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I agree with you.

Yep.

The USN high collar white jacket needs to be modified (Canada flashes, tabs for the shoulder boards, and cuffs on the sleeves) when you buy it.  I got mine done at the Halifax Dkyd and it worked out to slightly more expensive that just buying one at Quinpool Tailors.  YMMV.

The Canada First Defence Strategy only called for "a new command and control system, new radar capability, a new electronic warfare system and upgraded communications and missiles. Separate refit and stand-alone projects will include installation of new mechanical systems and modifications to...

The MR4 is an extensive remanufacture of the MR2 aircraft from the ground up.  The aircraft is stripped, the outer wings cut off, and the centre box, including both inner wings, are removed from the fuselage which is reduced to the bare metal.  The cockpit is rebuilt as an all-glass cockpit...

Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn stated last week that "The Veterans Affairs Department will have to shrink as about 1,700 elderly war vets are dying each month, but it will not be closed or merged with the Defence Department."  Unless somebody has a figure that indicates the CF...

Not yet.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

HMAS Sirius is a basic tanker purchased by the Royal Australian Navy and converted into a fleet replenishment vessel in 2006.  According to Canadian Naval Review,The cost of buying this ship and converting it for naval service was about $100 million (US).

Below is the relevant part from Leadmark: The Navy's Strategy for 2020 The Naval Strategy for 2020: The Canadian navy will continue its development as a highly adaptable and flexible force, ready to provide the government with a wide range of relevant policy options across a continuum of...

The Soryu class is also an AIP boat.

It would appear that it currently the case although it may change soon.

I'm not sure - I don't know enough about their politics to know one way or the other.  Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution is the clause in their constitution that prohibits an act of war by the state.  Through this article, Japan formally renounces war as a sovereign right and bans...

??? I'm pretty sure that we signed away a number of 'rights' when we enrolled...

BZ on completing a substantial period of service.  Fair winds and following seas! An interesting list.  Using a ceiling of 4407 personnel and aiming for a general purpose fleet, I would make the following amendments: - Swap the Type 212 (albeit a fine design, just a bit small for the Pacific...

I was issued a navy blue rain suit in early '07 as part of the trial.  The suits we were issued were 'Canadianized' versions of the RAN rain gear.  We submitted our impressions/comments in the summer of '07.  Many switched back to the canary suits ASAP as they're more waterproof and durable. ...

Likewise the USN with their Navy Working Uniform.  These uniforms are not intended to be camouflage uniforms but rather the USN realized that a solid pattern uniform shows heavy wear areas much more predominantly than a multicoloured pattern and often a small stain or spot of paint renders a...

HEA has been approved in at least one APS 2010 case in Esquimalt.

Shared in accordance with the "fair dealing" provisions, Section 29, of the Copyright Act. The Associated Press Tuesday, August 3, 2010; 9:33 PM WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand suffered its first combat fatality in Afghanistan when a soldier died in an ambush that left another two New...

Next time you're in a US port - the US Navy Exchange has a decent selection of crested stuff with 'NAVY' on it including ball caps.