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That is clear, blunt and direct. I commend whoever wrote that. As an ex-cadet, I am agnostic on the future of RMC. It should live or die based on its merits. I think we can call this a 'shot across the bow'.

And possibly futile. Recall that about 20 years ago AECL was given a half-billion dollars to develop a medical isotope production reactor. They never got it licensed and the project died. A half-billion dollars wasted and nothing to show for it. As others have said, there will not be a...

I appreciate the enthusiasm here for new submarines and the technical insight. However, I would consider your timelines highly optimistic. Even once a design and builder have been selected, I might have thought the procurement process might still take several years to consider commercial...

On the other side of the procurement issue, I have previously been part of projects providing engineering and technical support to DND. I don't do that anymore. The procurement process is too slow and complicated. The projects are often poorly defined. Some DND folks are actively hostile...

Not to derail this thread, but being an A/SLt and being confronted by an obviously drunk and impaired Chief or PO was a situation no one was prepared for.....

Agree. While decades old, my experience was: 1. On board ship, people who regularly exercised were routinely mocked for exercising. Chiefs, POs and senior officers never exercised. It was usually jr officers and jr ranks that made the effort. I hope that has changed. 2. I saw senior...

I will point out that such levels of paid vacation are unheard of in industry. Not disputing that you don't deserve it or that it is part of your overall compensation package.

So, for the original poster @axle should you become a fully qualified paramedic, you may look forward to possibly deploying on one of His Majesty's Canadian ships!

Thank you. Back in my day, yes, there was a WO MedA on the frigates and a physician on the tanker. As an anecdote, I recall once going to see the MedA about some administrative item for a crewmember. While chatting, he reached out, grabbed my arm and started looking closely at a...

Without taking this discussion too far off topic, can anyone offer information on assignment of medics (combat or paramedic) to ships? Just curious. Thanks.

There is likely the name of the manufacturer somewhere on the phone (maybe on the bottom?). Please share what you find.

RMC Alumni Association Presentation to Annual General Meeting (AGM) October 2024 A copy of this presentation showing the results of an in-depth review of the military colleges and recommends a path forward. This is all in response to the Arbour Report...

Apologies for taking this discussion off topic but I think it useful to illustrate the possible discrepancies between what the OOD is expected to do in force protection, the training provided to the OOD and how things might actually work in the real world. I am pleased to hear that OODs are...

Thank you. I will share this anecdote. I failed my first OOD board. I was an A/SLt engineer. During the board I was asked how I would manage and co-ordinate a 'cold move' (that is when a tug boat moves the ship from one dock to another). During the board, I was told the POOD was a bos'n...

I just read this. A useful discussion. I will add that 'back in my day' (a billion years ago or so) the ship's engineering officers stood OOD watches in harbour (that included foreign ports, and yes even during Gulf War). It was always a little uncertain that the ship would still be tied...

And yet no mention of Apocalypse Now? Or Catch-22?

For submarine movies, I vote for Das Boot. Hunt for Red October is simultaneously extremely good and extremely bad.

I will point out that serving in a submarine is not an option for those that enjoy fresh air, outdoor exercise, looking at nature (the occasional whale, seabird, sunrise/sunset and the stars) and the occasional BBQ. There was a 'jogging track' around Protecteur: 5 laps = 1 mile...

WSP is a Quebec-headquartered engineering, consulting and construction company with 73,000 employees worldwide and revenues of $CAD14.4B.

I am with PF. I grew up poor and in a crappy family. I joined for the education, training, travel and adventure. From my perspective, poor kids don't think about a pension in 30 years: their focus is much shorter term. There may also be some correlation that kids from rougher...