Recent content by Stauds

I wasn't concerned whether my family would receive death benefits or not if I were killed, because: I figured if there were fellow Canadians in Afghanistan in danger's way, why wasn't I? I'm not saying looking at those things is bad; it's just odd to me, because the only thing holding my...

One of your considerations for joining the military is whether you will get benefits if you die or get seriously injured on duty... Sounds a little odd to me.

I'm just going with the things we've been told before and after our deployment. Yes, a lot of it can be contributed to the media (throwing around the P-word ::)). A lot of it also goes to the lack of information in regards to OSIs. I truly did not know that PTSD is only one form of OSI. Goes to...

There was an article in the Scientific American Magazine about PTSD diagnosis. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=post-traumatic-stress-trap Soldiers' Stress: What Doctors Get Wrong about PTSD A growing number of experts insist that the concept of post-traumatic stress disorder is itself...

Seems about time boat crews start arming themselves. It would probably scare the hell out of the pirates if they started taking fire from the boat they were trying to capture. Although, maybe the reason they don't is they would be killed rather than just taken hostage.  :2c:

I remember back on my basic course, when we did the beep test. We had a couple people struggle to make it to the minimum standard (6.5?), but as soon as we hit the standard half the course dropped out. Doubts about reaching the minimum standard of such a simple fitness test as the express test...

Seeing something like that always made me cheerful!

I agree... I think we all know a few people who left the training system "broken". Nothing special.

I don't know where all this "information" is coming from... buuuut for what it's worth. My brother finished his BMQ over a month ago, 13 weeks, and after a 2 week wait he's on his 13 week (I believe) BIQ, then he's on to battalion. No SQ, no 17 week Battle school.. 2 courses, and that's it...

I know for fact Josh WAS killed by insurgents. I could go into further detail, but my last post in this thread does a decent job of explaining it. I'm sick of this "debate" and controversy over events. All of it stems from people who weren't there, and had no idea what happened, and came up with...

There's not much to add aside from what 48th said. As part of the Battle Group for TF 1-08, I spent the whole tour "outside the wire". However, this just means outside KAF. Plenty of my time was spent inside one FOB or another, and many a night was spent sleeping in the dust. We were "on duty"...

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatchewan/Remembering+Roberts+death+Taliban+Road/1098663/story.html Pte. Eddy Staudinger sat an elbow's reach from where Master Cpl. Josh Roberts stood in the turret of their LAV III when the Afghan farmland around them was hit by a storm of rifle fire and...

You are very right Vern, I know I don't need to tell you that. However it may have seemed, I wasn't griping about our supply system, because I know how well they do with what they have. The whole issue with the boots is my reason for having to buy non issue kit, as per the topic of the thread...

While I don't disagree with you that I will most likely get them prior to my deployment, my point is it's a little late for that. I don't want to get issued my tan boots en-route to the desert. I want to have them now so I can break them in before I have to deploy. That's my biggest concern. You...

My point is being missed. We have been authorized to wear our tan boots for the specific reason to break them in before the tour. Not only is this not possible anymore, we have no idea when/if we will receive our boots. I still have my fingers crossed that I receive them soon, because I do not...