Beards worn in uniform, the new normal?

[chris vickery]

I often wonder where the CF is when it comes to recruiting numbers.
My nephew has jumped through hoops to join, yet has been given the run around for one reason or the other. at the end of the day he'd be happy to be an infantryman yet it seems that a grade 12 diploma is not enough. apparently his aptitude test wasn't suitable yet he's a pretty smart kid. not sure what give but if this is typical of CF guidelines it's no wonder why kids walk. BTW, even with the economic downturn he managed to move from Ontario to Alberta and find decent employment in no time making good money.
When I tried to join in the late 80s, I failed the BMI by a couple pounds, finally made it then got rejected on eyesight. I too walked away yet always yearned to be all that I could be and would have probably been a lifer at that...

[rob love]

The forces learned years ago that they were losing good, qualified recruits due to their own mismanagement of files and slow decision making. A recruit is not going to wait a year and a half for the call...he will find something else in the meantime.



It's actually good preparation for when/if they do finally get in. Lost files, missing pay cheques, last minute changes, on the bus/off the bus, slow decision making, and these days, the inane attempts at political correctness.



There is no life like it. I did 25 years, and would do it again if I could, but you have to take a lot of days with a grain of salt.