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Well if DH&R wants my GSM back then they can come and take it from me. My understanding is that tour medals and other such forms of recognition exist to provide a bit of an "atta boy" style boost to morale.  This asinine policy does nothing to further the morale of those who have served...

The 5 most empowering words in the CF: "Show me that in writing". Demand (courteously) but demand nonetheless to see the policy in its written form.  We operate on the basis of paperwork, not word of mouth: if a policy doesn't exist on paper then it doesn't exist at all.  It's your right to see...

There are already tons of batteries being carried by individual soldiers, in some cases very close to the skin.  You're right.  Way too heavy.  But I can't think offhand of any gizmo that isn't smaller/lighter/better today than it was when it was first introduced.  Make one, then try to make...

A lot of people use those little MP notebooks or something even smaller- I think that's telling.  Most of the time I'd rather have a tiny pad that I don't even know I'm carrying than a clumsy FMP.  I would like to see you offer something that would fit a small notepad or waterproof paper pad-...

I would suggest going even further: amalgamate all the Reserve units (all types) in a particular geographical area to form Reserve Battle Groups.  One HQ, one CO, one shared pool of resources, and the different sub units can retain their distinctive dress if they wish.  

I don't begrudge you, and to my mind you've raised a valid point.  However, as I said before, I'd still be interested to see the official explanation for the pay difference.  Can anyone confirm that this is the official rationale?

In a case like the one you described earlier, then yes it is.  I agree 100%.  I'm not sure that it is for a Cl A soldier though.  (I say that having been one myself). Someone said that, but I believe they were stating their opinion vice CF or Government policy.  In fact I have yet to see the...

I see all kinds of guys around Pet wearing CADPAT raingear with sleeve pockets and a velcro patch for their nametag.  That isn't the airforce raingear, unless it's an upgrade to the original design.  If it isn't the army raingear either, then what exactly is it?

Well, without knowing what qualifications you have, that's a pretty tough question to answer.

Listen bud, If it counts for anything, either with your CO or with you, I'll tell you what I take with me to OGps: a Mead 5 star binder that zips closed.  You can get it in black or olive green so that it's "military". In the past, when I was young and stupid, I spent hard earned money on a...

I'd want to ask your birdy how he did it.  AE configuration, counterpoise, grounding, what sort of sporadic E was going on that day & if the 1 x RRB was mounted in an aircraft at 30 000 feet, but if the birdy did it, then my hat's off to him, no matter how he cheated.  ;D

All true, but it's worthwhile to note that over land it's completely different than over water.  Seawater has a high dielectric constant so it assists RF propagation quite a bit, meaning that you get more range over salt water than you would over land.  Also, since the ocean is flat, there are...

So what would motivate/enable a Staff Sgt to pursue promotion to one of the Sergeant Major positions rather than commissioning to become an Inspector? It seems like this is a lot different from the military, where most NCMs stay NCMs.  Only the odd one or two takes CFR to become an Officer. ...

What function do the Staff Sergeant Major, Sergeant Major and Corps Sergeant Major ranks fill within the RCMP and why are there only 9, 7, and 0 of them respectively?  I take it that since there are 788 Staff Sergeants and 373 inspectors that promotion from Staff Sergeant to Inspector is the...

You got it backwards, actually. PM sent.

I am that Sigs Sgt.  And I said that the system was ok.  We could probably do better, but TCCCS is what we have now.  I also said that problems were often, not always, related to operator training or other factors within the user's control, which was the case in that classroom.  The problem we...

This is a big issue that I complain about every time I get tasked to the school.  The last time I was there I had 8 dets in the field and a total of 9 qualified drivers to split between them, and this was on a QL5 course.  If 2 of my drivers had gotten sick, gone home or whatever we would have...

I watched the clearance diver episode the other day.  BZ to those guys, big time!! I was asked to be a SME guest instructor for those guys a few months ago.  What a great bunch of guys!  It was my pleasure to do so. Well done fellas, keep on given 'er.

I'll admit that I don't have dependants and if I did then perhaps I'd have a bit more interest in your ideas. Farming though?  Winemaking?  Come on.  You're not exactly talking short term there.  The government (us included) will arrange for short term recovery from any emergency situation you...

You talking about Op Pontoon Fusilier?  I was there too, I know exactly how confusing it was.  Where were you at? There's nothing wrong with emergency preparedness, and keeping some water and a good first aid kit on hand is just common sense.  Now that said, I think that this: is redundant...