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... you mean, "back when Centurion was a rank, not a tank" ... ?  :P

re: online dating NOW you tell me ... (i.e. my friends made me promise to NEVER go on a blind date ever again, after I ended up being stalked ... now referred to as the infamous "Shallow Hal" incident ...)

Thanks for the attribution! "In the World War, nothing was more dreadful to witness than a chain of men starting with a battalion commander and ending with an army commander sitting in telephone boxes ... talking, talking, talking in place of leading, leading, leading." Major-General J.F.C...

Yup - it's a recurring theme ...

Golly Gee ... apparently other countries know how to SPEED UP their acquisition process ... (but, of course ... the "experts" will find countless ways of telling us why Canada and Australia can't "partner up" on their purchases ... like, for example:  "... an Aussie ship wouldn't be acceptable...

Just like real life, if somebody said "It's fun to jump off a cliff" ... would you? In real life, some impressionable people do. Thus, just like in real life, it's sometimes necessary to say "Shut up.  Sit down.  Listen and learn." -  in the interest of brevity, both in real life and here - due...

CFC (also commonly known as "Staff College") has quite a few computers, plus it's a "Joint" (Army/Navy/Air Force) institution - thus, it actually does make sense that an ATIS could get posted there (i.e. SOMEBODY has to do all the work ... ha!) I spent four years there (on staff - not in...

Having a good chuckle at this thread (but, laughing "with" - not "at"!!!) I don't know the "magic formula", but I know how I get by from day to day ... (and, of course - everybody's different, thus there isn't just one formula ...) We know that animals can sense fear. Equally, most people have...

Yup - the antidote to recceguy's story about the Crown Royal bag ... (I still have nightmares ...)

"There are many brave and strong-minded people whom one wouldn't follow on any account - because one doesn't know what they stand for, or where they are going." "The beginning of leadership is a battle for the hearts and minds of men." "A leader must be one who can be looked up to, whose...

I'm a quote collector, therefore I'd appreciate knowing the origins of any maxims posted here. Thanks! And, under the heading of "sleepless at 0330 hrs ... again ..."

Yup (I use "dial-up" ...) - so, I found a high-speed connection and then transferred it to my home computer via USB memory stick (the REAL "best thing since sliced bread" ...) Alternatively, I start downloading stuff and then go to sleep - it's usually finished by the morning. In this...

Here is the "Letter Of The Day", and editor's reply, from today's Toronto Sun: P.S. (I called her a female mutt, but they edited that out ...)

Hmmm ... I kinda think there are modernised versions of 5BX ... (i.e. that don't require much in the way of non-human equipment ...) Heck - I've even read about American PW's in Vietnam/Hanoi Hilton who did 5BX ... but maybe that was only because their captors hadn't embraced the underwhelming...

From the original article, I note "...  The Institute for Research on Public Policy is an independent, non-profit think-tank based in Montreal. The organization is funded by an endowment fund established in the early 1970s." It sure would piss me off if it turns out IRPP is one of these...

Ya know what ... I'd like to buy General Rick a drink for this quote: "We're not the public service of Canada, we're not just another department. We are the Canadian Forces, and our job is to be able to kill people."

I'm going to pull up a chaise lounge today, some iced tea (the non-Long Island variant) and really enjoy reading this thread "cover to cover" ... Agreeing with Monseigneur LeJoint's comments re: CanadaCom and regime change (as well as Monseigneur Majoor's reference to "4th Generation Warfare")...

(catching up) - Thanks for the reminder about "Trench Broom" (although "The Equalizer" always worked for me, as far as historic references ...) And, speaking of bayonet lugs ... my fav, the Mossberg 590, used to have it (and a laser designator ... hence it became known as "The Intimidator" -...

Personally, I view the bombers as criminals who have murdered indiscriminately - there can be no honour in killing innocent civilians, and thus they are a disgrace to whatever cause they purport to serve.   I'd be tempted to agree with PM Blair's use of the term "barbarians", except that it...

Agreed, Monseigneur LeJoint ... I spit upon ASD (Alternate Service Delivery) especially when it means less bayonets ... (i.e. contractors can't do fire picquet ... nor can they pull a trigger in dire circumstances ...) However, returning to the concept of increasing the number of qualified...