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Government Operations committee I'll jump in. I believe it would work, but can I suggest that we educate the federal government? We have a lot of corporate CEOs come in and watch what we do. However, we don't have any human resources people from DFO, Treasury Board or Agriculture. They don't know what we do. C
May 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Thomas Harrison
Government Operations committee Yes. When you get screened for an employment opportunity with the Government of Canada, they put you through some other tests. It will either be a writing comprehension test or what they call a judgment test. A judgment test is 300 scenarios at the office—it could be conflict, et
May 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Thomas Harrison
Government Operations committee Yes. I would just say that most of the questions are civilian-based within a civilian office state. Sometimes they don't correlate to us, that's all.
May 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Thomas Harrison
Government Operations committee You got it.
May 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Thomas Harrison
Government Operations committee It's mind-boggling.
May 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Thomas Harrison
Government Operations committee Absolutely. Certainly, there was resource management—anything from deploying records, transportation, supply needs, suicide intervention. You're on there 24-7 with your BlackBerry. You're at the hospital or at the jail dealing with your troops. There was conflict resolution, but
May 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Thomas Harrison
Government Operations committee It's a good idea. Our MOC, our occupation trades, have been trying to do that for a long time. By trade, I was a supply technician, a logistician. However, when I got to chief warrant officer, I went to a totally different occupation. It's the chief warrant officer occupation. T
May 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Thomas Harrison
Government Operations committee I'll clarify that right away. I'm actually not entitled yet to have a priority referral, because I am going through my medical release. I'll be released on September 30. They will not give me my priority referral yet. In my particular situation I'm a chief warrant officer. I'm a
May 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Thomas Harrison
Government Operations committee However, saying that, I have so many skills. As a regimental sergeant major at the largest army battalion in Canada, I worked with generals and colonels, and I can't get an administrative services level 2 job? It baffles me.
May 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Thomas Harrison
Government Operations committee Thank you very much for hearing me. My name is Thomas Harrison, and I'm a chief warrant officer currently serving on my way out on a medical, 34 years in. I'm in education transition right now and that predominantly triggered me to talk to this committee. In my year and a half
May 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Thomas Harrison