Originally posted by Fantasia
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And yes.I do know the CoS pushed the whole Sports parade thing.My point was that it's reintroduction was lauded as a great thing,but when seen longside taking away something that ACTUALLY benefited the troops it was seen by them as a joke.
I do agree with the courses thing.But telling a guy/girl on a friday they are going away on a monday is bad man management.Alot of it stems from Brigade G7's though.I have also seen course notifications come from Brigade at 1500 with a return date of 0930 the following morning.How is anybody who might be vaguely interested in applying able to see that notification if they are resting off or on leave for example.The CS doesn't have crystal ball to know each and everyone's intentions IOT to notify them.
As for officers being moved from pillar to post.I sympathise.I really do,but is that not what was made clear to ye when ye signed up as being part and parcel of the job.Are there not allowances to compensate?? If I get sent to the DFTC on a course and want to be able to come home mid week to see my kids I have to jump through ten hoops just to be able to claim PTR.If not it is drop and collect on day one and the last day by the DF and stuck in the DFTC Monday to Friday where there is nothing going on after 1630.
I understand things have been tight the last few years but their is a perceived inequity when it comes to the likes of PTR and Sub and the ease and difficulties which both commissioned and enlisted experience when claiming them.
We need to stop expecting people to subsidise the job out of their own pockets.For example. I can't count the amount of young lads/lasses in my unit who are going around in non issue boots day to day now. Not field boots which are only worn on Exercise and which traditionally we gave leeway to.
Barrack Boots.
Why.Because the current issue system doesn't work and it takes months to get kit. Boots are falling off lads feet and they have no choice. An issue system that was brought in to save money but in the long run saves nothing as the CQ's running the stores kept their account holders allowances as they were personal to holder and also increased fuel costs as the local stores were moved back to Bde Hq's.
On top of that lads who went out and bought boots may soon be completely out of pocket as the rumour is we are changing to brown boots later this year!! Of course NCO's cant say "Wait.Don't buy" as all we have to go on is rumours as our internal communications are a Joke.Even WITH IKON as the info isn't posted!!
Sorry for the rant, but after the last few years my tolerance level for Bovine scatology has dropped through the floor. I think their is a massive disconnect between what is happening in soldiers lives and what management at the top see. Perhaps it is high time we got that Sgt Major of the DF off the ground to bring the message home to the General staff.
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