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The impact of this is minimal for a University Student who's got a full 4 months to devote to the Army - they can do BMQ in May/June, then roll straight into a DP1 and be fully qualified in a single summer. For a High School student, if they're only able to commit to 2 months (Jul/Aug) then in...

Mental resilience is very important. Find ways to tell yourself GOOD things, not bad. In our society, we spend a lot of time focusing on the negative, not the positive, and that tends to wear you down. Find a 'better way' to shape your own internal monologue. Instead of saying "gee, this...

It can be both the best and worst of times, usually with some of the best friends you'll ever make or have.

Joey, Basic Training (BMQ) teaches you the basics that every member of the Canadian Forces needs to know. Stuff like how to wear your uniform, military ethics, how to apply first aid, how to operate you service rifle, how to wear a gas mask. Once you move past that, it's like every other...

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Trg Coy CSM for a PRes Infantry unit here. I had a soldier a couple of years ago who was looking for a weekend based DP1 Infantry Course - we looked across the country to see if there was one being run. At that time, 39 Brigade was running a Weekend DP1 module 1 course, but the Mod 2 had to be...

I recall tales from the early 90's of HAL and TOR doing races with the governors on and off respectively - and TOR passing HAL like she was 'standing still'.

I've cleared my building slips of other models for now, and have been puttering away at getting my model of HMS Puncher finished up. There's honestly not a lot left to do with her - she's almost ready to launch. I did the tie-down lines this afternoon on the flight deck, and the rudder/motor...

I think that's the point here. I think the Israelis want to create the void. DJT wanted to stop the Nuclear ambitions before they could be realized, but he also doesn't want to fill the void that's being created. Iran is going to have to fill its own void. Which could be better than what's...

Submarines are a Strategic weapons system. Expanding that strategic capability with missiles makes sense. Except. We'd have to have the political will to fire the missiles.

Most amazing part of this whole thing is that the Air Force actually worked on a weekend....

What I see happening is the B2's that we saw staged at Diego Garcia starting a few weeks ago will take a 'little detour' up and drop some things that'll burrow deep and finish off the processing/refining capability that ISR can probably not dig down to with their bombs, then the US will turn...

I've used 82 pattern, and the current vest, and have no great preference for either. There is something to be said about the modularity of the 82 pattern, but that's really about it. The current vest is 'good enough' for most use. I was saddened to see a troop finish DP1 and go spend $1800...

I'd say I'm surprised...but nothing much surprises me about Mr.T anymore. Idiocy.

Visiting a shooting range in the US will likely introduce you to some bad (Yeeeeehaaawwww!) skills and techniques. I will posit that the principles of marksmanship apply across all platforms that you may attempt to use, and only the operation/drills are truly different. I'll suggest - go...