And Governor, Council of Governors Commissionaires Ottawa . . . I wonder if their socks match.
I had no love lost with BGen Cox and would not have liked to repeat the experience of serving under his command again. However, he was probably the only officer in my experience who applied the maxim "train as you would fight" to the nth degree. That was probably his failing; he didn't differentiate between a driver wheeled course that had the students living in slit trenches with a work-up ex in anticipation of a no-duff mission. While most of us in those days followed a philosophy of "any fool can be uncomfortable", his view was "make them uncomfortable so they are prepared for war".
I think he thought that was what he was doing, but so many of his ideas for 'war fighting readiness" where incredibly dumb.
I remember him arriving on a 2RCHA gun position back in the SSF days - and screaming about not wearing helmets -- when the then issued helmet did NOT allow for ear defenders -- I blame him for the start of my ear problems.
An officer with half a brain would have wondered why it was SOP for Arty not to wear helmets on a gun position.
Then started a process to get helmets that would allow for ear protection to be worn.
Not tell troops to wear helmets and ignore ear protection (plugs work fine for rifle fire - but don't really work for big guns and explosions)