Over the last year we looked at some of these issues at the heart of class B hiring, and one of them was how we could create a monster.ca for reservists. It was done more for the reserves, not for us. That was the idea that drove us this way. We wondered if we could have a site that any reserve soldier or anyone looking for reserve opportunity full-time could go to, to see all the jobs that are available, and that's what we worked toward.
It has existed within my organization since the first of January. I've got about 17,000 men and women in uniform under my command. Anyone who's looking for full-time reserve service in military personnel command goes to one site, so that was the first step. All the jobs are posted. They will also see everyone who's applied for the job. They will also see what all the requirements are for that position, so nothing is hidden, it's all very open--fitness, training requirements for that position. This is the last piece that needs to come into play, which I know will be raised by this committee.
When the individual who hires those folks hires them, that individual knows this process has been open. Getting to the point of hiring, and that's the issue, I don't hire folks in class B; I let those in my command. If someone on this committee were to turn to me and ask why this person was hired, I'd tell you unless it's in my command I can't tell you why, but now I know, because I've got this centralized system. I can tell you that last month I had 70 class B full-time hires in my organization; I put that in place.
My next step is to control that. This is the exciting part. In many cases some of these folks might be better employed in the Canadian Forces somewhere else across the country, not where the job has been given. In the current construct, if you have money, from the lowest level to the highest, you can send out a three-year job bid and hire somebody. How do we ensure openness and transparency, centralized control, having the right people in the right place, and that it's done fairly? As I've said many times at committee before, just because you can doesn't mean you should, and I think you can apply that to everything in the world.