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Freudian slip perhaps?  ;D It is quite interesting to hear what you have said recceguy, because from what I have read in the media (Time and Macleans in the dentist whilie my wife had surgery), and the analysis put forth by the US government on what had occurred, the mayor and governor, while...

Gunner, I think the comparison is being made to compare GMLRS effects of precision with those of the Air Force, which may very well be a valid question. In this day and age of the force employment concept where we want to strike and shape the enemy before we overmatch with direct fires, the...

Just hoping to clarify a couple of things: - there are only six M777 being purchased on the IOR.  Any further purchases must be made through the regular procurement process.  Further, the FIFC has determined that a mounted capability is the future for indirect fire in Canada.  The M777 is the...

Historical note, the FOOs during the Falklands had to do a fair amount of "section attacks" to establish OPs.  The Argentinian observers liked the same high features.  Before deploying to the Balkans I ran through said drills with my party until we had them cold as we may have had to do the...

Just a shot in the dark, because he was a stand up guy... Viscount Byng?

Randolph Churchill Son of the elder statesman.

The M Triple 7 purchase is for only six guns.  It is an Immediate Operational Requirement for Afghanistan is not directly tied to the future of the field artillery. There is no official plan afoot right now to outfit a battery, or more than one battery, in each regiment with the M Triple 7...

Emphasis mine. That is too great a generalisation.  I have worked with US forces in both the Balkans and Afghanistan, and trained with the USMC MAWTS-1 in Yuma.  Our systems vary in many ways so to say that a US Captain has more practical experience is like saying that a Canadian Captain is far...

If we are ever allowed to wear them again. As for the green beret, the MPs and Armour are not the only ones with a history of colour in their beret.  Unfortunately, Arty council keeps rejecting the Midnight Blue beret for gunners due to the cost of issuing every gunner a new beret.

I got all your criteria except one. Rod Steiger joined the US Navy.  He fought in the Pacific.  He was in the Longest Day with all your aforementioned actors.  He turned down the role of Patton in the eponymous film. I just can't get his age when he joined the Navy. If I'm right, next one.  A...

I have recently completed AOC and the documentation one gets in Kingston highlights on several occasions that we who graduate get the qualification "plsc".  I know that this is the short form for "Passed Land Staff Course".  However, I have not been able to get a clear understanding of why these...

Got this in my inbox.  I just had to share it.  I know some don't like AOLspeak, but it adds to the humour.

Yeah before you know it, someone might actually think this stuff is true. Just a question, why is the attitude to slam people who challenge "facts" that are obviously wrong.  The type of drivel that gets passed around the internet on a regular basis and accepted by the unwary can be dangerous. ...

Regarding artillery lanyards being white:  when I was in the UK the Master Gunner of the School commented that the white stems from the fact that the lanyards were made from the ropes from ships, which were bleached white by salt and sun.  I have no reference, just an RSMs comment. I know of an...

About brokerage fees:  one option UPS can give you is to go to Canada Customs yourself and pick up your item.  The brokerage fee is the fee for having them clear your entire shipment through customs, applying applicable duties, and assessing taxes.  If you don't like UPS brokering your item...

This discussion reminds me of when I was in the Balkans.  One soldier tried debating with every senior officer he came across as to why he deserved more "danger pay" than the rad ops, clerks and QM personnel in our camp.  He even pursued with Comd NCE at the time. As we were doing our workup...

The imagery on Google Earth is all commercial satellite imagery that has been ordered and paid for by a customer, and the imagery is now being used by Google. The majority of the Globe is at about 10 - 15 metre resolution.  Interestingly enough, most of the bases in Canada are at about 2 metre...

In defence of Max Hastings, his book on the Falklands War was superb.  He was there, and he offers an excellent platoon/company level description of the war.  But, you would be 100% correct if you said that you had to find other sources for the higher levels though. I enjoy him as much as I...

I find it interesting that the Crest for the GCS has been designed with an eagle, while the tri-service badge was designed with an albatross. For those that are wondering, I have been told by my air force brothers that the albatross is the emblem because it spends more time flying than on the...

Desmond Morton has an excellent account of unification, right from the motives of Paul Hellyer to the impact on the CF as a whole into the 1980s.  I would highly recommend you getting it from a library (I'm not going to do your research)...