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Has anyone heard of another allowance coming out regarding FOA ? I read something right after the budget came out that they were thinking of implementing a full time FOA to pers in operational units or deployed. It would work something similiar to aircrew allownce or sea pay but didn't really go...

Petard I'm not too sure that the procurement of more 777s are rumour, as a matter of fact it was from a CLS O-Gp that was released about 2 months ago (I don't have the link) As for more coming in the near future, well word is that it could be sooner than later (not all of them) but perhaps your...

I've heard as well that there are more 777s coming, #'s still floating around but at one point I do think they were talking having upwards to 40 or so as an endstate. As for the Taliban over running a gun posn, well they aren't totally defenceless out there and still have the ability to mount...

Fellas I can't believe you guys are talking about this on here, I'm siding with St Mikes Med Team, your jinxing our good luck we have going on right now. Its kinda like hockey (except on alot more serious note) and talking about a shut-out in the last 5 minutes of a game. Anyhow maybe thats...

The word from the West is no Army guys going till at least Oct 07 and seeing how the crse is starting in Apr you can probably do the math. Anyhow haven't got anything official to tie it to but I know thats what the guys are hearing out there. Anyhow my 2 cents.

SF2 I'm sure PT standards should be the same across CANSOFCOM but your painting with a pretty broad brush. You only have to look at the PT prereqs to get chosen for Selection(s)in the CANFORGENS to realize that. Anyhow its not a slight, just pointing out the obvious.

Daftandbarmy The reason the Marines are better at CAS with their Hornets is because they do it alot more, everything in the USMC revolves around supporting their guys on the ground. That's not to say that they don't do air to air or air interdiction but they spend alot more trg in the CAS role...

But that is exactly what CAS is ; CAS is air action against hostile tgts which are in close proximity to Fr forces and which require the detailed integration of each air msn with the fire and movement of those forces. If we're talking escorts and stuff like that, well that's a whole other...

To play Devils Advocate on that Vietnam era a/c didn't have the pods they do today (LANTIRN, SNIPER, etc) or JDAMs and relied solely on talk-ons. Most of the a/c can do what they need to from 20 000+ ft with exception to some a/c which like to operate out of the weeds and are primarily designed...

Murph I've heard alot of the same stuff,(not a strictly AF/Navy/Specialist course though) mainly because the Army guys just are having trouble getting out of their own units due to the Op Tempo. I also have heard that CSOR wants a very diversified group of soldiers, more skills for them to draw...

My bad, should have read the profile first. Glad to hear he likes eggnog though :)

Chawki Are you shooting Naptha into your veins on Christmas dude ? They were a 155mm UOR because of their accuracy and ability to mitigate collateral damage, of course their still relevant for other tasks but I don't see the Cdn Army taking too much more on their plate in the next couple of...

While you won't give an argument from me that the military could still use that qualification in the Artillery, to jump 777s instead of mortars or light guns would be a little crazy I think. If that's what you were talking about, just jumping arty assets instead of 777s then I'm onboard, if you...

Well if theres a case for it I think you would have to consider only 1 calibre of gun in theatre (ie 155) and not 2 (105 & 155).  I don't think the re-supply system could sustain moving both types of ammo into theatre the same time, to go with that, the areas you could influence with a 105 as...

sorry paracowboy, got excited and didn't read your post first, good ole Gibb eh.

Although I don't know officially, it wouldn't suprise me that 3 VP came up with this program on their own. I know a couple of years ago they had a few guys back from the Hill(3 VP was the DHTC farm team I think before CSOR) that were very proactive with this stuff.  Couple that with a pretty...

VG Good observation and I can only speculate why the tubes are like that however I will offer this: 1. the tubes are on a 777 posn (which they were) and they had CP & FC which means your relying on the computer(IFCCS) for your fall of shot on the ground and not firing parallel. 2. the aiming...

3 Horse Maybe you've heard of a guy named Col King, if your not going to take my word for it I don't think its experience or lack thereof, its the fact than when you have UAVs, TUAVs, A/H, A/C and Arty all in the same air space or within close proximity it gets a little (lot) hectic My next...

3rd Horseman I did read your post, even read it a second time and guess what, you were wrong then too. Heres some stuff you can hoist on board because things have obviously changed since you left; -they are training more Snr NCOs(and sometimes Jacks) as FACs than offrs, probably about 3:1...

3rd Horseman Sorry dude but I gotta dispel this myth, not all FACs are officers, as a matter of fact there are probably more NCO FACs than there are officers doing it. As for the Arty thing, yea most FACs come from the arty right now but the other Cbt Arms trades are slowly getting some of...