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Pre 9/11, wasn’t there a measure of perverse pride in having senior pers with a CD and bar only compared to our American cousins? “Look at us, we don’t get a medal for completing basic/unit effectiveness/rolling out of bed in the morning”.

Lots of things to avoid 😀.

Wasn’t there a Heritage Moment on CBC a few years back around rememberance day about “honouring our fallen” where the troops in the footage were German?

Like capital gains tax on sale of primary residence. It’s a-comin’!

When les grenouille get up to these kind of shenanigans, this always comes to mind:

That's akin to the Ranger's adoption of the sandy beret when the US Army as a whole moved to black.

That’s a massive drop in standards if true. The RCAF provided the Buckingham Palace guard for a spell only a few years ago. I had an ex-stoker colleague who’d re-enlisted as an AVN tech and who was part of it. He gave me a rundown on being beasted by the nasty Guards’ Colour Sergeants. 😀

Being twelve years removed from uniform and peripherally aware that the dress and deportment manual had been binned, I just side eyed him scornfully.

Can’t say the same. I saw LS (oops, S1) Bag-o-shite Bloggins in the Colwood Thrifty’s a few weeks back. Submariner coveralls with the ‘morale’ patches (wtf is that about, we made do with a ships crest and name tag) scraggly hair to his mid shoulders and pooor imitation ZZ Top beard. It was...

Who’s the old codger in Denison smock and general officer tabs you’re having a chat with?

Electoral College tries to enter the chat.......

Cutting steel…maybe. But there’s the 4 Dreadnougnt class SSBN’s first. I know the big assembly hall in Barrow has been enlarged recently, but I can’t see Dreadnought and AUKUS SSN’s being built simultaneously.

That 32k includes RM also, around 7k.

Absolutely brutal. There's a reason the 'Regiments' 2 squadron is linked with other tier one units like the hooligans and those guys from Poole. They'd out perform those 1 Para bods any day...........(ducks for cover).

You forgot the bad news: Two Royal Navy frigates to be retired

Definitely a RN inherited thing. Remember Dirt on Op APOLLO? We had a whip around for him for presentable NCD’s for him to wear before x-polling to a Greek frigate for the day. I think he got a spare shirt from me. Next day, he comes back still looking like Mr. Bag-o-shite. Dan Riis just...

Ah yes, the Viraat mid Pacific trade-off. That tale refuses to die.

I don’t think that bean counter exits. As to who commands the RCN, I think it’s still the CRCN…but the position is influenced by a segment of senior RCN staff in Ottawa plus various civilian hanger-ons who filter the cold hard reality of the RCN’s daily struggle to stay relevant in order for...

Wombish you say...