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The link did not work for me, but in my Brit days it was popular to send whole troops/platoons on the basic course, a week long or so.  Usually completed during a SUE.  Mainly confidence training, some rope work and the piece de resistance, stand in a manhole or lay down as an MBT rolled over...

IFOR deployed Dec 95 - Jan 96....UN won the war....come on.... I think you will find it was NATO airpower (hate to admit that), can't remember the air campaign name, (and to close to some xmas festivites to look up), that brought the Serbs to the table, resulting the in Dayton Accords. Nothing...

Yep fly feces...

Been used for donkies...like at least 25 years or so.  Inception probably dates back to when they first managed to stuff the balls of string so compactly into a can so it comes out without tangling up when you press the nozzle!!!!!  First used for detecting in places with minimal light and if...

Agreed, although I just thought the name was b_llocks and made no sense although they had to change the name when they assumed duties from the RCMP SERT.  And back in those days given the mandate they could not jump on the SAS name bandwagon. That was then this is now.  I wonder how long the...

The type of books recommended will certainly be of use, particularly if you have been out of high school for a wee while; as I had been when I wrote them for the first time. Similar stuff to the UK. But what do I know...I defer to your experience!  Merry Christmas.

Invest in this baby...trust me...you will sail through if you work through this. It's for the US, but at the end of the day, Yank, Brit or Canadian the tests have many similarities...

Fast Enrolment (AKA Enlisting Quickly!!) "Does anyone know if you can go into a recruiting center and ask them if there are any opening immediately  i.e. can they recruit you right away for something that they need right now…" Yep…off to France then and join the FFR…recruiting offices open...

http://www.strategypage.com/military_photos/200612722377.aspx :warstory:

Certainly from a patrolling perspective lined boots can be as much use as t_ts on a bull. There are quite a number of un-lined varients available if you have the need. At the end of the day there is nothing wrong with the issued boot; I would still be wearing them if I could. :salute:

I would certainly class myself as an "old school type" who wore the issued combat boot for many years with no problems, hell I even went though basic with ankle combat boots and puttees. As for myself, I now wear custom orthotics that don't fit in the issued boot. That having been said if I...

If you cant get on with DANNERS try these brands...Altberg or Lowa..very popular with UK Forces.  The Lowa Seeker is one hell of a GP boot and the Lowa Mountain/Combat for more arduous work. http://www.altberg.co.uk/Web/military.jsp...

If you have completed your initial engagement only existing commissioning plans would apply... "The key stipulation under the new CEOTP is that you must participate in a program that will lead to a degree within your initial engagement in the CF"...

I will echo that, never in a million years..................AIRBORNE.............. :cdn:

French SF to be withdrawn from Eastern Afghanistan.  But this is not to be viewed as downscale the French MOD states!!!!!! Source, BBC Radio 3PM  17 Dec newscast. A quick google will verify. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6187921.stm http://www.thenews.com.pk/update_detail.asp?id=14702

I wonder if it is allowed out after dark...

Apparently Doyle is not the tallest tree in the journalistic forest, if you can believe this: http://www.thegantelope.com/archives/000316.html With regard to his bio, further searches fail to pin down his citizenship status....launch the Feds...I think he is an illegal..... He is certainly a...

I prefer Babs approach. "From a females perspective. The standards, are the standards. If you can not achieve them, get off your butt and work a little harder at it. I'll be damned if someone lowers there expectations because i have breasts.  (but thats just me.)".

I could not care less what NDHQ dwellers are wearing, I just could never figure out the Army policy on this.  For years after I joined the CF I kept hearing the reasons why we never wore combats that where comprised of a disruptive pattern material (DPM), simply stated reasons such as the old...