Recent content by Towards_the_gap

Thank you for that! I may look up their association/museum to see if they can be of help

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Hey all - been a heck of a long time since I've posted on here but here goes. Subsequent to my Army career I now find myself as a Training Officer for a large metropolitan fire department. Part of my portfolio is fitness with the recruit classes, in conjunction with our union's Wellness and...

Hi All, been a while since I've posted on here. Just checking to see if anyone has done a Lump Sum Election recently and how quickly the money dropped in your account after you submitted the form? I've read back through the thread and in 2021 it was a matter of days between hitting submit and...

Yet - from the class action website itself: Veterans Well-being Act: disability award

I'm just gonna add fuel to the fire: This is from the vetspensionerror website. My emphasis in bold below: (In summary, I think it includes EVERYONE who is receiving any payment from VAC) All members and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and their...

https://vetspensionerror.ca/

So the approval hearing was held on 18 Dec - any news yet?

god knows what I wore. All I remember is the CO's face when I replied to his "Please stop by if you're in the neighbourhood" with "Oh I'm sure I'll run out of batteries eventually haha"

Admission - My troop commander, at the end of tour, gave me his write up nominating me for the MSM. 7 pages. He gave it to me because he knew it wasn't going to go anywhere because, to quote an unnamed person 'He has already been recognised'. The recognition? CEFCOM Sergeant Major's Coin...

I've seen MSM's handed out for people literally doing their job. In fact you can pretty much say it's a check in the box for going past colonel (and AF/Navy equiv). Valour decorations - yes indeed, they are rare. Not so with the meritorious dec's.

Maybe a critical eye SHOULD be cast upon this program. I mean, what actual mission effects are enabled by Tiger Williams showing up on tour. Let's see some empirical evidence, hell, run a poll amongst deployed troops! I mean, they are only away 6-8 months anyways, I could see the point back in...

I made much the same point on FB. 12 years between Brit and Canuck armies, and during that time, not once during any number of overseas deployment did the appearance of some C-list, past-their-prime, trotting out offering up lame jokes and the random cheerleader squad courtesy of the USO...

Gents, last night one of our own was taken in a MVC in North Bay. He leaves behind a wife and 2 children. At this time, it appears it was due to a drunk driver. Please share the link out on the sapper net, and if you can, donate something...

Agreed. Case in point, myself. Joined the British Army at 21 with a smattering of Grade 11 credits (no grade 12). Someone noticed some potential during my initial training and recommended me for the Regular Commissions Board, I did the pre-board, and was placed on a 12 week Potential Officers...