I would love to see DND and VAC practise what they preach. We talk about priority hiring. You should go from uniform to appropriate civilian attire and do that job. You might not be deployable, but it's your knowledge in that trade and in that position. I'm sorry, but there is no civilian who can walk in without doing basic training and know what it's like to be a soldier. I would still be able to wear my medals, but I'd wear them on a suit jacket. It would just show that I'm still serving. I do not think we practise what we preach. Somehow we've managed to take a soldier's qualifications and dumb them down. We're just not smart enough on the civilian side, yet we're masters of all trades in the military. I wore so many hats. I have such a variety of experience. You don't see that on the other side. If anything, the translator that Monster.ca, or whatever they're called, was supporting a while ago.... It's that idea: take what we can do and translate it so someone understands just how awesome we are.
On March 27th, 2018. See this statement in context.