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Re: Cpl Wilcox court martial - Sydney NS
« Reply #300 on: November 18, 2011, 22:09:33 »
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Re: Cpl Wilcox court martial - Sydney NS
« Reply #301 on: November 18, 2011, 22:12:32 »
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Re: Cpl Wilcox court martial - Sydney NS
« Reply #302 on: November 19, 2011, 11:16:22 »
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I don't agree with making this a failure of leadership. They are trained soldiers, not preschoolers in a daycare centre.

You can't train, or guard, against stupidity or mental capacity.

Reading the biography of the Judge http://www.jmc-cmj.forces.gc.ca/bio/dauteuil-lv-eng.asp other than some obscure positions for a few years as a Reserve Infantry Officer, it seems his military time was served with AJAG. Does anyone know whether he's ever had to carry arms on operations? Just wondering.

We can speculate in ad nauseum, or just wait for his sentence I guess.

When members of the C of C are the ones setting the example of what is acceptable behavior, and paying lip service to Orders and not enforcing them in the manner intended it makes one wonder.  I admit that I tended to ignore as much as possible because of the various roles we played in the proceedings, certain things stood out and obviously they did with the Judge as he referred many time to events that occurred during pre-deployment training that, perhaps, should have been dealt with in a more forceful manner.  As well there are events that were presented as evidence early in the deployment, that again cause one to wonder.
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Re: Cpl Wilcox court martial - Sydney NS
« Reply #303 on: November 19, 2011, 15:45:59 »
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I recall my Sr. NCO playing the quick draw game constantly in the tents on pre-deployment training. Did not see it overseas. Have to shake my head at a 35 year old Sgt. acting like a 17 year old though. Saw plenty of that.

What happened should not have. It's really sad to see so many lives impacted badly by something so childish and irresponsible.
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Re: Cpl Wilcox court martial - Sydney NS
« Reply #304 on: November 29, 2011, 10:42:54 »
Quote from: Pieman on November 19, 2011, 15:45:59
I recall my Sr. NCO playing the quick draw game constantly in the tents on pre-deployment training. Did not see it overseas. Have to shake my head at a 35 year old Sgt. acting like a 17 year old though. Saw plenty of that.

What happened should not have. It's really sad to see so many lives impacted badly by something so childish and irresponsible.

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Lousy way to Start my roto....

Good riddance to Wilcox though... Anyone who can claim they were all torn up about killing their "Best Friend" and then claims "Self Defence" is utterly unfit to wear the uniform of a CF Member.
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Re: Cpl Wilcox court martial - Sydney NS
« Reply #305 on: November 29, 2011, 10:52:47 »
Quote from: Pieman on November 19, 2011, 15:45:59
I recall my Sr. NCO playing the quick draw game constantly in the tents on pre-deployment training. Did not see it overseas. Have to shake my head at a 35 year old Sgt. acting like a 17 year old though. Saw plenty of that.

He should have been charged, found guilty and reduced in rank to Cpl - as Master Corporal is an appointment. 
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