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I was always a fan of  the, and pardon the spelling" Miznay chardin" effect, ie platter charges. Standoff charges to make big holes in mud walls?

Listen Christine, you are much better off getting your PCP, then joining. you will likely be considered a "semi skilled" applicant, which will mean that you will do BMQ, and other "military specific" training, ie driving big truck training etc. However, PCP is the biggest part of QL..5? training...

Joe, will the Army venture into salt water? If not, go GS diver. The Commander will probably want to take his beachead security inland when he comes ashore. As I mentioned, and you probably know more than I do, there will be a force, comprised of different elements which will be tasked in...

How about painting Cormorants green and giving Chinooks to SAR?  ;D. The EH 101 meets the spec, marginally, I believe.  http://www.agustawestland.com/products01_02.asp?id_product=7&id=7

Probably the nicest quarters in the Forces, well appointed rooms, soft linens, and the galley... to die for.  These quarters are in the running for their "heritage " designation, and the word "character" should be used when describing them, as in "these rooms have character', or "living in these...

well, with no new posts in this thread since March I suppose one should have been able to guess that the project was scrubbed... or at least back, way back, burnered. I love the buff, and any plane would have meant a compromise, but that o2 mask... coulda done without that. oh well, next time we...

Does anyone know if there is a protocol for "light duties" for a donor? I wouldn't want a soldier hunting bad guys @ high altitudes for a while (month?2 weeks?) after donating a litre. A great article in this Journal of Special Operations Medicine on walking donors, with a case study where a...

don't disagree with anything you've rebutted, just putting it out there. To me this test was a test of the lowest common denominator, ie untrained person applying product. obviously if TK's were used, blood mopped up products could work better. I've seen a promo video from Hemcon on a swine...

ya ya, thanx for the pick up, will edit.

Just read in the journal of special operations medicine, reprinted from journal of trauma:injury, infection & care, october 2005- in trial of fatal exsanguinating femoral wounds in swine, Quikclot, Chitosan (hemcon) and fibrin dressing ( heard of but not seen by me) were tested under...

sorry, but I'm gunna stir the pot here a bit... Got an e-mail from a NAVY diver (Clearance Diver) that is taking his jump course and Pathfinder course, presumably to do Beachhead security/ Beach obstacle clearance in advance of an Amphibious landing. any one in here privy to any more info? I...

I'm sucked in..... Take a look @ prices in Cold Lake,suburb of Ft McMurray $$$ ! @ least we have a view.....and no snowblower

As an interested outsider,  please help me out with MCSP, I gather it is ojt training, but couldn't figure out much else.

Sea Kings did go ashore all the way into Belet Huen, at least once. After landing in the dust ball of all dust  balls, it sat on the ground for days until a maintenance crew could come in and fix it. It was very early in the deployment b4 427 came in with maybe twin hueys still? Probably.

Part of the pathfinder course is Beachhead recces and security. If the Combat engineers put a combat diver on the course, then the Combat diver becomes the Sme. If there are no Combat divers on course, they do it anyway. The lessons were quite thourough, and the techniques taught were the same...

Way to go! You are a recruiting poster. Good luck, and keep your sights on the target. You are a LONG way from  your goal, but keep working with single minded determination and you will get there. Thanks for the update. Best of luck. Kent

Another option for those with a PCP Diploma- Search and Rescue Technician . shttp://www.airforce.forces.ca/athomedocs/athome_2_e.asp .Starting 2007, we will be accepting direct entries for well qualified applicants. I believe a Paramedicine diploma will be the requisite standard. Zombie, don't...

Let's not forget who started this thread, one of the best current threads in the whole forum, and maybe put up with a little to get a lot, instead of being so...petty is a bit much ,but keeps coming to mind... thanks all for the posts to now, although I could do without most of pg 3

That's a big 10-4. As you know though, manytimes lifesaving interventions, ie the TK we're talking about elsewhere, have way too much emphasis on the downside complication, and not enough hype on the huge upside of saving your buddy. I'm sure you have heard the %10 chance of needle...