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Understood, but I have to let you know that we all learn from these types of comments based on perception.  An outside view can sometimes work wonders, and resolve issues.  Like I stated, it was not an MP bash.  A lot of MPs have forgotten what the M stands for, and thats the issue.  Spec pay...

Before anyone believes there is a possibility of MPs having the ability to go straight into the RCMP, there are other things to consider.  Now, this is not meant to be a bash MP thing, but my observations of MPs at work lead me to believe that they will only hinder the RCMP.  They are not...

Media or no media, who really cares.  If there is no story they will make one.  They have their orders much the same as we have ours.  Now, staying in ones lanes, and gag orders and all this other talk is fine.  But remember that this is a open source website, anyone can see it.  We preach about...

Do not fear the PLQ mods.  Show up and you have already passed the course.  Unfotunatley, the forever changing methods and ideas as how we should train JNCOs has left the actual course somewhat lacking in hardness.  The intergration of all services  and trades on 1-5 has enabled networking time...

This rugby thing is going great, with lots of participation and interest.  Well done Dave.  But I think we, the Bde, should partner it up with an inter unit cricket comp.  Bloody marvellous game, and a nice break from rugger on those really hot days.  What say you?

Oi, watch the cricket comments.  Not our problem Canadians have difficulty picking it up, eh.  Stick to a nice girly sport like hockey, and leave the violent sports like cricket to us crims from down under.

If these are going to home addresses, how did they get that info?  Someone on the inside maybe. 

And I leave again tomorrow  for a few days.  At least I got guys like you there, I think.  COme on dude, stop busting my balls, Bill already near killed me this morning.  More scuffs on my knees than you after a friday night on 116th Ave. Kiwi

I thought it was second string second row...must have been that knock I gave ya in practice.

A 'no-hook gunner' is more thsan capable to do a shift in the turret without guidance.  If he is'nt, then he shouldn't be over there in the first place.  To say that a no- hook Pte needs constant supervision does little to develop their potential.  As for people sleeping in their vehicles, each...

Why are we so afraid of being like the Americans?  They are a fine fighting force whom we have ridiculed before for no reason.  So they have smarter looking dress uniforms than we do, maybe we could take a hint from them to fix the blandness of ours.

I-6, what are there ideas on air sentry guys?  You are in a unique position to see this on a reg basis.  Can you get me a couple pics of this so I can take to my higher? Thanks dude

Agreed.  We had issues with the thermal in the heat during ths summer, which in some cases the Mk 1 eyeball a lot better.  The other thing is, and I am sure you will agrre, when you are up and observing, you get that 'gut feel' when something is about to happen.  The guys sitting in the back...

We too had a couple of dudes hit by a barrel after a jundi truck swerved at them.  But we kept them up regardless of this.  When we were ambushed they were able to return a high volume of fire at areas the barrel couldn't depress to engage.  In other contacts the soldiers were able to enage...

Forget LAV III with a TOW on the turret.  Never going to happen, and thats it.  As for the M113, yes, the argument for is a good one, and so are the arguments against.  At the ened of the day you have to be able to get top the fight, fight it, and then either get out or push forward again.  M113...

But I am guessing that once the plant has finished with the Strykers and whatever other orders they have, they have the capability to revert back to the Canadian LAV III.  Its business, right.  Don't bite the hand that feeds ya, and the yanks spend more than we do, so why stop production to...

I believe that  when he talked about replacing the LAVs in Afghanistan, his intent was to replace them with LAVs from Canada, not purchase brand new vehicles.  They would come back to Edmonton and be worked on.  And when their replacements needed to be worked on the cycle would repeat itself...

Best way, head down, ass up, one foot in front of the other and watch your arcs.

The questions about securing and the heat exhaustion are relevant.  I do not know the answers, hence the question.  They are very relevant points when planning for operations in Afghanistan.  When we had our fight at the white school we had lots of heat casulties, the ANP run away, and artillery...

Or so we think.  Did you guys actually secure the school that day or did you have to withdraw due to casulties?  And what problems did you experiance with heat exhaustion?