The words of the oath are crystal clear (.....true allegiance to Queen Elizabeth, the Second, Queen of Canada.....) Maybe you are suggesting that the oath means duty, honour, integrity, courage. loyalty all to the CF and to the ideals of Canada. Well, that is not what the WORDS, the written words, say. I paraphrase the oath to mean unswerving loyalty to a named and well known famous person who lives in the UK and who has some vague connection to Canada.
Do I notice a trend in response to my post? Yes, sadly I have. I cannot understand why Canadians, closely associated with the CF (I assume you all are) do not put loyalty and allegiance to your beautiful country and its great armed forces above everything else. But I guess we need a bauble recognizing someones anniversary to give us pride.
Have I confused the terms "Queen" and "Crown"? I don't know and I don't care. I'm not a constitutional expert. All I know is that this overwhelming deference to and fawning over an individual or symbol (King, Queen or Crown or constitutional monarchy) just makes me want to scream. All I know is I love my country and question why the ideals of Canada and what it represents (and medals) can't be given precedence.
Did I cringe and bite my tongue when I swore the oath many years ago? Yes, I admit it. I have done things I am not proud of. All I wanted to be then was a member of the best armed forces in the world - The Cdn Forces. I held my tongue during that time and tried to do the best job I could to represent my country. I didn't bring up the subject because the job was more important; and well, the NDA in effect says that it is a crime to make disloyal statements about the Crown or Queen. You don't know who you can trust.
No, the Queen is not a dictator.....not in that sense. Grow up.
Are you suggesting that I should be ashamed of my paycheque/pension or collected them under false pretenses? Well, well, well. I guess we really do live in a constitutional monarchy and not a democracy after all. In a democracy you have freedom of religion, political viewpoints, race, gender. In a democracy, employers cannot discriminate based upon those things. My friend, are you saying that because I believe in the ideals of Canada that I do not deserve to be compensated for serving my country instead of the Crown? I'm loyal to my country and place it above any other vague symbol. By your admission, it appears that you do not share that same loyalty to your country. I feel sorry for you. Sir Walter Scott was not a republican, as far as I know but he was Scottish which says a lot and I know how I would like to interpret: "Breaths there a man with soul so dead who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land....."
