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A commanding officer has absolutely NO authority to order that administrative deduction.  He can ask, but he can't make you.  QR&O 38.03 (Administrative Deductions) states: (2) Subject to the other provisions of this article, where he is of the opinion that liability under article 38.01 exists...

Wow!  What a weasel approach.  The intent of the new policy is to allow everyone the opportunity to grow a beard if they so choose, not provide an excuse to neglect personal grooming if you don't feel like it today.  If you want to grow a beard, then grow a beard, but don't game the system. ...

Just go to your QM, file a stores loss report and tell them what happened.  They'll issue you a new pair.  You're not the first and you won't be the last to go through this.  Crap happens.  Consider that it may have fallen out at the armoury and that someone picked it up and turned it in.  One...

Surely, somewhere an adjutant is writing an OPORD as we speak...

You're absolutely right.  Every situation is different.  Although a CAF career can be very rewarding and exciting, it can also have its downside.  Joining at 40+ with a family in tow presents some particular hardships considering that our training system is really aimed at 20-somethings without...

You missed a key point.  The reference you are quoting (Chapter 8 ) only applies to international travel.  Both Halifax and Victoria remain within Canada, so there is no international travel involved in your example.  The relevant reference in this case is CFTDI 7.30, which states: 7.30  Air...

George VI didn't specifically say no to an Arctic Star, but rather the creation of any further stars.  As the fount of all honours, the monarch has to personally approve them (that is one part of the Royal Prerogative that has NOT be delegated to the GG).  After creating eight stars for WWII...

Wow!  Did you ever read a lot into Stoker Dave's comment. Whether someone is a parent or not was NOT his point.  There are many parents in the CAF, across all ranks and occupations.  We deal with it.  The point, however, here is that there are pressures placed on CAF members due to the unique...

Let's not forget that they all qualified for the Aircrew Europe Star or other stars.  A "Bomber Command" Star would be akin to an "Eighth Army" Star.  Stars are awarded for campaigns, not formations.

This practice is nothing new and well predates the stopping of Grade 13.

It's more of a guideline or convention than an absolute rule.  In fact, there are no absolute rules when it comes to this stuff.  The Korea Volunteer Service Medal, the Arctic Star and the Bomber Command Bar were all created as a result of political pressure and against the recommendations of...

The Recruiting Centre is always your best source of information.  I'm not a recruiter and my experience in this regard is decades old.  However, as a general rule, we like to get personnel through basic training as soon as we can.  Why would we invest in your education, only to have you fail...

Expressing a willingness to go to civi U for Engineering should not hurt your chances for selection.  Remember though that an ROTP application is an application for enrollment as an officer in the CAF and even though the CAF wants you to have a degree, that's actually kind of secondary.  First...

Apparently the Chelengk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelengk), created by the Ottomans centuries ago, sometimes had a clockwork incorporated into it so the "feathers" could turn and reflect sunlight in order to sparkle.

Good (until somebody else resurrects it...)!  None of these proposals were anything more than "CD Lite."

I'm assuming that it was your smart phone that took away your morals?

Gee, never heard that one before... ::)

I can't speak to chat, because I haven't used it for a long time, but I've been initialling using my middle and last names for my entire career (35+ years).  When I use me full signature I use, "G.D. Pusser," but when I simply initial something, I use, "DP."  It really doesn't matter what you...

If you're not going into a program that simply isn't offered at RMC, I wouldn't bother.  Trying to tell the system that you don't feel the premier route into the system is good enough (or that you're to good for it), isn't exactly setting yourself up for selection. When I applied, I made it...

The real question now is how does Trudeau address this without offending somebody?  The true skill of his spin doctors will be put to test!