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Da_man, I‘ve always worn my uniform on buses and in the subway in Montreal. Except for a couple of odd looks, some strange questions and the usual idiots who saluted me, I never had any problems.

"Closed" Cadet Corps (as opposed to "Open" Corps, Corps that are open to the general public instead of only the students of a single school) still exist, but are very rare. There is only one in Quebec No2 Bishop College but it‘s one of the oldest in Canada. These types of Cadet Corps where...

That line is even better in French !!! We did the SHARP "self-training" when it came out. Frankly, after a couple of beers, you actually start to enjoy those videos...

79. You stop private school students on the street and tell them to tuck in their shirts, straifghten their ties and shine their shoes.

77. You make your neighbour sign a DND 638 when he borrows the lawn-mower.

I just want to let you guys know what changes will actually take place with CIC Officers course in the next few years. The new CIC training courses are in the final stages of being written and should be implemented within 2 years. The courses are the result a large MOC analysis of the CIC that...

Chances are they acted on the basis of reliable information and targeted a very specific group of people, hence the high number of positive. They didn‘t test 30 soldiers at random. We shouldn‘t extrapolate that 2/3 of the members of the Battalion are drug users based on that small sample.

Franko, Yes, absolutely. My point is that some people think that requiring a university degree or any other type of "higher standards" will immediately earn them that respect from other officers. We can have a very long argument about what should change in the CIC. I just think that any...

:( Bad news, Feist. :( CIC officers will remain commissioned officers of the CF and they will remain a branch of the Reserve. That‘s not likely to change for quite a while. The training will change, some policies will be adjusted to our specific needs but that‘s it. More or less a...