Search results

In my experience, it is highly unlikely that you will get a course like 'basic parachutist' during your first BE.  It is possible for you to get it during your second BE as you will be young enough (in theory) to maximixe the use of this qualification.  Unfortunately, the Engineers are so backed...

Diver409, You've been pretty quiet lately...where have you been? S6

Gully,     Ouch! That hurt.  Where's the love Gully?  I can recall helping a couple of guys with the 1S tables in '91, maybe one of them was even a knuckle dragging, pathfinding, plane jumping Sapper with a black eye from the 'the Forge' that I know ! Killer

Sea-dog,     Always good to see your posts, keep 'em coming!      Any "history", from an Israeli or South African perspective, you want to share with us regarding lessons learned would be appreciated. S6 Dive Army!

Was down in Toronto this week and spoke to Col Appleton.  His retirement party will be at LFCAHQ on 11 Mar 05 and will be a low-key event.  He said he is leaving on a high and is not bitter.  He will be moving to Calgary and has accepted a position with ATCO Ltd. Sapper6

Ex-Dragoon, No, I didn't, but in my profile I'm not hiding the fact that I'm an officer.  I, for one, am not staying in the military because the pay is great.  Given the fact that I have an Engineering degree, some project management experience, and quite a bit of leadership opportunities...I'm...

CTD, Well said.  My impression is that most criticism is aimed at/or comes from the Pte/2Lt pay levels.  I wholly agree that the "hypothetical" 32 yr old with a spouse and three children should not expect to be paid 'journeyman' wages when he is really an 'apprentice'.  Because you had a...

Sapper Bloggins, This is what I like to see!  The whole point of me starting this thread (it has been combined with others since) was to elicit debate.  I believe that we still have a role to play in the Canadian Army, which includes "Transformation"; however, we must be realistic that the...

Even our new CDS, Gen Hillier has come out and said that a viable 21st Century force must be Joint and that the Army must have both the Navy and Air Force to project force.  However, just like the Army is "transforming" I suspect that the Navy and Air Force may be asked to focus on different...

Scoobs, My beef has never been with the Cdn Tac Hel folks.  I've worked alongside the Tac Hel folks for the last 19 yrs and agree that our guys don't mind "roughing it" when they have to. [Aside: the popcorn machine in Wainwright with 408 THS was pushing it a bit IMHO]  Further, I would be the...

Gunner98, You are absolutely correct.  Being Army staffed trained, I'm embarrassed that I didn't catch that one... too quick to push send I guess.  Thanks for the correction. Sapper6

Ah yes, Spider!   He may not have been a gem on the parade square, but I gotta say he was is a fine Fd Engr.   He was extremely knowledgeable about all things combat engineering and could write an excellent recce report, coffee stains excluded. I hear he is down in St Thomas... S6

Agreed.  It all comes down to "ultimate liability".   How does one put a wage on the price of duty?   IMHO we all get paid reasonably well for what we do in general; however, the soldiers who die from friendly fire, mine strikes, fighting fires on subs, or lost a hand touching wires underwater...

PBI,       Yes, you are correct.   Although I didn't come right out and ask, perhaps there is a discipline or performance issue that he is not been forthcoming with.   If so, the chain of command (ie. CO) does not need to support the promotion to Cpl.   However, that being said it has been...

Duey,       The Chinooks we were in were painted OD and did not have the refuelling booms, so I think they were from the 159th.  However, along with the PaveLows there was a Company of Chinooks in Kandahar that were painted black and had the refuelling booms - they must have been from the...

Duey, No nothing from the 160th - although we did see the PaveLows sitting nicely lined up on the apron ready to take the SOF guys into the SH%&. We did get lifts from CH47 Chinooks all the time.  During our first operation into Shah-e-kot Valley, we had an outfit from Savannah, Georgia take...

PteG, Well, if you are truthful, then you have been served an injustice.  As an Army officer, I couldn't imagine not having one of my soldier's CF743As staffed up when they were due. If you immediate supervisor is the problem then my only suggestion is to ask for an appointment with the Pl...

PteG82, I've been in the Reg F for 19 yrs and your story doesn't add up?  ???  After 48 months you are to be promoted automatically to Cpl. Are you on a medical category?  If so, that could prevent your promotion to Cpl, but even then there is ways around that through the Career Manager...

I find it hard to understand why you are still a Pte after 5 years?  Most Reg F trades that I know of, the soldier/airman/sailer is automatically promoted to Cpl after 48 months.  Why am I asking this? Well, as a Cpl you start getting a real PER vice an annual PDR.  I think the system we...

As someone who was on the pointy end sitting in a trench in Kandahar during Op APOLLO, it burned my @ss to hear my brother AF Engrs tell me that after working pretty hard to design and build Camp Mirage in short order, the Air Force refused to move into the Camp when it was ready to be occupied...