The last few years I've grown tired of explaining to the uninformed what we are doing. When I was a recruiter I dealt with a lot of crap in Cegeps and universities. And it isn't that they are uninformed, it's that they refuse to be informed. It's like talking to a rock. There are people out there that don't want to know the good things the CF does because that would legitimise us so it must be a cover for something or some false flag crap they spew. I just walk away now. I really don't care anymore how they feel about it because I really don't think it's the majority.
I was driving home from Borden while on TD there and stopped in Port Hope for a quick lunch and some lady walked up to me and asked me with a sneer when I was shipping out to Iraq. I mean, WTF. It's not like the news hasn't been on for the last 10 years or so.
But I do get more "Thank yous" than F**K yous though. I've had coffee bought for me, beer bought for me etc etc. Feels awkward but it is good to hear from time to time. The Highway of Heroes for example, I think is unique in the western world. Pretty touching if you've seen it happening live. Or rememberance day in Ottawa. Thousands and thousands of people, and a lot more recognising new veterans not just WW2 ones.
So I don't buy into the wide not deep cliché.
I was driving home from Borden while on TD there and stopped in Port Hope for a quick lunch and some lady walked up to me and asked me with a sneer when I was shipping out to Iraq. I mean, WTF. It's not like the news hasn't been on for the last 10 years or so.
But I do get more "Thank yous" than F**K yous though. I've had coffee bought for me, beer bought for me etc etc. Feels awkward but it is good to hear from time to time. The Highway of Heroes for example, I think is unique in the western world. Pretty touching if you've seen it happening live. Or rememberance day in Ottawa. Thousands and thousands of people, and a lot more recognising new veterans not just WW2 ones.
So I don't buy into the wide not deep cliché.