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Fat reduction UK style.... Sacked via e-mail....by the Brit MOD, affecting those on the Long Service List.  Warrant Officers who are soldiering on year to year having completed their 22 years of colour service...

Two parts to the Brit fitness program: The Battle Fitness Test  (BFT) and a Combat Fitness Test (CFT). The BFT is the basic fitness test 1.5mile (2.4km)  in under 10:30 if you are under 30 (as a best individual effort) .  It used to be a 3 miler, the first 1.5 miles taking 15 min’s in a...

Info sharing has always been an issue in the EOD world and thus there is special NATO center funded by some NATO countries including Canada to remedy this.  Any country that deposits info into the center can place caveats on when, where and what technical info can be released and to whom. In...

Journeyman, I am quite happy on where I am going when I call it a day and with respects to the prospects available/offered to me.  That chapter remains to be written but had a left at 20 years, (or even after 10-20) of my own volition I am sure I would have benefited from a better transition...

Courses are just that courses.  A military career so much more unpinned by building lifelong experience in the regular world and rank if gained, gained in competion with an equivilent geen pool. If you think rank gained in the reserves is equivalent then you are delusional, and likley incapable...

Apart from a couple of presentation with regard to pension payment rules (if you are to get one), and some taxation aspects (RRSP transfer of severance pay) SCAN is a waste of taxpayers money. The only folks who derive any benefit are the crew that take the show on the road, both Canada and...

Totally agree with these comments.  As for annuitant Class B, my view is that if it works for the individual (with a realization that based on my own numbers, that I would loose in the long run if I CT'd to CL B) that the CF as a whole benefits (from the continued service and by likely paying...

Heard this from my folks today in the UK. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wiltshire/8437658.stm Islamic group plans Wootton march People in the town have lined the streets for the repatriation processions An Islamic group said to have links to an extremist movement is planning to...

A quote by Chretien many years ago (1995) comes to mind, "I think we should dismantle it"....... In this case, the Liberals..... Advantage, EVERYBODY.    :cdn:

No boxes needed.....but not sure if I would go for these....see below: http://www.messdress.com/ishop/820/shopscr1244.html Worth a look also.... http://www.messkitonline.co.uk/acatalog/NCO_Mess_Accessory_Packs.html I have a pair of quarter wellingtons (almost brand new) and a pair of...

Unfortunately, the Comd LFWA, CLS, Army Council, the CDS and the Minister appear to be quite happy with instances such as that (lets assume your statement is 100% factual). Did we not try to fix that rationalizing the reserves....seems there is still work to be done....on the reg force side of...

Monies to the sharp end and reg force training systems (coupled with an easier way of punting the waste of rations making a career out of basic training and whom it is almost impossible to get rid of; the savings getting rid of training dead weight gave me a certain satisfaction....but not...

I will add this...if any changes are again made to our CFSA pension it will not be with a view to increasing benefits to the member.  Hopefully any bean counters following these type of threads would only go down the change for change sake route with a full realization of how costly any...

If such a move is necessary....it has my vote....

Ain't that the truth....that being said....still no Class B for me, at least until I reach the big 70%....at age 52...well 51 years 10 months but who's counting. Happy New Year...West Ham Man....

MCG: I have run my own numbers and it is clear to me that the only loser in the long run is me if I had accepted the Class B carrot then serving my last 4 years to 35 years on Class B.....My loss of lifetime earnings is as follows: If I die at 65, by that age I will have earned 255K more with...

Here is what happens to British annuitant undertaking Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS): “Reserve Service: 31. Abatement of Pension. In accordance with Treasury rules, those in receipt of an Armed Forces pension are liable to have that pension abated on re-employment in the Forces if the...

I am with George on this one and take it further. Personally, I do not expect to take up any type of Reserve Force service at the end of my Reg Force career, the only way I would even remotely consider it would be under the auspices of a Class B contract. I am OK with the previously Reg Force...

PETN is commonly the primary filler in military grade detonators.... I like the comment" commonly used as an explosive," it is an explosive, and a very powerful one (one of the most powerful).... As for means of initiation of any explosive device, not my bag to add to get into that here....

Nice one....totally concur.