Walts, posers & wannabes (merged)

[NavyShooter]

It is a word that I have not seen in common usage in Canada in a very long time, which makes me wonder if English is your first language and you're using a translation program to effectively engage with us in discourse. 

 

[Donald H]

It is a word that I have not seen in common usage in Canada in a very long time, which makes me wonder if English is your first language and you're using a translation program to effectively engage with us in discourse.

No, English is my first language.
But I find it an interesting point you've raised! Would you somehow connect the word 'lout' with some other language. I could search it out on google but it's probably easier for you to go ahead and provide your explanation first.

edit: O.k. I've got it.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/lout
Nothing in that which applies to me.

 

[Jarnhamar]

No, English is my first language.
But I find it an interesting point you've raised! Would you somehow connect the word 'lout' with some other language. I could search it out on google but it's probably easier for you to go ahead and provide your explanation first.

edit: O.k. I've got it.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/lout
Nothing in that which applies to me.

Hi Donald. Just curious, are you a veteran of the CAF?

 

[garb811]

DonaldH,
...
Out of related curiousity, what is your background in the CAF?  I haven't seen you speak to that very much? 

NS

So you're a CAF veteran then?

Hi Donald. Just curious, are you a veteran of the CAF?

The site's policy on Public Profiles has already been posted once, that is equally applicable to publicly answering questions as to their service, or lack thereof.

No-one on the site is required to have served to be a member, nor is anyone on the site required to state whether or not they have ever served. Asking once is fine, asking multiple times is not. Take from it what you will as to the member's decision to answer or not, but stop demanding an answer.

- Milnet.ca Staff

 

[Jarnhamar]

My bad. Thought he might have missed my question. He's previously said to ask mariomike so I didn't think it was a secret. I'll PM MM, thanks.

 

[Donald H]

The site's policy on Public Profiles has already been posted once, that is equally applicable to publicly answering questions as to their service, or lack thereof.

No-one on the site is required to have served to be a member, nor is anyone on the site required to state whether or not they have ever served. Asking once is fine, asking multiple times is not. Take from it what you will as to the member's decision to answer or not, but stop demanding an answer.

- Milnet.ca Staff

Thank you for that garb and so now that you put it that way I'll answer the question.

Yes, I am a retired member of Canada's armed forces.

 

[mariomike]

I'll PM MM, thanks.

I will tell you the same thing I told Donald when he PM'd me.

I quoted our Conduct Guidelines, that we all agreed to when we signed up,

Public Profiles
I strongly encourage you to fill out all the sections of your public profile that you're comfortable with. We respect your privacy and won't force you to fill out your profile if you don't want to. Bear in mind though, that the amount of identifiable info in your profile will increase your general credibility here. Those with empty profiles are much harder to verify and will have to put a lot more effort into building a credible presence here.

Army.ca Staff

 

[Jarnhamar]

Thank you for that garb and so now that you put it that way I'll answer the question.

Yes, I am a retired member of Canada's armed forces.

Thanks Donald I appreciate that. I asked as I found it interesting that you were guarded (actually down right defensive) about whether or not you were a member of the CAF, while on a site full of military members, but seemed okay mentioning  family.
Nice to see that you're a former member.


[quote author=mariomike]

I quoted our Conduct Guidelines, that we all agreed to when we signed up,

[/quote]

Those guidelines came out after I registered, youngin

 

[Gunnar]

Well, since it was a CIC Officer involved, this seems to be the best place to post it.

From my way of looking at it, as a junior member of an exclusive club which allows us to wear the uniforms of officers, you owe it to all of us to 1)  Not look bad and 2) not do anything that would make us look bad.  Also 3) to RESPECT the contributions of others, particularly those on the pointy end, and to stay within your lanes.  This will allow you to say "I am a part of that institution, and inasmuch as I would never consider myself a veteran, I have done everything I can to be as military as possible, within the realm of my capabilities and responsibilities, to know where my expertise ends and to enable youth to reach within themselves for a better person, modelled on what I project the Canadian Armed Forces to be".

For example, I am a civilian.  Much of the cool stuff I know about leadership, dress and deportment was learned from ex-soldiers in civilian occupations.  I have never pretended to be other than that.  Sometimes, my opinion or understanding of military things is wrong - I take responsibility for that, and correct my information in light of correction by a serving member.  I try to keep it real.  The point is to be effective, not to live in some fantasy land of brass pins and salutes.

Pretending you're  a bomb disposal expert, Navy Seal, JTF 12, Canadian Super-Ranger doesn't fall within those guidelines.

 

[Kat Stevens]

The super elite Armoured Corps Bomb Squad? I hope I can get him to sign my hat.

 

[Gunnar]

Better posting location.  thanks.

