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I have no clue as to the general. But in the spirit of keeping such a good thread alive with good military-esque trivia... Who was the only cast member of the TV series M*A*S*H to have served in Korea (albeit not during the war)?

I was seeing Kermit the Frog.

Try this one 44 °27'10.16"N  3 ° 0'9.95"E Then spin the view so that West is to the top.  What do you see?  ;D

You are indeed correct.  In my excitement of typing in a question (actually, I was more excited that the question previous was one I knew I had the answer for) I goofed in the wording.  But at least the truth is out  ;D.

The Spanish Royal Guard consisted of four companies.  They were Spanish, Italian, Flemish and American. I knew I had the answer somewhere, I just had to look it up in a book. :) My question, a 2 parter: 1.  What was the battle during the War of 1812 that prompted the American General to cry...

You are indeed correct with your assessment of how the rules go.  But you have had the recent experiences too. However, that being said, there is some scope for flexibility built in.  If the time for training is protracted, ie phase training over three successive summers, there can be a...

Ahh Shilo. Spent many a good year there. How is life in the Regiment?

Yeah, my title gets around.  That's me. Unfortunately, my wife and I are not going to the harvest dinner...other engagements. I'm sure we'll meet soon. :)

I don't think we have met.  But I had the troop your husband has from 2002 to 2004.  He and I have communicated about UAV issues at length. Looking forward to meeting you.

Nema, Gunner. He is another fella, with whom I work.

As it sits right now, there will be no STA equipment for a few years, and the organisations for the batteries are somewhat based upon conjecture. There has been talk of reserve STA tasks, but there is no equipment budgeted at the moment.  However, that is today, talk to  me in about six months...

I remember something like this from a recent viewing of the "History Channel". Was it a set of plans or a prototype of the Enigma machine, supplied by some Polish agents?

Actually, the training is considerably different for firing Excalibur.  Although it is mostly on the CP end, the gun end has some different drills too.  I suspect that our good brothers in Gunnery Training Battery will figure out how to train without using the real thing (aside from the three we...

No takers on this one so far... A quick link to the picture is here http://www.sarvaofcanada.ca/sarva/currie/pic3.jpg Images were captured by St Stollery who was awarded the MM and Lt Grant who was awarded the MC for their roles in the action.

What Bomber has stated is entirely correct.  But added to that: - three new FOO parties per battery (including the STA Battery) - increased battery FSCC size - fully manned command post and recce positions. The intent behind the 4 gun battery is that our reserve brothers can fulfill the...

Police forces will conduct a "work to rule" campaign that, although they will respond to emergencies, they will not conduct routine work, such as vandalism investigations, traffic duty etc. The Dutch Union system is rather bitter sweet.  I got to work quite extensively in Kabul over my first...

To back up George Wallace's point, All the imagery that google is using is civilian imagery.  We in the CF do not have satellites at our beck and call and as our brothers and sisters in D Space D will tell you, the commerical satellite industry is booming. Look at the imagery of Kabul, and...

To expand upon your point, the mortar capability is being maintained, with a significant amount of the regimental training bill dedicated to maintaining the capability.  If a mission comes up where mortars are the system that best suit the tasks, then mortars it shall be.  It is just that at the...

Don't have a clue for the Velikiye Luki question. My next question, one that I can't seem to google, but have found in a book: During the struggle to hold onto St bert-sur-Dives, Maj David Currie was awarded the VC.   This action was caught on film by an army camera crew in still and motion...

Not me, buddy. Our colleague, my replacement, has the honour of attending. Cheers