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Flip side of the coin (playing Devil‘s Advocate)... Like any other government department, the VAC money pot is not bottomless. So, for VAC to pay for the 20 some-odd-thousand vets to go to Normandy, what services do you want them to cut as a result?

The moron isn‘t the one who took the pictures. The moron is the one who allowed the pictures to be taken...

There‘s been a glitch. The officer working on the site has become critically ill. I‘ve been told that someone else is now working on it, but we have to take the learning curve into account and expect a few more delays. It shouldn‘t be too much longer.

Also, the information regarding job protection if a reservist is called to duty under Order in Council is also incorrect. Bill C17, which provides this legislation somewhat, is at its third reading in the house. The problem with this Bill, however, is that it does not cover any duty that is not...

I have been informed that the Army Reserve website on the official Army site should be up and running early next week.

I'm a woman. I've been in the Army Reserves for 24 years. I would first like to extend a welcome to Kay. Very nice pictures, by the way. Well done. You're a very beautiful woman. What did I think when I looked at those pictures? Well the first thing that went through my head was envy. The...

Oh my point is not to have anyone vette for grammar and spelling. I just want people to read that and maybe think a bit before they post up their replies so that I can stop using the red marker on my monitor. :D I know it‘s anal. I said that straight up. I just a needed to vent about it...

Ok. Now I‘m sure this is rather anal retentive, but the spelling and grammar on a lot of these posts make my skin crawl. Here are the commonly misused words and their proper use: Your - possessive as in "Your thoughts are idiotic" You‘re - contraction of "you" and "are" as in "You‘re an idiot"...

Why do his words offend you two so much? Because they are blunt and not sugar-coated? You people need to take off your rose-coloured glasses. He‘s not using the Madrid bombing as an "excuse to treat use (sic) like their whipping boy." He‘s saying wake-the-FREAK-up because there‘s a real...

Straight from the CP newswire 2 minutes ago... C-F-B Gagetown, New Brunswick. x--18s. Defence Minister David Pratt says he expects Canada will have a long-term presence in Haiti. Pratt spoke to 170 soldiers departing for Haiti today from C-F-B Gagetown in New Brunswick. They will provide...

I have to admit that it makes sense to not increase funding until the Defence Review is complete, BUT, and this is a big "but", this Defence Review has been promised for many years now and the excuse of not funding until it‘s complete is wearing a little thin. How much you want to bet that this...

"Word can‘t do justice in describing these "people". Well, in actual fact, words did. The media has just been used, big time, to promote the Al Quaeda organization. Because you know what? I‘ll lay money on it that there are some bleeding hearts sitting out there right now moaning and sniffling...

The role of the Army Reserves is: "The statement as approved by the CDS in May 2003 must be read in the context of the Army's purpose: The Army purpose â Å“Made up of Regular and Reserve (Militia) components, the Army's primary purpose is to defend the nation and, when called upon, to fight...

I‘m not going to give you any specific date. It‘s being worked on now and will be up asap.

The per diem rate for meals today is $54.15 which means in the summer of 2002, the TD rate would have been around $50.

Have you tried Veterans Affairs? Since you are a former member of the CF you are entitled to their services, whatever they may be. And since your injury was obtained while on duty, they may be able to help you out somehow. It can‘t hurt to ask. The worst that can happen is they say no and the...

nULL, where were you when this contract was signed? Were you in the CF or an active parliamentarian when this happened so that you are basing your statements on fact rather than conjecture? (and before anyone jumps down my throat again, these are rhetorical questions). You are basing your...

This is just off the CP Newswire: OTTAWA -- Canada is sending soldiers to Haiti. A military spokesman says a small force, likely members of Canada‘s special unit, Joint Task Force 2, has been deployed to secure Canadian embassy staff in the Haitian capital of Port au Prince. They are to...

Interesting concept. I‘m not saying that our immigration laws are the greatest, but didn‘t the hijackers of the 9/11 tragedy live in Florida for a year or two?

Well there ya go. Thanks for saving me some time.