As for qualifications, military judges can't file grievances on just anything at all.
For example, any matters that directly relate to the judge's ability to dispense with justice and matters of independence would not be the subject of a grievance. However, again, to reinforce that, the military judges are still members of the military. They may, indeed, have matters that aren't relevant directly to their office or their ability to dispose of justice. They may wish to grieve. This gives them an option.
So in no way, shape, or form is it designed, either in reality or in perception, to place a burden on judges to say that the Chief of the Defence Staff can control their independence by the way he deals with their grievances. The grievances are designed on those occasions where they may have a legitimate issue that doesn't affect their independence, but would have no other recourse, frankly, because they are still members
…of the Canadian Forces.
Thank you.