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The gym is great in Gagetown, there are good runing trails, amazing scenery and Freddy is not too far and there is always someone going having no wheels is not the end of the world.  

I did mean "assisting officer" and I appreciate the clarification and the information.

Thanks for the info and the clarification! A great help.

Does anyone here know the dutues of an attending officer at a Charge Parade and if so could you outline them? (I searched and could find no reference to this material- so hopefully this isn't one of those many oft repeated questions.)

As an officer candidate life can be a bit confusing. You wear the rank, but are you an officer? Well yes and no. You are not, but your rank is. Let me put it this way, the rank you wear denotes you are an officer in training. The level of respect and responsibility you get will depend on how...

I am by no means a "Royalist", and one of the reasons is that these poor folks are born into a class of social slavery, imprisoned by the media and public scrutiny. It's not fair, Prince Harry seems to be a real standout and it is a shame he cannot do what he is trained to do. That being said...

If your are in Gagetown, get a car. Trust me, you will be so much happier and you will never have so many "Friends"!!! :)

Some of the best BMQ tips I recieved were from staff! Just ask them, they will usually give a sniff if they think you deserve it.

I was on a course where a troop had a tattoo that said "100% Canadian Infantry" the words were below a Canadian Flag on his upper arm. He was  (and I presume is) a complete tool and so far from any infantry standard that he was known as "Mr. 100% Canadian Infantry" He was embarrassed and so were...

On my CAP course the Airforce Intel boys had their new rain coats and we the poor Army boys had to buy our Stealth Suits to have any hope to keep warm and dry. By all accounts the new rain coats are great, especially when the weather is cold and wet. (The guys I was with said it negated the need...

There is no doubt that the internet is not a credible source of information. A link to it does not preclude a person doing their own homework and checking their sources. That being said when some of the world's best known skeptics and authorities on the subject of flim flammery are of the...

http://antipolygraph.org/ This is a great link that outlines the dangers of a polygraph reliance. The CIA and the FBI and many regional Canadian police forces rely on polygraphs. This is a very serious mistake. Sociopaths / psychopath's, and trained evaders will not be caught by this...

If I remember correctly this whole project is under review as it is seriously over budget and had been plagued with problems. I believe there is confidence the system can be made to work. It is pretty cool , but that aside if it cannot be made to work at a reasonable price then there is no point...

Japan is feeling threatened by its increasingly troublesome neightbors. Russia is flexing  its nationalist ambitions, China is growing a big military and N. Korea is crazy and they have the bomb. Japan better build a few more of those things.

Thanks for the help, I know it is set up on modules but it is STRONGLY recommended that one go straight through. As a reservist coming back next year for a missing module or two is difficult because 1. Memory fade makes jumping in with both feet a year later pretty challenging.  2. It means one...

Useful info, thanks! I am scheduled for CAP in a few weeks as well and I was planning to take everything on the list, but this just confirms it. I don't want to hijack the thread, so if I am out of line let me know, but here is my question. My joining orders stated the course I am on is from...

This is a good article. Canadians in general are asleep in their comfy hobbit houses under the illusion that their safety is bought and paid for by their peaceful nature. If only they knew.

The left or right wing argument is really a limited model for describing political systems. It is commonly used because it provides a stark visual contrast, but the reality is that in politics the ideological spread is better described as a circle. At one point you have Communism, follow that...

My apologies, I didn't catch the humour-I wasn't sure what the popcorn guy meant. My Bad. By the way the asinine was in reference to the quote and not the person using it. I guess it is one of my hot buttons, whenever I hear that quote my teeth grate and my nostrils flare, so I need to take a...

Since the quote invokes anecdotal evidence I should be allowed the same privilege. On top of Anecdotal evidence I have the noted sociologist Libby who tracks the decline of religion since WWII. Although it is not a direct link it may suggest that soldiers came home with a little less...