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That's not entirely correct either. Roto 4/0 transitioned from ISAF to OEF somewhere around 26 Oct 05 (the exact date escapes me at the moment), and Julien didn't close until mid / end Nov 05, so there were people who went home after 4 months who did in fact receive the SWASM, but never went to...

Driver wheel = learn how to drive green army stuff with wheels (MLVW, LUVW, LSVW); Driver track = M113, M577, M548 (does anyone even still employ 548s?) Cbt Storeman = learning the very bone basics of the supply world from a Cbt Arms perspective. More or less how to order stuff properly through...

I'm not sure if it's still referred to officially at the Regts as such, but courses like MG, Driver Wheel, Driver Track, LAV III, Comms, Cbt Storeman, etc. all used to be referred to as QL4 courses, which in essence, one of which was done prior to be "promoted" to Pte(T). With the current Op...

Combat divers are responsible for inland waterways, we really don't do much salt water stuff, except for initial / continuation diver training. Not many underwater combat engineering tasks past 2m depth ;)  There was a push a ways back WRT using us to recce / secure / mark coastal beaches for...

On 3-08, we were simply using service numbers complete, which was a change from Roto 4/0 when we were still using ZAP numbers. I don't know when the change occurred, but that is what we were using  :nod:

I'm not sure what this is based on - there is no such thing as a "standard IED". IED main charge size is only left to the imagination of the guy building and employing it and what the target is, regardless of where in the world it is being employed. I'm thinking though, that what's meant here is...

In Kandahar province, HME is the most commonly used main charge, more specifically An Al (Ammonium Nitrate w/ Aluminum). Depending on who's cooking it, TNT equivalencies of anywhere from below 1 to almost 2 have been seen. TNT equivalency is a standard measurement of how much "bang" an explosive...

I think you're thinking "magnetic impulse", which indeed is a form of "switch" to set off explosive devices (most commonly used in mines at this time). Whether or not the use of the term "magnetic" for the method of attachment is proper in this case, I have no idea, although when I first read...

Hmmmm......interesting....especially considering I recall hearing in multiple O Gp's back in the fall that the Combat Action Insignia was officially dead.....

Hmmmmm....I'm not quite sure why something that is readily available across the interweb would be considered OPSEC? Anyway, the HB date confirmation usually comes out about a month or so prior to the course starting. When I did mine, it still wasn't "confirmed" until about 2 weeks prior, and...

Both Motard and Holly remustered to Int a couple years back, and Louis is in the process or has just retired from the CF.

Sorry I haven't gotten back to you yet. The info on the badge has been found, but unfortunately I am still waiting for the info to be forwarded to me by my contact. I will be having a few pints with him this weekend, so I will ask where my info is....

Hmmmm.....this goes exactly against what the Career Mgr said one week ago. A few of the young Cpl's in 2CER were asked about their willingness to fill those 043 positions in Cold Lake. Very interesting... WRT guys in a regiment getting the "slow track" for EOD courses, we have guys in 2CER...

To become EOD qualified, you must be one of a very few trades in the CF. Depending on which trade you are will pretty much determine what your chances are of becoming qualified. Operational units deploying will generally, but not always, get priority loading on a course. DAOD 8000-1 lays out...

Nor does it help build any trust up with your Sect Comd who now has to answer why one of his men is lacking basic hygiene skills, and has to take time out of his otherwise-designated family time as well as the off-time of his living-in Section Member to ensure he maintains (or achieves) a basic...

I know when I first got to Pet in 1996, we had weekly Wednesday morning inspections - the by your bed type  :( At the time, P109 was full, and a few of the barrack block lawyers decided to challenge the RSM on the inspections. Their argument was that because we paid rent, they shouldn't be...

The EOD Hazard badge is awarded to members of one of the four CF trades that have EOD work as part of their MOS's specialties - CD, Cbt Engr, AVN Tech, and Ammo Tech. It's awarded to those who have qualified in HA (basic EOD) and either HB (EOD Surface) or HC (IEDD). For Cbt Engrs, due the fact...

You don't happen to live on Moreuil Wood do you?  ;) A couple single guys moved in a couple doors down from me, and apparently racing down the wrong side of the street, fart can blasting, is "cool". Not to mention the 4 a.m. Sunday wake up calls to boom, boom, boom and drunken idiots running...

Actually, he's at CMTC now...

Gee, thanks Pit for that reassuring bit of morale-lifting advice  ;)