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Jim Hickson
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Hi Ron
To make it too the Rank of CWO is hard. You have to keep your mind on one thing as Senior NCM, the men and women you represent.
Jim
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1961-Depot San Lenorado
1962-1st Bn RCR Ex Gagetown
1962-JR NCO Course Grad 19 Oct
1962-1965 Germany B-C-D-A Coy (Revecated Nov 64)
1965-1967 Sigs Pl Cyprus Prom CPL 'til xmas and C of Drums
1967-1973 Cpl, MCpl, Sgt, Sigs, D Coy
1973-1977 CFOCS Chilliwack Prom WO
1977-1982 UEO, Sigs, Pl WO RECCE, CSM B&A Coy,
1982-1984 SIT School
1984-1988 Career Manager (Prom CWO 1986)
1988-1990 RSM 1RCR
1991-1995 CWO Adm(Per) - C Of S
1995-1999 Base CWO Wainwright
1999-Retired
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Hi Jim: yes and i imagine it is a very difficult , but also rewarding thing.....must leave a man with a very nice feeling for the rest of his days, but i must say i did achieve that feeling as a Sgt. so do not have any complaints, perhaps that is what i was meant to be in the scheme of things.. but most Cdn soldiers are so well trained ,that many are very capable of being an RSM , or CSM, or whatever, but those chaps i noted always had a few other very outstanding qualities.........i think our commissioned leaders have done a damn fine job of getting the best into those very important positions, and one looks back upon some old buds who became RSMs, CSMs, and can see they had some qualities when they were just starting out, just some little things, like dedication and perseverence, fairness.....ranrad
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While on a road trip, an elderly couple stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch. After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant and resumed their trip.
When leaving, the elderly woman unknowingly left her glasses on the table and she didn't miss them until they had been driving about twenty minutes
By then, to add to the aggravation, they had to travel quite a distance before they could find a place to turn around -- in order to return to the restaurant to retrieve her glasses.
All the way back, the elderly husband became the classic grumpy old man.
He fussed and complained and scolded his wife relentlessly during the entire return drive. The more he chided her -- the more agitated he became.
He just wouldn't let up one minute.
To her relief, they finally arrived at the restaurant. As the woman got out of the car and hurried inside to retrieve her glasses, the old geezer yelled to her, 'While you're in there, you might as well get my hat and the credit card.'
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A Newfie decides to travel across Canada to see the Pacific Ocean.
When he gets to Nanaimo, he likes the place so much that he decides to stay. But first he must find a job.
He walks into the Macmillan-Bloedel office and fills out an application as an 'experienced' logger. It's his lucky day. They just happen to be looking for someone. But first, the bush foreman takes him for a ride into the bush in the company pickup truck to see how much he knows.
The foreman stops the truck on the side of the road and points at a tree. "See that tree over there? I want you to tell me what species it is and how many board feet of lumber it contains."
The Newfie promptly answers, "Dat dere's a Sitka Spruce eh? and she got 383 board feet a' lumber in 'er."
The foreman is impressed. He puts the truck in motion and stops again about a mile down the road. He points at another tree through the passenger door window and asks the same question. This time, it's a bigger tree of a different class.
"Lord tunderin'! Dat's yer Douglas Fir and she got 690 board feet." says The Newfie.
Now the foreman is really impressed. The Newfie has answered quickly and got the answers right without even using a calculator!
One more test.
They drive a little farther down the road, and the foreman stops again. This time, he points across the road through his driver side window. "And what about that one?"
Before the foreman finishes pointing, the Newfie says, "A Yeller Cedar, 242 board feet at mos'."
The foreman spins the truck around and heads back to the office a little pissed off because he thinks that the Newfie is smarter than he.
As they near the office, the foreman stops the truck and asks the Newfie to step outside. He hands him a piece of chalk and tells him, "See that tree over there. I want you to mark an X on the front of that tree."
The foreman thinks to himself, "Idiot! How would he know which is the front of a tree?"
When the Newfie reaches the tree, he goes around it in a circle while looking at the ground. He then reaches up and places a white X on the trunk.
He runs back to the foreman and hands him the chalk.
"Dat's da front a' dat tree fer sure." the Newfie states, cocksure.
