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Springroll, Good to hear that you are making progress with the Recruiting world, unfortunately, it can be cumbersome despite our CDS' vision to expand by another 5000. Although I'm biased, I think you have chosen the best MOS in the Army.  You will find that your training (Basic+SQ+BLQ) will...

Souj,     Not sure if you are still around on this site or not...perhaps your family scared you off?     As McG stated, I have some experience in the recruiting world and dare I say it, including those officers that release.  So, in as few words as possible I will say to you that the CF is...

Mellow,     As someone who was on Op APOLLO in 2002 as part of the 3 PPCLI Battle Group and participated in all of the "combat operations" against a declared enemy the simple answer to your question is - yes.  Did the Sappers fire any rounds from their weapons in anger - no.  But, neither did...

Yes, I've had recent contact with Mark and he remains in the Edmonton area.  He has recently moved between civilian jobs but remains in the Water, Fuels and Environment field.  Despite my urging, he continues to resist re-enlisting.  ;) S6

This is a bit dated, but perhaps not known to everyone... WO Pennie was WFE Tech from 1 CER Edmonton that was part of 12 Fd Sqn that was supporting 3 PPCLI on Op APOLLO.  Great NCO, soldier, technician...his early retirement is the Forces loss! Meritorious Service Medal (military division) From...

As I have said before, the man to do it was the recent CO of 1 CER.  I have seen first-hand his desire to push Combat Divers to the forefront with the Bde Comd (an Armd officer) to demonstrate their worth.  As an example, he pushed for Ex PALLADIN DIVER which was a combat diver exercise designed...

I always liked it when the sky turned orange when the mother of all dust storms set in on KAF!  Particularly amusing when it happens and the Defence Minister is visiting....good thing the "un-named Canadian unit" had an extra bunk for him. Rakassan! S6

INFO Attended the D Engr conference 3 weeks ago and the question of the relevancy of Combat Divers within the new CDS' vision of the Expeditionary Forces came up... D Engr (Col Lewis) kept the discussion short as he didn't see a dilemma!  With 80% of the World's population living within the...

Spr Earl, Did WO D-H get a hold of you?  Your coordinates were passed on. S6

Confirmed.  WO D-H is retiring this summer. RFK

Saw him in mid-Feb when I was down visiting the unit in Moncton.  Although he didn't come right out and say it, I think he is going to "pull pin" soon. S6

Lord V, If I were you, I would plunk those "uber-nice titanium featherweight glasses" in your barrack box once on your Basic course and only pull them out once you've been granted leave.  Or, at least until they issue you a Service pair. As for vanity in the Combat Arms....I wouldn't worry...

LordV, Although I don't have the medical standards at my fingertips for ARMD and INF officer specifications, I would say that those officer classifications are generally more lenient than PILOT let's say.  We have five levels of vision and colour vision in the CF (V1 (Excellent) -> V5 (Very...

Not sure if he is the KING of Divers, but I had a Hampson sighting this past week in Ottawa.  'Ole John-boy was up at the big Military Equipment convention schlepping something.  Ah, some things never change.  Love the man! S6

Good rant 409.  For what its worth I've dealt with a few "hard" troops as you say, and in the norm, I would say that the leadership doesn't know what to do with these guys.  My answer was to tell them to 'show me the money', in other words, help me plan a "hard" exercise with all the bells and...

Reminds me of a similar incident in Edmonton a few years back when I was pulled over one night because of a cracked headlamp.  I suspected that was the reason and when the young MP came to my window and said, "You know sir why I stopped you" and I replied, "Yes, I do - it's because of the...

I've got a few but there are all from the period 90-92.  Interesting times as the Sqn changed drastically during that period. Sapper6

Radio1953, CWO Ken Hodge is currently on the US Army Sergeant-Major's course in Texas.  He'll likely stay another year or two to teach.  S6

Diver 409, I know what you mean, been kinda busy myself lately.  You make a good point that many of the topics have 'dried up' with no new material at this point.  It seems like much of it is drivel of late.  Your point on Gully is a good one - although he's been through a couple of different...

Gully, It's all good dude, the one for which you speak is a slum landlord in la belle province making 4 x what I make!  Maybe I am the stupid one? ;) Killer