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Don't do it!  Wait until you've passed MARS IV and then treat yourself.  You won't need mess kit before then.

No.  Maybe something very informal depending on the unit but nothing like the US system.

  Concur - great explanation.  Most of the explanation could equally apply to NTO training.

:-\ Always a debate when booking R&Q at USN bases, but I believe that the ranks correspond more like: USN Chief Petty Officer - CF PO2 & CF PO1 USN Senior Chief Petty Officer - CF CPO2 USN Master Chief Petty Officer - CF CPO1 The reason I group them like that is that our PO2 is a Senior NCO...

This isn't about you... I'm suggesting that a person such as the OP, in the very early stages of their career, looking for a second career, isn't giving "the CF high priority in relation to self-interests." If you say so.  Personally I think that retiring at the end of your career is quite...

Taken from the CFPAS Help File: 5B06. Dedication 1.  Emphasize the individual’s dedication towards service in the CF; and 2.  Consider whether the individual gives the CF high priority in relation to self-interests and the amount and frequency of extra effort expended by the individual on...

Effectively you are getting 1 day off for every 1.75 days worked.  The CF Leave Manual mandates that you get 1 day off for every 2.5 days worked.  Having to complete 5 days of refresher training per year during your offtime reduces your days worked to days off ratio very little and you are still...

http://www.army.ca/wiki/index.php/34_Combat_Engineer_Regiment_(34_CER)#3_Field_Engineer_Regiment

The name of this thread is misleading.  16 out of 1400 faculty (about 1%) are opposed to Project Hero, not the university itself.  "U of R president Vianne Timmons announced two weeks ago the university would provide the scholarship..."

http://forums.navy.ca/forums/threads/91973/post-909388.html#msg909388

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Purely speculation at this point but the rumour is... The SSI will be a metal badge worn above the right pocket of the short sleeve shirt and an embroidered cloth version sewn on the left sleeve of the tunic. The colour of the SSI will indicate the number of years an individual has served at...

I disagree.  Many purple trades will merit the top level of the SSI.  I've sailed with a number of cooks, supply techs, air crew, etc that have many years of sea time.  I think of the SSI as a campaign medal for sailors.  Many sailors spend significant periods deployed (especially those...

A Naval Cadet was the rank for officer candidates while in the service college.  E.G. In the beginning of the RCN, students at the Royal Naval College of Canada were NCdt and they became Midshipmen upon graduation and eventually A/SLt. During the wars, many new officers were promoted from MIDN...

I went through NOTC with a Commissioned Officer* who was a former PO1.  It was explained to us the same way however we were told that it only applied to CFR from PO1 and above. *This individual just reached 42 years of service - BZ! ...

Accepting that this whole idea is farcical and will most likely not result in a new medal...nothing in the proposal says anything about paid service.  Just like how the CD is awarded after 12 years, regardless of how many days were paid in that period.  "Canadian Forces Decoration is awarded to...

My bad.  Apologies to any reservists that I've offended by my oversight.  WARNING - TOPIC DIVERGENCE FOLLOWS:  Your observation about the employment of SLt on the Kingston Class raises the whole issue of the "Hellyer Corporal/Captain" and the rank inflation at the LS/Lt(N) level...  BACK...

FYI - the United States Navy does.  Their Navy Officers serve either as a line officer (MARS equivalent but with NTO subsumed) and wear a star above their stripes or in one of the staff corps (Supply, Medical, Dental, Chaplain, etc) which have their own Officer Designators.  However, I haven't...

I guess it's like a lot of things - where you stand depends on where you sit.  Those with significant amounts of sea time will be in favour and those without will be opposed.  As a sailor with >15 years sea time - I support some form of recognition for my operational deployments.  I would rather...

I agree - the simplest approach would be to use the ranks already authorised for mess kit.  In my opinion, there is very little difference between an A/SLt and SLt so I would also be quite happy for them to wear the same rank (as they currently already do on their mess kit, should they own one).