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At one point recently there was a cell in MEPM that did initial concept designs, which was a good way to get an idea on what kind of changes to one piece of kit can have to the whole design spiral of the platform, and have some concept designs for different projects to do OA with (like the naval...

Fortunately the entire requirement for the CDC doesn't exist either outside the CRCN's office, so it's a nice synergy. It goes with the sailors that don't exist to crew it, jetties that don't exist to tie them up to and repair yards that don't exist to fix them.

That was kind of the first almost 40 years of mine; mindfulness, cognitive behavior therapy, stoicism or whatever you want to call it was a huge relief. Felt like a pressure relief venting on an internal tank I didn't even know existed until it was drained off. Think that was the bit of my...

Stoicism isn't being silent about things, and Socrates was kind of infamous for never shutting up. Really about accepting what you can't change, looking at challenges and setbacks as opportunities for growth, and not living to excess, so lot more in common with mindfulness where you actively...

My experience with the last round of DRAP was it was the 'go to' people that were burnt out and tired that took it, not the deadweight. Don't expect any different here, as they are the ones that need a break, and if they still want to work likely can find a job (and generally seemed more...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/return-to-office-rules-update-carney-9.7007430 Worth mentioning that after 5 years of reducing the number of available workspaces in the NCR to save money, a lot of government departments here can't even actually do the 3 days a week for everyone due to lack of...

It's almost entirely PS, DCC and contractors, but there are military people within RPOPs and ADM(IE), just like ADM(Mat).

It's hard to find the actual full quote, but here's another article with more context; “As a Quebecer, I’m pretty fed up with this debate, which is generally about identity and elections,” Miller told reporters in Ottawa. (in French). Sounds like he was talking more about the language debate...

You have to keep in mind there is an international treaty limiting what we can actually do on the Great lakes and along the border generally, so anything other than local RHIBs for training stationed in the area becomes a problem. The CRCN has a pretty long wishlist, but imagine there are...

It's even funnier when it doesn't actually get to them, and instead goes to a completely different L1.

I'm not sure what the chatter was, but this all predated Topshee by who knows how many CRCNs now (7, 8?), and I think the environmental L1s have far less actual influence over purple functions than they think. As an aside, surprised there aren't more major scandals with people doing things...

Well, they actually said 'fuck the stoker mafia' during one of the decision briefs, so not really a theory. The fact that they knee capped the RCN for the next 10 years, and is actively impacting the delivery of RCD's combat recoverability is kind of a nice bit of karma, if they could be...

I feel like most of these folks got elected because of their association with the party, and not on their own merit. I imagine folks like Guildebrault would lose his seat if he ran as an independent, so really pushing his own personal politics vice advancing the best interests of his riding and...

That one should be really interesting and hoping I get to work on it a bit, the ammo folks at DAER do the coolest testing by far. Also replacing most firehalls, redoing most hangars, training facilities, huge navy infra (including sub bases, as well as a lot of of the pre-cold war buildings...

Most of the armouries are actually getting significant upgrades and overhauls, so hopefully they give the James St and the Links and Winks one similar treatment. The problem now is more lack of people to do projects, as well as prioritizing it based on actual condition and not who has the most...

I think the concept was fine; I think the actual usage as well as mission drift is the issue. They never get used for anything that basic boarding party couldn't do, and they keep trying to create things they can do (but don't get used for either), vice someone in CJOC or similar saying to the...

But what if... we put in a risk assessment and ask someone that doesn't work in the building to accept the risk? Meeting the building code is for weenies who don't live large. The Canadian Labour Code and the DND General Safety program is for simps and betas. Oh, and TBS in their directive on...

Edit: read down afterwards and realized I'm late to the party... Fortunately the Rush Bagot Treaty is still in effect, so it's actually up to both Canada and the US, given that the border is demilitarized. Similarly there are rules around transiting and sailing around the St. Lawrence that are...

@Lumber Tabernac... I guess the work isn't done, until the work isn't done... at sea. (old Fryism) Good sign when your last name becomes a verb.

Thanks, that does make sense, although that's been the position for a few years, and we're probably behind the 8 ball on actually generating people (plus running out of legacy HTs to do all that). I'm sure the old OJPRs and training lectures are all archived at CFNES, so dusting off the old OHP...