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  1. MeanJean

    Word association (just for fun)

    Bay
  2. MeanJean

    What's the dumbest thing you heard said today?

    I wonder how profitable the Tim Horton's is at Stadacona?  They probably have the best working hours for a Tim's.  No evening or weekend shifts and I would think that Mil folk wouldn't be too stingy on the tips.
  3. MeanJean

    What's the dumbest thing you heard said today?

    Just Us coffee shop employees in Halifax Unionize at Spring Garden location. http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1138570-halifax-just-us-cafe-site-to-be-unionized Really, who plans to make a viable career out of being a barista?
  4. MeanJean

    Word association (just for fun)

    Brew
  5. MeanJean

    Word association (just for fun)

    (in the) brain!
  6. MeanJean

    Military Terminology - Where did it come from?

    And I thought duff came from the galley... In the navy we call our desserts duff.  Although, correct me if I am wrong, the blokes from the RN use that term for pudding.
  7. MeanJean

    Word association (just for fun)

    Membrane
  8. MeanJean

    Word association (just for fun)

    Mental
  9. MeanJean

    Word association (just for fun)

    Flash
  10. MeanJean

    Word association (just for fun)

    Turbine
  11. MeanJean

    A mistake?

    I'm not a stoker but I stayed at Holiday Inn Express last night (bad joke). I meant that I have worked closely with many stokers for many years.  Your first four years will be busy as there is a lot of training packages and drawings of ship systems to complete.  I know a lot of stokers who love...
  12. MeanJean

    Word association (just for fun)

    Tequila
  13. MeanJean

    The things we give up

    When I joined the CAF I was an Electrician Apprentice in Nova Scotia.  I went to community college to start and joined the navy with two years under my belt.  It was interesting to bump into old classmates who are now journeymen.  They seem to be doing well for themselves.  I sometimes wonder...
  14. MeanJean

    Word association (just for fun)

    I like the way you think... I would say "More Scotch" but... Double
  15. MeanJean

    Word association (just for fun)

    Rocks
  16. MeanJean

    Word association (just for fun)

    Giga
  17. MeanJean

    Trade you think you should have picked?

    I think my experience as an NCM was worth it and I didn't want to enter as an officer either.  I was an industrial electrician apprentice before I joined and that is why I joined as an ET.  As for my experiences as ET, they will help me with the Engineering Officer part of knowing the ship and...
  18. MeanJean

    Trade you think you should have picked?

    I was an Electrical Technician in the Navy for 10 years and really enjoyed it.  You can write the exam for the Red Seal Industrial Electrician Journeyman Ticket after completing the QL5A course.  I have not done that but I know several ET's who have.  I wish I was an officer... Oh wait, I am...
  19. MeanJean

    Bettering Fitness Standards while Waiting for BMQ

    It sounds like you have a good handle on things, just keep running more to improve your overall running abilities.  If you want to improve push ups, it is the same.  Do more push ups.  Just don't push yourself too hard and remember to take breaks. There is a technique for increasing the maximum...
  20. MeanJean

    Federal Public Service Compensation & Benefits

    It will be interesting to see this in execution, as most employees are currently making more now than when they were first hired.  To be fair, the amount withheld/deducted should reflect their initial pay.  If this policy were to translate to the CF, two weeks pay as a private or officer cadet...
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