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The TAPV was part of a variety of programs instituted while Afghanistan was still a thing and we were settling into that type of conflict. Additional projects of the approximate time frame involved the close combat vehicle, the LAV upgrade to the LAV 6, the purchase of an additional 25 M777s and...

No, but they were also issued to all of us who crewed M109s or the M113 family of tracks in the artillery. That's me in the right front doing an "open action" (basically a direct fire shoot). At the time I was the gun position officer of F Bty in Pet. F Bty (Phantom F) didn't actually exist. 2...

I like it. I liked my AFV crewsuit and jacket, too. :cool:

It's our European heritage. Most of the European nations have significant regimental alterations in their dress (some even combat) uniforms. And its spread far and wide. Each a unique uniform within a different army and yet uniform within each unit. Why should Canadians all look "blandly...

It may, but I doubt they SCC will interfere. In a previous case the SCC said: The words are not determinative to the issue on appeal (which concerned a lawyer being disciplined by the law society for improper public advertising and the his initially successful attempt to have the director of...

A bit yes and a bit no. The roles of paralegals and notaries varies in each province so there isn't much consistency in the various law society acts about them. It's fair enough to say there are 9 elected professionals on the council (5 lawyers, 2 paras and 2 notaries). Of the remaining, 3...

Arbitrarily removing a privilege is also an injustice. But it's not just a privilege, its an important aspect for keeping a democratic society free. Let's put Shakespeare's famous quote in context. A bar and a judiciary independent of the executive, together with a solid constitution, is one...

I won't get into a rant over this - was never a member of the BC bar and only lived in BC for 11 weeks when doing my initial Basic Officer Trg. Two points. 1 - Law societies generally have a small staff and the benchers carry the workload on a volunteer basis. (ask me - I was one for eight...

You're right. The unified green uniform came into use in 1970 (maybe even a year earlier). All I remember anyone calling it in those days was "Greens" or "service dress." The rank collar badges came out with it for the NCM and slip ons for officers when in shirt sleeve order. If I remember...

Ah. I thought there was a little Westworld atmosphere to it. 🍻

I transferred to the RegF in 1969. By 1970 almost half of the artillery had to remuster to other trades or leave. No promotions to or within the senior NCO ranks for two to three years. No new recruits for 2 to 3 years. MBdrs doing a sergeant's job for an additional $5 per month than the bdrs...

Murray Brewster on defence policies I finally found a catchphrase to describe my view of the government's defence bureaucracy: 🍻

Just finished first episode - I'm going to like this one. :cool:

Yes there were. Costs were rising and they weren't nuclear albeit the French versions will be. French nuclear subs have a propulsion system that requires refueling every ten years while US/UK subs are fueled for the life of the boat.

And the "meat storms." Attacks where only the first Russian wave had weapons. Subsequent waves were expected to find weapons amongst the dead and wounded of the first wave. 🍻