The foreman laughs to himself and asks sarcastically, "How in the hell do you know that's the front of the tree?"
The Newfie looks down at his feet, while rubbing the toe of his left boot cleaning it in the gravel and replies, "Cuz someone took a shit behind it eh?."
He got the job and is now the foreman.
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Jim Hickson
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Hi Ron
It goes without saying, you had to have the Basics of any excellent soldier like honesty, dedication, perseverance, fairness, pride, bravery and an understanding where they fit in like, Chivalry, Gallantry, and Dash.
Chivalry - is the embodiment in one person of those qualities such as dignity, courtesy, bravery, truth, duty and valour.
Gallantry - is a brave and dashing spirit, splendour of appearance, nobleness and polite attention to others.
Dash - is simply speed of thought and action and you have to remember the 3 rules of leadership;
First - No leader will order a subordinate to carry out a task he is not prepared to do himself.
Second - Speed of thought and action is the prime requirement. Speed of action without thought can be both dangerous and valueless.
Third - No wounded member of the Regiment will ever be left on the battlefield and the biggest of all A Royal Canadian "NEVER PASSES A FAULT." That means never walk past a fault and never pass one on.
The important quality you have to have is the person you report to ie; LCol, Col, Bgen, MGen, LGen or Gen. I could name a few people that looked bad becuase of the leadership they had to put up with. You know, CWO's talk to each other Pro Patria.
Jim
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1961-Depot San Lenorado
1962-1st Bn RCR Ex Gagetown
1962-JR NCO Course Grad 19 Oct
1962-1965 Germany B-C-D-A Coy (Revecated Nov 64)
1965-1967 Sigs Pl Cyprus Prom CPL 'til xmas and C of Drums
1967-1973 Cpl, MCpl, Sgt, Sigs, D Coy
1973-1977 CFOCS Chilliwack Prom WO
1977-1982 UEO, Sigs, Pl WO RECCE, CSM B&A Coy,
1982-1984 SIT School
1984-1988 Career Manager (Prom CWO 1986)
1988-1990 RSM 1RCR
1991-1995 CWO Adm(Per) - C Of S
1995-1999 Base CWO Wainwright
1999-Retired
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Some really good thoughts and insites here Jim, nice for us all to read and think about, very good direction for the younger members coming into the system today to gain the direction they need to excel.. for their own well being and pride if nothing else.. really good to see it and must say thanks for putting them up.. it is somehow funny about the " Never Pass a Fault", and how it is not second, but first nature today.. amaazing how the leaders of the day pass it along with the great results they get...Ron
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Very well said Jim.
Don
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1964-1965 RCR Depot North West Canada Pl,
A Coy 2 RCR London
1965-1968 B Coy 2 RCR Fort York Germany,
Promoted to Cpl 68.
1968-1973 D Coy 1 RCR London,
Promoted M\Cpl 69
1970 Cyprus
Promoted to Sgt 73
Took my release in Sep 1973 Rank Sgt
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Jim Hickson
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Hi Ron
Well I'll tell you, I didn't want to leave you unanswered. After 38 yrs. of Service you learn so much about people and what makes them do what they do, it's not even funny. But just when you think you got it figured out, someone comes along and does it in a brand new way. I spent 13 yrs. as a CWO and I realize that I don't have all the answers but most of them. Truthfully, I still got lots I can learn and as long as you realize that you can't be off by far. If I add up the courses I had, coupled with the jobs I had from career manager to CWO Adm Per and BCWO of Wainwright, I figured out that this is worth a degree. You know who to trust and who you shouldn't. Pro Patria!!!!
Jim
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1961-Depot San Lenorado
1962-1st Bn RCR Ex Gagetown
1962-JR NCO Course Grad 19 Oct
1962-1965 Germany B-C-D-A Coy (Revecated Nov 64)
1965-1967 Sigs Pl Cyprus Prom CPL 'til xmas and C of Drums
1967-1973 Cpl, MCpl, Sgt, Sigs, D Coy
1973-1977 CFOCS Chilliwack Prom WO
1977-1982 UEO, Sigs, Pl WO RECCE, CSM B&A Coy,
1982-1984 SIT School
1984-1988 Career Manager (Prom CWO 1986)
1988-1990 RSM 1RCR
1991-1995 CWO Adm(Per) - C Of S
1995-1999 Base CWO Wainwright
1999-Retired
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A Mexican arrives in Windsor as a Refugee to Canada . He stops the first
person he sees walking down the street and says, "Thank you Mr. Canadian
for letting me in this country, giving me housing, money for food, free
medical care, and free education!"
