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- Title: Jimmy's Story: A CIC Officer Experiences the Shreds, Patches and Sacks of the CF Grievance System (Perspectives) (Reprint)
- Author : Michel Drapeau
- Release Date : January 01, 2010
- Genre: History,Books,Professional & Technical,Engineering,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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By now most Canadians have become accustomed to the notion that the military is a hierarchical administration that is more often than not saturated in discipline, laden with sacred webs of rules and procedures, and governed by a constellation of authoritarian traits, routines and traditions. Not surprisingly, a frequent obituary on the pages of military history is " We have always done it this way! "The expounders of novel solutions arc, more often than not, considered to be on the lunatic fringe by the brass and the supporting staff. This is precisely why, I believe, that the current Canadian Forces Grievance System is failing to address the reasonable complaints of soldiers, sailors and airpersons. A shortcoming that should be of concern to all of us because this is the only legal tool these valiant and loyal serving members have to protest against personal injustices or any other form of inequitable treatment. Perhaps it would be useful to provide some real-life illustrations of the ways in which grievances arc ignored or at least stalled by the military leaders and defence bureaucrats. The example, which follows, is based on the story of a naval reserve officer who, although now recently retired, must remain anonymous. We will call him Jimmy In his early 50s, Jimmy is married, with children. His spouse is a serving officer in the regular force.