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My personal view is that we should evaluate these sort of monuments based on why/how we remember that individual and the historical context of the monument.  For example, I think the POTUS comparing statues of George Washington with those of Confederate generals is specious.  George Washington...

Has anyone heard any reviews on the new parka yet?  Is it any sort of improvement on the old blue gortex? Cheers, AK

I'll offer one particular piece of advice to those posted to the US. Seriously consider using Royal Bank; open both a Canadian account and US accounts.  My co-worker went with TD, while I used RBC.  My experience was much smoother. Before I left Canada, I had a functional US bank account and...

As a charm school graduate, I've never at any point believed that my military school experience made me a better officer than my DEO or ROTC civy U peers.  Actually, it's taken me decades to work through the neuroses that I developed there.  But I did leave there with a huge network of friends...

The only consistent thing you can say about women's uniforms is that each individual's perspective is going to be different.  I oversaw the trial of the pleated trousers in Winnipeg in the 90s.  My main take-away was that it would be impossible to design a universally liked uniform design.  We...

If you have access to the DWAN, the DWD directive is on the CMP Mil Pers Instr.  01/09 http://cmp-cpm.mil.ca/en/policies/cf-mil-pers-instr.page And contrary to what some people have told me,  "the DWD program applies to all members who have completed Basic Recruit Training and who are being...

Advise the Logistics Branch Secretariat that you're not getting the emails.  The officer one came out last August so I would expect yours would be in approximately the same timeline.  I'm pretty sure there's a fair number of clerk positions internationally. There's a bunch in Washington alone...

If you can tolerate BCPs, one solution is to take certain of the low-dose varieties continuously and suppress your cycle until it is convenient.  Your doctor is the best person to advise you. The minor inconvenience of carrying around a small package of blister-sealed drugs is much less than...

My standard response is "It is an honour to serve".  Sometimes in the US, I amend it to "It is an honour to serve my Queen".  (I am more and more grateful to have the Queen as our Head of State.  Politicians are so uniformly disappointing.) But I do like the "Thank you for your support"...

Screwed416, There isn't a simple answer to your question so you had best talk to the supporting unit for your posting.  Depending on the location of your OUTCAN posting, it could be more or less complicated.  The visa requirements vary from country to country and if your spouse wants to work...

I'm not sure publicly posting the password is appropriate. While the staff suggested the we share the password widely with other military personnel, if they had wanted it available to everybody, I suspect that they would have posted it.  my  :2c: AK

Okay, I've PM-ed the password to the last 6 people who requested the password here, as there is no indication whether the info is still required or not. As I previously noted deeper in this thread, anyone is free to PM me directly to get the password.  Cheers, AK

It is however, easier for Australian and New Zealand to make major equipment purchasers because they don't have the in-country military/industrial complex that we do.  Our politicians are unlikely to ever allow the purchase of a major piece of equipment simply because it is the most...

cbillin, Jarnhamar makes good points.  The CAF is not a gender-neutral environment yet.  There are still members that don't believe women should serve in the military in ANY capacity, let alone the combat arms, but they are much less vocal about their views than they were in decades past. ...

The requirement for a memo is a unit requirement.  Most of us just list the countries that we plan to visit on the leave pass in the space provided for such. There is a pan-CAF requirement, the submission of the Notice of Intent to Travel.  http://cdi.mil.ca/sites/intranet-eng.aspx?page=6351 ...

PM sent with password. Anybody who needs the password is welcome to PM me directly.  Cheers, AK

PM sent with password. Happy to provide the password to anyone who needs it. Cheers!

I don't have first hand knowledge but I have been advised by several people that releasing while OUTCAN is best avoided, especially if it's short notice.  Unfortunately, it's all hearsay and rumour rather anybody's personal experience.  I hope that you're being supported out of Colorado Springs?

I will point out that people can and do refuse their CT offers and the next candidate on the list will get the call.  The CT offer is tied to a position, and there's no room for debate if you find that position unpalatable.  I was #6 on the list and 5 offers went out.  I ended up receiving an...

A word of caution about opting-out; phrase your reasoning carefully or it can be used in a manner that you do not expect. I attributed my wish to opt-out to my impending retirement.  No specific timeframe was provided.  I have almost 31 years in and I didn't want the unnecessary fuss of PERs...