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There is a big hole in our training - financial management.  As a coy clerk I've had more than a few soldiers re-sign because they bought a car they could ill afford.  I just retired with $80,000 in my RRSP, btw.

The CVSM was not awarded for 18 Months away from home.  Get your fact straight!!!!

Then why am I seeing more and more Army personnel with beards, some of questionable taste that would not have been allowed 20 years ago?!?

The number of Canadians who served in the US forces for Viet Nam is actually about 60,000.  Many painters of the Viet Nam memorial acknowledge this, as with the sea of American flags there's usually a few Maple Leafs.  A very touching thought. To imagine some magnitude of the 60,000, consider...

We'll never make anybody happy with this one, and it always has been this way.  My father in law had his WW2 medals stolen.  He had spent almost 9 months in the Atlantic and Pacific but had neither star.  He had 'only' 150 days in the Atlantic so he didn't qualify.  However, if he had six months...

Just an old fashioned love song - Three Dog Night, about 1971 +/-

Just retired (32 yrs) and moved to the US to follow the wife.  I only have an L2 designation so can't work yet, playing at house husband.  Been told up to 2 months for first pension payment!  And they have to re-enter my banking that I've had for 20 years.....

"Permanent Army Reserve"?  There's an oxymoron.  Chuckles.

Family is indeed one of the major reasons for my release after 25+ years.  When deployed overseas or on real ops there was no problem.  Too many of my kids birthdays I've missed for no good reasons.  As both my parents and in laws were getting older I pleaded for a posting nearer them.  Being...

I recall training on weeknights and weekends on at least three ambitious combat related courses that took a huge commitment.  About three quarters of the way thru on each we were told "course cancelled due to 1.  We haven't recv auth to give the qual;  2.  We don't have the ammo; or 3.  We've...

Both Watts and Lumens are metric.  Nowhere in the referenced article does it mention 'changing to metric' or 'going to metric', so I'm not sure where you get the byline 'Light bulbs going "metric"'. But when you find out let me know.

This scenario sounds so 836ish..... but we've done it to ourselves.

I've lost my battle over the over-priced flight that I must pay for.  I intend to book my own DIT (destination inspection trip) and if I book in good time the price will only be about $600.  I won't even bother with IRPP as the CO has the authority to sign my leave pass. I hate to continue, but...

LOL, just had to post - "TOWING the Party line" - that must be some big boat she's driving.....

Our military pension suffers 'the clawback' as it's under the onerous restrictions of the CPP, not a stand own entity.  That's the way it was written on unification 40 years ago. On a different note, I have the option of taking my measely pension of $2090/month immediately, or a transfer value...

I have a complaint entered with IRPP as well.  I've completed 25+ so entitled to 'the full meal deal'.  Wifey moved to the US to work (with a 50% raise) and we're building there.  I've travelled four times in the last nine months at a cost of 700-900 return, average 750.  IRPP says they'll only...

This makes a lot of sense.  For years we've been paying people to come to Canada and foster their culture without any loyalty to this country.  Giving these Afghanis a fast track is the smarth thing to do.

In all my decades instructing both RegF and Res I kept one simple rule - look but don't ever touch because nothing good can ever come of it.  And I have seen some strange sht.

The suggestion of a shadow box is an exellent one.  I already have enough medals to wear, my father's WW2 and grandfathers WW1 medals would be a gaudy display indeed! Fortunately I have three children... that leaves one to carry and display my father-in- law's medals as well. I think that's the...

China's call for an artificial reserve currency is so ludicrous to be funny.  The US Dollar is just that for several reasons - it's very liquid and convertable, and the Americans have a vested (very) interest in maintaining the value of the currency. The Chinese are free to hold any currency...