Posted by A PRIVATE from Ottawa Canada on April 20, 2021 at 11:57:35:
In Reply to: When Is A Soldier Not A Soldier? posted by Rob Clarke on April 20, 2021 at 10:38:51:
I do not advocate referring to our senior officers, past or present, in a casual manner.
However, I feel I have been unfairly depicted by Mr. Clarke as "unprofessional" and, perhaps, "not a soldier". I respect my superiors and always address them accordingly. To fail to do so on an Internet chat site is not, in my opinion, a chargable offence. Nor does it warrant the slew of invective thrown my way by Mr. Clarke.
In my opinion, CF members who adopt the U.S.-style automaton approach to soldiering do more harm to their cause than do those who occasionally make a mis-step.
Soldiers are paid to think, Mr. Clarke, not to operate as Pavlovian dogs in combats.