather than a military defence but isn't it that if the reg forces need re enforcements they call reserves and if the reserves need help they call the cadets, well i know back in the day cadets were expected to be called in in times of war im not sure the current status on that though and i mean i would find it more sensible to have us the kids who volunteer under our own free will to cadets that swear the oath to the queen are trained enough to be able to show our country proud in times of need, but thats just me
Hasn't happened since the 1800s....nor will it ever since Canada signed the above mentioned agreement. You are now well outside your lane of expertice on this one.
Besides, the last thing I need in my troop is some 15 years old who I have to worry about constantly in theater...instead of the mission.
So you are now serving and waiting in the wings to start your course....congrats. Try not to confuse the cadet world and the world in which you are about to enter.
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excuse me i never said i was in the cadet corps of the ggfg i am in 2958 1st anti-tank, dude. I am in the ggfg reserve unit but my course hasn't yet started and it doesnt begin until this summer so i will stay in my corp because, hey i love the military its great I know the guards are an excellent unit because i have met them and they pretty much excel at everything atleast against my corp,lol. I'm just saying that in general if there were a step up in the training it would be quite beneficial[/quote]
I suggest that you drop out of cadets completely so you can concentrate on your upcoming training with the Reserves if you are so unhappy there.
Now that you have named what corps you are in I'm sure that there are a few CIC Officers here (and there are many) that are taking down some pertinate points.
I'm not saying make us teen terminators or nothing but i don't think we are being taught as much as we should be to survive in a real life situation.
Again, you will never be trained as such in the cadet world...sorry that's the way it is and there is nothing anyone can do to change it.
If your son wishes to join the military then he should be put through the paces of the forces so he know he likes it, sure he will meet friends when you are stuck with a corp for a year it feels like a family, and camping can be done on exercises yet we don't get enough to actually teach us much.
If they want to find out what it's like they join the reserves. If they like it they can always move on to the Regs....or stay in the reserves and participate as much as they like to.
Just to re-iterate....the cadets will never be trained to the standards you want. There is no need of it whatsoever.
If you feel that you were gyped in someway by your corps and the training standards that are there...that's your problem. I suggest that you try to focus yourself on your future with the reserves instead of the past with a youth organisation.
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