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I like the names of the Culture (space) ships in Iain M. Bank's Culture science fiction novels.  A list of all ship names per Wikipedia is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spacecraft_in_the_Culture_series.  The warships are those ending "OU" (offensive unit) in the Ship Type column...

Those comments directed to a 2Lt are, in my view inappropriate.  The advice given was sound, and it was the advice, not the rank of the adviser, that counts.  If you have a problem that it comes from a 2Lt, that's on you.

Per CBC:  Pirate attacks shift from Somalia to Gulf of Guinea Piracy cost West African region $2 billion US last year, International Maritime Bureau reports link:  http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/15/pirates-west-africa-report.html Gulf of Guinea (courtesy Google maps): ...

Here is the system for municipal police forces in BC, as per the provincial regulation.  (There is no provincial police force, and of course it does not apply to the RCMP).

I hadn't heard of this before: ... "Eight Vietnamese navy officers earned their wings in a special graduation ceremony in Sidney, B.C., earlier this week — the only program of its kind in Canada. The Vietnamese Navy recently purchased six Twin Otter aircraft from Viking Air and needed help...

I find it strange that Vice Admiral Maddison chose to send out this message six days before he retired as CRCN.  This was so critical that he had to deal with it before turning over command?  His parting gift to the veterans he joins today?  Its strikes me as a weird way to go out.

I do not see how para. 6 (in regards to SUPP RES), can be squared with DAOD 5002-4, which reads: "A Supp Res member is authorized to wear a uniform when on service or attending military entertainment or a ceremony at which the wearing of uniform is appropriate." Note:  "IS authorized"; not...

By end of my time in the PRES, most new NAVRES officers were INT, either as MARS (trainee, usually) --> INT transfer, or as straight INT enrollment.  (In my own, local experience.)

Link to what is described as the "full video": http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=37e_1369335448 The killer's statement is transcribed as follows: "The only reason we have killed this man today is because Muslims are dying daily by British soldiers. And this British soldier is one. It is an eye...

Navy Times has audio from the bridge leading up to, during, and following the collision. http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130514/NEWS/305140001/Hear-audio-Chaos-bridge-before-brutal-ship-collision

For all ranks?

While this probably isn't a NICE item, the topic seemed close enough not to start a new thread:  I've heard that a new style of peak cap  - closer to RN design - may be issued to RCN personnel.  I was just wondering if anyone had any information on this, just for curiosity's sake.  Thanks.

I suppose that the frigates and destroyers will need new "battle ensigns", to the extent that those are carried.

Hmmm...

More detailed photos of the damage to both vessels, courtesy of Transportation Safety Board:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsbcanada

MARPAC just posted raw video of the collision taking place on its Facebook page. 

Times Colonist, with pictures:  http://www.timescolonist.com/news/fishing-trawler-crashes-into-docked-navy-ship-at-esquimalt-base-1.117272

Image at:  http://www.ngnews.ca/News/Local/2013-03-04/article-3191279/New-Glasgow-first-N.S.-town-to-receive-Cougar/1

In fairness, the proposed amount for legal fees was discussed in detail in the notice to class members approved by the Court.  Details were also posted online, here: http://leavenovetbehind.ca/proposed_agreement It's not like the lawyers were keeping the proposed fee (which has to be approved...

Building on the post by 211RadOp, I have a greatcoat that I purchased from a surplus store in approximately 2001.  I don't have it with me for specifics, but its tag indicates that it was issued by CMR, and it even has someone's name and last three written on it (largely illegible now).  The...