Recent content by Furniture

We restructured the trade back in the middle of Afghanistan, and built a single world wide briefing/deployment centre... The idea was to have one base that would support all deployed ops, while also doing most of the routine domestic support. It meant we could pool our fit people in one...

I believe the next course is in January or July of next year. My current position isn't in the training realm, so I'm not up to date on the latest information. As a general rule Met Tech courses start in January, and July, as the course is about 5.5 months long. OJT is normally in Gagetown...

Maybe, I'm not 100% familiar with all trades, but the general rule is the CM cuts the message and posts the member. Unless the RCAF has come up with a policy that bypasses DGMC, I'm pretty sure they function under the same general system the rest of the CAF does. At the pointy end it may seem...

For a normal posting I'd agee, but the local rep isn't the one that will be speaking with a member rejoining. It's the recruiting centre, and a CM that handle a member getting back in as far as I'm aware. My contact in the CM world just left the job a week ago, but based on our last discussion...

Not 100% accurate. Local staff may attach post people between units, but the CM is the one who posts people to specific positions. Every in-trade position is managed by the MC, and I believe upon rejoining the CM is the one that designates the position number/position. Local staff may do an AP...

I'm not sure of that's a compliment, or a dig at everyone else lol. It was a pleasure working for/with you, a definite stand-out experience in my career. Sailing as a Snr Met Tech was one of the best experiences of my career, and one of the few times that it felt like my training and...

I'm still a Met Tech, and willing to chat about the trade. I'm currently out of town on an inspection trip, but I'm willing to reply to posts, or you can PM me to arrange a time to chat.

To be fair, we were paying the Taliban when we were actively fighting them too...

Having spent some time in 2 Mess during WUPS, I found it was the people that were already up and on watch that were the issue. If on watch NESOP S3 Bloggins comes charging out of the OPS Room at Emergency Stations into 2 mess, on the way to dress in the FWD SB, there isn't a lot of time to be up...

It was a Lt(N) on REG, so I'd assume somewhere between 2Lt and Capt. It doesn't make much sense to have them at the unit level if they are just as senior as the people they are advising, and just as unapproachable as the Command Team. Then again, it is the CAF, so anything from LCols-BGens all...

I was a bit reluctant about accepting the idea at first, but after reading the REG example I think I get it. It is useful to have someone not at 20+ years in that has a clear line of communication with the command team. With the examples brought in REG, the FWD Section Base, and dockyard...

Just what an understaffed, and struggling CAF needs... a minimum wage thankless job in the middle of nowhere. That will drive recruitment, and retention for sure. While I understand the BC government's request, I think it would be a bad move for the CAF to get into it beyond a year or two at...

Maybe I missed it, but where is the PM's message decrying the destruction of churches? If it were synagogues, mosques, temples, or any other religious group being targeted, we'd have seen multiple federal government ministers telling us to not judge all (insert X) by the actions of those in the...

1) That's a pretty broad brush you are painting with. I'm sure the average Legion member who is former/current police is there entirely for the purpose of drug fueled raves with no local "ruffians" present, then add in the local "Coast Guard" and it's essentially a hive of scum and villainy...

I'm in agreement with Underway on this one, Remembrance Day is a personal day of reflection. I think the ceremonies should stick to honouring the dead, but the day as a whole is about more than that. I think most of us here have a personal connection to either family, friends, or co-workers...