Like the RCAF Snowbirds there has been no study on how effective these entities who serve no operational utility on recruiting. But if the GoC thinks these are crucial cultural icons that must be nurtured then staff the units with people who want to be there. The musical ride? There are thousands of horse crazy 20 year olds who’d love a couple of years doing the ride. The Snowbirds? There are a lot of retired RCAF folks who’d do the job flying ancient jets in formation for a couple of years. Fund these entities from general revenues and divorce them from the RCMP and RCAF.
You make a lot of sense Donald Mitchell, and have convinced me. These entities should not be draining resources away from the RCAF or RCMP.
Like the RCAF Snowbirds there has been no study on how effective these entities who serve no operational utility on recruiting. But if the GoC thinks these are crucial cultural icons that must be nurtured then staff the units with people who want to be there. The musical ride? There are thousands of horse crazy 20 year olds who’d love a couple of years doing the ride. The Snowbirds? There are a lot of retired RCAF folks who’d do the job flying ancient jets in formation for a couple of years. Fund these entities from general revenues and divorce them from the RCMP and RCAF.