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The War Museum made the same mistake a few years ago. I pointed out the error to the staff and when I was at the museum a couple of months ago I noticed they had corrected the error.

Touché!

I think the Canada is the outlier. I picked navies from around the world and they all have some sort of variable of the square rig for their junior sailors. They are not for kids or for costumes. Ukraine UK Thailand Nigeria Argentina USA

I think a jacket for the MS and below that had a square rig flair to it would be fantastic. But then again, I'm just an old fossil screaming at Moby Dick as it smashes my whaler!!

Was anyone happy with the Rifle Green unibag that was introduced in 1968? Has anyone been happy with what we've been given since? DEU was a bit of a half assed attempt to right some wrongs. Finally, uniforms have evolved over the centuries and will continue to evolve and the changes will...

So which statement is true? The Navy has an Air Force problem. The Air Force has a maritime problem. The CAF has an Air Power problem.

I remember the HS Symposiums but never went. We were never encouraged to go and in hindsight that was very shortsighted thinking. It seems to me that at times the Air Det was an inconvenience to the ships company and we still treat the air asset on our ships as something to be tolerated and not...

I remember getting to Fraser in 1991 and thinking “I read Hunt for Red October while hauling grain during harvest a dozen times. I now realize that Canada was sending its sailors to a needless death if the balloon went up during the height of the Cold War.”

Off topic somewhat: The Sea King/EH 101/Cyclone saga would make Pentagon Wars look like a case study of proper procurement management. But this is Canada, a nation that never holds anyone to account for boondoggles, scandals, business screw-ups or even Mass Murder (Portapique) . Where other...

No shyte. What did the line cost? 30B? Maybe we should build the NW one?

Re: FN support. It seems our National media and anti pipeline folks only like to talk to hereditary chiefs because they reflect their ideals. We rarely hear from FN folks who support development. Are they scared to talk? Are there FN businesses who just keep their heads down? I don’t know. When...

It can be just as crappy at buoy J

Here is the route a tanker has to take from Burnaby to Buoy J and the Pacific, And here is the route a tanker would take to get from Prince Rupert to the Pacific. Which one do you think is safer?

^^ I’m poking a bit of fun at your argument. There are a lot of folks, not just in the military could lose a few lbs and we should be more stringent on maintenance of our standards. But there are a lot of instances when we interact with civilians where full parade dress is too much but field...

Pete? Are you LARPING as a Canadian?

Was it the VanDoos or the RCR who patrolled the streets during Trudeau Pere's War Measures Act?

The wife and I watched about half of Trump's address to the sailors and marines. We both commented that he seemed to maintain the aim of the event (The 250th anniversary of the creation of the USN) and didn't riff too much off script. But then to be honest he might of escaped the compound during...

Watching Trump at Norfolk for the celebration of the 250 anniversary of the USN. It’s funny and at the same time terrifying to watch.