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You're assuming that Canadians give a damn.  We're such a small part of the general populace that some recent surveys seem to indicate that a scary number of Canadians don't even know we exist.  Unfortunately, until Canadian force political parties to treat the Armed Forces as a serious election...

Did you miss the part where I said, "Although an ROTC officer can go on to a full career in the US Armed Forces,...?"  Being on full time active service doesn't mean they're not Reserve officers.  We have Reserve officers in the Canadian Forces who have effectively completed full careers on full...

Toxic people get promoted because they get things done regardless of the pain and suffering they leave in their wake.  What the superiors can see in a toxic leader's unit is the high competition scores, the perfect records and other indications of high performance.  What the superiors don't see...

Keep in mind that ROTP in Canada meansRegularOfficer Training Program and that ROTC in the US stands for Reserve Officer Training Corps.  Although an ROTC officer can go on to a full career in the US Armed Forces, they remain Reserve officers which has certain implications with regard to career...

It wasn't that long ago that Bulgaria was one of "them" on the other side of the wall.  Until 1991, they were a full-fledged member of the Warsaw Pact, NATO's direct rival.  Notwithstanding that they are now a NATO member, they still have a recent history of being the "enemy."  At the very...

Every base, except Toronto is still in use (it really would be difficult to get rid of the naval ones).  However, every ship except ORIOLE has now been sent to scrap or has become a marine park.  I still say it's all coincidence...

A very good question.  There is no doubt that it is far easier to become an officer in the CAF if you are an 18 year old kid, fresh out of high school, than a more mature individual with both life and military experience.  I once recommended a top notch petty officer for commissioning, but he...

As a general rule, you are applying for entry into the Canadian Forces under an officer entry plan.  That's the first part.  After you have been accepted into ROTP, THEN the CAF will decide where you go.  The first choice is always RMC, unless the program that the CAF wants you to pursue (our...

I understood what you were getting at.

Sadly, I fear we have lost our institutional sense of humour about stuff like that.  This would have the makings of a fine tradition if enough folks get behind it.

Perhaps, the medical officers not drawing swords thing is as much as a myth as medical personnel not handling weapons?  At one point in the Royal Navy, surgeons actually carried a specific pattern of sword, unique to them.

I've known two Jews in the CAF.  One was a Reservist and the other a Dental officer.  I don't think they were the only ones though...

I had good fun hanging out with the British Army years ago.  I played rugby with a Scots Guards officer who was always impeccably dressed and who (rumour had it - he never told me this) had never actually drawn his army salary.  Apparently, many officers who come from the highest of the upper...

My little story actually occurred in a 280... On another note, it is worth mentioning that although the XO is second in command of the ship, HODs only report to him/her on administrative issues.  On operational matters, all HODs report directly to the CO (and the wise ones make sure they keep...

In the Navy, position is generally more important than rank.  Although the ship's establishment tends to put personnel of appropriate rank into positions, the posting plot does not always cooperate.  However that doesn't change the relationship.  The captain of a ship is still the captain, even...

Not true at all.  There are "preferred" and "acceptable" degrees.  When I became a LogO, most liberal arts degrees were at least "acceptable," but that changed a few years ago, when the Branch decided that they would only accept degrees in related fields (e.g. commerce, business, accounting...

Not generally.  They only have the specs on the occupations they are currently studying and they get them from the occupation managers.  At least that was how we did it when I worked there.

Not sure that the Director Personnel Generation Requirements will be of much help to you. They have nothing to do with the questions you are asking

Grossly unprofessional, uninformed #$%&wad who should never have been in that position in the first place as he obviously had few, if any, leadership qualities.

Notice how it's the Navy guys who are telling folks how to defend themselves against excessive or unwarranted payments for lost kit? Coincidence, or are we just nicer?  ;D