Great, let's close RMC (since the other 2 are already closed) and just hire a bunch of guys from the local gun club. Maybe Col. Williams can recommend a few?

It appears you don't know what you are talking about. I didn't mention RMC, nor did I say the cadets we witnessed sharpening bayonets were from RMC. Either you are still in diapers or not a member of the armed forces. Either way, you have a lot of learning to do...

Say hi to your Dad the recruiter ;)

"Unfit" was a poor choice in words. The common knowledge I was referring to, was not created by cadets. This "knowledge" came via recruiters, commanding officers, Warrant Officers (drill sgt's) and fathers who worked at DND headquarters. The Federal Government originally created these colleges to train future senior officers. I'm not trying to insult anyone here, just stating the history and facts. Information that much of the public is perhaps unaware of. The purpose of these schools is to create future leaders. While you can certainly find leaders elsewhere, you won't know as much about them. Maj. Gen. Blondin even admitted this in his statement, yesterday.

By the way, I am a civilian.

You are absolutely right. As a soldier, much like a police officer, you serve the Canadian public and must as you put it uphold a high level of professionalism and discipline. A Canadian soldier gives up his/her personal freedoms in order to serve the Canadian people and so to violate this trust is the worst of all possible crimes a soldier can commit. It is therefor of utmost importance that the leaders of both the Canadian government and Canadian military protect this sacred trust by ensuring individuals placed in such a high level of command are closely scrutinized. We need more soldiers like you!

Sorry if my comments personally offended you D Mitchell. But my comments are not directed at individual military officers. These are policy issues. And unless they are addressed, we can expect more such incidents in the future.

Just stating the facts... If you wish to blindly support Col. Williams, or bad policies, be my guest...

As a former Royal Roads (military college) officer cadet, I have my own perspective which I would like to share. First of all, heads should roll in the upper chain of command, for hiring and promoting this man. It was common knowledge among officer cadets that non-military college officers were unfit for higher level command. In military college you experience 4 years of intense pressure and scrutiny which weeds out those who are unwilling or unfit for command. Secondly, pilots are not the type of people to seek out Economics or Political Science degrees! Pilots with 'right stuff' are usually interested in science, aerodynamics, etc.. Finally, the Canadian military recruiters suck for both lieing to recruits and allowing psychopaths in, just so they can pad their numbers. I remember several officer cadets in Basic Officer training who spent their Friday and Saturday evenings sharpening their bayonets and talking about how cool it would be to kill somebody someday! And they suppossedly passed the basic psychology test! Yah right!