The passerby says, "You are mistaken, I am Jamaican."
The man goes on and encounters another passerby. "Thank you for having
such a beautiful country here in Canada !"
The person says, "I not Canadian, I Vietnamese."
The new arrival walks further, and the next person he sees he stops,
shakes his hand and says, "Thank you for the wonderful Canada !" That
person puts up his hand and says, "I am from Middle East, I am not
Canadian!"
He finally sees a nice lady and asks, "Are you a Canadian?"
She says "No, I am from Africa !"
Puzzled, he asks her, "Where are all the Canadians?"
The African lady checks her watch and says..."Probably at work."
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Well, youre dang tootin there Jim, and i think you might be surprised if you applied to enroll at a university, you might be starting out working on your Masters degree....and i am pleased that most universities do give a lot of credits for military education and training...and i think it should be so.. because the bottom line with any business or otherwise is dealing with people in the most effective way.. that takes a lot of education training and hands on experience, something all Cdn Military have, and the CWOs have a mountain of it... i doubt there is an equal in all of society..ranrad
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Jim i beleive you forgot to mention how you must make your subordinates feel that they are worthy of their name and not just another number. When i arrived at 1RCR in Sept. 82 you had just left but the troops you left behind you there spoke highly of you, you were a legend, comments in the feild such as "no way this would happen if Jimmy were here" and the likes. So any senior NCO will look good if he treats his troops like they matter, surely they will respond in kind. We all had to earn respect and from what i knoow of you Jim it was easy to give, because you exuded it. I feel preety sure that the teachings that you left behind in Bravo company trickled down to the troops long after you left. Merry Christmas Jim and to your family as well, Proud to know you Sir! Tim McCully
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Hi Tim
I was afraid of this!! I started out answering Ron's question "Hi Jim: yes and i imagine it is a very difficult , but also rewarding thing.....must leave a man with a very nice feeling for the rest of his days, but i must say i did achieve that feeling as a Sgt. so do not have any complaints, perhaps that is what i was meant to be in the scheme of things.. but most Cdn soldiers are so well trained ,that many are very capable of being an RSM , or CSM, or whatever, but those chaps i noted always had a few other very outstanding qualities.........i think our commissioned leaders have done a damn fine job of getting the best into those very important positions, and one looks back upon some old buds who became RSMs, CSMs, and can see they had some qualities when they were just starting out, just some little things, like dedication and perseverence, fairness.....ranrad".
"Hi Ron
It goes without saying, you had to have the Basics of any excellent soldier like honesty, dedication, perseverance, fairness, pride, bravery and an understanding where they fit in like, Chivalry, Gallantry, and Dash.
Chivalry - is the embodiment in one person of those qualities such as dignity, courtesy, bravery, truth, duty and valour.
Gallantry - is a brave and dashing spirit, splendour of appearance, nobleness and polite attention to others.
Dash - is simply speed of thought and action and you have to remember the 3 rules of leadership;
First - No leader will order a subordinate to carry out a task he is not prepared to do himself.
Second - Speed of thought and action is the prime requirement. Speed of action without thought can be both dangerous and valueless.
Third - No wounded member of the Regiment will ever be left on the battlefield and the biggest of all A Royal Canadian "NEVER PASSES A FAULT." That means never walk past a fault and never pass one on.
The important quality you have to have is the person you report to ie; LCol, Col, Bgen, MGen, LGen or Gen. I could name a few people that looked bad becuase of the leadership they had to put up with. You know, CWO's talk to each other Pro Patria.
Jim"
Now you come up with a different question and it's a good one!!
