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But this doesn't have anything to do with closed trades, correct? Am I to assume that if I have a tour and am a reservist, and try for a CT after I go on tour, I will be shut-out? Or does a trade closure only apply to outside applicants, ie civilians?

Any news about the progress being made in this process? I'm planning on CT'ing in the midst of my tour, which is upcoming, and the latest info I've heard is that CT's are being denied to combat arms trades because those trades are full. A friend of mine from TF3-08, a MCpl, 031, was denied a CT...

Not that this thread is even worth it, but I'm killing time, so I'll throw in my knowledge on the topic. The word is floating around that Eotechs are actually quite common for weapons on tour, but not to expect them. Anyone might get one, but there are no plans for individuals to be drawing...

Sappers are like the army's little pitbull, we're small (in numbers), mistreated, ignored, and abused.... and every once in a while we get let out to attack someone.

I think it's funny that you can be awarded a medal for working at NDHQ.

Enough of the Reserve versus Reg argument... it's gotten so old. My question is this: for those Reservists on Class B contract for workup for TF1-10, what does that mean to them?

Their is an engineer in Pet going on his recce course in the coming weeks... never say never.

We all know that Canada will never do more than pay lip-service to arctic defense. It's too expensive, and too much of a hassle to start a new web of infrastructure. Military expansion has never been a priority of the average Canadian Taxpayer... should we lose our rights to the arctic however...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8173079.stm Excerpt: "Hundreds of Somali youngsters are recruited and trained in camps in southern Somalia by al-Shabab, according to a senior police officer. map showing areas under Islamist control Meeting al-Shabab Somali justice, Islamist-style "The...

Quick question that's related, is IPC calculated by total time in? or total time in rank? To clarify: If a person has 2 years in the PRes, and is a Cpl (0), and have spent one year of those 2 as a Class B reservist in the rank, would their IPC go up to Cpl (1)? Would it remain at 0? Or would it...

Passed on to the troops of 2 CER from the meeting that occured wrt the tac vest replacement: http://www.specopsbrand.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductID=40 That was the piece of gear that was selected.

Right on to the Brits, it's a nice gesture. And a very slick-looking piece of hardware. It will most likely not happen here for a very long time, if at all. Not that I think we need something like that... we already have the Memorial Cross, which you can designate to up to 3 family members, IIRC.

Whose talking about the paycheque? I'm not debating that, but you're saying being a combat engineer is the same as being a supply tech is ignorant. This isn't a question of wanting work, so much as it's wanting to do something, anything related to my trade. This goes for everyone in every...

That's comparing apples to oranges, and you damn well know it. "That's the nature of the beast" I'm so sick of hearing that as a cop-out excuse. It's the phrase people use when the can't explain why something doesn't make sense.

From reply number 26.... until here. Read it, and then imagine it magnified across the army. Obsession with paperwork, indeed. I know that where I am right now, and Towards_the_Gap might know about this, there are a TON of troops just waiting out their 5 year stint, and chomping at the bit to...

"The deployment of the task force was considered a top priority for U.S. Defence Secretary Bill Gates during a presentation to Congress last fall." I thought the Def Sec was Robert Gates... and that Bill Gates was the worlds richest geek.

As much as this first struck me as a good idea, I think maybe the solution to the more common questions that are particular to the reserves is simply to sticky them. Otherwise, I don't think there is enough Reserve-specific stuff to create a sub-board.

Back to the original topic.... which was nearly a lifetime ago... did we ever find out about the Sapper Tab?

Geo, that really depends on the unit, and timing, I guess. Here in Tropical Petawawa, there are guys who've been here less than 4 months who are going to be punted out of the field Tp, and into Heavy Tp because they need people and are not getting many volunteers from the rest of us. A current...

One question: why do we have Erectile Dysfunction techs?