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An issue has come up and I believe it is very important to get some clarification on this. I had put up a post called, "support from friends" a few days ago. The feedback was great. It was so great, that when I finially talked to my friends about joining the CF, two of them told me they had been thinking about joining as well. So we discussed the idea for a while, and I believe it went very well. I am a few weeks ahead of them in terms of information. I have all my application documents ready to be filled out and have done countless physical self-evaluations and feel I am ready to join. Although my friends and I talked about it, and would like to join together, regardless of the fact that we might attend BMQ at different times, and we may get posted in different area's.(we may not even get accepted) Anyway, it wasn't until after my other friends had gone home, that my good friend that wants to join with me, came to me with a problem. He is physically fit, and feels he can handle the stresses of the training and job. Although he is completly covered in body hair, and is pretty self consious about it. Us as friends have always known about his,"ape" like features, and know he doesn't like exposing himself. He basically stopped going to the beach, and taking his shirt off in public in the middle of high school
Getting to my point. He is concirned that he will face discrimination in the CF at CFLRS, and abroad. He is so sensitive on the subject, that he only meantioned it to me, and not our other buddy wishing to join the CF. He is a strong leader, and would be benificial to the CF. I would hate to see him not fallow his dream because of a simple body hair issue. I guess I am asking if anyone has expericanced this type of discrimination in the CF, if he can expect to be bothered by others, and maybe some suggestions on how to prepare for that critisism?
I have told him to let it go, but he believes others will look at him differently in the CF. We are all interested in the Infantry, and I guess it's the swimming and comuunal showers he is afraid of. I have seen him litterly hit someone that seriously made fun of his body hair. He's that sensitive about it. Please help me guys, It would be great if he could embark on this adventure with me. Thanks
Getting to my point. He is concirned that he will face discrimination in the CF at CFLRS, and abroad. He is so sensitive on the subject, that he only meantioned it to me, and not our other buddy wishing to join the CF. He is a strong leader, and would be benificial to the CF. I would hate to see him not fallow his dream because of a simple body hair issue. I guess I am asking if anyone has expericanced this type of discrimination in the CF, if he can expect to be bothered by others, and maybe some suggestions on how to prepare for that critisism?
I have told him to let it go, but he believes others will look at him differently in the CF. We are all interested in the Infantry, and I guess it's the swimming and comuunal showers he is afraid of. I have seen him litterly hit someone that seriously made fun of his body hair. He's that sensitive about it. Please help me guys, It would be great if he could embark on this adventure with me. Thanks