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Name the defected British admiral involved in independence in South America. What was his flagships name?

Correct on that one about Malmady (and my mistake on spelling) I gave him that response (before I had looked it up), and he said that wasnt all he was thinking about. He thought that some Canadians were also executed. I take it that his information was incorrect...?

My math teacher stumped me with a question in class today. What happened at Malmadie?

Just a question, for army reservists is there a limit per year of how much dental work we can have done? I also was told that for work up to 500.00 we get 90% coverage, but if it is one cent more, then it drops to 50%. Is this correct?

Well this is post number 1000 of this topic! Pretty impressive I must say. So heres the question: In the days of Imperial Rome, What were the unit divisions (ie legions, centuries, maniples,  etc)- from the very smallest to the grandest? Name the different types of Roman military units (equites...

I was talking to Michael O'leary earlier today on the subject of close air support. I brought up a few questions. a) in the CF how accesible is c.a.s, especially for people in say, Afghanistan? What things might you receive? How do you receive it and what are the procedures? b) what method is...

Umm, I'm afraid I couldn't understand half those acronyms  ???, lol. The parts I did get sounded fairly good. I'll take a look-see. Is it worth is to put a flashlight on ur helmet? Like isnt the light sorta bad, seeing as if its all dark, you might mess up your night-vision. Plus it could give...

Hey, umm, flashlight and weaponlight? also you mentioned footwear. are we allowed to not wear the boots?!?! that would be awesome! And are these like those swat boots?

wow, thats pretty neat, it would make my life nicer, but I doubt that that will happen to me, oh well. Anyhow, in terms of gloves, what should I be looking for? Like i mean I haven't done fibua ops yet, and I'd rather not experiment with getting my hands ripped to shreds, seeing as I'm also a...

thanks, it sounds like good advice to me

Thanks ghost I'll take the advice in hand, oh and by the way, reservists DO get issued knee and elbow pads (though knowing the system i'm not surprised most arent issued em). After i try em out, i'll decide between the volleyball ones or issue. And i havent heard nething about the patrol packs...

Roger Oh and just a question, do we always have to wear the issue tac vests? Just personally, I like to be able to carry a bit more kit. I'm looking at a South African urban tac vest rite now. Also what would you recommend for camelbacks and glove types? cp gear? and what brand?

Ha, ha, sorry about that, as soon as I posted that, I realized I was using "net-speak" (I was also on MSN at the time). I'm not sure how to fix it though, can you tell me how, and could you also respond to the question?

What sort of kit would one want to buy/and or take with you for a long FIBUA exercise? Like what would you recommend I get for urban warfare, and where can i get it? *edited

We still use mortars, and the M203 (supposedly they're making sum sort of spread round for that weapon that makes it like a shotgun ;D)

Who was the member of the british admiralty who developed the British navy (especially in the dreadnought class), at the turn of the 20th century? What famous three cruisers were he responsible for? (they all start with I). Which ones were sunk?

A synonym for "wages" was first created by the Roman Empire. What was the Roman word, and what was behind this?

*Ca, c'est la vie, sorry about that

Yehodi Wissek means "dirty Jew" in Arabic, and i'm not asking for advice, as a matter of fact I was hoping for a philisophical debate, but I suppose most don't wish to venture in that direction, ca, c'es la vie

'pologies sah. Would if I could, but as its already here...might as well comment? If you think its worth canning go ahead, though i genuinely would like some imput as to members beliefs. Just some mental situation If you want to move it, i'm not quite sure how to do that, but you can certainly...