I never claimed to be that important. I am re-enlisting. Starting from the beginning again (I left as a MCpl).
What I am saying is that the system is seriously flawed and should be fixed. These are flaws that would not be acceptable in civilian corporate culture. I know I am comparing apples to oranges...but come on!
I will tell you that I am NOT pointing fingers at CFRC - they have been nothing but helpful, polite and very courteous. The flaws are with the ever changing rules, and not having a central location to look up and implement them. And perhaps also with the logic of people higher up in the chain of command (these are the folks I am referring to).
I know people (very highly qualified Combat Arms folk) who have come back to serve, and have been shown the waiting room. They have been there so long, with their files going here and there - that they have looked elsewhere within the Commonwealth. New Zealand will take a Canadian Soldier with almost no questions asked - let alone the US (with a signing bonus incl. NCOs)?
Yes, it is Canadian Bureaucracy gone wild....and I am sorry but you cannot argue that!
I have been patient, calm and have done everything asked of me. I have even taken leave from work based on the schedule given to me so that I can take trade qualification. I know my place. It's just ridiculous. And I am obviously using the anonymity of the internet to vent my frustration. I would like to get on with it already.
I have had the passing thought though - perhaps the 'wait time' is also a process of recruitment for some (much like the Toronto Police at one time), there is a built in buffer time in the process to weed out those who apply on a whim vs. the truly dedicated.
Thoughts?