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Yes housing is a big issue here. All the barracks and single quarters are full. Weeks ago the WComd mentioned they’re looking at renting hotels to house our members. I don’t know if it materialized.

Well from the sound of it the Air Force is about to implement ball caps (it's about time imo). Also here in Comox the Wing de-linked the tuque/gloves thing so it's a non issue here.

Getting new recruits without the means of equipping them is useless. It's a bigger problem than simply getting more recruits through the door, and don't even get me started on the lack of housing and accommodations on many bases.

They're developing an App to use PaCE.

Maybe based on weight restriction. New gen MX-10 are 10x better than older gen MX-15. Used one with WPS helo and I was impressed.

My main concern reading this is the crazy backlog we will have in some trade like aircrews. It takes years to get someone through the pipeline and trained. This is really gonna hit the RCAF and other elements really hard.

AES Op used to be automatically promoted to MCpl once OFP. MESIP stopped that and we now have Avr/Cpl doing the exact job previously were MCpl/Sgt.  IMO I believe this was a mistake, since it hurts both the line units and members. It is a struggle for appointing Leads as Cpl because of the...

Not surprise to read this. We had a Chinese PLA delegation that came visit our school about 3 years ago and they were giving out “gifts” to staff (coins and souvenirs). Such a nice gesture right? Turns out those gifts had to be quarantine because of suspicion of containing bugs inside that could...

This news outlet says it’s a Canadian helicopter. https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.barrons.com/amp/news/canadian-nato-helicopter-goes-missing-off-greek-island-air-force-01588189507

I agree, I visited Cold Lake last May and noticed how in poor condition the infrastructure is on the Wing. The hangar where by far the worst I’ve seen in all my travel across all RCAF Wings.

Congrats on being accepted into the trade. As for BTL in Edmonton, yes you can request it via your BTL CoC, however it doesn't mean you'll get it. Often there must be a compassionate reason for moving unqualified BTL AES Op around the country. It boils down to who'll pay for it. In the...

Gotcha, thanks for the info EITS. So depending on which version Cadpat  shirt they have, the member can choose to roll their sleeves or not. Kinda using common sense.

So are RCAF folks supposed to keep sleeves down and follow this CA direction? I’m seeing tons of members here with sleeves roll up.

Maybe I’m reading this out of context, but I disagree with some of the comments made above. IMO and in my experience, I’ve noticed that Jnr NCMs in general tends to do more, but also know more than ever before. They are very capable, smart and resourceful people I’ve ever worked with. They are...

I vote for Cheesy Dispenser.

Send me a pm and I’ll send you the ppt via outlook once I get back to Winnipeg.

RIP Graham, you were one of the nicest person I’ve work with.

If you pm me your forces.gc.ca email I can share the ppt brief I used during the tour.

Speaking of recruitment, the AES Op trade will be part of a recruitment road show starting in May. We’re going to visit almost all bases and Wings across Canada. Look for the posters and announcements on your Base for more details.