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Seems air traffic controllers had a hand in this one.Pilot was instructed to land on runway with serious crosswind                                                                  issues when another runway was available,the one that the pilot latter safely landed.                              ...

As a long time supporter of Israel in its struggle for existence against the howling mobs that surround it. I was shocked and dismayed to see a report on CNN international which claimed that over 30% of young Israelis are refusing to serve in the IDF.My God,what hope do we have in the West,when...

CDN Aviator, Thanks for your informative post.                                    Regards

Jan.1958,RCEME School,Barriefield Ont.waiting for basic trg.to start I was shovelling snow outside Regt.Trg.HQ.,just one of the many sh%§t jobs they found for us untrained rookies to do,when a very loud voice attached to Sgt.stripes asked if any of us a-holes could read.Dead silence,as everybody...

I think its a bit of a big deal because the pilot is on ops. correct me if I am wrong,but the USAF has not allowed exchange crew to participate in operations since the Korean war.             Regards

GEO as I said I was not suggesting a return to puttees,and one always cut off those tabs,but after a couple of years practice putting on your puttees could be done in about a minute and a half and they would stay put all day.Maybe true that other armies have this problem however the didn't...

This letter my be a little late but it is still very moving and relevant,not just to the US veterans of the Vietnam war but also to the soldiers fighting in Iraq and A-stan.US,British or Canadians.All of them are returning to populations that are beginning to demonstrate the same attitudes that...

To add to the above, about bloused pant with dress uniforms, with battledress we always wore puttees,only office pogues were excused.Not that I am anyway suggesting a return to puttees,but IMHO bloused pants belong to a SOLDIERS uniform. While I am on the subject,I was fortunate enough to attend...

Just got through watching Band of Brothers for about the 5 time and could not help thinking how good the US Army version of battledress looked ,minus that funny looking hat.It was designed strictly as a dress uniform,unlike our battledress which was actually worn in the field,.I always...

GEO,one of the main problems in Germany at the present time is the total lack of political leadership.No one in the present coalition government has the ability or the guts to explain the reasons for an extended and more robust engagement in A-stan,they are content to follow public opinion...

Fascist Libertarian,you again,pray tell what is tasteless about the American cemetery?, apart from the fact the it offends your anti American mindset,that you have demonstrated on other threads. Put something in your profile for Gods sake,at least your age.

I think issued kit is and will always be divisive subject.The important thing is if,or how fast, the powers to be react to the bad kit situation, and I do not think the Canadian military is doing such a bad job, judging by the new kit flowing into the system. When one looks back at how many...

Everything that I was issued in Jan.58 was, compared with today's standards,JUNK.Particularly the CMP 1300 hundredweight truck that I became the part owner of in 1Fd.Wksp,2 days from Calgary to Wainwright.However my predecessor's fought their way across Europe using the same kit. The Green era...

Maybe the CBC should interview a Taliban fighter to see if they have any equipment issues.Get over it ,when has any Canadian force ever been properly equipped for the task it was called on to fulfill.                                Regards

I don't know whether it was designed in or not,but the sound of a troop of Bundeswehr Leo.2s.coming over the hill to the firing point at the last Canada Cup shoot in Graf.,sure impressed me, especially as Wagner`s Ride of the Valkyries was playing full blast on the stereo system, setup for the...

Here is one for those who are fans of Top Gear,Hammond,that's the little guy,was a member of the SAS,and his first TV appearance was at the window of the Iranian Embassy. SAS Snr. Nco was asked by TV presenter if he had been on the Iranian embassy OP.His reply was,no but I know 2000 guys that...

Read a great quote from George Orwell and have been looking for a thread to post it on,I think this one will do- Quote-The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it,           and if one finds the prospect of a long war           intolerable, it is natural to disbelieve in the          ...

ROY,That is of course correct,M/Cpl. is still an appointment,however the appointment is made at the very top and there seems to be no sense that the new M/Cpl. needs to make any changes in his attitude or performance to maintain his new rank.Instead this new M/Cpl.keeps the same relationship...

Incidentally,a point I missed in my last post.Old Army ended with Intergration, Unification and the abolishment of the L/Cpl. rank.Everything since is New Army and as I read this thread it is clear to me that one has very little to do with the other.Why the L/Cpl.rank?,well actually it was an...

Fear is the way society works friends,this is nothing that is excursive to the military,we obey the rules because we fear the consequences,from Dad,the Sergeant Major,or the Police.The idea that we all would do the right thing if all controls were removed is one of those myths that got started...