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A LIRCM will only protect against Infra-red missiles, so it wouldn't have helped flight MH17, as the SA-11 is a radar guided missile. A Radar Waring Receiver (RWR) offers no protection at all. It is like the radar detector in your car, it simply alerts the user to the presence of the radar...

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/07/02/us_drone_memo_offers_legal_ammunition_in_omar_khadr_case.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/omar-khadr-war-crimes-charges-lack-legal-basis-u-s-memo-suggests-1.2694614

It is being reported that an unidentified sailor from HMCS REGINA has died in Tanzania. There is no information yet on cause of death. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/04/22/canadian_sailor_dies_on_leave_in_tanzania.html http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27120499 RIP Edited to...

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There is a CF policy on laser eye surgery, but I am unable to track it down. When I did mine, about a year ago, the policy stated that chain of command approval was required and I was also required to report to sick parade when I returned to work after the surgery. I would like to note that...

The article doesn't say "First Persian Gulf War." So either the author got the name of the war wrong or got the dates wrong I guess.

I'm surprised to learn that the Gulf War was fought in the "late 1980s."

+1 He certainly was one of the good ones.

Every sailor on a ship is required to have a knife and Grohmann is the most popular. I recommend the 'Yachtsman' http://www.grohmannknives.com/pages/r3s.html

The Pueblo was seized by North Korea. ROK =  Republic of Korea = South Korea DPRK =  Democratic People's Republic of Korea = North Korea

While I suspect there are many more streets that honour soldiers, here is a short list. Googled 'Markham street name origin" Found: http://www.markham.ca/wps/wcm/connect/markhampublic/1d19c127-d663-4a73-b4e7-b0d98519c301/streetname_index.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&useDefaultText=0&useDefaultDesc=0...

From the Economist: http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21583699-week-triumph-and-tragedy-indias-navy-all-sea

The best defence is to NOT get hit by the missile. Damage Control is the back-up plan.

3 x Destroyers 12 x Frigates 12 x MCDVs 4 x Submarines 2 x AORs 1 x HMCS ORIOLE = 34

You work fast, Chief. Thanks for the info.

I'm hoping that someone on here knows more about OPME completion for NCMs than I do. The CAFJOD CANFORGEN (218/??) Para 8 states something like this: "OPTION FOR NCMS. NCMS WHO HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF ONE UNIVERSITY-LEVEL OPME (HIE 208, HIE 275, POE 206 OR PSE 402) WITH THE INTENTION OF...

"Speer, who was not wearing a helmet at the time because the mission called for indigenous clothing, suffered a head wound from a grenade and succumbed to his injuries approximately two weeks later." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Speer

Do we really think that Delta Force medics in Afghanistan in 2001/02 were wearing red crosses? Were they even wearing uniforms?  Maybe I'm wrong, but I would be surprised to learn that they were wearing either.

You want to talk with a PSO (Personnel Selection Officer.) Ask your chain of command which one you should see, as there will probably be one on the base in Kingston and one at the recruiting centre (I don't know which one a reservist should see.)  The PSO will tell you if you meet the CFAT...

AESA (Active electronically scanned array) radars have been around for a while. $16000 sound like a lot, but seems cheap compared to the cost of a high value target like, say a C-17 Globemaster ($202.3 million according to the USAF.) It might even be cost effective to shoot down a single...