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F/Off George Faulkner from is my great uncle (my late grandmother's only sibling). My mother has been kept pretty up to date on alot of the information that has been put together, and you would not believe how much this means to my family. Our ultimate wish is for me to be able to go over and...

Won't see me posting any mess stories...even though I do have some gooders! As Occam already said "What happens in the mess, stays in the mess"....

Thats a good one, Get Nautical!! Had that happen twice now... :nod:

Amen!! This is a fantastic post and echo's my thoughts and feelings as well. I don't care if you are a man or a woman. If you can do the job, then do it to the best of your ability!

I have been helping my friend with all the PIA paperwork as of late and I do know how frustrating it must be for you (I have endured many a long and angry conversation with my friend over those frustrations). We submitted it after we read the newest PIA amended doc's from VAC and then, after...

How about all the paperwork that SISIP and VAC send to you to fill out almost constantly because they never received it the last time? I help out a friend of mine with reading, understanding and sending off all his SISIP and VAC paperwork, and even for me, it just doesn't read properly and the...

We just had a jump like that here in Victoria. On my way into work this morning at 4am, gas was 1.08/L and I will be off in about an hour and a half and have already been alerted that it has jumped to 1.25/L  :'( I should have stopped to fill this morning...

I have the number of a good lawyer. He is on the pricey side, but in the end my ex-husband could not touch my pension. If you want it, PM me and I will give it to you. Go to the BOR to change your status. I had to do a stat dec before they would change my status, but it is worth it in the end...

Depending on how long ago the incident was, there would have been a SIR (serious incident report) sent to either Trinity or Athena (depending on your coast). Can always contact the watchkeeper, or the senior watch officer at either and if it was within the last couple years, they can see if it...

You will have a locker that is approx the size of two tall high school lockers, a smallish drawer at the bottom of the bunks, and an area on your bunk to store stuff. There are drawers and shelving inside of the locker to allow for better organization, but once you get onboard and sail a little...

Unless CTFP walks on to the bridge...  ;)

Surface service is not required before going subs. Yes they will ask you what coast you prefer and what vessel you would like to go to on your QL3 course, but that is no guarantee on where you will be sent. They will send you where they need you.

Thank you for your input here Strike, I really appreciate it. After reading your post and speaking to a retired friend of mine that went UTPNCM, I have decided I am going to give it a couple more years before I persue it. With my youngest being 10 right now, I think if I were to wait til he was...

I would like to add that I had added the  >:D as a note that I was far from being serious when I made my comment. I do not condone vigilante justice and would sooner have the higher ups deal with that stuff then watch my buddies get in trouble for handling it themselves. For future reference...

Being that you will be out here at CFB Esquimalt, and I am out here, I think I may be able to answer your questions. Firstly, your best bet is to stay in shacks until you are QL3 qualified. It is easier to focus on your academics when you only have to worry about studying and what the meals...