 Canada's first black naval commander posted to Halifax Lt.-Cmdr. Paul Smith has been posted to Halifax. He's commander of HMCS Summerside as part of Operation CARIBBE, which combats illicit trafficking of drugs, weapons and money from the Caribbean and Central America.Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 2 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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Yeah but they only gave him command of a MCDV. I guess it really is a myth, what they say about Black men having bigger vessels.
He's in command of an MCDV because he is a reservist.
We got a black man! We got a black man! Yay, us!
Now just hope his primary qualification for the job isn't the color of his skin.
^ standard racist response. At least my post was a joke.
Forgive me, it's my jaded American experience with affirmative action coming through.
I'm just used to people getting hired down here to fill a quota and then I get called a racist because I won't do their work for them.
^ standard racist response. At least my post was a joke.
It wasn't racist, it was an honest question. I have no doubt that he is qualified for his position, but it isn't always that way in the American military.
In fact, in the Canadian military a lack of French speaking ability will prevent you from reaching the upper echelons regardless of your performance during your career. Ive seen several officers careers stall due to not having a high enough language profile.
Because it's more important to be socially sensitive than it is to kill the enemy.
In fact, in the Canadian military a lack of French speaking ability will prevent you from reaching the upper echelons regardless of your performance during your career. Ive seen several officers careers stall due to not having a high enough language profile.
Yeah well that's standard. You can't be commander of troops you can't understand and who can't understand you.
In fact, in the Canadian military a lack of French speaking ability will prevent you from reaching the upper echelons regardless of your performance during your career. Ive seen several officers careers stall due to not having a high enough language profile.
Yeah well that's standard. You can't be commander of troops you can't understand and who can't understand you.
And we have lost excellent leaders, and promoted lesser, based on language, and that's not right.
In fact, in the Canadian military a lack of French speaking ability will prevent you from reaching the upper echelons regardless of your performance during your career. Ive seen several officers careers stall due to not having a high enough language profile.
Yeah well that's standard. You can't be commander of troops you can't understand and who can't understand you.
And we have lost excellent leaders, and promoted lesser, based on language, and that's not right.
Well I feel the whole thing is political anyway. But maybe those excellent leaders should have made the effort to learn French. You don't have to be a poet, when a lot of the Anglo senior brass speak French, they sound like a severely brain damged Gerard Depardieu that's also gone completely deaf. So did Harper, who spoke almost no French when he was elected. But they went and learned it. Im pretty sure the GOC provides or covers the cost the course for career track professionals.
Well I feel the whole thing is political anyway. But maybe those excellent leaders should have made the effort to learn French. You don't have to be a poet, when a lot of the Anglo senior brass speak French, they sound like a severely brain damged Gerard Depardieu that's also gone completely deaf. So did Harper, who spoke almost no French when he was elected. But they went and learned it. Im pretty sure the GOC provides or covers the cost the course for career track professionals.
The pace of the army from 2001 until 2014 was brutal and prevented many good leaders from attending language courses while they were busy preparing to lead troops in combat and bring them home.
Canada's first black naval commander posted to Halifax
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2016-03-03 12:00:34
Bravo Zulu! I hope that he's a good and wise Skipper.