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He seems to not understand that the War Department was the Army only (when there was no USAF, USSF) and the Department of the Navy were separate. Oh well, the whole crew are historical morons. 🙄 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/25/trump-pentagon-name-change-00523335

Hey!!!! I resemble that remark!!!

Yea, that too. Then again the fools were Van Doos, how much damage could they do? Aside from themselves.......

Tin foil hat again. The CBC is really pushing this story because they are pissed (PISSED!!!) that the CAF is getting a massive boost in funding and they want to government to pull that funding back.

I agree, with a 3rd (and maybe 4th) JSS we have depth and when they go into a deep maintenance program they are not under pressure to get in and out ASAP and corners won't be cut. When we have the bare minimum of everything then we run into issues of rust out and obsolescence.

That collection will be a treasure trove of inappropriate cartoons! :eek: I wonder if the National Archives have a set as well.

You do know that the punk ass comment was in jest right?

I'm of two minds, putting every kid through basic training would be absolutely amazing (old man thinking that these punk ass kids need a kick in the ass!!) but the downside of how can we measure the ROI? The question to ask is how do nations like Finland and Israel do it? Their reasoning is...

How about this?

Lake Metigoshe is a less friendly venue than in the Pre-Trump era.

My bad. I blame it on the beaucoup de biers at the les bar terraces overlooking the Richelieu. I was sure the flow was north to south?🥴

He claims 10 miles into Canada which I find hard to believe. I’m thinking he drifted south due to the Richileau River.

A good conversation regarding the housing issue. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-herle-burly/id1280218816?i=1000719192092

Lots of questions regarding this interaction between the USCG and a Quebec fisherman. https://www.newsweek.com/canadian-man-furious-after-us-coast-guard-cross-border-arrest-him-2104109 The Coasties are typically better mariners than the USN and overall nicer people so this whole incident is...

Pentagon will not attend next year's Halifax Security Forum https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/24/pentagon-think-tank-events-ban-00473621 "The decision comes a week after the Defense Department pulled out of the high-profile Aspen Security Forum citing “the evil of globalism” and indicating...

Not quite as simple as that. Reason's why Uganda didn't stay are outlined here: https://navalandmilitarymuseum.org/archives/articles/controversies/the-uganda-episode/

You're right. But goddamn we're getting swamped by this crap (the deep fake question)

In these times of AI deep fakes; is this real?

Wasn’t the regiment originally formed by a railroad baron?

They way the story is being reported is.