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It's the last place you'd expect, but the (Canadian) military actually has this in a certain measure. Unit commanders are only appointed for a limited term (usu
by emilecantin 7y ago
It's the last place you'd expect, but the (Canadian) military actually has this in a certain measure. Unit commanders are only appointed for a limited term (usually 3 years), after which they're expected to move on to another unit.
In the Canadian Cadets program, we dont have that expectation, so corps commanders usually stay in the same corps and either mentor the new commander or take on a specific role if there's a need.
There's one "old" captain at my corps who has been mentoring many generations of officiers; I wasn't even born during his first term as commander.
That does mean that there isn't much room to grow past that, though. Luckily, teenagers (and activities offered to teenagers) change a lot through the years, so that forces us to always be innovating.
- tedmcory77 7y agoUS military does this as well (shorter duration). The reason is so that people are loyal to the role, not the person.
- fapjacks 7y ago"You don't have to respect the man but you have to respect the rank."