What a turnaround

In every Army unit there is a F***up. Established in modern culture by the cartoonist who draws Beatle Bailey and perpetuated in every movie ever made about Armies. This FU is the guy who is late, never shines his boots, always fails his drill exercises, marches out of step and generally commits many small military crimes. The bane of his existance is the opposite; the Regimental Sergeant Major, the most feared man in the Unit. He is the man in charge despite what the Colonel thinks. He is the man who makes grown men quake in their boots and on his parades nobody slacks off. One of my recollections about an RSM is where a squad of apprentices, absolutely terrified of having to speak to the RSM, if he stopped in front of you when he was inspecting you and your kit, was the time he stopped in front of one fellow who after the RSM had spotted an error, "What's your name boy?" bellowed at top pitch. "Smith sir" "No it isn't you have just lost it - march him away Sergeant"
The inset picture shows the most famous RSM in history - John Lord. A beautiful pic that shows him at his most fiercest - on parade. However despite the obvious bluster most RSMs always had another side of humanity and most were courteous gentlement who because they demanded the highest of standards from all they dealt with were obviously confusing human beings.

So back to the point: where are the FUs in the Canadian Army. Examining the press reports about the Canadian Army's performance in Afghanistan all we know is that each and every casualty is a hero. So asking the question again it is obvious that the only known FU is the Commander of the Force - Brig-Gen Menard who has been sacked.

Only in Canada can we find the only acknowledged miscreant in the Army is its Commander!