Government hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[FJAG]

Yes other Canadians live in the same places for less money, but we shouldn't be shooting for the bottom. If we want motivated young people to join, we need to make it appealing to the motivated, not the equivalent of working as a supervisor at Best Buy.

I don't see it as shooting for the bottom. The last time I looked military pay was tied to the Fed civil service pay with a military factor notching it slightly higher. Some may argue, mut Fed civil service pay is better than competitive with most civil jobs in the same category. That was certainly the case for the legal profession where Federal support staff did considerably better than their private industry peers.

There are already numerous pay allowances in play to compensate specific cases and I certainly do not support any across the board pay raises beyond the usual cost of living ones. If someone finally turns on the tap for more funds than my priorities are for equipment as number one and more part-time people to build mass as number two. I'll support more full-time people once a proper systemic review and reform is done to resolve the inherent "management" inefficiencies of DND, the CAF, the CAF's recruiting and training system, the equipment procurement system and the defence industrial base.

 

[Furniture]

I don't see it as shooting for the bottom. The last time I looked military pay was tied to the Fed civil service pay with a military factor notching it slightly higher. Some may argue, mut Fed civil service pay is better than competitive with most civil jobs in the same category. That was certainly the case for the legal profession where Federal support staff did considerably better than their private industry peers.

There are already numerous pay allowances in play to compensate specific cases and I certainly do not support any across the board pay raises beyond the usual cost of living ones. If someone finally turns on the tap for more funds than my priorities are for equipment as number one and more part-time people to build mass as number two. I'll support more full-time people once a proper systemic review and reform is done to resolve the inherent "management" inefficiencies of DND, the CAF, the CAF's recruiting and training system, the equipment procurement system and the defence industrial base.

Full time critical staff will continue to not be in the CAF until pay and benefits get better.

With my training and experience, my counterparts in ECCC make about 25-50% more... I'm just one of the specialist skills that the CAF is short, and trying to recruit.

Maybe we don't need to pay Gunner Bloggins 25% more, but I suspect the ACIS Tech needs at least that much to keep putting up with CAF BS.

 

[FJAG]

Full time critical staff will continue to not be in the CAF until pay and benefits get better.

With my training and experience, my counterparts in ECCC make about 25-50% more... I'm just one of the specialist skills that the CAF is short, and trying to recruit.

Maybe we don't need to pay Gunner Bloggins 25% more, but I suspect the ACIS Tech needs at least that much to keep putting up with CAF BS.

I'm certainly not in a position to argue as to whether one trade/classification or another should get more or less of the pie. There's a whole machine in government that works on that so that rough equity is maintained.

My concern is the prevalence of thinking that if everyone gets a 25% or 50% pay raise the retention issues will magically disappear. It was thinking like that which created Helyer corporals and captains. As I said. My priority is that money be used to build a credible equipped military with the sufficient mass to deter enemies and actually win a fight if pressed.

 

[eliminator]

Maisonneuve is back in the National Post: ''Canada has far too few soldiers. Here's a radical fix — mandatory service''.

Perhaps I'm wrong but it appears that he is wearing a medal that he shouldn't. Specifically, his CMM neck badge is correct but he shouldn't be sporting a (full-sized) court-mounted OMM.

What do you think?

Not sure when that photo was taken, but when a member is promoted within the ORMM, they are requested to return the lower-level insignia to Rideau Hall. I did find this newer photo which the OMM insignia has been removed.

 

[eliminator]

If not recognized, it should not be worn.

If non-Canadian, it follows the CD once gazetted.

His foreign awards are recorded here: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/t.../dhh/honours/commonwealth-foreign-honours.pdf