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That is what happened in the early 1990's when we had field pay. Our company was doing training but we did not have the budget for field pay so we would have weapons draw at 0700 hrs and then be out all day turning in weapons around 2200 hrs and then dismissed for the night. It made for long...

Another article on the rifle stated the following: The system builds around the Knight’s KS-1 but also includes a magnified 1-10 LPVO optic from Vortex, an Aimpoint ACRO P-2 red dot and the Knight’s QDC/MCQ-PRT suppressor. The prime contractor for the project, Edgar Brothers, are responsible...

Today is National Peacekeepers Day. It was chosen to honour the deaths of 9 Peacekeepers killed in the line of duty on 9 August 1974 when their Buffalo aircraft (115461) flying from Beirut, Lebanon to Damascus, Syria was shot down by a Syrian surface-to-air missile, The Syrians claim it was an...

I just checked EMMA and my end Jun pay statement is there.

I have never heard of any soldier buying their own helmet and wearing it. The headline says equipment shortage but the article does not mention anywhere that there is a shortage of helmets. The picture looks like one of the trial helmets that DLR purchased and gave to 3 PPCLI to test before they...

The second option is the Nordic Mesh and is designed for when you are doing high-intensity activity such as pulling a toboggan. It is really good at wicking the moisture away from the skin to another layer. It is also good for when you layer it with either the lightweight or midweight thermals (...

The sequel "Intrepid's Last Case" is also interesting, dealing with the Igor Gouzenko defection among other things.

The tan leg patches are for modular attachments that you can wear on either leg or not wear depending on your task. An example would be the leg clips, currently some people use them while others don't and end up removing them. They could be on a modular panel so if you want them you could put...

Where are people getting the idea that Logistik Unicorp is going to start issuing the ball cap from? I have talked to people in DAR about the cap and they never mentioned it being part of the upcoming combats online (OCFC2 contract).

To be honest what the inside of a passport looks like doesn't bother me. I don't think I have ever looked beyond the page with my information and picture on it. I could not tell you what was on the other pages.

Be advised that due to the strike a lot of bases currently are not offering transient quarters for non-operational stays.

Just to add to Rifleman62 said, while you hear people say CD1 or CD2 it is not correct. Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) - Canada.ca Post-nominals Members may use the post-nominal letters "CD". The post-nominals are not affected by the award of clasps.

That makes sense, I had forgotten about that.

According to the latest news release Major-General M.H.L. Bourgon has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General and remains Acting Chief Military Personnel and Acting Commander Military Personnel Command (CMP/CMPC), in Ottawa. Chief of the Defence Staff announces first 2023 Canadian Armed...

I do find that when they changed the footwear a number of years ago the newer boots and oxfords are a lot harder to shine than my older footwear. I don't know why the newer footwear is harder to get a good shine with but if we do get new footwear just make sure it is made of a material that can...

I can remember Fridays used to be maintenance day and all of 2 PPCLI was formed up for BN parade in coveralls. It was a bit silly but it set the message that the CO took maintenance of the M113s and other vehicles and equipment seriously.

I know you are joking but there it is part of Canadian Army dress orders: Canadian Army Dress Instructions - Canada.ca

Yes see this web page for some general info: Joint Task Force 2 - Canada.ca

My advanced gunnery course ran by the Armoured school we wore coveralls whenever we were on the LAVs for those reasons.

It is not the regiment's birthday on 17 March, the Regimental birthday is on 10 Aug. 17 March is Regimental Day it is in honour of the birthday of Princess Patricia of Connaught, later Lady Patricia Ramsay. They are wearing the flashes so are a few other units