Recent content by Kilted

I know that the National Guard can be called into Federal Service in the case of emergencies. But do they have the power to tell Guardsmen that they are now permanently part of the regular force in a different branch?

Anyone who has been granted arms is permitted to wear one eagle feather. The Golden eagle is native to both North America and Scotland, along with other places.

I do agree with creating Canadian traditions related to the Canadian Crown (not the heraldic one). I dislike the Trudeau Crown as I feel it's creation is more politically motivated than anything. I do have a lot of respect for the Heralds at the Canadian Heraldic Authority and I sometimes...

We literally could have just gone with the British design and probably saved a ton of time and money. In fact we probably could have had them produce significantly more than 30,000 for us for the same cost.

As with the money, the image of the monarch is supposed to alternate on medals. Queen Elizabeth faced left, King Charles should be facing right, as he is on Canadian coinage and the British version of the medal.

The King is also facing the wrong direction.

Even if your plane is crashing?

They have them in some gender neutral washrooms.

It's also a lot faster. I've seen the CT process take up to two years for some people. A lot of times they will have moved on with their lives and not be interested when the offer finally comes. I remember one individual some years ago being told that the RCR only accepted 20 reserve CT's a...

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/defence/2024/05/nominations-open-coronation-medal-recognize-defence-team-members.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2Xo2js4I-QLlM-qr_iBjIvtOKvsETAlwLJn2_JUMbwsgz8aoT07-ltjlw_aem_AYiIeIErFufM7Ym7o3Z8X83BKFWJlVuDVGQE2RxK_llCAf_hrDSSfxEuSi...

https://www.gg.ca/en/king-charles-III-coronation-medal#:~:text=The%20Coronation%20Medal%20was%20created,Charles%20III%20Coronation%20Medal%20program.

I'm sure that a few of them have been.

There will never be peace in the holy land as long as a percentage of the Palestinians call for the genocide of the Jewish people.

To be fair, I don't think that anyone has actually received a 40 minute lecture on how to use them. Surely there must be an incoming DLN course.