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Just a note; a lot of people won't accept your mondopoint size when they ask for you boot size though, so always have the US/UK ("normal") size handy.

Unfortunately, his opionion is shared by a lot of people I know; the majority of the Pte/Cpls I know actually. It has less to do with people being anal and everyone from the rank of sargeant up treating us like children most of the time. Some of the most hardcore "I love the army!" types are...

I have no data except for personal anecdotes. There was a few times last year that I was very happy to be carrying my pistol. Usually it was as an air sentry in a LAV or a as a gunner in crowded villages/KC when we had pedestrians swarming around the vehicles (on the move), and the only way to...

If the KAC can you're referring to is the ones we put on our 308s, then yes I saw that too (I wasn't aware is was a KAC) Honestly, the subtext be damned, it actually looks pretty entertaining.

I've done patrols in the things; it's basically immobilized by a speedbump. Over the course of several months the act of going over speedbumps was enough to shake whole sections of the vehicle loose. I remember one vehicle in our camp had the fuel tank held on with cargo straps. It's astounding...

Shooting and section attacks is 0.1% of what it is to be in the army, let alone being a soldier. Want to put the army back in cadets? Instill discipline, motivation, respect, integrity and competence in them. Far too often I see Cadets walking around the Fredericton mall, in service dress...

Magpul E-Mags? 16$ a pop and they worked great in Afghanistan... Most of the stoppages I witnessed were a result of dust collecting inside the mags.

I wasn't aware the A3s came with EOTechs. I think we should remain with a magnified optic (it's just too damn useful to ditch). Honestly, I've never seen A3s go through our stores. I've only ever seen MPs with them. So, negative on changing the sights, or the PAMs, or the SOPs... just the rifle.

As true as that may be; equating the C8 to an SMG isn't exactly fair. The disparity in effective range is immense. Whereas the effective ranges of the C7 ad C8 are practically the same in my experience.

Personally, I say phase out the C7, make C8A3s with an RIS on the front the new general issue weapon. All everyone does is bitch and whine so they can get a C8 anyway.

RIP Jack, I wish more of our leaders had your passion and charisma.

Well, funny you should mention the action in reference to it being somewhat safer. There were no BHP NDs during my tour (where I was) But there were 2 Sig NDs. Just saying that there's more important things than action when determining how safe it is to carry a pistol. Any decent pistol is...

I have a similar experience to Sythen; however I've witnessed fewer. Also haven't been the hatless one myself.

Romanmaz is actually right, all of the young Cpl/Ptes I know all were given a choice upon application of Regiments (NOT Battalions) and all of their choices were honoured. In fact, they even prompt you for the information during the interview if you didn't provide it. These experiences are...

Honestly... what I ended up doing was just taking it. After years of ruckmarching my hips are scarred on both sides and that area of my hips is chronically bruised. Something that might work; it's worked to prevent my sandals from cutting my Achilles tendon, is to "paint" some of that liquid...

Hm, tactikilts. Curious as to whether that's a real thing or just someone having fun with it.

Weapons rack are fine for admin moves, but that's it. The cargo net storage is designed for 3x Rucksacks. How you're supposed to get them in or out without looking like a total retard is beyond me though. I agree on all the other points. I can't help but look at the the ladder storage area and...

Definitely going to give this a watch... I knew everyone that was there.

GAP, I'm relatively new and I can't recall once being told to blindly follow drill commands. I've been told my entire career that even people calling drill make mistakes, and so to think about the parade format, and what you're "allowed" to do in drill (for example: grounding arms on the stand...

I have a really hard time buying this. You make it sound as if Drill is the only reason people follow and react to orders. The reason I react to orders is because I understand that I'm a piece of a tool (section) that someone who makes more money than me is using -- in combat and in garrison...