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I am confident that there is a special circle of hell for parents who allow their children to be murdered in this way.

And is the current Colonel Commandant... I have had the pleasure of speaking with him a few times.

I have no idea how you guys remember these dates and exercises. I'm having a hard time just trying to remember what happened this year!

They will detect IR but it has to be pretty much pointed at the camera.

The result would inevitably be a rise of administrative action, unofficial punishments such as extra and CMs s to cover off the stuff that a summary trial does. This would actually be a more unfair system as often the first of these two are conducted without the same scrutiny as is currently...

RPVs do not kill anyone. The weapons that they employ do. The GPU-12 or AGM-114 that comes off the rails of a Reaper are essentially the same system as those that come off an aircraft with a pilot in the cockpit. I'm not really sure why the media likes to portray UAV/RPV systems as somehow...

OS is right in that the primary lesson learned is that of failed competency. My connection to the organization of the Royal Regiment is that I think that it is a mistake to streamline our soldiers too heavily. Kit changes and capabilities evolve. The artillery has had a long affiliation with...

I have no inside track on any of this but I suspect that you will see the OP Btys at some point being dissolved. This will not really free up that many PYs as the OP parties will just go back to the gun Btys where they belong IMO. It will free up a Major slot though. Maybe we will get an Ops O...

While Regiments are, and I would argue that the gun Btys are probably pretty good (I know those at 2 RCHA are), it's important to remember that of the 20 or so Reg force Btys (not including the school) there are only 6 gun Btys. That means that the vast majority of gunners currently in the Royal...

I came across this article that others might find interesting. Apparently, the US Field Artillery has lost most of its ability to actually do indirect fire. The main culprit seems to be the pilfering of gunners to fill other duties resulting in a generation of officers and even NCOs with limited...

Officers can move around quite a bit between the positions listed below. Depending on your unit, this transition can happen every few hours or an officer may find themselves in one position for a few months/years before moving on to something else. There are more positions listed here then you...

Looks like it will be a new feature. This is great if people are inputting this stuff but I'm unclear as to how that happens. A PDR is so much more then just a listing of what has been done by the member in the period.

Is there a MonitorMass self-study course available? I basically use MM as a glorified CF-100 and MPRR generator... It seems to be a rather unintuitive program.

I would never suggest such a thing. A leaders' job is it sit in their lofty tower complaining about the morale of the troops and how they are unable to properly adhere to the CF Writing Guide.  :sarcasm:

Even better, talk to your chain of command. While clerks process your TOS renewals, it is a chain of command responsibility to ensure that TOS renewals are happening in a timely fashion and that your admin is squared away.

Oh the irony of this thread is almost too much to bear.  :irony:

No, he's pulling your leg. If there is a global conspiracy to start World War 3 soon, someone should tell the United States and the UK. They are going through massive defense budget reductions right now and are hardly showing signs of ramping up for a global conflict.  :endnigh:

It was awhile ago but I seem to recall that there was a limited CB threat and no air threat. There was a Regt'l gun position sited by the 2I/C. BKs were coordinating the local defense of the Bty with the 2I/C overall in command. 89er sited C/S 8, which was fully deployed, and had a mean local...

The last 2CMBG Bde Ex was a Bde defensive exercise. Its culmination was a testing of the 1RCR MDA by 3RCR (playing enemy force). The guns were also attacked, both the gun line and the echelon, by dismounted forces. Even the Bde TOC was exercising local defense.

That was interesting. I died the first time from a shell blast. Second time once again from arty while I cowered in a shell crater. The third time however and mentioned in dispatches! I thought I should quit while I was ahead.