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Ironic, isn't it? (i.e. due to political correctness, certain Dom Ops will be swept under the carpet ... ) It certainly seems contrary to the principles of honours and awards: QR&O 18 (e) equitability - non-recognition of this factor could produce the negative effect of dissatisfaction rather...

Or, as my friend the avid hunger says ... "It's all about the rack" (darn - there's no well-endowed smiley face ...)  ;) :o :-* >:D

Yes, As I pointed out, it's important to know when and where it's appropriate ... (and, so far so good ... almost 28 years without getting "an overt reminder back" ...)  :P

It's true that almost everybody has earned their rank, and therefore deserve to be addressed by their rank and surname.  We also know that when you don't know somebody's surname, you address them solely by their rank (and not "Hey, You!") - at the other end of the spectrum, the use of a...

Amen, brother.

On my second visit to Vimy, some locals tried to steal my car (it had GB plates, since I was living in England at the time).  When the local police realised I wasn't British, but Canadian, they became incensed - they were angrier than I was! Anyway ... I digress ... here's a Sun article on this...

Hmmm ... as I've just discovered (by accident); On March 29, 1909, a Member of Parliament, George Foster, introduced a resolution in the House of Commons calling for the establishment of a Canadian Naval Service. The resolution was not successful; however, on January 12, 1910, the government of...

It's also worth pointing out these numbers are Army only - the RCAF didn't exist, and the RCN was still in its' infancy - plus, Canada's population was only 7,879,000 as compared to today's 31,946,316 (from [urlStatistics Canada]http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/98-187-XIE/pop.htm[/url])...

280.b.  Your five-year-old asks you to teach him how to salute ... (true story)

I had to give this one some thought ... In Afghanistan, the problem I faced was this: On two occasions, my pistol holster fell off ... one time, whilst shaking hands with a Wakil (I felt like I was in a Peter Sellers movie, scooping up my pistol and blushing ...) So, what to do ... ? Some folks...

I truly respect the fact that you feel so strongly about this topic. Equally, so do I.  Unfortunately, we're on diverging approaches ... (i.e. I got shot at on a Dom Op, and you've "been on the other side" with vol firefighters) Notwithstanding the irrefutable point that honours and awards, in...

You mean like these ... ? http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/other/preph.htm

Unfortunately, the Canadian Forces College "Spotlight On Military News" has taken a hit. As a result, it's no longer available on weekends or holidays, and is only being updated during "normal" office hours (i.e. previously, it was manually updated in the wee hours of the morning, which enabled...

Thank goodness your comments prompted me to return and re-read the original post to the very end ... (i.e. my eyes started to glaze over as I thought "Oh, great - another study that marginalises fathers ...") However, when I returned and saw the part about play-fighting ... my jaw dropped. You...

As a reality check (even though I despise the federal Liberal Party ...) Your closing comment reminded me of the exodus from the Conservatives when Kim Campbell was PM ... which should only go to remind all of us that there are probably opportunists in every political party who would place party...

Bang on, Heathan!   I'm only a youngster, but there were still Korean War vets in The Regiment when I joined (and the young pups didn't beak off to them ...) However, as noted in the Regimental History, there is a parallel phenomenon to "skill fade" - I'd like to coin the phrase "respect fade"...

Don't worry, pal - I once had a friend who edumacated me about Aurora's - I'm not suggesting the SAR birds or Buffalo/Otter replacements would even attempt to mow the ASW lawn! However, in general, I'm willing to "take a step back" and have a second look at a bunch of stuff ... For example -...

Apparently you're still a "Newbie" to the Army (i.e. a Private Recruit). So, I'm going to politely give you an extremely pointed hint ... Go talk to your Section Commander, or the next higher person in your Chain of Command - let them deal with this problem. I have a hunch that somebody from...

Apologies if I oversimplify, but ... In a discussion with my light blue brethren, we concluded that it makes sense to prepare for Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) by maintaining a peacetime SAR capability.  Also - unlike the US Coast Guard, the Canadian CG is not an "armed service" - it's a union...

Hmmm ... apparently, the spell checker is on drugs ... :blotto: (i.e. it doesn't discriminate between "take/took" and ...)