 

[CountDC]

inasmuch as I would never consider myself a veteran,

That is the one claim he can make - as a reservist in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corp he qualifies as a veteran.  If it was during a period Canada was at war he could claim to be a war vet and if he saw combat then a combat vet although I doubt either are applicable.   

 

[medicineman]

The super elite Armoured Corps Bomb Squad? I hope I can get him to sign my hat.

Let me guess - they had to "Ferret out" the bombs?

:

MM

 

[Michael OLeary]

Getting bombed in the Armoured Corps, traditionally brought to you by the letters and numbers: C2H5OH

 

[Bzzliteyr]

That is the one claim he can make - as a reservist in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corp he qualifies as a veteran.  If it was during a period Canada was at war he could claim to be a war vet and if he saw combat then a combat vet although I doubt either are applicable.   

I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone refer to themselves as a "war vet" or "combat vet". Interesting.

 

[Nuggs]

Combat I've heard Americans use.

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[Navy_Pete]

So kind of an interesting one; Stolen Valour Canada has apparently been going after someone pretty hard for a GSM they said he didn't earn. Turns out he was actually awarded it, but when DH&S audited it recently it was a clerical error. Anyway somehow SVC got a hold of his MPRR and had been hounding him for a few years, and basically drove him out of veterans advocacy and otherwise torpedoed him. They threw out a pretty weak apology then dropped their website and twitter feed, but these arseclowns need to wind it back. Its usually pretty easy to spot the posers and get them out, but targeting actual veterans and digging into their pers files is a whole level of creepy intrusion of privacy. Hope this gets investigated and someone is charged; they harassed a guy for years because some clerk read a message wrong and sent him a medal in the mail.

Pretty messed up; read the whole thing here;

https://www.facebook.com/groups/853095038155250/permalink/2094646730666735/

 

[Kilted]

Most of their work has been pretty good, they do normally do their research. I don't remember them posting about this individual. What I'm wondering is how did someone not notice that he was wearing an unearned medal sooner, I would think that there should be a certain expectation of having a basic understanding of how many days are required to earn the GCS, it is pretty common knowledge. I think this is an extreme example, but Id be surprised if he actually didn't know that he wasn't allowed to be wearing it.

 

[Navy_Pete]

Most of their work has been pretty good, they do normally do their research. I don't remember them posting about this individual. What I'm wondering is how did someone not notice that he was wearing an unearned medal sooner, I would think that there should be a certain expectation of having a basic understanding of how many days are required to earn the GCS, it is pretty common knowledge. I think this is an extreme example, but Id be surprised if he actually didn't know that he wasn't allowed to be wearing it.

:facepalm: He was actually issued it after he retired and came with a cover letter saying he was entitled. Feel free to actually read the post, but there is really no reason that you should have some random strangers hunting you on the internet demanding proof that you earned the medals you are wearing then doing the naming and shaming after reviewing your PRO B pers file somehow. With TAVs, etc there are all kinds of random days you can be in theatre for and get days towards the count, so why would you question it if you got a letter from NDHQ saying they reviewed your file and you were entitled to it?

Anyway, SVC put out some BS apology before shutting down their site and twitter feed (hiding any apology). Pretty cowardly, and hoping someone runs with an investigation to see who illegally pulled his pers file and shared the info with SVC. That's a massive breach of privacy, and easily pushes past the line from open source crowd investigation of public records to a witch hunt.

 

[brihard]

I know Aaron, and I watched these SVC clowns hound him. This is after another CAF vet, now a police officer (buddy of mine), even passed along word that he had personally seen the letter from DH&R. And yes, someone illegally accessed his MPRR and passed it along to SVC. That’s potentially unlawful use of a computer system, and breach of trust- two criminal offences.

Aaron got dragged through the mud for a long time over this. He was released - a wounded veteran with publicly disclosed physical and mental health issues - and some clerk somewhere, wanting to be helpful, though from a CFTPO record that he had been in theater long enough to have earned a GCS as well as his SWASM (and sacrifice medal). He was sent the medal in the mail with a letter explaining his entitlement. It turned out to have been in error, but they were quick to unleash the dogs. I watched them incite bullying and harassment while hiding behind the anonymity of a web page and Facebook group. It was cowardly.

Anyway, they screwed up badly. Yes, the medal was in error, and once Aaron got notification of this from DH&R he’s taken action to remedy the situation. As for SVC? Knowing Aaron, he’ll be taking action to remedy them, too. He was one of the plaintiffs in the Equitas lawsuit. I would not ant to have been on the wrong side of this bit of malicious hounding. I’m just glad that when they finally, inevitably screwed up, they didn’t push a vet to suicide. They very easily could have.