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Also, I don't know about this one, because my fiancé would not be happy if I cheat on her...

Well, I probably should, because the only naval movie I watched is Das Boot...

Well this be sounding like a job I'll like, or I hope anyways. Is there anything I can read that's good information before I go onto QL3? This seems like a job where the more stuff you know, the better. I'm just kind of fearful because what if I do something wrong and something bad happens? But...

alright that makes sense. Thank you for answering my questions. Now I know that next time I shit my pants don't tell no one. I assume after the long training you know what's going on...

This sounds like a lot of fun... I get to sit around, and I have to remember very specific things, and if I don't remember the things it's not good. That sounds pretty cool. Also, do not feel bad about singing songs on the bridge, because one time on fire picket I was doing the intro to James...

Well, I guess you take the good with the bad. I already sign the contract, no use mope about it now. I think everything will be okay with my fiancé, she's a keeper... if I am though, that's a different question (just a joke, or I hope anyways) I hope I can be redeemed from being in PRes...

I mean, I wouldn't call that "basic" knowledge, I think I know what it does generally... Ask new infantry recruits what they do on the day-to-day (not fighting), they probably won't know... NWO is a workhorse trade and has many different things they can do, so I assume it's difficult to explain...

I'm an NWO, but I used to be an infanteer with my bmoq mod 1 plar'd, so I really don't know anything about navy in general. My dad joined in 2003 and then he went subs, which supposedly sail a lot, or used to sail, anyways. He was a stoker, so he has harder physical work than what I'm going to...

Hey there, I just have a question about naval deployments. As an NWO, how many deployments do you get a year? My dad was a stoker and joined in 2003, so he was not home very often. Is it still like that? Will I be home less than half a year, generally? As you climb in rank, do you get less or...

There was actually a civvy OR person at my unit. I don't know if they're supposed to do that, but it happens.

It does. And then you get those people try to write a memorandum for BMQ and not know what a margin is. And they write "U" instead of "you." True story.

In my opinion, I think the cadets should have some more professionalism. All we'd seem to do in cadets is drill, and learn the same five lessons over and over on how to tell time (I had to tell people how to read a clock for 40 f-ing minutes, what a waste of time!) I think it should be more...

I was in the sea cadets for five years, I went every week, and I went sailing one time. In five years. In a windstorm so I was only out for about 30 mins. New schooling doctrines has removed most mentions of the military, let alone Canadian military. I've had multiple teachers that have said...

This and the idea of the 100k citizen militia or whatever, the one with one week a year, is ludicrous... we can't teach PRes properly now, we can't equip them, etc. And everyone's big idea is to get less professional troops. It's basic logic that the more drafting or recruiting you do...

I know, and it's good that your platoon is having a good time, but it still dwindles leadership, it removes time on course where you should be learning stuff instead of getting in trouble, and worst of all, if by whatever reason, they get to Sgt or 2LT because there's a staff shortage, it's no...