I'll believe it when I see it.
The problem is a lot of CAF members treat their weapons and equipment like trash. There's no accountability. They'll hand carry their personal laptops or game consoles like a first born child but throw and pile their rifles in the back of a truck like firewood.
There's been a few times my unit's been told to hand over STANO to the reserves to support their summer training and the kit comes back absolutely trashed and missing parts. Other reg force units aren't as bad in my experience (likely due to the close proximity of the lenders) but the same shit still happens.
Finding space would be easy, just make it a no fail task
Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of having it with them? The ship is the HQ/CQ, for all intents and purposes, for most of the ship's company.If sailors don't bring personal weapons on to a ship could they store them at their respective HQs and CQ buildings?
Considering PMJT love of all things Chinese I would think Chinese language lessons more appropriate.You forgot the last item - Russian Language classes...
Canada is building a wonderful glass house - when everyone else is picking up rocks.
I'm not sure how ships work but if sailors all have access to firearms on a ship then absolutely. Bring them on and store them.Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of having it with them? The ship is the HQ/CQ, for all intents and purposes, for most of the ship's company.
Unless you were going to exchange clothing or go a higher-level admin office (I believe CPFs handle their pay and admin internally, but MCDV folks went to the Naval Reserve Coordination Centre), most sailors have almost no need to go outside the ship for work stuff.
I believe it, 100%.Having been on the other side, lending eqpt to the Reg F from a Res F unit, let me reassure you that it works both ways.
Which, again, brings up the issue of space to correctly store them (and ammo). Space is surprisingly tight on a warship. Also, small arms lockers are locked. Unless you're suggesting that those should not be locked...I'm not sure how ships work but if sailors all have access to firearms on a ship then absolutely. Bring them on and store them.
Absolutely. Good point.If you're down to using your C7 or 9mm onboard your own ship, something very bad has happened already.
Thats fair, it could very well not be a tenable idea for the Navy.Which, again, brings up the issue of space to correctly store them (and ammo). Space is surprisingly tight on a warship. Also, small arms lockers are locked. Unless you're suggesting that those should not be locked...
Also, I generally hate to bring it up but I think it's warranted in this case: Aside from NTOG, NST, and boarding party, why should sailors realistically need to have their own issued sidearm? If you're down to using your C7 or 9mm onboard your own ship, something very bad has happened already.
FTFY.The key word is accountability. We have policy for this., but rarely apply or enforce it.
Thats fair, it could very well not be a tenable idea for the Navy.
Dude - you tag all your shit N/S when a big ask like that comes in....The problem is a lot of CAF members treat their weapons and equipment like trash. There's no accountability. They'll hand carry their personal laptops or game consoles like a first born child but throw and pile their rifles in the back of a truck like firewood.
There's been a few times my unit's been told to hand over STANO to the reserves to support their summer training and the kit comes back absolutely trashed and missing parts. Other reg force units aren't as bad in my experience (likely due to the close proximity of the lenders) but the same shit still happens.
Finding space would be easy, just make it a no fail task
I never felt the need to have my own weapon. I shoot weapons (those that aren’t on aircraft) once a year to get the tick in the box. Even on deployment, its actual utility is debatable.I still think CAF members should be issued personal weapons they retain throughout their career. Likewise in most cases with STANO.
You don't think pilots should carry personal weapons when flying over hostile territory?I never felt the need to have my own weapon. I shoot weapons (those that aren’t on aircraft) once a year to get the tick in the box. Even on deployment, its actual utility is debatable.
why should sailors realistically need to have their own issued sidearm?
I cannot count the number of times my unit was ordered to send equipment/weapons/vehicles with full EIS to Maple Whatever, CTC, Storming Bear etc. only to have to come back missing every single piece of EIS and shortly thereafter be declared BER by my support base.There's been a few times my unit's been told to hand over STANO to the reserves to support their summer training and the kit comes back absolutely trashed and missing parts. Other reg force units aren't as bad in my experience (likely due to the close proximity of the lenders) but the same shit still happens.
FFS. What's the point in sending people to become SMEs if the leadership won't listen to their SME-ness?We send a MCpl on AOA and then they come back to the unit, are supposed to be a SME at something and the unit/senior leaders don't listen to them due to rank, etc.
I have spent a career being the SME in the room, watching in abject horror as my CoC does the opposite of what my recommendations were.FFS. What's the point in sending people to become SMEs if the leadership won't listen to their SME-ness?
I have spent a career being the SME in the room, watching in abject horror as my CoC does the opposite of what my recommendations were.
"The Cpl just doesn't understand how his expertise and reality impacts my operational planning process..."
Been there, I had a MCDV Captain tell me that "based on his experience" the weather I was briefing wouldn't happen, since "the weather is usually nicer on a more southern route"... What did I know, I was just an air force Cpl?I have spent a career being the SME in the room, watching in abject horror as my CoC does the opposite of what my recommendations were.
"The Cpl just doesn't understand how his expertise and reality impacts my operational planning process..."