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If nothing else, then this should be good fodder for those folks who have trouble getting time off from work to do their PT every day. It was a real eye opener to see the differences between the Army and the Navy during my PDT in Pet this Spring. The CDS setting another great example for his troops.

I definitely appreciate every care pacakge I've received so far, as well as the letters - some from folks I don't even know (a couple from the NL Granny Brigade). I'm surprised that the CF couldn't/wouldn't find room for stuff to send over to "any Canadian Soldier" - even the generic magazines...

The UN came to be when the UN Charter was signed in San Fransico in June of '45 (ratified in Oct '45). That made it 61 this year. I do believe it's been 50 years since Pearson was the catalyst behind the creation of the first United Nations Emergency Force, however. I would assume that's the...

Not me. I did a different crse, with different objectives. Seems to me they used to spend a week in the 'field' in Borden, but that's undoubtedly changed since I was there.

If I were to call my wife's grandmother a Yankee, there'd be no Corona waiting for me next time we visited down south. ;-)  She still calls it the War of Northern Agression. If it was a US Sgt from the South, I could see where he/she'd not like to be called a Yank/Yankee, but otherwise, it's...

For those MPs interested,  I hosted a Police Memorial here in Kandahar where we paid tribute to Matt and Randy, as well as the other Canadian Police Officers killed in the line of duty this year. We hosted the Brits, US, and the Afghan National Police - they each laid a wreath, along with the...

I'd certainly like to see where it says I have to show anyone my badge just because they asked... I'll show it to you in the line of duty, otherwise it's staying in my wallet.

RIP, Soldier...  :salute:

Rest in Peace, Soldier...  :salute:

I think that there will be a shift in mentality as we go from OEF to the NATO-led ISAF -- while we cannot ignore the pointy-end rooting out of the Taliban, AQ (etc), there will undoubtedly be an increased focus on the 'hearts & minds' of every day Afghans ultimately allowing them to run their...

Sorry to take this off-topic to some extent - but there was a PPCLI Major getting his degree at RMC when I was a Cadet that had served in Rhodesia, I assume in the early 80s.

Suddenly Captain Willard wasn't so hot on finding Colonel Kurtz... (with apologies to FF Coppola)

The eating mess was pretty gross. The drinking messes upstairs are well done, IMO. Echoing IN HOC - the new Juno Towers here in Halifax are great, if you're a member of the C&PO's mess or the Wardroom. I've not been to the Fleet Club, but I understand it's pretty popular, and the A-Galley...

Wow... I'm shocked, but I suppose not particularly surprised.

I've got nothing pertinent to add - just that it's an awesome looking pic - I can see why you'd want a better quality one. ;-)

Great blog... and I have to agree with it and Jay above. Both my grandfathers have expressed admiration for what we're doing in the Sandbox - one a 2WW vet, the other served from the mid-fifties through the early nineties.

Quoted just the above - but the entire post is very good advice. One piece of advice - if you get the chance, *don't* try to date the School Chief's daughter... (heard a great anecdote about this happening to a previous school CWO) JTQ

I have a buddy with the same problem - actually, he's a walking allergy... everything from milk to bees to peanuts - he practically can't go outside  :D I think you may be right, however - for some folks it's not the leather itself, but the interaction between their sweat and the leather -...

Seriously, folks - since when is an MP with an attitude problem been an issue in this branch?  ;D  ???  :dontpanic:

WTF is wrong with RMC's uniforms? Jeez - how can you complain when they're retiring the 5s and you wear your 4s and Scarlets only occasionally...