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What is a cadet doing with CADPAT? Is that not still protected?

The no.5 pants are generally disliked as part of a duty dress due to their pockets, which can hold little more than a room keycard and your student ID. No.5's are generally comfortable, some people fenuinely hate the battle blouse, though and the chin strap on tje kepi is a real nusance. All in...

I think there's a confusin here as to what exactly multiculturalism is and what having a multi-cultural nation means. Multi-culturalism is more of a philosophy tah anything else. It's the ideal of  integrating different cultures rather than assimilating them. having a large quantity of visible...

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After dues and mess dues (except mess dinners), tax ( I think), dry cleaning for RMC uniforms, bu not DEUs I don't really have much to spend money on - no car, no wife, no girlfiend, no kids and no pets, and given how busy you can get here between athletics, acedemics and all the military jazz...

This isn't about your opinion of RMC. The fact is, like it or not, RMC is a military institution and your "not having heard of rnage weekends" doesn't qualify as an argument. This is about whether you think RMC should have a distinctive duty dress. Thank you to all who have and will contribute...

It think all countries should take a page from the Honourable LGen Dallaire (Senate title+General's rank...wow) and ask themselves this question before sending their military off on operations: Are we prepared to take casualties? Is the mission going to come first? if the Bangladeshis had...

I reiterate that I was listing the arguments. Salaries are part of the argument. As I've said, I'd really have no problem with paying the costs of DEU dry-cleaning. Anyhow, keep in mind that it's usually not to easy for an RMCer to relax and unwind on a Wednesday :p. The two schools of thought...

..whoa. I think that i've misinterpreted. I have nmot been complaining, I merely listed the points brought up in the discussion, including dry-cleaning costs. Of course, I'm welcomed by the usual "everybodt hates the ring-knockers" sitcom-esque declaration about how we either get paid too much...

The argument against that is that it would encourage divisions between the various elements at the college - one of the main reasons for having a distinctive RMC uniform. Also, it is not very popular wtih cadets as we'd have to bear dry-cleaning costs off our own salaries - which, as net...

For those of you who don't know, the current RMC duty dress (winter) is a distinctive RMC uniform of blue pants with red stripes and suspenders, a whte shirt(navy), black tie (navy/air force), KP (wedge-like dark blue forage cap made of thicker wool and a chin strap), boots or oxfords and a...

I'm guessing it's more or less a unit/element thing, no? On the peninsula, we;re entitiled to wear either/or for day-to-day duty, oxfords only for mess, etc and boots only for parades.Is that a standard CF thing?

I'm not critiquing. I've said that I've heard all kinds of stories about the new kit. I was using this to back up my argument that it's porbably wise not to make any fantastic expectations about the awesome abilities and magical new kit.

Well, I think it has more to do with structure than anything. The course desginers are given a LOT of material to cover for basic training, and time is simply not aloocated (speaking from IAP experience) the staff do a hell of a job in balancing everything. Do I think it's stupid that some cocky...

Right, I did IAP this past summer, and I'm set to do BOTP and (maybe) SLT this coming summer. I've heard that BOTP is a bit more relaxed than IAP. Is this true? If so, what can I expect? Any hints?

I'm not trying to speak lie an "old soldier", and your uneccesary accussing me of trying to imply that I'm arrogant enough to believe I am is really not welcome. I'm speaking from the point of view of someone who has seen people roast their feet on marhces in their "fabulous magical solve-all"...

I think what everyone needs to realise is that no military ever has a perfect kit range. With this new CADPAT and IECWS equipment coming out, people are having divine fanstasies about solve-everything kit that will make them comfortable no matter what situation might arise. Being at RMC, where...

Wait until you get to eat IMPs to the point that you get some very, very weird digestive problems. Still, I've heard that they're better than MREs and are quite good for field rations. nevertheless, I find it hilarious when cadets shout their praises. Wait for the post-field bathroom adventure...

What is a cadet going to do with $700 worth of Canadian Peacekeeper kit?

Here it is, probably one the most touchy subjects in between CIC and reg force (from what I have seen. To begin with: 1) this has pargely to do with observation I have made, not personal opinions 2) I say everything as an indiviual citizen, not as a member of the reg force or my unit 3) This is...