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I'm surprised with regards to the path Rheinmetal took with respect to the training simulation system for the PUMA but I suppose this is related to economies of scale.  If the Cdn government were to purchase these in the numbers we traditional buy, the concept of simulating out of the actual...

In addition to the Gardens of Royal Roads, what about the view across the Strait?  Looking at the Washington mountains in the morning certainly was impressive.  What about the bonfires and love-ins on the spit?  The only thing that RMC had over Roads might be the nursing students at Queens...

Chopperhead, There are many ways to do pushups.  You may want to check out your elbow positioning.  If you keep the elbows tight to your body then you are working the triceps more, if you let the elbows flare out to the side then it becomes more of a chest/shoulder workout.  Pay attention to...

Try box jumps, squats, lunges.

All the bad press, but if you read into some of the articles Tim Horton's already donates care packages to the CF in camps all over the world.  I would argue that having a Tim's in camp may lead to the wrong mind-set in the military soldiers that are there.

I had read a book - I think it was something like "King of the Killing Zone" where they talked about the trials for the gun with which they would arm the Abrams.  I thought that during the trials the 105mm had done well, if not bested the 120 (albeit I think it was uranium depleted).  At that...

Yes it is a good one.  Better yet is the fact that due to managed readiness a Sqn would only get two troops of MGS (for some reason I think that it is a 3 car troop context but I may be wrong it might be 4). the School is supposed to get 6 irregardless but who knows, the crystal ball remains...

Pyromechanica I can share with you some thoughts but I am by no means an expert nor can someone diagnose what is occurring without a better description of the nature of the problem when the unit starts sprinting.  But I'll give it a shot, unfortunately most of these are longer term solutions...

Note that this is not a point I am emotionally tied to but it is an interesting topic...If we look at the role of the infantry, I would wonder if the skills which we have spoken of are actually tasks assigned to the Infantry Corps.  It would be interesting to see if these tasks were assigned to...

I would have thought that the decision to "strip" the Inf Battalions of pioneers, mortars etc was recognition of the importance of the Infantryman.  Why waste the valuable asset of a trained infantryman with knowledge/skills that are perhaps done better by other trades who already specialize in...

I hate to spread rumours but...not when its a good one. I have heard that the MGS distribution plan may be revisited as the Western unit cannot sustain the number of deployments it may be faced with. As a result I have heard (from the water-coolers) in Ottawa that MGS may be distributed amongst...

Allan If you have any friends at the Infantry School you might ask them for a copy of the Cross Fit manual that they put together which encompasses a couple years worth of the cross-fit manuals.  They did a certification session a year or two ago and someone secured me a copy.  I believe the...

I believe the concept for deep breathing was to get "bad air" (I term it this because I can't remember from high school science days if it is CO or CO2) out of the lungs.  By ensuring that you fully exhale while running you will usually get rid of the cramps in the stomach which sometime occur...

2B, I agree with your thoughts on this one.  I would also say that "counter-reconnaissance" was the role of the Assault troop back in the day.  I think that the current planned ORBAT for the Recce Sqn has integral Reserve Recce elements mounted in LUVW for the "close" recce role.  If they are...

GTG Further to Geo's comments - look up Joint Action Task Force and SCTF (Special Contingency Task Force).   The SCTF will be a "marine-like" organisation once it stands up and the JATF will be a sort of special operations type support force which will be working with JTF II.   I believe there...

George Your solution is too simple - we prefer if the informations starts at the HQ goes over to the School and then comes from the school over to the second floor of the HQ where it then gets bumped up to the third floor and then moves down a couple of offices where it then gets bumped back...

Recce 41 Not that it really matters but where are you getting you numbers?  I got 174 Armour Dp1s in the system and only 78 crewman recruited this year with a 351 pers goal for the fiscal year.

No the Armour School is not. The Sigs School in Kingston is now the CofE however if you look closely the lesson plans are a cut and paste of old Armour School material.  That being said CTC is developing a new interactive computer program to help teach TCCCCs.  Comms trg is for the everyone but...

I concur with recceguy, 1/4 Wellingtons should be sufficient and is what I wear however maybe this particular person wants a full Wellington.  The only exception that I can think of is the possibility that the Riding Troop of the Strathcona's may require or desire a full boot with their mess kit?

Running in the cold is not damaging, I will try and dig out a reference this afternoon.  If you think about - Bi-atheletes ski in the cold however I think the limit for a regulation race is -25.  Mind you, don't do your cool down in the cold after sweating, if at all possible that could lead to...