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I realise that this thread has had no activity for roughly 3 months, but this line caught my attention.  If your husbands home is with you in Halifax, and he was in Trenton on course, then his Rations & Quarters should be paid for him as he has to maintain his primary residence back home in...

I also know of two instances in which one of the spouses ended up pausing their career's when their spouses got posted.  They ended up taking LWOP, effectively stalling their own careers to enable them to follow their spouses.  Both cases I am speaking of were Military Police members taking...

Thanks Eye in the Sky & George.  I'm out now, but that's good info to know as I still have plenty of still serving friends. However, Eye in the Sky brought another question to mind that got me thinking.  If alcoholism is considered a medical issue, it makes me wonder if a diagnosed alcoholic...

Just curious as I have zero knowledge on the subject of alcohol misuse from my career - if a member voluntarily comes forward and says "I have a bad drinking problem, can I get help?" Is that individual going to be on the receiving end of disciplinary action? Let's suppose his drinking has never...

Unfortunately, the cost of living in Petawawa, in relation to it's size and available amenities, is also quite high. (As far as houses go - utilities, taxes and shopping are reasonable enough) Soldiers have, in large part contributed to the ridiculous rise of housing costs.  Yes, lack of homes...

I concur George, but WRT to Teagers response about the article being about going to VAC appointments, I still illustrated quite clearly that if you get a letter requesting your presence at a VAC office, clients are more than compensated for their travel.  I also pointed out that clients in...

This clip of the above article is BS; "And so, in order to received the type of services veterans feel they deserve, in the confidential location of a Veterans Affairs office, we are now forced to travel. Unfortunately, under the new charter, our travel costs are no longer reimbursed. Consider...

Ok fine - but there is still a substantial difference between what the JR's are paying and what Officer's are paying.

CFB Petawawa Coriano Junior ranks Mess - $7.08 a month plus HST for ordinary members CFB Petawawa Reichwald Mess for Senior NCO's - $17.00 a month plus HST for ordinary members CFB Petawawa Normandy Officer's Mess - $28.25 a month for ordinary members. The following link substantiates my...

I have been in alot of subsidized housing developments over the course of my life Bruce.  I know many of the people who live in them are hardworking minimum wage earners who cannot, nor will they ever be able to scrape together enough cash to get their own home.  Of course there are people in...

FYI - This is a new policy change by VAC effective 8 August 2014.  Still serving members will no longer be able to go to VAC District Officers or call the NCCN number and request that their pension app be red zoned due to financial distress.  The adjudicators handling red zone files have become...

Everyone's entitled to their own opinion.  My reasoning behind having PMQ rents on a scale based on rank is simple.  A young Corporal with 3 young kids (for example) is in a weaker financial position than the Warrant with 3 children.  As a VAC employee, I have seen my fair share of still serving...

Thank you for that George.  Clarifies things up nicely.  My apologies, I was under the belief it was based on rank.

I stand by my statement on barracks being priced differently, however, my scope of view is narrow.  I was speaking strictly from experience with the RCD in Petawawa.  The NCO's barracks is a higher monthly rate than the Trooper's and Corporal's in F-16 on Worthington Parade Square.  Perhaps...

Occan, If the member had a condition, such as worn out knees over the course of a career with no specific injury, if a pension is approved, it will be considered a Reg Force pension and therefore, if VIP benefits are awarded, he will be an A client.  Even if he has 1 or 5 tours, the pension will...

On Evan's note above my last point, he is correct.  The term is "frailed".  A Veteran can be "frailed" to award benefits if he lacks the required SDA pension, and is often done to help old Veteran's who need the help.

I can shed some light on this topic.  I am a 13 year medically released Veteran who ended up working for VAC as a CR4 post release.  The A clients are those who have received a pension for an injury sustained in Canada.  Example; a soldier is out in the field and falls off a vehicle injuring his...

Sad to read.  One of the biggest mistakes the Government did was to hand over the reins of PMQ housing to CFHA.  Single soldiers always have the option of cheap, affordable barracks.  Nice for them, but married troops struggle mightily on some bases like Cold Lake where housing costs are through...

Agreed Teager.... I only wrote this to illustrate a brief financial picture of the differences between the two. There is all sorts of print stating the two systems are not at all equal, but you very rarely see dollar values.  I simply wanted to be able to show (from a financial perspective) a...

I am writing to try and get more awareness out there regarding the VAC Disability Award system that was brought in with the New Veterans Charter of 2006.  This was touted by the Government as a better system than the old monthly pension system that has been around for over 50 years.  Native...