Canada in Afghanistan

[Jon Skagfeld]

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
An interesting article today... I can't see this working, but those of you on the inside might have a better handle on things.

On a related note, how is our recruiting going, and what percentage of militiamen are taking call-outs?

Reference the above, and Military Occupational Outsourcing in general:

The outsourcing of mil occupational taskings is a further terrible indictment of yet to be surmounted 30+ years suppression and demeaning of the military's role under Canadian Liberal "rule".

We're ramping up, but there's still a long way to go. Defence spending is no-where near a percentage of the GDP as it was, for example, in the '50s.

Outsourcing is a stop-gap measure...replacing servicemen with civilians to do the same job, but at a higher, contracted, rate. (More Defence funds down the tubes).

Recruits are being engaged and processed through the system, yet are held in "Holding Platoons", not gainfully employed, because there are no NCO instructors to teach them the required millitary skills. Where are the instructors, you might ask? Well...they're mostly all overseas on deployment!!! Doh! (Bonus points for recognizing the fact that physical prowess is not now required for a recruit to sign up...no more "Gimme 20")

So now it is proposed to outsource such things as driver training, map using and navigation, further logistical shortcuts such as ASD (Alternate Service Delivery)...a buzz word for outsourcing.

I've been a victim of outsourcing, and it ain't pretty, from a military ethos point of view.

Why do I rant like this?...well, apply the term outsourcing to any civilian establishment and check out the net results.

'Nuff said. Thanks for your time.