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Canadian nautical charts show that DND has 4 current fireing ranges in lakes area, Meaford , Cedar Springs , Niagara -on- the- Lake & Grimsby. Wheather they are utilized very much or not i don't know.  There used to be other area's but they were discontinued years ago. As was alluded to earlier...

Went thru Cornwallis 61/62 when it was a Navy only recruit school .  We did 17 weeks in basic and i don't remember that there but a handfull that didn't hate it or find it tough, but when we graduated we certainly felt a sense of acomplishement .  The base was packed , with all barracks loaded...

IMHO a couple of LAV  120mm mortar carriers would have come in handy in the sandbox also. Cheers

The big Mercedes Army truck (no licence plates) was on static display at the Halifax international airshow right inside the main entrance in early september.  I asked around but nobody seemed to have any explanation of why it was there .  It sounds like it was the same one as in Gagetown with...

The Feds are selling land at Shearwater.  Which has highways, rail lines right thru base, its own docks capable of docking large ocean going ships in one of the largest ice free ports in eastern Canada and is part of the largest base in the country CFB Halifax, is only 20 mins by road from an...

I guess we aren't the only ones short of helo's for the sandbox.  The Brits are talking to Agusta Westland  & Denmark  about the possibility of diverting 6 transport versions of the EH101 off the production line from an order of 14 EH101's presently being delivered to Denmark from a earlier...

J - Jungle rot

The gun on the CPF'S is supplied by Bofor's now BAE,  only came with one shield so the point is moot.  We didn't have a choice, not that we would haven't made the same one anyway. The steel used in the CPF's' as specified by the designer's and bid for by Canadian steel makers and initally...

Because its a silly name for a Canadian warship but why would that stop the dept. of silly names from nameing a ship after a place most Canadians never heard of, probably the same reason they named the subs after city's when the Frigates were already named after city's.  The naming of ships...

A few points for everyone to ponder. Where did you get tthe idea that workers oversea's labour is cheaper. With the exception of Korea & Japan that have huge production lines of ships being built in quantity (hence keeping prices down)  shipbuilding yards oversea's are having the same problems...

I noticed that the Aussies announced intensions to procure C-17's just a few short months ago and just last week the first one came off the production line to begin testing. Canada announced a few short months ago its intention to procure C-17's  . Care to guess how long it will be before we...

I was at Davie shipyard when Provider was being built and can assure you it was built from scratch for the Navy and was not in any respect a converson. It had a big honkin Navy crest built into the bow during build.  The RAS equipment was ordered by the yard from Scotland with long lead times...

Like Navalsniper said sailors have been wineing about parking for the last 50 years . There is 10 times more parking now then there was only 20 years ago when that huge lot outside the Halifax dockyard used to be a cn railyard. You ane better off than the general population who manage to comute...

Makes one think why the recent battles in the middle east which cost 2 to 3000 deaths is front page news in every paper + on every newscast on every tv network , causes demonstrations all over the western world , letters to editors, world leaders to run in circles & diplomats to go on shuttle...

HI guys i thought i'd pass on my story for your edification. I was a serving member of the Forces (17years ) when i heard of a public service job that was coming up. I went to the Public Service Commision and found out the particulars of the job and filled out an application. I then went to see...

Did anyone here read the news report that started this tread, well read it again.  It simply says a new card might be needed for travel outside Canada . If you dont want one ,then stay home. Why complicate things, if you fly in a commercial aircraft you require a ticket so if you dont have a...

To change the train of thought for a moment i came across the Danish cartoons while surfing the net one day and was somewhat puzzled so i thought i'd try a little experiment. I downloaded them and showed them to some co-workers not telling them what they were. Their reaction was the same as mine...

Other points. 1. The M1's the Aussies bought are used rebuilt tanks not new ones and are thus a lot cheaper than new one's. 2. The article quoted is 2 years old , recent price quotes are a bit higher. 3. The cost of tanker trucks to refuel these fuel hungry tanks and new tank transporter trucks...

And how long has it been since we last developed a new sonar 30 years ?

A few points to ponder for those who think that building a ship to mercantile standard is somehow a terrible thing. 1. Half of the vessel used by the Canadian Navy are built to mercantile standard. 2. Many of the worlds Navy's ,such as British,Dutch,Spanish,Italian to name a few , build many of...