M.Dancer Posted September 24, 2010 Report Posted September 24, 2010 The CBC is searching for Canada's greatest volunteer.... http://www.cbc.ca/change/nominate-success.html I nominated the Canadian Soldier. I had to fudge some of the query boxes... When asked if the nominee had received any awards... http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?m=/index&nid=537019 but if enough of us send it in, perhaps they will notice... Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
dre Posted September 24, 2010 Report Posted September 24, 2010 (edited) The CBC is searching for Canada's greatest volunteer.... http://www.cbc.ca/change/nominate-success.html I nominated the Canadian Soldier. I had to fudge some of the query boxes... When asked if the nominee had received any awards... http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?m=/index&nid=537019 but if enough of us send it in, perhaps they will notice... Ummmm. Canadian soldiers are paid professionals arent they? Im certain many of them are fantastic people, worthy of all sorts of awards... But they are not volunteers any more than people who work at Macdonals or Walmart. but if enough of us send it in, perhaps they will notice... Notice that we dont know what "volunteer" means? Edited September 24, 2010 by dre Quote I question things because I am human. And call no one my father who's no closer than a stranger
M.Dancer Posted September 24, 2010 Author Report Posted September 24, 2010 Ummmm. Canadian soldiers are paid professionals arent they? Poorly paid volunteers... Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
M.Dancer Posted September 24, 2010 Author Report Posted September 24, 2010 But they are not volunteers any more than people who work at Macdonals or Walmart. Wow....is their any depth to your superficiality Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
Smallc Posted September 24, 2010 Report Posted September 24, 2010 Poorly paid volunteers... Other than the first two years of being a private, not really. Quote
waldo Posted September 24, 2010 Report Posted September 24, 2010 Wow....is their any depth to your superficiality ya, imagine not buying into your support the troops refrain - go figure! Quote
M.Dancer Posted September 24, 2010 Author Report Posted September 24, 2010 Other than the first two years of being a private, not really. Compared to what? Pvt (highest paid) $3911 per month Constable, Toronto $10400 per month Sergent $6273 per month Sargent, Toronto Police $11,760 And you don't automatically become a cpl after 2 years either... Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
Smallc Posted September 24, 2010 Report Posted September 24, 2010 You automatically become a corporal after 4 years, from what I remember...but yes, some police get paid large salaries. We spend about half of the defence budget on personnel, though. It isn't as if we're skimping. The highest paid privates are making above the national average in terms of salary. Quote
dre Posted September 24, 2010 Report Posted September 24, 2010 ya, imagine not buying into your support the troops refrain - go figure! Yeah. Imagine that? Being called superficial by a guy that just nominated "The Troops" for a volunteer award? In any case by his standards virtually EVERYONE whos employed is a "volunteer" as long as they willingly signed up for the job Quote I question things because I am human. And call no one my father who's no closer than a stranger
Moonlight Graham Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 Soldiers aren't volunteers. It's a paid profession. I'm all for giving the soldiers their due but this one is for volunteers, who rarely get recognized in the public eye. Lots of hard-working people out there doing great things & giving a lot of their own time & sweat for zero pay. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
Sir Bandelot Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 (edited) Not sure but do they volunteer to go on their missions? Canadas greatest volunteer, is someone we've never heard of... Edited September 25, 2010 by Sir Bandelot Quote
Topaz Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 Most volunteers are people who want to help OTHER people and the only reward is the feeling that you DID help someone. There`s usually no cash payment, just a good feeling inside I did help someone. Quote
Oleg Bach Posted September 25, 2010 Report Posted September 25, 2010 Ummmm. Canadian soldiers are paid professionals arent they? Im certain many of them are fantastic people, worthy of all sorts of awards... But they are not volunteers any more than people who work at Macdonals or Walmart. Notice that we dont know what "volunteer" means? The term volunteer is now a polically correct adjective that creates the effect of fulfilling some noble cause...much like our Mike Harris inspired welfare system ...where they ask you to "volunteer" at say some law firm doing mundane computer filing..they offer you ten bucks for lunch..but no pay...and if you refuse to "volunteer"...they cut of your meger allowance and force you into the street...There is really no such thing these days as "volunteers" - MOST of our military, just like the American one consists of people from the bottom of the social economic strata...They "volunteer" because they are poor..and have no choice..or they are uneducated and not from privledged back grounds...So you can use the word "volunteer" all you want, but in most cases these days it is just common indirect coercion. Quote
M.Dancer Posted September 25, 2010 Author Report Posted September 25, 2010 Notice that we dont know what "volunteer" means? By we you mean you. Every soldier in Khnadahar raised his hand to be there...they could be here, warm and safe...instead they volunteered to go... Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
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