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Ugh... I wish I could claim my tuition - my refund would have been about 600 or 700 dollars more if I had, but claiming it would have been fraudulent under the program I'm in.

$891.64 for me. I thought the army was paying your tuition??

"With recruitment numbers woefully inadequate, standards were lowered to help fill the ranks..."

I just finished reading "Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad" by W. Craig. I'm not sure what the relationship is between this book and the movie, as they're extremely different. Contrary to the movie, this book focuses on numerous characters and only makes brief mention of Vasili...

Use the search function - there are quite a few threads discussing exactly what you want to know. For starters, check here: http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/21131.0.html

I'm glad, for coffemonkey's sake. Sounds like he'd be an ideal person to have in the position, judging from his attitude.

Not to be contrary, but judging from your profile, you're not in the military either. If I'm wrong, please correct me. If you're going to throw stones at one's lack of military service (or aptitude) when discussing military issues, you should probably accrue some sort of service first. I...

I vote yes, though I think there are issues with cost effectiveness in training women for the combat arms.

First pic: "Infantry, the Air Force way" Second pic: "Be glad I didn't use the pointy end"

Edit that to add: "I'm posting from inside it right now".  ;D Hehehe... old people are a source of endless humour.

They did a lot more than that at Stalingrad and elsewhere in Russia as well. I suggest you read "On the Road to Stalingrad: Memoirs of a Soviet Woman Machine Gunner" by Zoya Matveyevna Smirnova Medvedeva. That being said, the only decent argument against women in the combat arms that I've...

I can see the next War Museum exhibit - a plexiglass cube with old grizzled CF members milling about, on display for the visitors. :D

Thanks to all for your help - thanks to the links and suggestions, I've accumulated about 10-15 more sources on Fallujah and Grozny, which are the two that I was hurting for. With what I now have, I'm ready to write the paper over the next few days/week. I'll post a copy on Army.ca for your...

I have about 2 weeks, though I'd like to start writing the paper sooner than that. Calvin put me onto some great articles on Fallujah, but I can use as many as I can get.

I'm writing a paper on urban warfare, examining three case studies: Stalingrad, Grozny, and Fallujah. I've found some material on all three, but Grozny and Fallujah have been the hardest to find reputable material on. If anyone has or knows the location (online) of any articles, after-action...

My IAP was 9 weeks as well. It looks like they MIGHT have moved 2 weeks from BOTC and stuck them on IAP because my BOTC was also the 5 weeks (w/ week 0).

My respects to the fallen and condolences to their families.  :cdn:

Oops... I thought you were referring to politicians over-stepping their mandate. I suppose you're right, but that will always happen, depending on your outlook. Those that don't want police services or armed forces have to shoulder the cost extracted from them by the majority that does...

This coming from the guy that identifies trends in history that suggest exactly what he wants to believe based on little other than that want. You're correct insofar as I did make a mistake, though - it wasn't his tax policy earned him the fiscal conservative title, it was his budget and debt...

I quite like the Ranger uniform. I don't think it's a matter that they should change their uniform so much as the public should be less ignorant. I forget the exact saying but it goes something to the effect that the soldiers that look the prettiest are usually the least effective. (Although...