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I looked at the link PMedMoe provided (thank you PmedMoe): CBI 209.50 209.50(6) (Authorized Destinations) LTA is authorized for travel:     a. in respect of a member with a dependant,         i. by the member to their principal residence, to a spouse’s or common-law partner’s place of duty...

My husband's NOK location is Vancouver where I live. He'll be in Halifax and all of our family is in Ontario. If we spend the holidays in Ontario, could he use his LTA to fly just from Halifax to Ontario? He wouldn't be able to get his leave pass stamped in Vancouver, obviously . . .

Oh wow, yeah I guess that's possible as well. Thanks for the info. Does anyone know what the Christmas schedule is for people doing NETPO?

Thanks for your message, CDN Aviator. a) This makes a lot of sense and I hadn't considered it from this angle. I've since heard that all MSE and CSE do their PAT in Halifax except in extraordinary circumstances. b) Considering the above, I've let go of the idea of PAT in BC. Which is ok! It's...

Thanks MSEng. When he's on PAT, will he definitely be in Halifax? Maybe I don't fully understand what you do on PAT, but it seems like a whole lot of nothing, where it wouldn't really matter where you were . . .? (What I'm really getting at is if there's a possibility he could be on PAT in BC :) )

Thanks for the responses. He's actually an engineer, though.

I realize this question has been asked before and the general answer is, "Your mileage may vary." (http://forums.navy.ca/forums/threads/98239/post-1003851.html#msg1003851 and http://forums.navy.ca/forums/threads/730/post-6801.html#msg6801 for example) So, specifically, my husband is at BMOQ...

My husband started BMOQ last week. They have told all the recruits that as of Sept 1 they will have to pay $540/month for food. So yes, it does apply to new recruits at CFLRS. I know it's all been said, but this is really upsetting for a couple reasons: 1. No notice. All during the recruiting...