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Here are the reasons for my resignation so there are no
misunderstandings.
1) CUTP (Computer Program)- I have sent you personally, emails
regarding this and received alengthy email from your DCO about the
cadet education program, which did not address theelectronic
program that does not work in the north. His response completely
ignored myproblems and suggestions, which further increased my
frustration level. Our ACO used his timeto create us an electronic
CUTP (Trg Plan) that from day 1 doesnt work. The moment I
attempted to use it there were conflicts, which are difficult to
change. However the frustration notonly lies with the program
itself but the fact that you want blind buy in with the program so
youcan take it to other regions as a success. Well SIR, it is not a
success its a pit where time andmoney disappear.
The Trg. Section wont accept a paper copy of our training plan
that we actually follow andunlike every other region; your region
demands the use of this computer program. The computerprogram is
very time consuming and is not user friendly. I have taken many
workshops on theprogram and still it does not work! FYI: you are on
your 8 thor 9thedition due to faults with thisprogram and over 1.5
million dollars have been spent to get it to work. This is not
includingtraining costs for corps.
Lets put that in comparison, Apple has had 10 different
operating systems since they startedreleasing to the public as
upgrades in 2001. Now these are upgrades, they are not bug fixes
theyare upgrades. You have been attempting to fix your program with
each upgrade excluding thetraining plan uploads for the past 8
years. Its still not working!
By now you must be aware that there are COs in the south that
make a training plan to appeasethe bureaucrats, and then use a
paper copy to train as they have great difficultly using
theelectronic one. It consumes our valuable time, which would be
much better spent teaching theprogram to our youth. FYI one of the
corps I have spoken to is in Manitoba and the CO was/is anemployee
of RCSU and admitted as much to me.
2) CODE of CONDUCT Letter- This letter was almost insulting, not
thought out and more orless would destroy our local programing if
it were to be followed to the letter. The north as youare clearly
not aware is a very tightly knit community, where our cadets are
involved in our livesin a variety of ways. We are coaches, parents,
employers, mentors, teachers, a shoulder to cry on,a guide, a
sounding board, and more than that a professional friend to whom
many dont have afather figure or mother as they come from broken or
violent homes. If we were to only be incontact with these cadets
during cadet hours and not as we have been doing for years it
wouldcreate an atmosphere of distrust and the cadets would not
understand why we couldnt help themindividually. This letter also
has not taken into account our other occupations where it
mayoverlap and contact is necessary with cadets. Furthermore across
Canada a major source of CIC
officers are the parents who join because their children are in
cadets. This ill-conceived policyjust destroyed CIC recruiting and
if followed through will cause an exodus of Officers andCadets. I
am sure you will advise that we could ask for an exemption, but why
do I have to begbased upon ill-conceived policy. Perhaps in a large
city center with 1 million people this wouldbe appropriate but in a
town of 2500 it is not possible to follow the majority of the
points. Howdo I not employ a cadet at my business? If I were to say
sorry youre a cadet and therefore cantwork for me, it would be
discrimination. I thought about writing a letter to you to explain
thisbut quite frankly why bother? Nothing I have sent to you in the
past has been resolved; I merelyget a call or an email from your
minions to smooth it over. Its not working.
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6) Fortress- Fortress is not an easy program to learn but now
that I have it is usable. Howeverthere are many faults within the
program such as promotions. I use the tried and true merit
basedapproach to promotions, which is; they are earned not handed
out because a computer tells methey have reached that level. I have
a Sgt. who has been a Sgt. for 3 years who is not capable ofbeing a
WO. However to appease the program he was promoted to stop the
messages andwarnings from RCSU NW. He is now 18 years old and happy
as a Sgt. Clearly this isnt aproblem, as he didnt quit. Why,
because we run a fun, dynamic challenging program and heknows his
limitations. My solution; Allow the corps to make the decisions.
They are the troops
on the ground. I am sure that your advisors will speak about
self esteem and how only theyunderstand how lack of promotion or
failure will affect the cadets. Turn this around and I askyou if
you would fly as a passenger with an unqualified pilot who is in
command, or would yousee a surgeon that was socially passed?
7) Lack of real military involvement. Living in an isolated part
of the country we appreciatehaving military involvement. When I say
real, I mean Regular force personnel who have chosen alife in the
military and not career cadets who think they know what the
military is about. Mycadets learn from them and I learn from them
along with my staff. In case you dont know whatIm talking about,
take a look at your 3 Regular Force Warrant Officers sitting at
RCSU NW.Why are they not traveling to corps to assist with training
instead of doing paperwork? They are
the wealth of knowledge our cadet instructors, and cadets need.
They are why some cadets arehere in the first place.
As you can tell Im extremely frustrated, and the only solution
to this is to walk away from 8years of hard work. It will be
detrimental to the cadets, which I have always placed 1 st in
mypriorities, but now its time to look after myself. The stress of
dealing with RCSU NWs nonsenseand bureaucracy is no longer worth
the effort. As I said in the beginning I will work with you
toensure a smooth transition of my resignation.
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