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Shame on me for not knowing the situation - but shame on him for speaking poorly without providing the rest of us with any info. I'll reply to your post using the numbers you provided:
1) Mistakes are made at every level/trade (unfortunately). I really hope that your friend doesn't make big mistakes in his trade which would cause someone to say that all Sigs are ______ (insert whatever here). But still, I would never base my opinion on a complete trade, corps, whatever based on one or two bad experiences with individual(s). Sure, I have dealt with a bad clerk or two myself in my time in, just know that someday you may find yourself back tracking pretty quickly if you find one bad apple and throw the bunch out. I still think that this statement "YOu read what you want to read in a statement and like an RMS clerk you loose the rest." is a little bold. Even more so than anything I posted in my reply.
2) Ok - so maybe he's not a youngin. BUT anyone to me who makes a statement saying that they as a member of the Reg Force is MORE entitled than a Reservist to have kit - is immature. So if your friend is 20 or 40, it doesn't matter to me. He still should know more about the Forces as a whole at whatever level he is at now. This would include being told that Reservists are a part of the CF - not it's little brother that gets all the Reg Force hand-me-downs. If I used the term "younging" above or in any way referred to your friend as being a newbie, then feel free to replace such words with uneducated or inexperienced. If that's offensive, then I appologize in advance. I'm sensitive to anyone who is easily offended......just don't put them in my section.
3) Personal experience with the web gear........fine. I'll buy that. Being told not to breath - sounds like an instructor or whoever said that to him needs to be sorted out in a Major way. I would never expect someone to use kit that is not a reasonable fit. If I had been around and seen an instructor do that - I'd have had a fit. Not all Army kit is perfect, and the CF has finally started to realize some limitations of kit. Personally I'd have taken a replacement for my Mark 3's before swapping web gear for a TV - but the CF has other plans. BUT - the Forces doesn't have enough TVs for every "potential" new Private to get before they complete their basic. If the Generals of the Army have been forced to make do with what they have (and they have), then we as soldiers can do the same.
My point is, if you have such serious complaints as a Private who has not even made it to your home unit yet - you are indeed headed for a very long or very short career in the CF.
You don't have to tell me to stop and think about what I am posting. If someone doesn't provide enough information, then this will happen all the time. My suggestion is to provide adequate information in your posts and provide solutions as opposed to idle complaints. If you are at a level that perhaps doesn't understand WHY you aren't able to get a certain piece of kit, maybe it would be better to post in the form of a question before you make a blanket statement about reservists, RMS clerks, and people who disagree with you. You're far more likely to learn more here if you ask a question (much experience here) than you are if you simply complain about the system that you really should be supporting.
As for rude comments, take it or leave it. I'm not the one who said, "You people are truley Military for sure." So what, there's something wrong with "military people" ??? That's very confusing.........where are we?? I was initially with the guy until his last post. If your friend is offended, or if you are, by what I said - then perhaps he/you should be willing to take after a little bit of giving.
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1) Mistakes are made at every level/trade (unfortunately). I really hope that your friend doesn't make big mistakes in his trade which would cause someone to say that all Sigs are ______ (insert whatever here). But still, I would never base my opinion on a complete trade, corps, whatever based on one or two bad experiences with individual(s). Sure, I have dealt with a bad clerk or two myself in my time in, just know that someday you may find yourself back tracking pretty quickly if you find one bad apple and throw the bunch out. I still think that this statement "YOu read what you want to read in a statement and like an RMS clerk you loose the rest." is a little bold. Even more so than anything I posted in my reply.
2) Ok - so maybe he's not a youngin. BUT anyone to me who makes a statement saying that they as a member of the Reg Force is MORE entitled than a Reservist to have kit - is immature. So if your friend is 20 or 40, it doesn't matter to me. He still should know more about the Forces as a whole at whatever level he is at now. This would include being told that Reservists are a part of the CF - not it's little brother that gets all the Reg Force hand-me-downs. If I used the term "younging" above or in any way referred to your friend as being a newbie, then feel free to replace such words with uneducated or inexperienced. If that's offensive, then I appologize in advance. I'm sensitive to anyone who is easily offended......just don't put them in my section.
3) Personal experience with the web gear........fine. I'll buy that. Being told not to breath - sounds like an instructor or whoever said that to him needs to be sorted out in a Major way. I would never expect someone to use kit that is not a reasonable fit. If I had been around and seen an instructor do that - I'd have had a fit. Not all Army kit is perfect, and the CF has finally started to realize some limitations of kit. Personally I'd have taken a replacement for my Mark 3's before swapping web gear for a TV - but the CF has other plans. BUT - the Forces doesn't have enough TVs for every "potential" new Private to get before they complete their basic. If the Generals of the Army have been forced to make do with what they have (and they have), then we as soldiers can do the same.
My point is, if you have such serious complaints as a Private who has not even made it to your home unit yet - you are indeed headed for a very long or very short career in the CF.
You don't have to tell me to stop and think about what I am posting. If someone doesn't provide enough information, then this will happen all the time. My suggestion is to provide adequate information in your posts and provide solutions as opposed to idle complaints. If you are at a level that perhaps doesn't understand WHY you aren't able to get a certain piece of kit, maybe it would be better to post in the form of a question before you make a blanket statement about reservists, RMS clerks, and people who disagree with you. You're far more likely to learn more here if you ask a question (much experience here) than you are if you simply complain about the system that you really should be supporting.
As for rude comments, take it or leave it. I'm not the one who said, "You people are truley Military for sure." So what, there's something wrong with "military people" ??? That's very confusing.........where are we?? I was initially with the guy until his last post. If your friend is offended, or if you are, by what I said - then perhaps he/you should be willing to take after a little bit of giving.
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Not to mention a LBV in lieu of webbing or TV. 
