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  1. axeman

    Troops carrying pistols outside the gate

    i hate to hear where  the pistol  knowledge went. when i was with the Patricias we had a good base of knowledge for use of a pistol. there was a lot of practice for those issued after one ND byone person  who wasnt  qualified... as to taking them away from troops why ? they are used as a back up...
  2. axeman

    The Khadr Thread

    You know it'sweird that when they behead some one with a machete its glorious and in the name of god . When they strapa a semtex vest on and kill themselves a few soldiers  and some innicont by standers its for the greater good . But when they get captured and have to physically pay for the...
  3. axeman

    Embarasses Code Pink vs USMC

    It appears that freedom isnt a 2 way street in the US if you dont agree with  the persons that give assurance that you will have it  :salute:
  4. axeman

    PPCLI Regimental Day - March 17

    Happy regimental Day Patricias  :salute:  hope the broom-i-loo isnt to hard on the new guys... :cdn:
  5. axeman

    The stuff the Army issues is Excellent!

    After using the fmp cut style ones i found them better then the mp ones as you can remove pages but the down side to it all is it workrd way better with the older ones not the new wire wrao top style ones...
  6. axeman

    CAF Specialist Pay [Spec Pay]- All Trades [MERGED]

    Now when you remuster you don ot get spec pay till you get QL5  qual in your new trade. i was one that snuck in  right as they were closing the door. one class got it for the remusters one did not .  now the door is closed and you have to wait till your finished your 5's . ah the wheels of progress
  7. axeman

    Whose soldiers are chubby and unfit

    The navy is now directedto be doing PT 3 x a week . now in my new trade its daily as once you are 5's qual you can be expected to be  doing a FireFighters job and that means the FF PT test  . Its not the Coopers test but its better the doing the shuttle run once a year and saying thats good...
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    Tattoo Photo Thread

    The places that are less painfull to tattoo have lots of muscle and ot many nerves , generally arms legs  .BUT if you get complete wraps around them if you get to the armpit / kneebend areas . One of my most painfull one was my Scottish thistle on my leg . its right over a nerve bundle .
  9. axeman

    How often do you Navy fella's sail a year on average

    been in the navy  after being in the Infantry , checked my MPRR 3 yrs navy service  516 days away from home
  10. axeman

    The Going To Esquimalt Thread- PAT, PMQ, Etc.- Merged

    signal hill is always taken and always a long wait to get it . or it seems that way . if you can get it  its close to town . but belmont is spacy-er
  11. axeman

    US soldier launches puppy off a cliff

    :-\         PTSD doesnt make somene do that its the person themselves that does it. I suffer from the effects of and know others that are affected with it . I can state that it as never caused me to do ANYTHING LIKE THAT. The fact that he had it taped shows theres a flaw in his thinking . Now...
  12. axeman

    Formal Recognition for Sea Time?

    Now Now !!!  lets play nice after all all the green types should be able to get the  Ive been to WATC  X times pin  after all after the move from Esquimalt to Chilliwack to Edmonton pins are distributed  along with the X # yrs in a Operational type billet  . I want mine they would look so cool...
  13. axeman

    Formal Recognition for Sea Time?

    ;D WHOOT  Army Vern [female type]. that's calling a spade a spade not only does the navy get soup . lunch ,Sea pay etc but now they want a pin for saying XX years in an Operational Unit . well what about 75% of the army types being in Operational Units too . Do they get pins and all the...
  14. axeman

    B-2 Crash in Guam

    the question to be asked after are the flight crew ok . is if a stealth bomber crashes in a forest does anyone really hear it ?
  15. axeman

    CF Issued Junk

      ::)  MLVW lousy piece of kit , most defintly not , good piece if kit yes dependable tough rugged able to due the job that it was designed for.   :-X  LSVW yes was originally designed as a airforce maintiance vehicle  around the airhead.     my hated piece of fit was the early rain gear oh...
  16. axeman

    Wanted: Feedback from C6 gunners from there time in Afghanistan.

    I also give thumbs up to a teaser belt .  and keeper clean.. a dust brush  ie shave brush is also a good idea... :salute:
  17. axeman

    Tattoo Question: Gun or Soldier?

    I thought long and hard before i got mine . Like 3 yrs worth , now i have  2 and will eventully get another few. one that i have is the scottish thistle. the  next is the german eagle. and the final is a LEST WE FORGET.. then the ink is done.. BUT THINK way hard before  before you do  it though...
  18. axeman

    Has rank been watered down?

    I used the term old days and they way it used to be . BUT I never said it has to return to the old ways, I used the term to show the way it was. The way it is now i can take a day off if the 9Delta is sick and so are the kids . that would not of happened. IN THE OLD DAYS.  but we are talking...
  19. axeman

    Has rank been watered down?

    As a long time NCO who has seen the large scale swing in the way the CF administers dress ,deportment, and discipline ,I admit sometimes the kinder gentler approach doesn't work.While we are able to recruit more ppl with a higher education we are also getting the "it's a job attitude".ii have...
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