To paraphrase Voltaire (and my Dad from whom I heard it first as we were driving past some long haired, dope smoking, friends of Jesus protesting at the airfield gate at Lahr):
"I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend with my life your right to say it"
There is no 'pass mark'. Depending on your prospective positions, you may require a B or C profile (ie. atleast some -- perhaps all? -- command positions require C. I was in class with a senior naval officer who had to attain Cs before leaving and two other senior officers (Navy/Air) who had...
I can soooooo see it happening. You can't fault the parents, given the facts. The bottom line is that everyone THOUGHT the child was in the care of another person. It wasn't as if the child didn't matter or fell off their radar. He just wasn't where they thought he was.
I think most parents...
No but he certainly made it sound as if he has very very important reasons that would cause a career manager to rethink a posting out of Ontario... and I am sorry, his reasons don't rise to that status.
I am not criticizing him. I think he needs to understand that his reasons, while well...
I think the general rule is that we work when we are expected to work. How about you explain to me why you should be able to take time off work to take your kids to appointments?
This really isn't about the FCP, despite it being raised as an issue with you. I think the point that was being...
Hmmmm. I've done it as a service spouse. I've done it as a single parent university student. I've done it as a working parent with a spouse. I've done it as a member of the CF. So chances are, I know what I am talking about.
You asked for advice. You got advice. You didn't like the advice...
You aren't really suggesting that kids appointments with doctors, dentists and eye doctors and parent teacher interviews can't be scheduled for evenings and weekends, are you?
But what would I know? I've only been doing it for 21 years.
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They are definitely wrong on the definition of shack rat.
They need to add the Rocket. EVERYONE knows the Rockets. Hell, we were relegated to using one in the parking lot at Colonel By last weekend!
Congratulations to those who have made the decision to join a little 'later' in life. It's nice to have a little company. I assure you that 2 years ago, I was the only person I knew in our demograph!
I read an article in the paper about 2 months ago (and I can't remember which one but it...
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