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What are your experiences with assessing reserve corporal, which are in reserve assigned position, but working alongside RegF counterparts? While I am a reserve chauvinist, there is a definite technical gap in our trade between the PRes and RegF members. Where I am right now the PRes are being...

New and improved service rifles/carbines with added tech are not mutually exclusive to marksmanship training/increased ammo allotment. I am all for the development/evolving the M16FOW, even though I find the marksmanship training for the forces at large absolutely abysmal. If we didn't try and...

I keep showing the graphs for the transfer payments to folks I know in Qc. No one I know has ever had a clue about how much of a money pit Quebec is. Proud Quebec "Nation", living on the Canadian dole. And for anyone who wants to get offended by my comments: Je suis ne a Montreal et j'ai passe...

Or anything for fighting in low light. I'm deployed and finally was issued a set of PVS-14 (basically brand new!) and a PEQ-2, then later a PEQ-4 (meh). Previously the only other time I even came close to NVGs was a famil on basic training, with a burnt out tube PVS-14, in 2003. I know the the...

The succession planning is lacking in my reserve world. And by lacking, I mean non existent. What usually happens is that we get a "reserve" CSM, who inreality was a Reg F WO who released into the the PRes. (we've had 3-4 now). The problems are two folds: it makes my glass ceiling real low and...

Sigh. I tried to resist commenting on this. I wasn't there during that time period and I can't speak to what happened on the ground at the time. However: Reading that letter I can't help but feel that the writer(s) is/are weak on the legal framework of the detention of Afghan locals by ISAF...

Shhhhhhhhh. You're going to make someone think it's a good idea. Next thing we know the RCN is leading raiding parties to commandeer CAF LAVs.

Someone's career is sinking along with that LAV. :/

AC-22 Baby Spectre? AHC-22(?) King Cobra? MVC-22 Super Commanche?

After looking at a few threads about this topic, I pick this one to bump. There was, I am told, a program to generate some Sharp Shooters (SS). What, if anything, is happening with this initiative?

Rumor (Single source, credible) is that CAF snipers are interested in the weapon system. Anyone care to weigh in on this?

Having shot the MP5SD full auto, anything else would feel "difficult to effectively control".

I suspect that supporting the Kurds is not popular with any of the surrounding countries. Kurds don't have a country and lots of people around them seem to want to keep it that way...

The Serpa is an attrocity that just wont die. It makes me rage that 3/4 of people are using them where I am deployed right now. Beyond the Tex Grebner video where he shoots himself while drawing from a Serpa, just search for videos on youtube for Serpa failure. You should be able to find...

I can't speak for other units, but I know what you mean. I have long suspected that the CAF at large has little in the way of decent pistol marksmanship training. My unit/trade does a fair job, as one would hope. My platoon does a fantastic job of teaching pistol shooting, but that is because...

When I got in in 2003 as a reservist we didn't need MPAC. Recruiting standards were the same as for infantry. (I have college credits, but nothing related to policing). I was told: -You'll probably never go on tour. -There's almost no chance you will work on patrols. -You will never have a...

That's... incredibly good and succinct advice. It only took 10 years. (I have a MAV from c. 2008 that went to Afg) Next thing you know everyone will get issued a battle belt?! 

To answer your question, not just no, but hell no. Training on pistol marksmanship in the CAF is abysmal. Changing the round won't solve that problem. Now I'm going to back away before I start off on my usual rant, again.

Making my way through the Sharpe series. Quick easy reads. Pretty formulaic in the first few books, but I do enjoy the narrative being woven into historical event/battles.

As per title. I'm going somewhere warm and I'll be wearing armour all the time. We were supposed to  be issued some OTW shirts, but alas, none for me. I'm looking for something along the lines of what CP gear offers. If you have used ones or know a retailer that has some, PM me. Thanks,