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Graham, The studies I‘m looking at right now show that Americans historically had a low percentage of soldiers having killed in combat (15-25% are the figures given). The US military recognized this and introduced operant conditioning into training to bring this rate up. In Korea, 55% of U.S...

And that is one of the sacrifices that we make that often goes unnoticed.

Zipperhead56, I agree with your viewpoint, in modern warfare tanks play a very important role. But, with the way the CF is being deployed currently, do you foresee a need to retain MBT capability? I guess this could be more generalized to ask the question: Should the CF focus on...

nULL, Why shouldn‘t one question superiors? I‘m not saying widespread insubordination should be the order of the day and obviously if soldiers everywhere constantly questioned orders, the CF would never get anything done. There is a big difference, though, between being ordered to take a...

Pilotgal, Why do you make the ignorant generalization that most of the "lurkers" here are nothing more than wannabe recruits (like you)?

To Humint, Radiohead, and Duotone, I apologize for my sarcastic, and at times rude, comments. I‘ll try to keep my posts focused and refrain from getting into immature "pissing contests." Okay, I‘ve already provided my point of view so I won‘t waste space repeating it. To further the discussion...

I‘ve seen this discussion on other boards and the consensus I‘ve heard from a few Strats is that the CF is moving towards the 105mm mounted on a Stryker (LAV 3) platform instead of MBTs. Good or bad idea? And the reason I‘m posting this here is because on other forums, it seems that the ideas...

PilotGal, I think I understand your underlying point, which is fitness only takes you so far but determination takes you to the top. I agree, to a point. But if someone is just not physically prepared to a certain extent, no amount of determination will carry them. The military, and the combat...

humint, I am amazed at the blatant disregard for logic in your post. I am stunned. I had no idea that there was a direct correlation between being loved as a child and political correctness. And then to insinuate that Ontario is the birthplace of perfect parenting, both are revelations of...

Your right, Radiohead, that wasn‘t very PC of you to imply that rednecks everywhere are sexist, you sure showed me. And why is it that I have to be a redneck to have an opinion against women in the combat arms? Why can‘t I be a city boy born and raised in Vancouver with that opinion? I don‘t...

I keep wondering where all these PC posts keep coming from, then I see that Ontario seems to have the glut of them. Thanks for the Liberals, guys! They‘re doing a bang up job!

Duotone, Lose the condescending, elitist attitude. This isn‘t starship troopers where only those with service can voice their opinion. And why don‘t you grow some balls and join the world of proper conversation which doesn‘t involve juvenile insults (s***, now i‘m talking like you).

I think your missing the point, Windwolf. I know many senior infantry NCOs who don‘t look like much, but put a ruck on them and they‘ll march you into the ground (airborne style) and I‘m sure you know a few too. This in no way excuses ALL fat people in the CF from maintaining personal fitness...

What fitness requirements are there in place for non-combat arms to allow for the 300 pound blobs of fat? I never said that the combat arms were okay either cause I‘ve seen some tubs walking around with infantry cap brasses on their beret. The CF as a whole needs better fitness levels and your...

Comparing women in combat roles to tactics used at Vimy as topics of discussion is a bit of a stretch. Why should we bother discussing reinstating the Airborne? We all know the gov‘t isn‘t going to do it. Why discuss anything that has happened in the past, for that matter? Your logic, Muskrat...

If we only debated issues which can be changed, we‘d have a lot more discussions on boot polish techniques. The CF is operated according to the Liberal agenda no matter what we think so why bother discussing anything to do with it? My point is that this and other forums are a place to voice...

Radiohead, I guess I‘m tired of seeing 300 pound donut disposal units walking around in cadpat. Why do they make combats that big anyways? And save the PC answer. Anyone can train to pass the physical requirements of BT. It‘s the upkeep that is necessary and indicative of personal discipline. As...

In my opinion, the status of airborne capability in the CF is severely lacking. As I stated in another thread, the army needs another CAR like QRF. Do I foresee the Liberal gov‘t approving the reinstatement of the CAR? **** no. Not for monetary reasons because we all know that the Liberals...

First of all, the CF has to be defined with regards to Canadian foreign policy. If we‘re going to be a peacekeeping and sometime police action military, our needs would be different from those demanded by taking on a pro-active role (think U.S.). The problem here is that it‘s hard to do this...

http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/scripts/portweb.dll?query&field1=Filename&op1=matches&value1=VK2003-125-009.jpg&field2=Created&op2=equals&value2=7/10/03%207%3A54%3A00%20AM&catalog=combat&template=showDetail_e I don‘t know about you guys but I just heard of this story today. Looks like the...