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Africa did not just become this way on their own. True, they were undeveloped, by our standards, for much of history. This could be attributed to a number of natural factors: lack of navigable rivers, a long, straight coastline rather than inlets and penninsulas like Europe that percluded...

Actually it was the Federal Communications Commission that has made a number of rulings that made it clear that a movie like SPR - which has swearing, violence, and gore - is inappropriate for prime time TV. Some ABC affiliates chose to carry it, some chose not too. The ones that chose not too...

UBC in Vancouver, Political Science - a fair chunk of which has been paid for with Militia money, an overseas tour, and education reimbursement.

I believe the Iraqi Government has made requests to the UN, the EU, and the international community in general for more troops. The US has certainlt let it be known they they're looking for more troops. Would, or could, we participate? Thats a politically dangerous question, and I would suspect...

Monkhouse, I would say that dealing with an ice storm, or other disaster relief, is a grey area that our indvidual combat arms skills usually do not usually apply too (major exceptions being Engineers), but that we are called on to do due to the overall nature of our organization. In that...

I wouldn't sell the CF so short Canuck_25. I too am interested in the oppurtunities available in the British Army, but I've done some time in the Canadian Reserves, worked with Cdn Reg Force, Brits, and a few others, and I think its dangerous to place the Brits on a pedestal and assume the CF is...

By the same logic, then, a police officer could move laterally into the military. An inspector could become a Company Commander, a police sergeant become a section commander, an RCMP supervisor could become a Brigade Commander. Same thing, no? There are too many specialist skills involved in...

Truly embarassing.... so much for Canada's non-combatant evacuation capability. So yes, thank-you France. How come no one is calling the Government on this? The complete inability to protect Canadians abroad seems like a pretty big breach of the supposed aims of the military. What else are we...

We used to do ruck and webbing marches through Granville Island in Vancouver, with weapons, radios, etc. Don't think that went over well, we don't seem to do that anymore, although the ruck marches and runs around False Creek were quite nice. Even in Halifax, doing PT around the Commons or...

Hey, Pieman, any word on why they shut down recruiting Commonwealth citizens?

Really? Damn... when I was sworn in I had street clothes on, as did the other half dozen guys there, and the Lt that did was in combats. It was at the regimental colours, which was the only real touch of formality. Personally, for me, the swearing in was pretty meaningless. No one else from my...

12 x Sea Cans of Cheese 10 x Pallets of Wine 2 White flags per soldier 1 x Ivorian uniform per man for when they change sides after the surrender I hear they've already begun their super base, in a deep valley, inaccessible from the outside, and overlooked by high hills. 8) Ok, seriously...

Civie: "babykiller! fascist pig!" Soldier1: "Babykiller? nah, I'm the rapist. he's the babykiller. get it right." (points at Soldier 2) ;D I've been called a babykiller, a fascist, a right wing nutcase, a psycho, etc., but only on the uni campus. Off campus, its just strange looks and a lack...

In regards to the concern over the Navy becoming simply a taxi service, I'm reminded of a statement by Admiral Fisher, commander of the Royal Navy before WW1 and creator of the Dreadnought - it was something along the lines of "The Army is simply another weapon fired by the Navy"  ;D I'll try...

I've gotten the PEP reimbursement for 2 years of university, and it was the worst run program I've ever seen, bureacracy and the army at their worst. Very discouraging. The people running it (from the unit clerk to the BPSO) had no idea what was going on, and paperwork dragged forever (one year...

canuck_25- Can you forward me the email address for Mrs Bradbury or the Overseas Recruiting Cell? I'd like to confirm this independently. [email protected] I was standing in a British recruiting office in London 5 months ago, and being Canadian wasn't even an issue worth mentioning then, it...

Wow, there's a lot of great ideas and a lot of original work going on in this thread. Very impressive. The thread began with discussing overall defence policy, in the form of a White Paper, and has gotten more and more detailed. I'd like to back things up a bit to the macro, long-term strategic...

After tour (Roto 11) last year we were briefed on the many education packages and benefits available to us as returning soldiers. However, as I understood it at the time, all of those education subsidies/bursaries/reinbursements were only for soldiers with a lot more Class C time/time in than I...

Submarines are of course a valuable part of naval warfare, and a requirement for a serious Navy. And, no one can doubt the proffessionalism and dedication of the sailors who man them. However.... We have three submarines, which at some point, someone made the decision to purchase. At some...

Why did these men have to be dead in order for ther accomplishments to be valued and applauded? Why do they as Canadian soldiers only get respect in death? I mourn for those soldiers and their families and comrades. However, the media frenzy around this is disgusting. Suddenly everyone is the...