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It’s easy when your competition is Buffy’s.

^^^This. The part of the national consciousnes/pride that isn’t defined by “The Best Healthcare System in the World (TM)” is HNIC.

Come to think of it, I do remember that.

Good point about floating the idea now. I don’t recall there being much success with engagement with the west coast 280s. IIRC, this was late ‘90s. Maybe too little too late. I don’t remember any indigenous involvement when ALG paid off, but it’s been a few years.

During six years spent on and off at CFFS(E), I walked past the various ship and stone frigate crests daily that were by the Engineering Division building entrance. I thought Discovery’s from a heraldic stand point was a bit underwhelming. I mentioned it to one of my instructors who just...

'My wife said I was irritable, so I thought, “Why not cut off the dead bits myself?” So I got out the Black + Decker bench and a saw, and my wife brought me cups of tea. The thumb took two days, but eventually I got rid of all five of the ends, and the surgeon said I’d done a good job!' When...

SA80s go to Ukraine. L1A1s come out of storage (so what if they're knackered). Ok, look....58 pattern webbing. Puttees and DMS boots (ok, that's a bit much).

Done. We get to keep the badges, right?

I didn’t mean to imply that the Navy adopted a version of Army Garrison Dress, just that the Navy version was issued around the same time. From memory, the first version of NCDs were issued before Navy garrison dress and was a direct replacement for the old green work dress. The initial...

Around the same time, the RCN got the polyester version of NCDs, which on the face of it made sense. NCDs were expensive, being made from Nomex and (supposedly) fire retardant. Why wear them out on fleet school/shore postings? But, the Army version had even us nautical oxygen-thieves...

I like the CF green one i was issued in '85. Bring that back in black (errrr...Navy Blue). Although the RN actual blue ones look fine.

Ah, I think you're referring to the old 4 Squadron....... For the uninitiated, imagine having a 4th of your destroyer/frigate fleet devoted, for the most part, to turning out baby snotters of the NWO and Marine Engineering persuasion. This was a luxury few other navies possessed at the time...

Leftist? You forget that the island was represented by the Refoooorrrm Party (stand fast Victoria) from 1993 to the mid oughties. So maybe more contrarian than left. I would say though that Mr. Garrison and the rest of Van Isle Team Dipper aren’t going anywhere soon. Why Liz is still...

My old man used to spread that shite on toast. Didn't comprehend it then, nor now. Then again, he didn't mind wearing ammo boots.

Pandora is the epicenter for those of a tent persuasion. It has the bonus of having McD's directly across the road if one needs to drop a deuce.

For the RCN, a lot of the inland positions are there to provide some semblance of a sea/shore ratio, If only to give relief from constant pier head jumping. Of the shore positions I had outside of the Fleet School, all could have been filled far more effectively and efficiently with a civilian.

Our boarding party kit (sans Sigs, MP5s and 870s) was sourced almost entirely from MDC in the late 90s/early oughts. I concur that they’re great to work with. I think the company, or at least the storefront, appears to reside in Lizzy May’s riding. Hmm…

But bloused coveralls are the dog's danglies. I have a pic of you somewhere from 20 years ago of you looking the part :).

Remember we had a MISSILEX off of San Diego just prior to Apollo? I remember being in the wardroom for the entry force protection brief (and if I was there, so were you). Anyway, the LCdr giving the brief missed some major points. Gary wasn’t happy about it and made some fairly pointed...

Oh yeah. Doing the time warp was a mandatory requirement.