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I'd trade  a weeks inconvenience for not having to live with 30 tons of old munitions in my backyard any day. Don't old shells become potentially unstable after long periods of time?

Watch those sandwiches. If they're the same ones we got through the summer there, they have enough sodium to kill a moderate sized giraffe.

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Don't plan on getting reamed out if you've done nothing wrong in this case. If you don't have kit due to an issue on the army side, you're in the clear. It happened on my BMQ too, and the person in question was lent a uniform for the first weekend. You'll be fine, on this matter at least. Your...

If you want a glimmer of hope, all but a few of us who were on SQ together this summer were able to follow it directly by trades training. OF the few who get the courses back to back, it was often an elected break. Talk it out with your COC/ training staff, and see what they can do for you. Yes...

As mentioned, you should have a list of extraneous kit to bring as part of your Joining Instructions. The Joining Instructions should have been given to you by your home unit. Check in with them ASAP to get them, as they may contain information aside from the kit list that is pertinent to your...

Your biggest obstacle is a time limit, not a serving limit.

It's pronounced 'smoker's lung'. You're right though, for the most part, the IMPs are pretty decent. While I've only had a short exposure to them, I think the issue with IMPs is that it's always the same. They're all fairly good, but I would imagine for the guys eating them day in, day out, it...

Is there another Trident Fury style ex near Victoria this weekend? Airshow nearby? I was buzzed this morning by 4 attack aircraft (got outside just to see them leaving my neighborhood, didn't get a good look, maybe Tornados?) that definitely weren't ours. Then a little while later had something...

Don't get too comfy on the bipod. You won't see one again until you're playing with the belt fed goodness of a C6 or C9. As mentioned, pay attention to your instructors above all else. Ask lots of questions. If you're uncomfortable when you shoot, ask your coach to help you adjust your position...

You can't spell disgruntled without GRUNT!

Whatever you do, don't hide your dip cup in a dresser drawer, and hope your IC/ 2IC doesn't open that drawer on inspection. This happened to one of my roomates, and there was a nice little trail of spittle across the floor, and a big splash where the cup somehow missed the garbage can when the...

Doing some basic section attacks on my BMQ-L Course in Edmonton, one of my fellow candidates ( a little 'bigger' and a little older than the rest of us) asked "why are they making us do this on such uneven terrain? We were in one of the training fields directly south of the golf course in...

They're here: http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100813/bc_migrant_ship_arrives_100813/20100813?hub=BritishColumbia

Not military related in my experience, but could work in any shop: At  a hot rod shop I worked at, we had the young buck looking for hours for a bucket of trailer ball grease. Telling him it was near the pin striping pins didn't help, but when we said it was under the striped paint he clued in...

Keep your eyes on the news channels folks. Was at the Hospital this morning visiting my wife and son, and saw a security checkpoint being set up at the old emergency entrance to VGH, as well as a bunch of news crews filming around there, as well as the nearby youth detention centre. Word around...

I guess that's about the only way to keep the peace. Even still those will be some expensive cuts in the short term depending on the packages offered.

Couple subs at a good price? ::) I wonder how all the jobs will be cut though? I can't imagine they would simply fire that many people without some serious backlash in some form or another. Would there be that much attrition over the next couple years that they could scale back by simply...

MY little dude was born by c-section last night! Connor Ian McLeod Milne was born at Vic General Hospital, weighing in at a lean 6lbs 14.5oz. Very alert, bright eyed, lifts his head already and looks at everything. He'd make a good recce type already. He and mom are both recovering nicely, and...