Recent content by captloadie

Maybe if you are a starving Canadian artist you see this as the Gov't listening to your needs. We don't often give creative minds enough credit for their contributions to society overall.

Perhaps RMC's thought process is that the member is on OJT, and therefore should be employed by the Base's BTL across the base, and not strictly at 1 unit. The intent is not for them to go on block leave for a portion of the summer, over and above what RMC was going to grant.

The greatest issue about affordability for young people is that they believe it is their right to have work/life balance right out of high school, and to have the same life they had when living with their parents. Very few understand what hardship is until its too late. Do you know who can...

It should also be remembered that this may have been the straw that broke the camel's back. On the surface, being removed from Command one week before the change of command parade seems like odd timing. If the alleged drinking issue was the only black mark against the Comd Team over three years...

Rape - statutory? As a sole charge? Two drunk people and one changes their mind? Molestation - while a heinous crime, is it something both the offender and victim can overcome with treatment? One child one time, or multiple counts with multiple children Torture/Mutilation - what are your...

I think the largest issue with the Death penalty is determining what level of crime raises to the level that particular punishment. We can all come up with two or three specific cases that appear to be cut and dry (and it is almost always the same two or three individuals that get named). But...

S So we are criticizing the PM for choosing a PBO who provides an honest outlook not biased towards the government? Let me put on my tinfoil hat and think a minute . . . . its all a master plan for the LPC to pivot, raise taxes, implement austerity measures and hand the financial wellbeing of...

I'm not sure why everyone thinks there will be changes from the way things are now. Take a look at almost every Court Martial in the last ten years where there is a Sexual Assault charge. 95% of them plead guilty to a lower offense and are found not guilty of the sexual assault, or are found not...

The question that needs to be asked of the new law is does it give civilian policing authorities jurisdiction on DND properties? If so, then there should be no issues on where the assaults happen. Where we the CAF might have to figure things out is where the decision not to lay charges is made...

I wonder what happens if the majority of the large projects have progressed to the building phase, we're at 3.5%, and the economy is trucking along, and for some reason the Conservative Party wins the next election. Would they just continue on, or roll back progress made for the sake of doing...

While I'm sure that it was calculated in the engineering, can you imagine what it will be like when 17,000 people are jumping/stomping/dancing in those stands? Or swaying side to side?

One needs to be careful about fawning too much over the A400. Take a look at what they are saying about the maintenance costs to keep them in the air, and the durability of the engines. Also, efficiency is a real thing in Air Movements. It is always better to send the smallest asset needed...

We can fantasize about what the "needed" fleet size is all we want, but the reality is that even if money is no barrier, personnel and the training pipeline is. If the C-17 production line were to reopen (which to be honest is unlikely unless the aircraft manufacturer is allowed to sell units...

It will only look as sharp as the individual donning it.

Just like it shouldn't take long for a tank crew commander to go from a LEO 1 to a Abrams M1A2 and learn how to effectively fight it right? And, while the RCAF transitions to new fleets, we still need to maintain and fight the current fleets. The CP-140s, CC150s, CF18s, and the CH146 all still...