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HHTs cancelled for the next three weeks and BGRS Planning Sessions being cancelled...due to "temporarily closed our office and are prioritizing the delivery of essential services").

Just completed my BGRS registration for my move this APS! I'm pretty apprehensive of how this pandemic will complicate my move....HHT, buying, selling, etc.

Most current regs: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/medals/cf-honours-policy-manual/chapter7.html?fbclid=IwAR0gNv7ZIOUlqv94-HixaE9yqZvKJBm6aAIapAOgbR3DmsSlQoRhOhcYY6c "Only the official insignia of orders, decorations and medals, duly authorized by the Crown, may be...

I tend to agree; specifically it seems like the context of "aircrew" non-permanence over GCS-qualifying territory being one of the complicating factors. Personally, three of my medals are related to service in SWA (GCS-SWA, GSM-EXP, SSM-EXP) with each one of my tours experiencing various...

Found this quote from the official GSM-EXP page at https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/medals/medals-chart-index/general-service-medal-expedition-gsm-exp.html "To be eligible to be awarded the Medal, direct support must be performed under Exceptional circumstances and...

Or perhaps even easier, just rename the GCS/GSM-SWA to "Afghanistan" and the GCS/GSM-EXP to "Iraq and Syria"?

Did the existing GCS/GSM-SWA not cover the territory of the Op IMPACT AOR? Why award the "EXP" versions of medals when there already were medals in the system? Perhaps they felt the need to separate the recognition from the Afghanistan efforts? Originally the GCS-EXP was awarded to those...

While I do think the GCS and GSM "team" of awards is great, it does seems like the Op IMPACT experience has created alot of unnecessary administivia and confusion. The Brits and Aussies award a single medal for all operations against ISIL in the region, irrespective of location (note: the...

The latest CC-150 paint scheme honours the upcoming 75th anniversary of 437 Transport Squadron in 2019. It is a throwback to the red-and-white livery used from 1975 to 1997 on the Boeing CC-137. Galen Burrows Photo

FYI, RAF pers will be allowed to grow beards starting 01 Sept. "ROYAL HAIR FORCE RAF airmen allowed to grow beards for first time in Force’s 101-year history to ‘promote inclusivity’" https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9697766/raf-airmen-beards-for-first-time/

I thought it was customary to wear the Nijmegen march medal under the lapel of the mess kit jacket? (Out of sight and easily shown if "challenged" by a former march member by flipping up the lapel) I've seen various unapproved medals (not authorized to be mounted in conjunction with Canadian...

INT O and INT OP are no longer “purple” trades  following the MESIP a few years back. Many folks were even forced to change DEU element in order to align with the element they serve with. Fir example, if you’re going to enroll as air int, expect to end up at a 1 CAD ISRD, a Wing INT section...

3B version from the recent Comd RCN CoC.

Nope, Australian.

Updated HQ page: https://www.canada.ca/fr/commandement-forces-operations-speciales/organisation/structure-organisationnelle.html