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I told myself if I could get through the first 10 years of my career, I would do that last 10 years. For me things are now just economic. I'm close to getting my 20 year pension, I make great money, the benefits are top notch for now and the stability is key considering today's job market.
The RCN as an organization does not really appeal to me whatsoever any more. Seems to be more focused on style over substance and I have lost faith in most of the leadership which comes and goes and means little to me. A lot of my friends in the RCN feel the same way too, we just all seem to be here for our own reasons now punching the clock. If I was joining up now I doubt I would do the 25 years required to retire.
We haven't commissioned a single surface ship in my 16 years in the navy (Orcas dont' count) and I'm not sure if we'll commission one before I retire in 2020. That's pathetic.
Back in the days when I was an AB in my section the PO2's ran it and that's how it was. The PO2 had the power of his section in our department and decided what the work priorities were, gave time off to those who deserved it and allowed people time for appointments or what not. You kept it in the section. The PO2 dealt with the discipline and watched his guys backs and they watched each others. Now everything has to practically go through the Div O and the PO2's and MS have no power at all. I feel the navy treats people like children these days.
I don't feel there are really any opportunities to be a good leader of men, it's all about personnel management and being a manager and covering your ass. I hate that way of doing business. I want to be inspired by the people above me, I want to work for them and strive to be the best I can be, but all I see is weakness, dithering and lack of direction in my leadership. Too many people are afraid to make a decision because they don't want to be wrong, so it's safer sometimes to just not make it.
I am a pessimist at heart it seems and I just don't see great things coming down the pipeline for the navy. The AOPS are garbage MCDV redux ships that we don't need and should be sent to the Coast Guard, the new tankers will be years off and be way over budget. The frigates will be driven into the ground like the 280's were cause the CSC project will most likely fall way behind and I highly doubt we replace the ships 1 for 1. Why is it with each generation of procurement through the last decades do we keep shrinking in assets. Can't we ever grow in assets. (Hulls, planes, tanks etc)
I swear it would take a Pearl Harbour type event to decimate our navy in combat to finally force the government to build a real combat capable navy. Someone has to die before real change would happen.
/endrant
The RCN as an organization does not really appeal to me whatsoever any more. Seems to be more focused on style over substance and I have lost faith in most of the leadership which comes and goes and means little to me. A lot of my friends in the RCN feel the same way too, we just all seem to be here for our own reasons now punching the clock. If I was joining up now I doubt I would do the 25 years required to retire.
We haven't commissioned a single surface ship in my 16 years in the navy (Orcas dont' count) and I'm not sure if we'll commission one before I retire in 2020. That's pathetic.
Back in the days when I was an AB in my section the PO2's ran it and that's how it was. The PO2 had the power of his section in our department and decided what the work priorities were, gave time off to those who deserved it and allowed people time for appointments or what not. You kept it in the section. The PO2 dealt with the discipline and watched his guys backs and they watched each others. Now everything has to practically go through the Div O and the PO2's and MS have no power at all. I feel the navy treats people like children these days.
I don't feel there are really any opportunities to be a good leader of men, it's all about personnel management and being a manager and covering your ass. I hate that way of doing business. I want to be inspired by the people above me, I want to work for them and strive to be the best I can be, but all I see is weakness, dithering and lack of direction in my leadership. Too many people are afraid to make a decision because they don't want to be wrong, so it's safer sometimes to just not make it.
I am a pessimist at heart it seems and I just don't see great things coming down the pipeline for the navy. The AOPS are garbage MCDV redux ships that we don't need and should be sent to the Coast Guard, the new tankers will be years off and be way over budget. The frigates will be driven into the ground like the 280's were cause the CSC project will most likely fall way behind and I highly doubt we replace the ships 1 for 1. Why is it with each generation of procurement through the last decades do we keep shrinking in assets. Can't we ever grow in assets. (Hulls, planes, tanks etc)
I swear it would take a Pearl Harbour type event to decimate our navy in combat to finally force the government to build a real combat capable navy. Someone has to die before real change would happen.
/endrant