as i described, it was the group dynamics that were the issue with the airborne. The best solution was disbanding the regiment and starting over. Specifically, it was the organization as a whole that was the problem! My position is based on actually working with the aireborne unit. I actually had warned something like Somalia or worse was a real potential years before the Somalia incident.
You have still yet to explain how the whole unit was the problem. You utter words like group dynamics yet make no attempt to expond upon what you're saying. In short you're evading my question. From what I understand, group dynamics are neither a good thing or a bad thing. They promote cohesion, something useful in the military, and cliques, something not useful. Expond upon your argument. As for working with them, I believe you said yourself you were never a part of the Airborne, so how did you work with them? What was your role? What position were you placed in that would let you peer in to the deepest depths of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, yet not be a member of the 'Borne. And you claim to have warned against an incident like Somalia. How is that possible when the major cause of Somalia was a single person and their psychological profile? Granted issues fanned out from that, but the starting factor was Matchee.
Don't confuse discussion of group structure and dynamics with the individual traits of the members. However, as you should know, the dynamics of the group influence the behaviours of the individuals within. This is where problems can become intensified.
I will agree there, however the problems with the Airborne, as i've said time and time again occured in a single platoon in a single commando. The issues that revolved around Somalia and the problems in the Airborne were found to be largely in one Commando. So you claim that the issue would have spider webbed out to the Regiment, yet no major problems were found in the other two Commandos.
My "hippisitic": no, i am not hippisitic. I merely recognize the real nature of the military and its role.
Define that role.
Indoctorination: it begins before one is even sworn in. It extends through every facet of the military structure. You do not create "good soldiers" without it.
My swearing in consisted of me signing a piece of paper saying i'd serve in the Forces for a minimum of a three year term and that i'd be loyal to the Queen. No indotorination, no kill kill killm just sign here, *clap clap* get out.