I suppose they will still observe 'Casual Fridays' like everyone else in Ottawa, so what is the point?
quidam said:Land Staff Ottawa recently changed their dress of the day from DEUs to CADPAT to be, and to be seen as more "operationally focused". What do you think?
Teddy Ruxpin said:It wouldn't have anything to do with not wanting to iron shirts and polish shoes, would it? After all, why do that when you can wear PJs to work? >
Michael Dorosh said:and even policemen rarely wear forage caps anymore.
The CF CWO ought to get out and jack up the whole lot.......
Hatchet Man said:Just to note Michael in Toronto and York Region, the coppers still wear their forage caps as often as practical (Fantino insisted on it).
Hatchet Man said:Just to note Michael in Toronto and York Region, the coppers still wear their forage caps as often as practical (Fantino insisted on it).
Probably the 'safety' factor. Most professions who have the concerns of having their ties grabbed and used to strangle them, have switched to clip-ons. That way the bad guy still has a 'target' to focus on, but a big surprise when he grabs a useless piece of fabric and gets taken down.Michael Dorosh said:Neckties, too? The Calgary Police started working to rule a few years ago during contract negotiations and ditched them...then put them back on....can't recall if they still wear them or not.
George Wallace said:I'd have to agree with 2CDO on this. They are nowhere near an Operational Environment, so wearing CADPAT is a moot point. We are not playing "Mr Dress Up", we are working as members of the CF. Unless we are actually going to be firing rounds in the streets of Ottawa, against an enemy, HQ Staff can still wear DEU. It is the mindset between the ears that has to be Operational, not the shirt that one is wearing.
I suppose they will still observe 'Casual Fridays' like everyone else in Ottawa, so what is the point?
That's because they can't see their feet! (It still kills me to see a tan beret on somene dressed in SpandoPAT.)George Wallace said:In fact, the people I have seen in CADPAT over the last year, don't even brush the dust off their boots.
George Wallace said:Probably the 'safety' factor. Most professions who have the concerns of having their ties grabbed and used to strangle them, have switched to clip-ons. That way the bad guy still has a 'target' to focus on, but a big surprise when he grabs a useless piece of fabric and gets taken down.
Haggis said:The idea behind putting WOs and above in DEU was to raise the standard of dress in the NCR, set an example for the junior ranks and provide a better public image for the CF. What has happened is the standard of dress has risen from abysmal to simply deplorable. Shirts need to be pressed, hair has to be cut, boots need to be polished (not just dusted) and for God's sake, suck in that shyte locker or trade in your pants!
Casual Friday's are still all the rage. Since I have no fashion sense, I wear a uniform 5 days a week.
Michael Dorosh said:but we had clip-ons in the Commissionaires when I was briefly with them out of University.
Infanteer said:So you DO have operational experience....
Michael Dorosh said:More like research for my post-CF career...after CRA. That, and finding out BAs in History and Communications aren't immediately translatable in the job market without some kind of related job experiences...