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Recent content by MilEME09

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    Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

    Is it really saving money when you end up stealing someone from some where else and end up back filling to the reserves any way?
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    Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

    Does the RCN talk to other branches for purple trades? I know a few ARes QL5 qualified cooks who would happily take a job on ship if it meant a deployment and being usefully employed in trade off a base.
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    Special Service Medal - Domestic Operations Bar

    Gee in the UK every serving member thst had essentially passed basic got one. Us? 4k? Sounds like enough for all the GOFOs, colonels and CWOs
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    Baltimore Bridge Collapse

    Very, no buffing that out, replacing it will take a long time
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    Special Service Medal - Domestic Operations Bar

    Thread necro, the british have announced a new medal to recognize other non operational service. This could serve as an example for us as a non operational or dom op medal
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    Baltimore Bridge Collapse

    Baltimore harbour is basically blocked for large ships, that's going to hit the US economy every day until it is cleared, The major shipyard is on the east side of the bridge though so its not blocked.
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    Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

    being more about who you know rather then how good you are at your job is how many units are a mess.
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    Will 2021 see a new pistol buy?

    Agreed, I struggle to find anything wrong with the pistol. Even the black hawk T series holster they bought has three different mounting options, either molle, drop leg or belt. I prefer belt but when we hit the range at -15 and windy the drop leg was better over winter kit.
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    Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

    Leave it to America to pay for our factories to expand
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    Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

    Part of the political issue I see as well is NDHQ needs start saying "No" the politicians keep committing us to things like a full brigade it Latvia, etc tell us to make it happen while trying to rebuild, reconstitute etc. We are getting pulled in every direction, not to mention domestic ops...
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    Moscow Theatre Attack - 22 March 2024

    you mean like they are trying with Ukraine? The Caucuses are barely holding together, if Kadyrov and his family were removed from the picture Chechnya would fall apart, Dagistan would likely follow, Russia would be facing the same problems as it had in the 90s at that point. They can ill afford...
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    Will 2021 see a new pistol buy?

    I've now completed the train the trainer program for the new pistol, submitted my feedback to Gagetown, the pistol it self is great however some of the drills created for it need some work, or are redundant. General consensus from our group of 21 was the press check is not needed and we...
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    Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

    NATO released updated numbers canada is officially at 1.33% of GDP
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    De Havilland Cannada announces new calgary manufacturing facility

    Permits are in place, or about to be and ground breaking should be later this year. Also mentioned is De Havilland is in talks with SAIT to have a facility at this new location, and they are building a museum too! Smart move though to incorporate SAIT and their aviation programs into this new...
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    The War in Ukraine

    current pricing is about $8000 for a 155mm round (used to be $2000, cause capitalism) so this $40 million announcement works out to about 5,000 rounds of 155mm.
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