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British expat, lives in the West, Arty reservist. One of ours now.

Not really a surprise. I remember being a dispatcher, and listening to drivers who couldn’t find the drop site because Google couldn’t. They didn’t understand that if you turn Google directions off, there is a perfectly good map on the screen. Because we teach orienteering to cadets, we’re...

Now in Lt size!

In other news, sometimes when you do things, it doesn’t turn out. Better call Reuters

I’m about to be transferred out of my instructor position into the Corps’ Admin Officer. Admin has traditionally been ignored in this unit, and since I occasionally have been known to follow instructions, I will be tasked with this job going forward. What do I need to do to be outstanding at...

I had always thought that the Halifax Riots had more to do with some genius cutting off access to liquor just as a large group of drinking soldiers was poised to celebrate the end of the war...

Why does my suit kinda look like a neon green banana hammock? Is the suit still appropriate for Mess Dinners? It’s the cloth I had...

Doesn't it? "It's the first LNG terminal that's been blocked by a government," he said. "It's a big step to end the era of [fossil] fuels." Sounds like there is an underlying motive in that statement.

Isn’t that currently what we do in every other field? One peanut allergy changes the policies of school boards, one person with a different outlook on life changes (or creates) a « bathroom policy » where one was never needed before, etc., etc. While there can be such a thing as the « tyranny...

Jarnhamar is right. If you can stick it out, do so. 40 year old you WILL thank you. There is no reason you can't be an NCO with a degree - especially in engineering, one of the last degrees where you are still actually required to know things. If the schoolwork isn't actually an issue for...

I still think both appearance AND competence matter. Later on in your career, you simply know better what to look for. The way you choose to look says something about your character, and the way you see yourself and others. As one gets older, or less inexperienced, you fine-tune that “look”...

While appearance shouldn’t matter, I think history shows it does. If your unit looks like a bag of crap, people will see it and think “that unit is a bag of crap”. Who wants to be part of the Crap Bag Regiment? Further, in the “fake it till you make it department”, looking in the mirror like...

Jr Officer. Understand, Mister?

The same way they know anything? They’ve been told by their political masters to shape public opinion? This could actually be good news.

I’m kinda anti-nuke. It creates toxic waste we can’t get rid of, which lasts (as far as human life is concerned), forever. At least with organic pollutants, there is a hope that the environment might adjust/absorb or dilute it. Not so much with nuclear waste. Not waving the signs or...

GTA Region. I know a tailor is a tailor, but figure one who does volume would know a lot of stuff - but I’m entirely open to ideas and suggestions. This is the recce portion of this exercise.

Curious as to what is required to obtain mess dress. I am CIC branch. Is my tailor likely to know what is required in terms of buttons, rank insignia and the like? Is there a choice of materials, or is it all pretty much status quo? Any suggestions or things I should think about? Figured I...

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Clearly, you haven’t considered whether or not they have nice hair. What kind of voter are you if you can’t take things seriously?

To be fair, that is the projection when the CPC has no recognized leader. Polls always tighten up near a real election. Neat site tho.