"Jim i beleive you forgot to mention how you must make your subordinates feel that they are worthy of their name and not just another number. When i arrived at 1RCR in Sept. 82 you had just left but the troops you left behind you there spoke highly of you, you were a legend, comments in the feild such as "no way this would happen if Jimmy were here" and the likes. So any senior NCO will look good if he treats his troops like they matter, surely they will respond in kind. We all had to earn respect and from what i knoow of you Jim it was easy to give, because you exuded it. I feel preety sure that the teachings that you left behind in Bravo company trickled down to the troops long after you left. Merry Christmas Jim and to your family as well, Proud to know you Sir! Tim McCully "
Tim I'll answer you like this!!! There is nobody more important than the soldiers. I believe this so much that I got myself in sh#t over this right up to the time I retired. At least I can say the soldier came first!!! ALL SOLDIERS ARE NOT JUST ANOTHER NUMBER THEY ARE SOMEONE WITH A NAME YOU HAVE TO RESPECT. WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU WIN AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR BOSS SAYS. YOU LEFT A GOOD MARK AND IF HE CAN NOT SEE IT - TOUGH!!!!
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1961-Depot San Lenorado
1962-1st Bn RCR Ex Gagetown
1962-JR NCO Course Grad 19 Oct
1962-1965 Germany B-C-D-A Coy (Revecated Nov 64)
1965-1967 Sigs Pl Cyprus Prom CPL 'til xmas and C of Drums
1967-1973 Cpl, MCpl, Sgt, Sigs, D Coy
1973-1977 CFOCS Chilliwack Prom WO
1977-1982 UEO, Sigs, Pl WO RECCE, CSM B&A Coy,
1982-1984 SIT School
1984-1988 Career Manager (Prom CWO 1986)
1988-1990 RSM 1RCR
1991-1995 CWO Adm(Per) - C Of S
1995-1999 Base CWO Wainwright
1999-Retired
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Thanks Jim, and i too was afraid when i asked the question that things can be misunderstood or taken many ways.. but i believe you gave the very best of answers, and thank you for them...Ron
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Jim Hickson
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Hi Ron
I thank you!!!
Jim
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1961-Depot San Lenorado
1962-1st Bn RCR Ex Gagetown
1962-JR NCO Course Grad 19 Oct
1962-1965 Germany B-C-D-A Coy (Revecated Nov 64)
1965-1967 Sigs Pl Cyprus Prom CPL 'til xmas and C of Drums
1967-1973 Cpl, MCpl, Sgt, Sigs, D Coy
1973-1977 CFOCS Chilliwack Prom WO
1977-1982 UEO, Sigs, Pl WO RECCE, CSM B&A Coy,
1982-1984 SIT School
1984-1988 Career Manager (Prom CWO 1986)
1988-1990 RSM 1RCR
1991-1995 CWO Adm(Per) - C Of S
1995-1999 Base CWO Wainwright
1999-Retired
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Hey ranrad, I am sorry that we were away when you went to the hospital for your "OVERHAUL'. Now that you have all Cylinders working perfect again it is nice to know that you will be around for awhile longer.
Congratulation -- hope everything went well for you.
Your dead on about the Colonoscopy. I have had FIVE up to my age of 81 yrs. ( I'm 85 now ) Having it done the first time saved my life.
After the war I was in London Military Hospital for awhile and when I left the Surgeon told me to watch for the symptons of it ,( which is mainly diarhea for a continuous period) which when they occur, it is natural to take something to stop it. However, no matter what you take , it will not stop. I had this happen to me , went to the doctor told him I wanted a colonoscopy and why. Had it two days later and I visually saw the TWO LUMPS on my Colon. I was operated on two days later. The results were that One was in trasition to cancer while the small one was benign. 1/3 of my colon was removed.
The following year i had another colonoscopy and we found two small polyps. Had those removed. two years later we found another polyp, had that removed. I have had colonoscopies since then. I am glad to say that so far all tests since surgery have been negative.
To those of you who may be reading this, please be aware of the fact that IF I HAD WAITED ANOTHER 3 WEEKS, the growth that was in transition WOULD HAVE BECOME CANCEROUS..
Do not play around with your colon guys --IT CAN COST YOU YOUR LIFE!!
Pro Patria
George B.
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Thanks George, and yes i know i have some "new ' pipes, the difference is amazing.. and as for the colonoscopy, all the brothers could not get a better explanation than you have given...great stuff, and i hope all will read and heed that advice...ranrad
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Hi ranrad. Glad to hear that you are feeling super once again. Good luck to you and your future health
George B.
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