No gendered pronouns in personnel reports: this week in the strange death of Canada

[Rhea]

Trying to figure out why a work related performance appraisal reader has any interest in the gender of the employee in question, unless they are trying to procreate with that person? Other than that, They/them seems like it covers all necessary information.

 

[krypton iodine sulfur]

'Rank and name' tends to mean rank and surname, specifically.

No, the eval needs the entire name, so Randy Xavier Smith isn't confused with Randy Xander Smith.

That's what service numbers are for. It's possible the promotion approval board does have access to first name during the review process, but it isn't required.

 

[Keith&Co.]

'Rank and name' tends to mean rank and surname, specifically.

No, the eval needs the entire name, so Randy Xavier Smith isn't confused with Randy Xander Smith.

That's what service numbers are for. It's possible the promotion approval board does have access to first name during the review process, but it isn't required.

but the letters of commendation, merit, awards, and certifications added to the packages submitted to review boards typically don't have service numbers.
No one writes that '#8675309 recently took on the arduous task of alphabetizing the gun locker for the HMCS Doubloon."

 

[laughing dog]

With covid19 and all the other real troubles in the world, which pronouns the Canadian military personnel can use in their personnel evaluations seems less than trivial. Any fear of some sort of high gradient slippery slope seems to me to be incredibly stupid. .

 

[KeepTalking]

Wait. Are you telling me Canada has a Navy?

What is it comprised of, a couple of tugs and a sailboat?

 

[krypton iodine sulfur]

That's what service numbers are for. It's possible the promotion approval board does have access to first name during the review process, but it isn't required.

but the letters of commendation, merit, awards, and certifications added to the packages submitted to review boards typically don't have service numbers.
No one writes that '#8675309 recently took on the arduous task of alphabetizing the gun locker for the HMCS Doubloon."

Huh? That's beside the point. I was not saying all documents refer to individuals by their service number. I was clarifying service number is what would uniquely identify personnel, not name. The actual documentation to accompany awards, commendations, certifications etc. wouldn't necessarily be provided to the approval board. Most of it just needs to be listed in the materials provided to the board. Comments on tasks at the level of alphabetizing the gun locker (or something more suitable for performance appraisal) would be written with rank and name or they/ them pronouns going forward. Apparently, the board does not have access to the individual's personnel files.

 

[krypton iodine sulfur]

Wait. Are you telling me Canada has a Navy?

What is it comprised of, a couple of tugs and a sailboat?

No, the sailboat caught fire last year.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Wait. Are you telling me Canada has a Navy?

What is it comprised of, a couple of tugs and a sailboat?

They have the best subs.

A British MP says Canada got a bad deal on the second-hand submarines it bought from the U.K. in 1998 and should consider asking for a refund.

Mike Hancock, the Liberal Democrat MP for Portsmouth South, said it's time the British and Canadian governments explained how the deal went wrong.

"Why were the Canadians daft enough to buy them?" he asked.

 

[Half-Life]

Ridiculous. According to these SJW's, there is no difference between a man and a woman. I can think of many differences, though. So can other people.

Sane people: "You have a vagina and can get periods and get pregnant!"
Transman: But I'm a man!

Sane people: "You have a penis and can't get pregnant or have periods!"
Transwoman: But I'm a woman!

Dear Lord, help us.

 

[Keith&Co.]

Dear Lord, help us.

Man, you are such a triggerfish.

 

[Keith&Co.]

Apparently, the board does not have access to the individual's personnel files.

maybr not. But, the Training, award, or advancement clerk does.
And we always were directed to make sure our personnel records were up to date before each cycle.

 

[Half-Life]

Dear Lord, help us.

Man, you are such a triggerfish.

Keith, I''m not on the side of the political discourse that advocates for phrases such as "lady penis" and "man vagina"

 

[Elixir]

Dear Lord, help us.

Man, you are such a triggerfish.

Keith, I''m not on the side of the political discourse that advocates for phrases such as "lady penis" and "man vagina"

Poor baby snowflake.

 

[Trausti]

In a new policy change, the Canadian Armed Forces will no longer be using gendered pronouns in official reports.

ISIS trembles in fear.

 

[Elixir]

In a new policy change, the Canadian Armed Forces will no longer be using gendered pronouns in official reports.

ISIS trembles in fear.

Yeah, them and Halfie.

 

[Half-Life]

Keith, I''m not on the side of the political discourse that advocates for phrases such as "lady penis" and "man vagina"

Poor baby snowflake.

A snowflake for thinking words mean things?

Do we apply this same logic to any other species on Earth?

If you have a dog, you refer to the dog as he/she based on the genitals, right? No one says, "I call my dog they because I don't know what gender they truly are."

 

[Trausti]

Private: "Captain, he's got us pinned down!"
Sergeant: "They has us pinned down."
Private: "Wait, there's more than one?!?" (raises head to look for additional snipers)
Sergeant: "No, no! I'm just using gender neut--" (private's head explodes)

 

[Keith&Co.]

Dear Lord, help us.

Man, you are such a triggerfish.

Keith, I''m not on the side of the political discourse that advocates for phrases such as "lady penis" and "man vagina"

None of which is involved in a policy decision that doesn't affect you in any measurable way, but you still cry out to your skybeast in alarm.
So, you're 237.

 

[Keith&Co.]

Any fear of some sort of high gradient slippery slope seems to me to be incredibly stupid. .

and yet, kinda predictable, what?

 

[Half-Life]

Private: "Captain, he's got us pinned down!"
Sergeant: "They has us pinned down."
Private: "Wait, there's more than one?!?" (raises head to look for additional snipers)
Sergeant: "No, no! I'm just using gender neut--" (private's head explodes)

The weird thing is that "they" is a singular pronoun and I get it. For example. "My uber driver is here. They are outside." But we say this because we don't know if they are a man or a woman. To have a man or a woman say "call me they" is stupid because we know they are a man or a woman. Singular they only works when we didn't even see the person yet.