Recent content by Blackadder1916

Except that it is not "military" leadership that is imposing this new emphasis on standards in the US military. It is one(?) politician - a politician with a questionable history of misogyny, racism, alt-right leanings and (reportedly) a lacklustre personal, military career. One of the...

No. The CM cut the message before all the consultations were done or the posting plot finalized. With CFE finally closed and all those positions with a near end date, HHT dates and pack/customs clearance date having to be fixed well in advance, posting messages for many came early.

Say what you like about Jijijijimmy and there is a lot that can be said; a lot that is not exaggerated. But in an organization that often used the expression "train as you would fight", he was one of the few commanders who I've worked for who actually clung to that principle. Unfortunately, he...

I jury-rigged my own years ago. Found a piece of plastic (actually it was a bank cheque folder) that was narrow enough to fit in a breast pocket, long enough that it reached the bottom of the pocket and stiff enough that it didn't bend. I pinned my medals bar to the top (if the material is more...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2drez9rkdo

The silhouette has a bit of a vibe of a M3 White Scout Car of WW2. The Soviets received a number by Lend Lease. https://defence-blog.com/russia-develops-new-legioner-armored-vehicle/

Checks calendar. . . Tuesday . . . Riiight!

Not that far off. https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/ontario-woman-crashes-car-while-eating-cereal https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/local/article_f7a2f1d0-3536-459b-82a4-bcd0fcbf691e.html...

Who knows what goes on in the minds of old men who wear pointy hats? Far be it from me to make sense of the "politics" of the church that I left behind soon after reaching the age of reason. However, there are still some who present a different opinion...

It is more commonly known as Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) abbreviated as LdSH(RC). You may have better luck searching for regimental history using that title. The Regimental Museum and Archives are located in Calgary...

This may be a starting point for you. Official history of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Vol II The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945...

What I find hilarious (in a sarcastic, 'are you fucking kidding' manner) are the attempts to suggest that Kimmel is anything more than the clown that he has always been (in his mind or as an example of acceptable social norms). I don't regularly watch any of the late night usual suspects...

My favourite Redford movie.

Reminds me of my time in Rwanda (1994). When we were hiring locals, we asked them for some form of ID, not thinking anything much about it. Many seemed reluctant to provide it or said they had lost their (compulsory?) national ID card. It was only later that we realized that their ID cards...

That was then, this is . . . Things happen when there are delays.