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My father did RCAF officer training at the Officer Selection Unit (OSU) at RCAF Station London in 1952. He recalled the Corporal discip demonstrating the proper use of a flush toilet in the barrack washrooms in a very entertaining way. He said that at the time this was important as many men...

Mobile Command also gained the Air Reserve, which consisted of 6 squadrons of DeHavilland CSR-123 Otters stationed in St. Hubert (2 squadrons), Downsview (2 squadrons), Winnipeg and Namao (1 squadron each). There were also 4 Reserve Support Squadrons (RSS) which handled personnel administration...

Corollary: Those who remember the past are condemned to watch it being repeated.

The US Surgeon General is not in the US Navy, but heads a separate organization called the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. The member of that organization do wear US navy-style uniforms but with the USPHSCC branch insignia. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/about/corps/index.html

They look like epaulettes worn by all RCAF officers on ceremonial parades. My father, a retired Squadron Leader/Major, owned a set and I can remember him wearing them on parades. Also I started my military service during the transition from the old pre-unification uniforms to the CF uniforms...