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E.R. Campbell said:Evidently, there is a perception, I'm guessing, that some CF 'leaders' might (or, at least might want to) use physical fitness standards to discriminate based on age or sex - and that would violate charter rights which apply, equally, to the CF. If there was no such perception the there would be no reason to mention it. As with e.g. conflict of interest the CF must avoid unfairness and the perception of unfairness.
Someone mentioned thatweyou already have low fitness standards. That has always been the case: to ensure that the middle aged, female clerk would not be denied opportunity, in her part of the organization, just because she was unfit to be, say, a soldier in a combat engineer field troop. There is - and should be - a lowest common denominator which is applied absolutely without exception each and every person. There also need to be higher, specialized denominators for e.g. fighter pilots and infantry soldiers and so on.
If I read the original article correctly, the 'object of the exercise' is to ensure that we have the right standards for everyone - beginning with an appropriate 'lowest, common' one.
I disagree totally!
It is my opinion that there should not be a middle standard or even a low standard there should only be ONE standard and that standard should be the highest standard. Regardless of sex and age, You fail to meet the requirements you are gone, discrimination HELL YES! but we are not a civilian occupation. That middle age female clerk cannot meet the same requirements as me then you need to leave. and before anyone says anything I am missing a tricep and was hamstung in my left leg so seriously what is their excuse for not meeting a standard...oh and I am not 19-21 I am 30 not old but by no means the young buck in the herd.
The CF needs to stop being run like a civilian business using civilian law as our benchmark. It that very reason that is slowly killing our hollowed institution and again IMO making us a laughing stalk in the eyes of our Allies.