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Are you suggesting that the death of Nursing Sister MacDonald, N/S Lowe, or N/S Wake who by enemy air bombardment on 19/20 May 1918 at 1 Canadian General Hospital was not a combat casualty? Or the 14 female nurses that died on 27 June 1918 by enemy torpedo (and then machine gunning of those in...

Here is a link to the Official History of the Medical Service in WWII. Search for 4 Field Ambulance and you can follow their journey during the war. https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/themes/defence/caf/militaryhistory/dhh/official/book-1956-medical-services-1-en.pdf Will not have specifics...

Just finished reading The Russian Way of War: Operational Art 1904-1940 by Richard W. Harrison. (University of Kansas Press, 2001). One of the best reads I have had on the development of the Operational Art and insightful as to how Russian strategic and operational thought developed into what...

Here is a 1991 training video with ORBAT of the day for a Mech Inf Bn: Fun watch.

You can never go wrong with working on the military classics before BMOQ with respect to fitness. Push-ups, sit-ups, pull-up and running. The more you can do with ease before BMOQ, the easier life will be. Concur with quality advice to get proper running shoes (money very well spent with...

Man that dude is always so unhappy. Feel like it should come with an obligatory MEL for suicide watch. MC

When was he in the HFofC? MC

No problem. If you have anything else feel free to post and we will see what we can do you help you. MC

So as a Nursing Officer there are a bunch of potential jobs. One of the jobs you can be posted to a Canadian Forces Health Services Centre as a Primary Care Nurse. Your boss is most often a Medical Officer (Team Leader) another nurse or the Primary Care Services Manager (often a civilian...

For those that are not tracking the M4 and want an update. Picture of the M4: https://preview.redd.it/wu51142xkeg81.jpg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=86d25d78975b6a67606253b098353fd46ff80ee8 Here is a selection of ammo available for the M4...

Funny... I was just looking at doing a course that deals with nudge. Was not tracking it before that! Decision-Making: Judgements, Biases and Nudges. https://www.getsmarter.com/products/lse-decision-making-judgements-biases-and-nudges-online-certificate-course MC

Although I am not the most up to date person (read: call a recruiting centre) but in MLAB TECH world you are a Cpl on graduation of BMQ and then after your one year of "preceptorship program" (if successful) are an Acting/Lacking Master Corporal waiting for your Primary Leadership Qualification...

I will give it a stab as nobody else has. I am not a MLAB TECH but I have had a number work with/for me in the past. 1. You need to do the Basic Military Qualification and the Primary Leadership Qualification to be a substantive Master Corporal which is the working rank of MLAB TECH. There...

More beer.

Another version of the MSE Op customer service story. I was a Platoon Commander and my platoon was off to do some training with a local fire department off Garrison. The Pl WO requested a bus complete with financial code (as our unit did not have any) and sure enough on the morning of the...

accidental discharge. Delete and charge.

Just out of curiosity, can you get the shop manuals / electronic diagrams for these or do you need to "figure it out" as you go? Pretty cool hobby / addiction. MC

Some opportunities for this, depending on you and your unit. I have personally seen Vehicle Technicians do all sorts of all-arms drivers courses, armoured vehicle crew commander, communications (radio) courses, basic winter warfare, basic mountain operations, parachutist, chemical biological...

IMPs are still very real and in use in the Regular Force. Most expensive way to field soldiers.

I will go on to add... Mat Tech is a pretty awesome trade. If I was to join again as an NCM, I would strongly consider Mat Tech. I think it is amazing how they can take a pile of raw materials (metal, wood, textiles, paint) and turn them into useful stuff that solves unique problems where you...