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Yeah... I was quoting the number in an earlier post.

I know it isn't... I was being sarcastic, wondering if we really need to have close to 25% of our regular force in Ottawa.

Non taxable ?? Did I miss something ? Do they include Petawawa in the NCR ?  8)

A zombie plow... I like that !!

Actually, they do have a small footprint... when they deploy to Alaska. When going to Hawai, it's a different story...

I can see your Troops being frustrated if you told them about the assumptions you made above: "Yeah, the sarge said it only takes 20 minutes per file... WTF are these clerks doing with my money over there ??" Lead by example; be patient, and explain to them that they should be too.

Slow down there  ::) You guys are running a training center, you don't have to "close with and destroy the enemy" out there. It's not about the worth of your hides, it's about the level of risk it is in.

I did some balloon jumps in Aldershot in the same period as the videos, again with 1 Para. I was already an experienced Trooper, jumpmaster qualified, and found the balloon jumps impressive. Thanks for the vids, brings back memories...

Some in the public believe that the official version is BS.

No, the Chinese embassy in Belgrade was bombed by mistake. The intention was to bomb a Yugoslav Federal Directorate for Supply and Procurement building, some 180m away.

Dude, there was never a US bombing of the Chinese embassy in Kabul; as Old Sweat mentionned, there was the accidental bombing of their embassy in Belgrade on May 7th 1999, but I'm quite certain the events in Afghanistan and the Belgrade bombing are unrelated.

Actually, 2e REP is closer to 1200 troops; but I agree with the rest of your post...  ;)

There it is: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-invests-in-canadian-armed-forces-1774084.htm

I'm a tax payer too; I also want a plane that will be "good enough to get the assigned task done", but not just today's assigned task, I want it to be good enough for future assigned tasks. If we are unsure what those tasks will be in 20 years, then we need to acquire a new system that will have...

Well, it used to be "Canada's Model Town" !!! Edited to add: maybe it still is... :o

Yeah... it really sucks to be posted to Valcartier, with Québec City 20 minutes away...  ;) If you are a single Infantry Soldier, there are 2 places for you: Edmonton or Valcartier. The other places have the same girls playing musical room in the shacks...

Dortoirs style cubicule et salles de bains / toilettes partagées.  Dépendant de ton métier, plus tard tu peux te retrouver pendant des mois à vivre dans un environnement tente / toilette chimique... La vie privée, c'est pour quand on est chez soi. D'ailleurs, on décourage l'individualisme au...

Actually, we don't need larger parachutes; we need lo-po or no-po canopies that will slow the rate of descent. Some modern S-L parachutes also offer steerability without forward momentum, so a jumper can choose how he will land and reduce injuries related to those rear-left landings !!

There are a few things wrong with that video; first of all, just 2 minutes into it, we see the CO and staff wearing the old fleece shirt as an outer garment... SACRILEGE !!! No wonder we were disbanded...  ;) Secondly, there are no computers, no 50-inch TVs, no inflated staff...  8) Seriously...

Huuh... I was trying to be funny, guess I failed again. I was trying to link this with all the pomp and pageantry threads we have on here... maybe a smilie would have helped... but nevermind. I wonder if they have decent combat boots ??  >:D