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We used to wear shorts at sea all the time, although generally without the socks - just sandals.  Navy-issued sandals, comfortable (really) and oh, so stylish...

I wonder how the musical about this flight will play out.

But have they asked for and been granted permission to grow beards?  I'm think more about the fact that beards are currently prohibited at sea by the RCN, except for religious accommodation.  Are there any heathens posted to ships who are seeking or have been granted permission to wear a beard?

In the last 35 years, I have never lost an important personal document.  I cannot the say the same about my supporting ORs. 

To add to the mix, here's a case in the US Army, where a soldier was granted a religious accommodation to wear a beard due to his practice of Heathenism (Norse Gods)...

NAVORD 5250-2 states the following: 4.3 Religious Accommodation While posted to a sea going billet, if a member retains or grows their beard in respect of their religious belief, they must be able to achieve and maintain a fit testing seal. The current policy reflecting accommodation of beards...

Back to the original question, the chain of command should be sensible enough to have personnel wearing whatever is appropriate to the occasion.  When I'm crawling around ships, I wear NCDs.  When I'm in the field (including weapons qualifications), I wear CADPAT and when I'm working in an...

Because what could go wrong with that?

I think what you're seeing is a result of the lighting in the photograph.  The green used in the ribbon is VERY dark and from some angles it often looks black.  There is little chance of there being a variance because all for the ribbon for Canadian honours (especially the ones managed by DH&R)...

They will look at all of your marks, but the fact that your college marks are better than your high school marks is definitely in you favour.  On the surface, you sound like a good candidate and you should be competitive.  However, you'll never know if you don't apply.  Go for it and see what...

As a general rule, overall fitness is more important than weight.  If you can pass the fitness tests, you are generally OK.  Weight is health issue, not a fitness issue.  A fair number of CAF personnel are "big-boned."

My toque is black.  It's always fashionable - for operational dress.  Wearing it in service dress is an abomination!

Actually, no.  It's the opposite.  R&Q rates are set nationally (i.e. NOT by the base) and annual leave is factored into the rate on the assumption that the member will not be staying in quarters or eating at the mess while on leave.  The section on the leave pass is there to let the ration...

I've done all of the above, well, except for the first one.  Tourism on the Queen's dime is pretty cool.  It would be an awful waste not to take advantage of it.  Even in Kitimat (which has no redeeming features from this point of view), I still went ashore at least once.

I'm all for it!  Since the naval ensign includes the national flag, I see no reason to wear both.  The current interim arrangement with NCDs where we wear both a small national flag and a big ensign on the same sleeve seems odd and redundant to me.

Theoretically, I suppose, it's an incentive to the company because they still have to pay, but the ultimate burden on the taxpayer is removed by the rebate.  Note that I'm not defending this as a viable plan, just explaining it as I understand or perceive the logic.  Whether it works remains to...

The relevant regulations call for the periodic review of all pers files and the stripping of items that are no longer relevant. Letters of commendation, course reports, accident reports and things that never expire in relevance are left in the file.  There is a defined list of items that can be...

The entitlement is to meals at public expense.  You either get it from the mess (i.e. given a ration card) or you are reimbursed, but you don't get both a free meal at the mess AND per diem.

Folks seem to be missing the difference between the new federal carbon tax and the old Ontario cap and trade program.  They're not the same thing.  Under cap and trade, Ontario companies were capped at how much carbon they could produce with impunity.  If they went over their cap, they would...

This is not a CFTDI issue, nor is it recall from leave.  However, CFAO 36-14 (as long and convoluted as it is) does provide entitlement to a meal public expense in this case.  Essentially, anyone working an extended day beyond the "normal" supper hour (usually defined by meal hours in the...