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  1. bcbarman

    NEO's- looking for reviews and feedback

    NEO's are gods gift to the west coast. I have tried wet weather boots, gortex socks and the old rubber gumbies, and nothing has been as practical as the neo's.  Pack up light in the ruck, slip on and off real easy, no need for an extra pair of boots, and the best, if you are on a long ex...
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    How bad has airline travel become in North America?

    the main purpose is customs and immigration, but in Vancouver airport (and I think I saw it in Montreal) they have a dedicated line during the peak hours for Nexus holders. I may be biased, but I love my nexus card (and recommend everyone gets one soon, the plan is changing, as well as the fee)
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    How bad has airline travel become in North America?

    I'm just amazed that the CATSA have enough forthought to let Nexus card holders (for travel to the US and Canada) use an express lane though domestic screening.  OMG! next you will be telling me that a 15 min interview can screen out a terrorist.  you know that this is a management top-down...
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    Question on legal knife length in Canada

    The resrtiction of the prohibited knives in Canada comes down to knee-jerk reaction, but why do you want a swithblade or push knife that is prohibited in the first place? My manual opening knife is faster and more eficient then a switchblade.  It the LCF, and we all have barrack boxes full of...
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    The education bubble

    As a strong advocate for education, I feel that post-secondary in Canada is essential for moving anywhere in a career that does not involve spinning a stop sign.  With that, there is so many junk degrees out there, where has our workforce and contribution to the Canadian economy come from.  We...
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    Mail suspected of containing drugs, child porn goes unchecked: Customs workers

    Lets put this in context, do you check every bullet you fire??  how about check every part of a troops kit, uniform and body?  No. we do risk management and look at the whole picture. Does this person receiving the letter have a history of drug/child porn/weapons offences? Is there strange...
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    Civilians complaining about Police/Emergency Services' Pay

    The biggest beef I have is the lack of knowlege that the normal civillan has, and the horrible spin that the media takes.  Privacy laws prevent us from saying anything untill well after the courts do their thing, and at that point it's well forgotten.  As a Peace officer, I would love to pass a...
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    What's the dumbest thing you heard said today?

    Is it more sad that I understood and laughed at that one, or that I have been "here but not here today"  Translation, I am indeed at the office, but if you ask me a question or ask me to do work, you can piss off, I'm on leave (but still at the office, Dork I am )
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    Armoured Soldier Reservist Q's

    hey Skeletor, I appreciate you being a vet of the Army.ca, but lets stick in our lanes, eh? Armour recce in the reserves does the same thing the reg force do, just a different platform.  True we do not have a cool 25mm chain gun, awesome sensor suite or 8 wheels of death, but we do the same...
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    New Army.ca Game (HEADLINES)

    Allright, he jumps up, throws the sticky grenade, changes weapons and then runs through that door.  "Ok Guys, I figured out how the Master Chief did it, now we will just do the same thing" (all Halo fans rejoice)
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    A very nice thing happened to me and my family

    To keep the same thread going, I was at a restaurant in Yakima, WA.  Had the night off so one of my soldiers and I were out in Cadpat.  I noticed the booth in front of us kept saying "canada".  At the end of the dinner, we were told that the meal was on him.  Off came the Canadian flags on our...
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    Wearing uniform to wedding in US?

    For this one, I would Email the Librarian, she's pretty active on this site and is a qr&o's queen. enjoy the wedding,
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    Vancouver Olympics

    Did'nt you get the last memo, we are all infantry, some of us just know how to drive large aroured vehicles as well (or boats, or planes, or kitchens, etc etc etc).  The job will be for everyone.  Last I checked, we are not ready, but watch and shoot.  There will be lots of postings going on in...
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    Reserve Forces Foreign Service Arrangements

    well, now I am just going to go and post this up in Whistler, I might be able to get a few trained troops that want to do more then snowboard.
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    CFAT *Totally New Question*

    Everyone seems to get hung up on the math part of the test.  It is not called the "math" portion, it is called the problem solving portion. There is more to the CFAT then figuing out if you paid more attention to Mrs. Andersons chest then the chalkboard.  The problem solving part is to see if...
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    US Army Recruits A New Breed of Super Soldiers

    give that little guy some red bull and we will be able to clear out the middle east in a few days (anyone confused, watch Over the Hedge)
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    New Army.ca Game (HEADLINES)

    Hey, this wreaker will come to the right grid square and I don't have to give him a case of beer to get the tank unstuck
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    New Army.ca Game (HEADLINES)

    I love these twin camelbacks, Gin in the left one, tonic in the other.  Just gotta find a way to get some Ice out of my backpack without breaking cover
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    Wow I didn't know some people can go this low (take deep breathes before reading

    wow wow wow, looked at the Michel Crook site, and there is people that naive in the planet, but not many of them will go on CNN to make a fool of themselfs. First time that I have ever seen a media member insult a guest on a "legitimate" newsite
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    Hillary in 2008

    Personal Prediction: Hillary will make it almost all the way to the primaries, will not get the vote for the Democratic convention due to the fact that she is a powerful woman.  The majority of the US power players are still wealthy white men.  There will be a woman president, there will be a...
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