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Each battery in a Regiment is designated as a support battery to specific units. Typically if say 3RCR are slated to go, F Battery would then be attatched and so on but as with all combat arms units, when it comes time for a battery to go, they depend on the rest of the Regiment to backfill any...

And as a side note, only Field Artillery (reg force) wear RCHA, not air defence.

Mcpl Fretter was a friend of mine in 2 RCHA. He rebadged to military police and took an embassy posting to South Africa. Online condolences may be left at www.padfieldfuneralhome.com

I think that "searchlight" you are referring to would be the MVI (muzzle velocity indicator). By calculating muzzle velocities of different charges the command post can plot the rounds more accurately, putting the round more precisely where the foo wants it.

I think a public apology is the least we should expect. After all we all know how soft the system is and they will most likely get off with a slap on the wrist. Atleast they can then be publically ridiculed as they deserve (and hopefully more)

If you have ever been to any city in England you most likely noticed a plethora of cameras everywhere. I don't think Canadian cities should go this way but I do feel that our military sites such as the war memorial, peacekeeping memorial and even the national war cemetary should be "monitored"...

I think we all want a military guard of some sort so we can personally lay down the punishment but I have an idea that may work just as well. As previously mentioned, make the site DND property but still accesible to the general public. Post cameras covering every angle and signs that say "You...

There is Artillery reserves in Edmonton, 20th Field Regiment 61 Bty. As other posters have indicated, go see the individual units and get the real story from the people on the ground. Not saying recruiting videos arn't accurate but............

Diamondback snack pack 1)Capture a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. 2)Kill, skin and remove entrails. 3)Cut into edible portions. 4)Make a batter of flour, cracker meal, salt, pepper and garlic. 5)Roll your snake portions in the batter. 6)Fry in deep fat, heated to a temperature that will...

The convenient thing about religion is that there are so many types out there that cater to any belief and if you can't find one, you can just start your own.

CFB Suffield, ATV's are permitted on roads only initially to access the block and then fall under traffic guidelines that state no operation permitted on any roads, paved or gravel.

I have worked in 1,2,3 RCHA and the Arty School and I noticed that it seems in the Artillery, there isn't alot of "my Regiment is better than your regiment". Sure we have a healthy competative attitude, but there doesn't seem to be the PPCLI vs. RCR arguments. In my view, regardless of the...

I suppose "right out of highschool" is a bad time to consider your future employment. Perhaps a few years of petty crime and drug experimentation are more in order.

Maybee the fundamentalists know something we don't and its all part of a cover up by George Bush and the makers of tinfoil????

The faster you get another round up the spout, the faster the gun delivers it to your target.

It is a regulation that hearing protection be worn during all live fire training. As for being pregnant, I don't believe there is any documented correlation between loud noises and fetal development. If you are that worried about it, state your reasons through the chain.

Although not in the last 10 years, Cyprus was an example of how peacekeeping can draw to a stalemate. It was reported that prior to our withdrawal from Cyprus after 59 tours, the locals were more concerned with the the effect on the local economy than with war erupting again.

Saint Barbara welcomes another gunner home RIP

The only difference is how the load is carried, A ruck is a ruck, you need to get used to walking at a brisk pace for a long distance. Just expect different muscles to be sore depending on what type of ruck you use.

Train on roads that are paved and roads that are gravel so you will see the way the surfaces feel. I would say that it will be rare that you will do a ruck march through thick woods and steep hills, but if you can walk 13 km on flat ground, you should be in good shape to do it in any scenario.