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Whichever country you as an individual have citizenship to. Other than that, any country with a foreign contigent as part of their armed forces.

Something I always wondered about the thermal qualities of CADPAT is that thermal is basically body heat. So, wouldn‘t that basically mean the only way to prevent being lit up on a thermal sensor would be to insulate yourself so no body heat escapes? If that‘s so, your going to get hot pretty...

Yeah, just did my aptitude test last Tuesday, and I‘m scheduled to finish the rest of my testing by the end of the month (minus the physical that is)

Attention all in the Calgary Area: If you are interested, the Centre for Military and Stratigic Studies, based out of the University of Calgary is hosting the following speakers this week: -------------------------------------------------- Major-General Andrew Leslie, OMM, MSM, CD Former...

http://www.stickdeath.com/watch.htm A little bit of humour relating to this topic, but I‘m sure a lot of us feel this way. :sniper: :akimbo: :mg: :fifty:

LOL :tank: That‘s good

Good news to hear! I remember you first talking about this over on the DND forums. Good luck in the training and have a blast!

I can attest to the ignorance of Canadians regarding the military through my own personal ignorance: I for one didn‘t even know what a Canadian uniform looked like until I joined cadets six years ago. As well, all I have learned about Canada and its wartime history I have either gained through...

First, the defence minister said that we were not sending troops, then the foreign minister said that we would contribute to a stabilization force. Anyone else wondering what‘s going on?

We hear all the time on these boards about the shortcomings of the CF. Funding, old equipment, etc. My question is, what do we have in this army that‘s good? What experiences, opportunities and equipment do we have that our soldiers are happy with and that other countries‘ armed forces drool...

Last time the reserves were mobilized for wartime service was World War 2. Since then, all reserve committments have been purely voluntary. Mobilization of the reserves on that scale requires an act of parliament. Come to think of it, were the reserves mobilized for the FLQ crisis or was that...

I think with the amount of ambivilance that the Canadian government and people have regarding the military, all they would do is complain about the suddenly unemployed 58 000 people. Then, some contractors would make bids on lucrative bids worth more than the defence budget on taking care of...

You‘re not alone. My parents were just as opposed to me joining cadets as well... except they flat out refused to sign on the dotted line for about 3 years! Yes, I was fifteen when I signed up, a very "old guy" indeed. I also had to find my own way there (riding Public Transit in uniform can...

It‘ll be alot easier on you if you finish high school no matter what you do, especially if you decide that the military is not your thing in the long run.

What other kind of suppport would we be able to send then? I would be strongly opposed to sending financial aid, as who knows what that may be used to buy, or in whose pockets it will end up in.

Take a look at ninjitsu (sp?) for hand to hand combat. That one is definately not for sport fighting. In my short time taking lessons, I was taught very little that would actually leave the other guy breathing afterwards. And all the moves were designed to end the fight within a handful of moves.

I have to agree with Infanteer‘s assessment in that the cadet program of today is does very little to show kids what a military career can offer. I suppose this has been the case since the 1960s when the war-fighting-training element was removed from the cadet mandate. The air cadets were...

What a waste of pork!

Volunteers who served in the Spainish civil war, just before WW2. Other than that, my knowledge about them is sketchy.

Perhaps it‘s exactly those growing pains that countries must go through to develop stable governments. I think at this point, the best solution would be to step back and let them deal with their own business without outside interference.