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100% true.  Such a policy would be illegal.  Education criteria can be set for hiring, but not a ban on recruits with a military background.  Each application is weighed individually - but first you have to get past the background threshold of thousands of applications, which you can be sure...

Nevertheless, the reputation of the Canadian Corps lived on.  About time it got the big screen treatment.  I suspect the movie will also show the folly of that cock-up of a war, but still concentrate on the individual soldier.  Seems to be the theme of the trailer anyway.  I hope someone makes...

Mods - this is the most recent post I found about this project - please merge if there is a more recent thread. WOW! i just came from watching the new Indiana Jones movie, and was blown away by a pre-movie trailer for this new Canadian film.  They just posted this new trailer at...

As compared to which generation that was suited for military service in the past fifty years?  How do you think the old soldiers in the sixties and seventies felt when they saw the flower children of those times? They must have thought it was the end of the gene pool.  This coming generation...

While I'm sure that someone sees this as a wise move to make better use of training resources and staffing at the units, I have to wonder if some of the motivation is not related to recruiting issues.  Do LCIS and Lineman meet their recruiting gaps?  If so, than perhaps the over riding draw is...

Agreed.  There have been other discussions on the idea of a medal for domestic service, a member of the NDP (member for Halifax Dartmouth I believe) already tried to bring it forward a few years ago, and then there was an election, and I don't think it received the number of readings that would...

My reference was in regard to those two trades amalgamating with Comm Rsch (which is also controlled by the Army).  Not too surprised to see LCIS, Sig Ops and Linemen trade lines merge to some degree.  Cheers.

Exactly!  I joined during that time frame - following the '86 white paper.  When you consider that this was not followed by another surge for decades, and the impact of the FRP in the early nineties, a large number of people have come to the end of their contract, and the system just doesn't...

Ahhh yes; emotion and sentiment.  I also wouldn't bet money on how things will fall out, in the short term, but the last seven years have served to weigh emotion against the effectiveness of combat support - this has led to a few realities having to be realized - not the least of which is that...

A few years ago there was serious consideration of including Comm Rsch with an amalgamation of a number of other C&E Branch trades.  I was in on a few of those meetings with the CWO and senior officer who were doing up the proposal.  The very basic gist of it was that the majority of new entries...

VIA has made a few changes to the 'conditions' noted in post #7. They have amended their conditions to spell out what ID they would accept.  For retired military, they now specify a 'Record of Service Card' NDI75, or a VAC card; and they noted that Club XTRa holders who are RCMP or with the...

The unit is based in Edmonton, but there are detachements in Vancouver and Winnipeg.  Check out http://www.army.dnd.ca/6INTELLIGENCE_COMPANY/  then you can call the number at the bottom, and they should be able to answer your questions.  Failing that, I'm sure if you went down to the local...

1.  No.  772 is the Comm Reserve EW Squadron in Kingston, lots of R291 there; and 763 Comm Regt in Ottawa may have some R291 billets. I very much doubt you'll find something on the west coast. 2.  Unlikely that you would be a linguist, as a R291, unless you already have a language that may be of...

Negative on the sleeper car, but the seats are fairly wide, and they do recline with a foot rest.  Sleeper car would be preferred, but for $0, I'd suck it up :-) Decent info at http://www.viarail.ca/classes/en_serv_clas_econ_toja.html

I read the 'terms and conditions,' and then reread them again, and I still couldn't believe what I was reading.  Then decided to say 'what the hell' and jumped in with both feet and booked a train out west.  Called the VIA numbers provided, and had a very easy time of it.  Just had to tell him...

Thanks forall that. I'm located outside Ottawa, so there are strong offices for both organizations.  Appreciate the answers, and for some context, as I continue the research.  Thanks again!

I am researching first aid training for a group of civilians, and have an honest question; is there a general perception amongst Medical Branch folks as to which 'generally' has the better first aid programs - St John Ambulance or the Canadian Red Cross?  The intended audience would have to...

In the late eighties/early nineties, while serving in Gander, I was a member of the town fire department.  It was a great fire hall, mixed regular and volunteer, responsible for hundreds of miles of the Trans-Canada Highway, from halfway to Grand Falls to the West, and Terra Nova National Park...

In the U.S. south, is Canadian a new racial slur? Graeme Hamilton, National Post Published: Thursday, January 24, 2008 It was a routine e-mail from the boss sent to congratulate a junior prosecutor in Houston, Tex., who had won manslaughter convictions against an intoxicated driver. "He...

Mark, I certainly feel for you.  Years ago, while taking part in the Nijmegen Marches in Holland, our group was approached by a Dutch woman who was trying to track down her wartime father.  All she knew was a first name, his unit, and that he was a Canadian soldier.  I can't imagine how...