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Comparison of a civilian paramedic with a CF CAF Med Tech is like comparing a day at a cool shooting gallery in Vegas with what infantry do. Answering 911 calls is nothing like the day to day activities of any CF med tech Base level emergency medicine such as the PCP qualification gives, is...

A RIP at 31 days to spread the wealth amongst airframes, would be my guess. Crew hours can't be too bad....France to Bamako is about a 4 hr flight. I am sure the French hotels, serving wine and other finery, is a real drain on thier morale too.

The National Post is reporting JTF2 is in Bamako to protect the embassy. http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/28/canadian-special-forces-on-the-ground-in-mali/ Did anyone catch this in the CBC article: Sources also told CBC News Canadian special forces conducting a training exercise in the...

http://www.thedailyobserver.ca/2013/01/22/427-csor-heading-to-africa CFB PETAWAWA - Helicopters and personnel from the base will deploy to Western Africa in the next few weeks to support training of the region’s soldiers, the Department of National Defence has confirmed. An advance team of...

Well, it is not Mali.... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-to-train-forces-in-niger/article7279904/ Ottawa to train forces in Niger.

French troops on the ground, and French Air Force have engaged the Islamists around city of Konna, north of the strategially vital city of Mopti. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/01/201311225344135492.html Looks like Canada may have missed the boat on interventions in Mali. Not that...

My daily military subject is complete for another day. :salute:

Combined, Joint, Interagency.....? I understand those terms independently of each other; but who or what is that?

Short form: Keep waiting.

WTF is that?

Depends on when your QL3 course starts. Ask your staff. Nobody here can give you the correct answer.

And they are GONE. Mods, please delete at your leisure.

Based upon a single infantry mech rifle company. Total compliment for each BG at about 1200, with Majors and MWO being the majory of billets.... ;D

Today on CBC Power and Politics, Robert Fowler says there should be Canadian military involvement in Mali. Chris Alexander says the government is not contemplating a military contribution to Mali...opposition MPs do not believe him.

Bumped Offer good til Monday....then donation time.

There is a reason why the "real" INM movement organizers want to distance themselves from the Chiefs, and specifically "Mayor" Spence. The people realise that the Chiefs are just politicians of a different stripe and part of the problem.

From Macleans magazine: http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/al-qaeda-rising/#more-327377 Al-Qaeda rising A Michael Petrou report: Islamist terrorists spread chaos and fear in Africa while the West dithers

http://www.thestar.com/printarticle/1308968 Parliament must debate any military mission in Mali Published on Tuesday January 01, 2013 Before sending Canadian troops into harm’s way in Mali, Prime Minister Stephen Harper should consult Parliament, and let the public know what the mission...

More from the Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/how-al-qaeda-carved-out-its-own-country-in-mali/article6822838/?page=all How Al-quieda is carving out its own country in Mali.

+1 And for some reason the US SOF and FRASOF don't work well together....Perhaps because the expansive egos and never ending dick measuring. Or, more realistically, cause France turned its back on the ATO.