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Just for the record, CCUE and FOCE (Flying Operational Clothing Ensemble) are not projects, ithey are an initiatives. For the majority of the CAF that distinction dose not mean much, but for those that deal with funding the difference between project and initative means a lot.

I think that when the other elements look at the new Canadian Army Service Dress they will want to modernize their uniforms. If only for the fact that the CASD will have different styles of cuts and more flexibility in sizing than the current uniforms, it is also made with more modern fabric...

The sizing info that DSSPM usually provides to industry is from the 2012 Canadian Forces Anthropometric Survey (CFAS) that was done by DRDC Toronto. For the Canadian Army Service Dress they also measured another roughly 500 soldiers to gain additional measurements that were not in the 2012 CFAS.

They are also using this as an opportunity to make the uniforms more inclusive by fixing the sizing/fit of the uniforms.

The plan is for officers and CWOs to wear a "Sam Browne" belt.

Shame, I don't know if I would have ended up in the CAF if the reserve unit in Toronto (48th Highlanders) did not give info to my Highschool in Toronto. This led to me joining the Reserves and eventually transferring to the Regular Force.

For the most common means for an NCM to become an Officer is the Commissioning from the Ranks program. For this you need to be in a minimum of 10 years and hold the substantive rank of Sgt/PO 2. This is also a competitive program with only so many personnel selected every year, so it might take...

That article is about the American Army

Maybe I got lucky, but I think the Mess Dress I have is of good quality.

We also went from real laptops to crappy Dell tablets. I think they realized that the tablets were a mistake and are back to issuing laptops.

They have changed the regulations. The dress instructions now say: Dress instructions | Chapter 2 Policy and appearance - Canada.ca

Will you still be able to get over-the-counter medications when you are in the field or on course and don't have easy access to a pharmacy?

If I was a MCpl and told I was working permanently for a Cpl I would have an issue with that.

Great pictures, what lens were you using? I just picked up the Nikon Z 100-400 / 4.5-5.6 S for their Z series of cameras and will be trying it out at the Gatineau sir show in September.

You got more than me, I have not seen any email traffic with info about it.

The new base layers will be coyote brown except for the T-shirt issued to RCAF pers, their T-shirts will be blue.

The Canadian Army had its change of command for the Army Commander going from LGen Jocelyn Paul to LGen Michael Wright. Also the change of appointment for the Army Sergeant Major took place with CWO Jim Smith handing over to CWO Christopher Robin.

No, but we get bombarded with DWAN emails which are free advertising for Bell.

It is almost as bad as the Bell advertisement as part of their Lets Talk.

The chest rig is not part of SOCEM, it is the ISSP vest. SOCEM is waiting for the DICE (Dismounted Infantry Combat Enhancement) project to deliver load carriage and use lessons learned from that project for when it looks at the load carriage.