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So.. sorry for the necropost but I thought I would update it and seek the opinion of the masses. Bumped into said former colleague a few weeks ago, and over a coffee asked 'hey did you ever send off for the SM like I said you should' he said he hummed and hawed about it for a while but finally...

In my limited experience, yes... 10% as an initial assessment/acknowledgement, a further review at 6 months. I think I can confim what blackberet17 is telling us, having had 2 disability awards, 3 years apart. First one, in 2012, took ages, well beyond the 'service standard' for what was...

Oh to be a fly on the wall then....

I agree with quite a bit of this. A small c conservative for most of my adult life (teenage flirtation with Rage Against The Machine-style Marxism notwithstanding), I've only found myself more and more disappointed with the Tories of late. This is the party of Cheryl Gallant for Pete's sake...

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There was a tweet somewhere mentioning a national broadcast in October, but for the life of me I can't find it. Looking forward to seeing it, I worked with Louie in 2010 and he graciously invited me to the premiere. I'll post a review on here.

Unfortunately, the devil is in the detail, as I humourously elaborated on earlier. If you can't get the look and feel of a particular time frame in history right, what chance have you of convincing anyone who had actually been there. If someone asks me for a recommendation of a film that best...

Was their technical advisor a Malaysian dishwasher from the Burj Al Khalifa in Dubai (no offensive to any Malaysian dishwashers on army.ca)? No right thinking, grapefield leaping, IED dodging outside-the-wire panjwai cowboy would ever look at them, with every single piece of kit shiny, brand...

Nice little surprise today, and on my birthday no less. Get home to see a voicemail asking me to call someone at VAC. Call em up, get told a favourable decision has been reached (today in fact) and what I would be expecting and how to go about accessing it, plus the $500 for financial advice...

Interesting, I haven't even heard back saying they had received my e-mail, let alone were doing anything about it. That being said, it is that time of year.

How long does it normally take for the ombudsman office to get back to you?

Applied 10 April for a MH claim....Was told 16 weeks from 17 April for a decision - last friday in other words...Monday send a secure message asking for an update, find that my profile has been updated saying that the application is at Step 3, and that as it is over 16 weeks I should expect a...

Good day, I've moved a little closer to the big smoke and was looking for some part time work to bring in some extra dough. I recall seeing an article a while ago about a Toronto-area reservist who worked in the film industry and set up a company providing military/tactical extra's for movies...

Not really.... I commuted to Pet from Deep from 07-13 and then started commuting to Ottawa.... this was either in a Hyundai Accent or Toyota Yaris (to save on gas obviously). Not once did I go in the ditch...get stuck...or otherwise wipe out, no matter what the weather was. Saw plenty of...

Hang on. You mean to tell me that a Division Commander has to approve movement of troops using vehicles designed to carry troops? The mind boggles.

mariomike - I retracted my statement about the MOHLTC/Base Hospitals being on board. It was told to me secondhand by someone and when called out by you, couldn't find any statements (from a third party) that confirmed it. First off, yes I am in the IAFF/OPFFA, HOWEVER.... I pay the dues, and...

The Fraser Institute report has been debunked as using incorrect data on the actual number of firefighters. Margaret Wente only seems to post articles like those in election years. Never mind her journalistic credibility is junk anyways. *Retracted* Just my 2c.

And for some depressing reading: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/healing-soldiers/blast-force.html

I understand that 13 years is not necessarily a long time in medical terms, especially in epidemiological terms, however the US has done research that far outstrips ANYTHING the canadian medical community has done (ie nothing of note). If they are only starting to notice these side effects in...

Hi, I've sent a PM. In summary, the effects were a mix of mental/physical. Started off with consistent headaches, I was in 2 IED strikes (<6m away from both, no physical injuries) where I 'saw stars', didn't lose conciousness but felt numb and dizzy and nauseaus afterwards, plus got hit with a...