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Absolutely! Folks often get post-nominals wrong.  I think it may have something to do with them confusing post-nominal with abbreviations.  Although post-nominals  can often do double duty, as both an abbreviation, that is not always the case.  "CD" is a good example.  I once saw a poster on...

Automobile insurance very rarely covers any significant amount for items stolen from a vehicle.  You should be able to claim for the damages to your vehicle caused by the thief, but there is usually only a token amount (if that) available for stolen items.  The contents of the vehicle would...

Chapter 38 of the QR&O covers your liability and requirement to pay.  It's complicated and horribly outdated, but it is nevertheless, the rule.  In a nutshell, the maximum anyone can ever be ORDERED to pay is $250 and that has to go to the CDS!  Having said that, there is nothing precluding the...

You're absolutely right, decorations were once strictly for officers and medals were for the men.  The VC was the one that broke that mold, but even then it took over a century for it to be completely smashed.  Even the British no longer restrict decorations to officers.  The modern definition...

The CD is a decoration.  MiD is not and post-nominal are not authorized. The MiD is more like a commendation (albeit at the top of the list of commendations).  Before the dogpile starts, I'm well aware of the things that folks have done to get MiDs, but the fact remains, they are considered...

And the MEDAL of Military Valour is not a medal, but rather a decoration.  Names can be deceiving.

BINGO! When I was in a job where I had to review (and correct) honours files, I was amazed at what some folks came up with...

I was originally going to post this on another thread about a specific individual, but figured my comments would somehow be construed as denigrating that man's service, which was far from what I'm trying to do.  I just want to clear up some common misconceptions. News articles often seem to...

Denying the RCMP status as "veterans" is utter nonsense.  The people against this need to do some research.  Consider: 1)  they are a paramilitary organization with very strong military traditions 2)  NWMP members formed the nucleus of Lord Strathcona's Horse when that regiment was raised...

If you're staff told you that, then they were grossly unprofessional.  No one should be sharing personal information on members with others who have not reason to know it (and curiosity from other members of the group as to why "Bob" seems a little different is NOT a need to know). I've known a...

I've moved back to Canada twice.  In neither case were my goods laid out on the jetty.  Both times (once in Victoria, once in Ottawa), the shipping agent informed me when the goods had arrived.  I then had to pick up the paperwork from the agent, go to Customs to have it cleared (they looked at...

How would any of that happen when all we do in foreign ports is visit museums and historic churches?

Note also that if you go to medical school in Canada, there is a good chance that the CAF will pay for it under the Medical Officer Training Program. 

Something's amiss here.  I've gone through many security clearances over the last 35 years (it's a regular process and that's a LOT of personal history forms) and with the exception of the initial ones (where giving your 17 year-old buddy lacks credibility), ALL of my references have been...

I hope it works out for you.

To be honest, I think most of the blame for this lies on an intransigent lending institution.  That's not to say that VAC/DND couldn't handle this better, but whatever institution you're dealing with is being stupid.  For one thing, they're losing a customer.  Have you demanded to speak to...

I wouldn't be so sure about that.  Although there is certainly potential to make out big time (especially over the long term), there is also the opportunity to lose big time.  Talk to anyone who invested heavily in Nortel (including all the ex-Nortel employees whose pensions were tied up in...

It largely depends on what you mean by policy.  Are you talking about a regulation or a local commander's direction?  A regulation is difficult to grieve unless you can show that it is inherently unfair, but even then, the government is allowed to make regulations that may seem unfair to some...

When I went through ROTP (when EVERYBODY wore a green uniform), it was four years obligatory service for most of us and (I believe) six years for pilots, but the obligatory service started on your commissioning date.  In other words, pilots only had to serve two additional years.  It's also...