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I'm in somewhat of the same boat.  I've been doing the battle fitness test (13 km ruck etc) for the last five years, and now find I can't do the express test due to my knees.  I have had my med cat changed as I blew my knees on duty, but with the new regulations DND seems to have changed the...

Jack Layton's big advantage is that he can target an interest group and promise them anything in exchange for their votes.  The NDP will never form a government and are a lot like the cheapskate nations that promise one thing and then expect the Anglosphere to do the real heavy lifting. Our...

In military terms common law and marriage are exactly the same.  Interestingly, you can be married to one person and common law with another (as my current wife was). I've been out of the life insurance business for some years, but has there been some change to revocable/non-revocable...

Obviously my knowledge of the 510 set is of little use here......

The GG unit commendation has been presented to a few Regiments recently to recognize actions overseas.  Quite rightly, too.  These awards seem to me to have a divisive effect later on as it is also an individual award.  IMHO with the number of casualties and stellar performance in Kandahar, the...

I attended the grad parade of Bold Eagle in 1999.  Many of the families and elders were present, and I their pride was quite apparant.  It was also quite clear that the recruits had put a lot of effort into the training.  They retained their cultural background to be sure, but I also believe...

At this time one of my secondary duties is to pick up and drop off the mail twice a day.  I have to pick it up and then deliver it to the sections who also have most of their administrative staff on leave.  As I'm a dedicated and on the ball soldier, I try and get it right to an individual, not...

It's simply too bad that the writers at the Star aren't smart enough to understand such a 'complex' issue.  But just because they can't figure it out doesn't mean that others can't.... Almost wrote a letter to the editor to that effect, but then said 'why bother?'.

No, certainly not extradinory; over 1,000,000 troops were told to pack it in.... my father included, with 4 years war services at triple time... that's 12 years pensionable.  With a bit of PTSD, the government can finally suck it up, buttercup.

This should be of huge interest to all who were forcebily demobilized after the war.

"Any respect I have had for any professional associations has been flushed down the toilet." This has been my opinion for years now, let alone the time it takes to receive credit for overseas training.  In my view it's a union 'closed shop' and extends to how universities treat credits from...

'Vitamin K' when I can get it, usually just in Europe...

Sounds like a quest for the elusive 'fruit salad'.  Now if they'll only issue medals for the hellish TDs to Shilo and Wainwright I'll be happy!  How about the RV and bar awards?

"Amps go to 11", but then you have problems eating the round meat with the square bread.... it's just a travesty, you know.  Don't touch the guitar.  Don't even look at it!

Tendering for Liberal Ad agencies and the Gun Registry were done so honest and above board that we should trust them now.  I think we should should consider a tender for Airbus 400s, now that the 350s have been cancelled.  Maybe Liberal MPs should be paid with IOUs from my bank.... (I could be...

On the NCO side, Infantry leadership courses can be brutal as well.  On one course 15 of 18 failed which resulted in a Regimental inquiry.  On another course I instructed on only 5 passed out of 65!  These failure rates are far above any reasonable standard and are seriously disruptive to units...

I'm corrected, thanks for the info.  Still a good read.

A few years ago I was interviewing a potential recruit and started to query him about his drug use.  Went down the list : cocaine, no; hallucinogenics (LSD, must have 10 years since last use), no; marijuana (experimental only, more than one year acceptable), YES; When was the last time you...

Actually the name of the book is the Devil's Brigade.  It covered German WW2 vets who enlisted with the FFL and were sent to French Indo China as part of Mech Group 100.  I believe they suffered over 80% attrition in a three month period, something the US should have been paying more attention...

All DND is to the Government, in the end, is a PR tool.  Right now we are highly visible due both to A-stan and the presence of the charismatic Gen Hillier.  We're still viewed as a big, slow and fat target by the pols and will be the first to be cut  So either we'll get new planes pronto or it...