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Interesting character - don't really like his music too much, but reading his bio, I may download a few of songs: From http://www.popstarsplus.com/music_jamesblunt.htm (italics added) Blount (the name was changed for his music career) was born at a British Army hospital, the son and grandson of...

Interesting. Is that why the carry German (MP5 family) Canadian (C8 SFW's) and Belgian weapons (FN P90), wear gear from Lower Mainland surplus stores, and film in Vancouver? I've heard of real military personnel appearing in the show - but mostly local Militia types as extras.  Anyways - the...

I'd argue the exact opposite. Get rid of all distinctions entirely. One headress for the Army (or at least as few hats as possible). Cap badges by unit, not trade. I say the USMC and Royal Marines are the model to follow - as few distinctions and differences as possible. One Army. ....oh...

I was trying stick to just Army Combat Arms, but I guess a sprinkling of red would also show up on a Canadian Army parade square, so ok. I believe some US units also wear red berets too, don't they? Oh, I forgot, Canadian Navy also wears black. How about tiger stripe camo berets? They look...

There is very little real tradition with beret colours. The only colour with a world-wide, accepted meaning is maroon. Anything else is up for grabs. Green could be Canadian Army, US Special Forces, French Foreign Legion, or British Marine Commandos. among many others. Black could be the...

I just thought it was fairly reptitive and predictable, it never really kept me interested. I don't know if Tour of Duty was any better - it certainly got silly the last few seasons. I will say that the first episode of Tour of Duty was excellent, almost movie-quality. Comparing Over There...

This policy assumes that the primary identifier of a person walking into a CFRC is their race or gender. It assumes that seeing a person of similar appearance will make the CF more attractive. I disagree - I would suspect that even more than race or gender, potential recruits will notice if the...

Interesting. Airborne = Special Operations Regiment. The Conservatives either (a) haven't been following developments in the CF (b) have been, but want to grab some pro-military votes by using a well-known term like "Airborne" or (c) just don't care, and want to take credit for the CSOR when...

Freakin' wicked. Is that Puddle of Mudd singing? I think we need to invade a small nation so we can make a video like that - "Music Video" is an appropriate cassus belli, no?  ;D

I have to say that news of this hand gun ban is the clincher for me - I was already leaning heavily Conservative, but some of their clownish policies (Mr. O'Connor and his defence fantasies....) were making me keep an open mind. Banning hand guns though? I'm not even a gun owner, but thats it -...

We still 48-odd Militia "Regiments" masqerading as "Battalions" that are more like Companies. That could easily become 10-15 Regiments.

A good point Michael. However, I think flying helicopters in the South Atlantic is a different situation for a VIP than leading a light infantry unit through the streets of Basra. The Prince of England, on foot, in Iraq, would be a magnet for every insurgent in the country - if not the world...

Here's an equation: Hellyer is either right, or wrong. If right, then we can keep the unified CF, and we need space shuttles that can move LAVs asap - call Bombardier immediatley, and tell the Parachute Coys to redefine "jump". Starship Troopers is now the syllabus for Staff College as well...

RIP. :salute:

Seems to describe most of the vehicles on the road in Africa, and likely most of their military fleets as well. Having seen the Bus Depot in Maputo, Mozambique, I have faith Africans can keep anything running. I'm waiting to see Grizzlies start popping up (in various colours and with various...

I doubt that there's any debate that academic education makes for better, more rounded officers. I do think Worthington (and I'm not usually a fan of his) has a point, to a degree. There seems to be little thought into who gets these qualifications and when in their career they get them. The...

Soldiers can't work for PMC's, but he can sell-out to the Liberals? Interesting. Why is this even an issue for him? Its not like there's a Canadian version of Executive Outcomes out there (which is what the South African laws were meant to counter). Perhaps the good General should concentrate...

Now THAT is esprit de corps. How do we get some of that?  ;)

"The CSA opposes military recruitment initiatives at the University of Guelph. This includes tabling in the UC, ads in washrooms, or any visible presence on campus by any military organization(s) that is/are known to have participated in, or supported in any way, activities that are clearly...

If you somehow screw up your own feet so badly from a ruck march that you might lose a foot, you are an idiot and should be failed immediatley. Maybe your tough for carrying on - but you're dumb and a drain on the team.