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Just do it, you know you want to

He has a wife, you know. Do you know what she's called?

And...... the Canadian-developed vaccine is apparently not effective on this variant.

Kilted sailors??? Lord I hope not! The trauma that could inflict on innocent bystanders with all the ladders to climb on a ship.

I always valued his wise comments, and his dry wit. He will truly be missed. May he rest in peace.

Alex, I'll take "What happens when you combine Antisocial Personality disorder (Sociopath) with Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Frontotemporal Dementia and surround them with sycophants" for $1,000....

One would think that getting rid of their subs would be a high priority, for the potential damage they could do in the shallow/confined waters.

Any word on Iranian subs? They had a small number before all this started. Not sure how many were functional before the weekend, or how many have been destroyed already.

I wonder what level of readiness the Mercy & Comfort are kept at? Can they sail at the drop of a hat? Where are they in terms of refits/repairs/etc? Do they have a full load-out of equipment, food, and fuel? What about medical supplies that have a shorter shelf-life?

If the Americans had ground assets in number in the area, I would be very worried. Most of the medical staff on the hospital ships are actually Reservists - and extremely expensive to maintain, and they don't like being away from their private practice. That means the hospital ship is usually...

Still one of my absolute favourite SNL skits

The base was flared, but just not enough....

While any Reserve Field Ambulance would be happy to have another trained Paramedic, do what you want to do. Years ago there was a Family Physician who was a truck driver in a Reserve Service Battalion. He wanted something different, with less responsibility, and mostly "I always wanted to drive...

I work at CAF TG HQ, and I've seen thousands of medical release files over the years and the system is getting faster. The processes at DMEDPOL and DMCA are reducing the backlog, so the average timeline for a release is coming down from 3+ years. There are actually benefits to that - there are...

Two thoughts: a. Do you want to get treatment and recover, or do you just want a future bucket of cash? If you want to recover, then get into the clinic now - the longer you go untreated, the harder it is to ever fully recover. A future bucket of cash is pointless if your life is forever...