Recent content by Calvillo

All members of the Royal Canadian Dental Corps (RCDC) today are wearing Army DEU, officers and NCMs. Why? The nature of RCDC is purple, cross-elements, just like the Medical Branch. Looking at history, the RCN and RCAF had their dental services pre-unification. Post-unification, when purple...

Looking at the 24 Naval Reserve Divisions (NRD) across Canada. It is interesting that all but 4 of them are located on waterfronts, next to a a body of water - sea, lake, or river. Makes sense, they are Navy units after all. Four of them are not. HMCS Donnacona, HMCS Tecumseh, HMCS Nonsuch, and...

An NCM in the NCR wants to get married next summer in Whites. He wants to get the USN tunic but he needs buttons. He can get the 36-ligne RCN buttons easily from Logistik. However, how does he find the 26-ligne buttons for the pockets?

If they were reenactors, why did they get such prominent and official position? This is another one of them, saluting the Governor General.

Does the RCAF plan to launch new DEU and to change the way its members salute? From Remembrance Day Ceremony today.

It seems like it is how they do it in U.S. Navy air community.

Hello, I understand that NWOs can receive a pin after completion of qualifications at sea, and wear it as a specialist skill badge. Is there an equivalent of such pin for NCMs? Looking at our friends at the U.S. Navy, they have the Surface Warfare Insignia in both officer and enlisted versions.

Under what branch is MET TECH? I believe it was under Air Operations, but now it is open to all elements.

Otherwise, what uniform is this? Also curious to see the flag patch and visible undershirt.

It appears that sometime in early WWII the Royal Navy (including the Commonwealth Navies) and the U.S. Navy changed the service cap from black to white. That continues to today. Was there a particular reason why they did that?

Major air powers in the world - including the naval aviation of certain navies - operate Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft. Notably absent from those air powers is the Royal Canadian Air Force. All G7 countries except Canada; China, Russia, Brazil, India, Australia, even...

Ugh, it happens again. The CO of my child's cadet corps just received his CD. Previously he did not put any post-nominal on his signature, but now with his CD his signature becomes: Lt(N) Joe Public, CD, P.Eng. Commanding Officer, RCSCC Enterprise Department of National Defence / Government of...

While I understand what you wrote, but pay with what? Are we ready for tax increase or cuts to other government services or cuts to social benefits?

Hello, I have another case. My wife works in a company that sells stuff. Not for public retails but for contractors. Her boss the Location Manager, is apparently a CIC Officer. I believe he is the CO or XO of his unit. The thing is, during the day of the week where he has cadets in the evening...