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So?  Still not MOC qualified and therefore commissioned for pay reasons only.  In a real world, those 2Lts would be Ocdts, but this is the CF fantasy where rank and pay are linked.  Let's not carry the fantasy to the point where non-MOC qualified 2Lts are to be treated by NCOs in the same...

Looks like her stint out of the liberal caucus did little to increase her intellectual grasp on reality.  You have to wonder about all the fine folks in her riding who elected her to parliament...

Contact the kit shop at the 2eR22eR at the Citadelle.  They can put you in touch with the tailor who does the 22e mess kits.

Let's get one thing clear here.  An officer, recruited off the street, who is not yet MOC qualifed, no matter his/her rank, is generally only a commissioned officer because of our wierd and wonderful entry plans whereby we tie rank to pay.  If we didn't have to pay people with certain degrees or...

I suppose the left-leaning intelligensia thinks it is kind of a cute, metaphorical statement, not to be taken too seriously. I call it a clear war aim.  The man is serious about it, and so should we be.

No arguments here.  I just find it ironic that the left always loudly proclaims itself to be principled - as a way of setting themselves apart from the heartless, unprincipled right.  It sort of brings political hypocrisy to a higher level  ^-^

Son, One of my former MCpls has a Masters of Arts, is a published author and in many ways better educated than a lot of officers.  He's also a heck of a sharp NCO who has mentored a lot of his peers and young officers.  Does he want to become an officer?  No.  He enjoys what he's doing and he...

Uh-huh.... just like Jack Layton stood on principle when he had the NDP prop-up Martin's government last spring in return for $4.6 billion in socialist goodies written into the budget.  Is there still such a thing as principle on the political left?  In terms of ideology, I mean, not in terms of...

Funny.... that's not quite how I remember it  ;D  Must be old age setting in.

Italian mountain troops from the Brigata alpina Taurinense

In the new reality, Staples and the Polaris Institute are has-beens, and the esteemed aforementioned gentleman knows it - if he doesn't, he's a lot dumber than I give him credit for.  Three cheers for our CDS - and take note, if our government didn't want him to speak the plain truth, he would...

Not quite.  Unions are organised along professional category lines, with departments having locals of the various unions.  Within my own directorate, half of my employees belong to the Professional Institute of the Public Service, while the rest belong to the Public Service Alliance of Canada. ...

Let's keep something in mind here.  The US Coast Guard is an armed service, with military discipline, training and organisation.  The CCG is part of the public service, i.e. unionized, civilian, administered under PS rules - notwithstanding the fact that they wear uniforms.  Huge difference...

Sounds familiar. At least the German ones came with an automatic ejection system, i.e. the JM's hand shoving you out the door  :o

You can jump out of a perfectly good airplane anytime you want - just look for parachuting school in the yellow pages.   ;D Focus on completing BMQ/SQ/BIQ before thinking of becoming a reserve superninjaparachutesniper.  It's rare for reservists to be loaded on the basic para course, and any...