I applaud your enthusaism for the CF, including thorough research and truly helpful guides about the recruiting and training processes, but I'm writing to caution you about releasing material into media (such as blogger).
In your video, I saw soldiers in uniform flipping off the camera, and spitting. I know its an integral part of the army field environment and comaradarie, but consider the perspective of a civilian browsing YouTube, or more importantly, your CO reading through this website. Is your portrayal of the CF authorized? Is it polished and without flaw? Does it affirm the image of the Canadian solider we wish to portray?
Exercise extreme caution when posting material about the CF to the internet. Recall that we must 'stay in our lane' with regard to media relations, and have a responsibility 24 and 7 to present the CF at our best. Before you post something online, ask yourself: could this have adverse implications? Would my CO approve of this blog? Are spelling and grammar corrected?
Perhaps the best way to help the curious civilian is to offer links to official and sanctioned CF recruiting and information sites.
There is nothing wrong with posting about the Canadian Forces, and how great they are. You obviously have a lot of pride in your work. Please be careful about how information here might be interpreted by others, especially pictures and videos that may compromise the professional appearance of the soldier. Such media is best left friends-only, or private.
After reading your post about this talented soldiers work I feel sad thinking that a person who seems very educated would want to stop a young man from showing how he feels and how excited he is about being a part of somthing that is probibly the best thing he has ever done. This video show the way it really is. After spending some twelve years in the forces and being told what my thoghts are I can applaud this young mans work. It has taken many years for the Canadian Forces to be seen as a true fighting force, lets show it the way it really is. Why should people be shown a parade army, we did that for years then some one sent a video of te Airbourne to the media. Lets not hide who we are or what we really do. We are people just like tom the banker or bill the fireman. I can tell you that they still scratch thier nuts when they are itchy.
Good work young man and keep it up, good luck in your career.
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I applaud your enthusaism for the CF, including thorough research and truly helpful guides about the recruiting and training processes, but I'm writing to caution you about releasing material into media (such as blogger).
In your video, I saw soldiers in uniform flipping off the camera, and spitting. I know its an integral part of the army field environment and comaradarie, but consider the perspective of a civilian browsing YouTube, or more importantly, your CO reading through this website. Is your portrayal of the CF authorized? Is it polished and without flaw? Does it affirm the image of the Canadian solider we wish to portray?
Exercise extreme caution when posting material about the CF to the internet. Recall that we must 'stay in our lane' with regard to media relations, and have a responsibility 24 and 7 to present the CF at our best. Before you post something online, ask yourself: could this have adverse implications? Would my CO approve of this blog? Are spelling and grammar corrected?
Perhaps the best way to help the curious civilian is to offer links to official and sanctioned CF recruiting and information sites.
There is nothing wrong with posting about the Canadian Forces, and how great they are. You obviously have a lot of pride in your work. Please be careful about how information here might be interpreted by others, especially pictures and videos that may compromise the professional appearance of the soldier. Such media is best left friends-only, or private.
That is all.
After reading your post about this talented soldiers work I feel sad thinking that a person who seems very educated would want to stop a young man from showing how he feels and how excited he is about being a part of somthing that is probibly the best thing he has ever done. This video show the way it really is. After spending some twelve years in the forces and being told what my thoghts are I can applaud this young mans work.
It has taken many years for the Canadian Forces to be seen as a true fighting force, lets show it the way it really is. Why should people be shown a parade army, we did that for years then some one sent a video of te Airbourne to the media. Lets not hide who we are or what we really do. We are people just like tom the banker or bill the fireman. I can tell you that they still scratch thier nuts when they are itchy.
Good work young man and keep it up, good luck in your career.
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