Recent content by dave.jones3

There's a think-tanker whose work I have been following closely for a while, and he has written extensively on the whole 'lone wolf' thing which, I agree, is overblown. He has a piece out today that is worth reading...

I mean, in defense of Dorn, and to counter your point a bit, "the institution" he works for takes direction from the federal government. The institution he works for stands for whatever the government says it does... If the federal government says that peacekeeping is back, that's kind of the...

To be fair, that's why most measures of GDP are done in real dollars...

Hey All, So while I was able to find some information on undergraduates at RMC, I couldn't find much in the way of specific commentary on graduate studies there. I'm currently finishing my third year of University and intend to pursue grad studies in the general 'security' field, be it an MA...

Seems like, as mentioned earlier, it will be an interesting and drawn out case. I will be interested to see the final verdict, and the reasons for the ruling. I think that it is important, perhaps now more than ever, that the CF adapt to a new generation of veterans. Young men and women who...

Being a university student myself, I have considered going the Officer route. I have talked to 3 units in Edmonton, all have expressed a need for Jr. Officers. I was talking to a few Officers I know and a couple Recruiting NCO. I have, for the time being, chosen to stay an extremely content...

I thought  I would throw in my two cents, as irrelevant as it may now be. I am somewhat confused by your seeming complete lack of respect for the NCM position, valuable leadership opportunities abound, with them comes the opportunity to distinguish yourself. Perhaps it is your feelings of...

Not sure if anyone has addressed this previously or not, but my search rendered no relevant results. And, it is a quick question. Is the BFT just something you have to complete or can you receive a higher score for a better time? I can complete it in about 100 minutes, as it stands. I am just...

Ah ok excellent. Thatsd good to hear. I'm happy someone had an answer. Thanks!

Hey everyone, Ill start by saying if this has previously been addressed I apologize. I'm currently in my first year of school at the University of Alberta. I am also enrolled in the Reserves but have, to date, completed no training. I had put thought towards RMC prior to this point but decided...

Yeah its so excessive. Oh well though, I guess when dealing with bureaucracy logic gets thrown out in favor of blanket rules ahah

Yeah I remember we had to "estimate" how many shots of alcohol we have consumed. I was sitting next to a 40 year old. He seemed genuinely stumped

Hahah yeah it was pretty amusing. I filled the sheet out in about 2 minutes walked up to the Recruiting Officer and handed it to him, he looked it over grimaced at me and said " this is it? Are you sure? You should not be lying on this" It took some strenuous convincing. Even then he said that "...

I'd say give them a call. The further you get though, I dont know if you have the medical forms filled out yet, make sure everything is blatant and precise. I had a snag with a medical form and due to the backlog of processing it was about a year between my dropping off the sheets and my enrollment

Yeah the RCMP as well as most municipal police forces have proactive disclosure forms with pretty much every offence down to stealing a blueberry as a child. Chances are your buddy had other questionable things in his past or was lagging in some department and the downloading music just tipped...