Recent content by captloadie

So, now that SKT has blown his top, let's go back to the intent of my comment. I'm not a Gripen fanboy, I used it in my example because its what the current crowd is using in the discussion. I was not talking about what to do now, today, in our current security posture. I was talking about the...

Did the study look at other areas that may have showed we were at the top of the rankings but didn't make it into the graphic because it didn't fit the narrative? As mentioned by Underway, what are the outcomes? Do we have a better birth survival rate? What about cancer treatment and remissions...

What if we put the fighter jet argument in this context: CF-35: peacetime aircraft we can use for NORAD and limited international conflicts where the risk to losing one is acceptable. They are expensive to replace, expensive to maintain, and more complex to learn to fly to maximize its...

You mean a firm whose subsidiaries also provide security for the majority of banks in Canada and is one of the main security companies in the World? A Company that is known globally for its commercial security forces?

I saw the clip yesterday of the SARTECHs landing, and it was noting they also brought in some kit (ventilators, etc.). I'll be honest that my first thoughts were that this was likely a tactical level decision made without adequate thoughts to the bigger picture. Yes, it was the fastest way to...

I read her post as well. And I think that maybe you are full of it. And it demonstrates the issue with many of the officers that have come from there. CYA was always the name of the game. You had to make sure you had copious notes to back yourself up in case someone made a complaint about you...

I have a friend who was a mechanic for 20 years and then made the switch. He teaches in Kingston now. They sound like they have some pretty cool teachers on hand. One of his coworkers brought in a forge to show students some blacksmithing skills (public school system). My son's high school...

The pendulum has swung the other way on this. I know several individuals who were in the trades, and then retrained to teach high school "shop" classes. I believe they get granted a limited teaching certificate, and are only allowed to instruct "shop" class related courses.

My daily driver is a 2021 GMC 2500HD with the Duramax diesel. I just rolled over 219000Km. I have towed with it, but it doesn't lead a very hard life. I get an oil change when the sensor says its at 0%, and go to the closest Great Canadian Oil Change. I change the fuel filter myself when the...

You need to tie this policy to some form of contributing to society though, not just encouraging more single parent baby factories. Pay more to individuals who are working and raising a family. Make incentives to those who own family businesses where the children are part of the business (be...

I can use the RCAF as an example. Starting last year, we were told to get on board with activity based planning for our funding. This year, we took it a step further and were told to start at zero, and business plan based on the expected expenditures for the activities, rather than up to a...

Would it be considered ironic that individuals caught doing illegal activities in a foreign country holding a Canadian passport (like has happened frequently in the past), were actually Canadian?

Security Force tasks are not the same as combat arms tasks, nor the same as MP tasks. Just taking either and putting them in charge is going to lead to less than ideal outcomes. Reminds me of one of my early training events as a Log O. We were practicing how to deescalate a situation at...

Or maybe there was something else going on in the background that other agencies were trying to confirm for future use. Like how money paid to someone with known connections to high level Iranian leaders gets moved through the various banking systems and where the money finally ends up.

I'm curious where that stat comes from. My searching has indicated that only approximately 95,000 Tesla S and X models were sold in North America during that time frame. That number is closer to the Global sales of those two models, and that would indicate every single vehicle needed a battery...