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I understand that the .50 is being eliminated from the infantry because it is being "replaced" by the 25mm gun on the LAV III. Of course, the regular light infantry battalions and reserve infantry units won‘t have the LAV III but since there is no doctrine for light infantry in the the Canadian...

Thank you, Master Blaster and Herr Scooter for your comments. Master Blaster, I would like to assure you that the CIA as presently constituted (membership is by unit) is no danger to the regimental system. In fact, there are those who would say that this structure actually weakens the...

Later this month, the CIA Annual General Meeting will discuss, among other things, how to update the CIA role in confronting a changing military. I‘d like to hear from current and former infantrymen in this forum what you think an infantry association should be and do and how it should be...

You can find a picture of the old PPCLI cap badge at http://www.agt.net/public/ppclibsl/html_files/main_old.htm (at least for the time being). Called the "Marguerite", it can still be bought as a ladies brooch at http://www.nucleus.com/~kitshop/items/item265.htm from the PPCLI kit shop. Rick

Excellent. Thanks very much. Rick

There used to be a Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Association Web Site at http://www.wwonline.com/rcac/ but it seems to have disappeared. Does anyone know if it is being worked on or if there is a new site? Thanks Rick

Although the originator of this thread intended to ask about the LAVIII, the questions still apply about the Coyote, the surveillance vehicle. Does this piece of kit (with the surveillance suite) belong in the Infantry Battalion? A battalion commander tends to be very interested in what may be...