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You don’t trust that guy on some podcast allegedly quoting Mexican media? Oh ye of little faith ..,

I guess this is the opposite of militaries the world over: wait and hurry up.

More on this, with some court docs attached. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/27/trump-assassination-plot-ufc-fight-tycen-proper

Update: it was ... https://katv.com/news/nation-world/air-force-trainee-dies-after-medical-emergency-during-basic-training-at-lackland-afb More in this thread on the US military's flu vaccine policy.

Archived link also here. USAF info-machine version from 17 June: https://www.37trw.af.mil/News/Article/4519880/press-release-37th-training-wing-mourns-the-loss-of-basic-military-trainee/

Someone I know who did some work at Rutgers (NJ state u) years ago attended a session talking about how to improve their electoral system. The Canadian explained in broad strokes how it works here and one political scientist said something to the effect, “what’s next - sending people door to...

Move the GIS/OAS/CPP material to the thread already in play on that one - carry on. Army.ca Staff

Thanks for the update! Yes and no. Ever see any new policies or solutions in the Canadian military that seem obvious take waaaaay longer than planned? Especially ones where nothing was there before? And we've seen what can happen if things get done from scratch lickety-split in a few weeks...

Commissioner's named, regs published, stand by for implementation - although you're not alone with being impatient :) https://www.jennykwanndp.ca/open_letter_raising_concerns_on_continued_delay_in_fully_implementing_the_foreign_influence_transparency_accountability_act...

Sucks no matter what, but here's hoping this one from earlier this month wasn't flu related :( https://www.37trw.af.mil/News/Article/4519880/press-release-37th-training-wing-mourns-the-loss-of-basic-military-trainee/ Meanwhile, in other news, a commission is recommending a "bridge" spanning the...

And if he passed up a chance to talk defence, I’d bet a loonie he’d be bashed for that too. Can’t win on either side or with either team.

Sort like when Carney & POTUS47 this week spent some time talking about improving Canada's defence & the Arctic, and PP saying, "yeah, but he also should have talked about CUSMA - I would have." I know the Opposition Leader's job is to oppose, but people lose faith when someone screams "why...

Update: since chaplains are "first and foremost a chaplain and an officer second,” time to move the rank things from the combat uniforms. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/26/us-army-gives-chaplains-90-days-to-remove-rank-insignia/

More here: https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/06/26/senior-leaders-of-edmonton-based-infantry-battalion-reinstated-after-investigation/

USSR 2.0 troop deserts, makes it to the U.S., gets deported back to Putin Land, escapes into Belarus. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/26/the-trump-administration-deported-a-military-deserter-back-to-russia-then-he-escaped-again-a93102 More of his story via the NYT (archived link, Sept...