After reading the article, I have a few things to say...first off the guy in the picture should be next to the DSM-V definition of narcissistic personality disorder, just looking at him. First impressions are everything - I don't get a warm and fuzzy from him. Second, I've worked in the Vancouver CFRC before - I'd be willing to bet better than 3:1 odds he didn't notify anyone of his decision to got to Kingston, much less "to be closer to Trenton for ASC" (paraphrasing there). I've heard of some weird shyte in my day, but that takes the cake - not sure if something was lost in translation between him and the reporter or what, but something smells funky. Third, aircrew stuff takes more time than many other occupations simply because of ASC set up, medical reviews prior to being sent there, etc ad nauseum.
Yes the system sucks, but when you have a bazillion people applying for a finite number of jobs, things don't happen as fast as people like. Our society today expects everything to happen when they want it to. They want things now, whether or not they should have it Frig, my current civilian job didn't have me getting an interview until 2 months after the job posting expired - I was applying to another place when they interviewed me, and even then had to wait almost a month before they offered me the job.
MeinBob, the Reserve Recruiting side of things is pretty messed up - it should be go to the CFRC, say I want to try for whatever jobs there are in the area that I'm interested in, and get processed like any other applicant. At certain times of the year, the process should be expedited or have things planned so that Reserve Recruiting is front loaded in winter for summer BMQ's, sort of like ROTP stuff - if it's handled by the unit, things can get FUBAR'ed honestly, expecially with the complexity of how things are done now. I joined the PRes in '86 - saw the unit recruiter, processed the paperwork and had the medical done and was getting my kit for basic within 3 weeks...in '88 when I joined the Reg Force, I did my testing and interviews in Feb, was told was an 18 month wait for my trade, got an offer in Apr and was in Cornwallis in Aug. There were more people in the Forces then, those CFRC's were held much more accountable for their actions or inactions then, and we had less competition for jobs than there are now.
In this guy's case, I'd have to say that yes, there is a problem in the Recruiting system...however, a lot doesn't jibe with me, so I suspect there is a lot more going on than what is being told. There are three sides to every story - his, her's and what really happened. The unfortunate thing is this guy might in fact end up with a ministerial inquiry because it hit the papers, whether he actually deserves it or not.
MM