Throwaway987 said:
The frustration from millennials is that we see through the cool-aid of poor excuses and don’t have the discipline to keep it bottled in. We’re literally just uncomfortably warm and don’t think the “because the CCA said so” is a good enough reason in this non-life or death situation.
It’s difficult to follow impractical orders that aren’t in touch with reality.
Ya...how difficult will it be to follow orders if you're not just going to be uncomfortable, you could be injured, maimed or killed? Should the GoC and CAF believe you'll follow orders then, when you won't over sleeves because "you're uncomfortable"? I spent days in the training area in Gagetown, Wainwright doing NBC Survey/CRTs in TOPP HIGH...there was no 'actual' NBC threat...maybe we should have been allowed to train in shorts and tank tops. You know...less uncomfortable.
What orders are you supposed to follow? I think I read something about that somewhere...
An officer/NCM shall become acquainted with, observe and enforce, the National Defence Act, the Security of Information Act, QR&O, and all other regulations, rules, orders and instructions that pertain to the performance of the officer's/NCMs duties.
That's it. It doesn't get any simpler to understand.
ALL rules, orders, regulations, instructions.
When you start ignoring rules, orders, regs...that is the issue. Complain about them? Got it...been happening for decades, did it and do it myself. I expect my superiors to listen and consider my legitimate gripes, actually consider them and forward up the chain of command if required/reasonable (sometimes I'm just bitchin'...). They expect me to carry on doing things the way they're supposed to be done, regardless of those opinions.
And that is how it has worked for decades, will work tomorrow and probably for years to come. I, for one, don't give 2 shits if you're "millenials", or Muchkins from the Wizard of Oz set. Do what you're supposed to do, when you're supposed to do it, how you're supposed to do it. Simple. Don't like it? Your not conscripts, go see the Release Section. Being a millennial isn't a badge of pride or honour. You join the CAF, you're a CAF member. If you don't want to or aren't able to do things the way the CAF wants, needs, expects them done...why be in the CAF?
Am I ready to see people leave over sleeves? Nope.
I am ready to see people leave who don't want to follow orders and will cut corners and/or lack any amount of self discipline? Damn right I am. Go run your own business or something, where you can do what you want and make your own rules.
You'll have to forgive me for seeming so intense about this "following orders/self discipline/do what you're told, how you're told, when you're told" stuff. I've almost been injured, or worse, on a live grenade practice by a young Pte in '98 who didn't do what they were supposed to, when they were supposed to and it almost got the 2 of us in a huge world of hurt in a very short time frame. I've had people do stupid things out of lack of attention to detail, lack of self discipline while flying that had the potential to down an aircraft and crew. I see the link between the "this isn't a REALLY important rule, I'll ignore it" thinking and bad shit happening. It's a slippery slope...