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Tom Clancy's THREAT VECTOR - A scary but potentially real tale of world wide cyber espionage and all out cyber war. 

You need to read through all this da. The whole idea is that we need to retain these 'wrench turners' at the Cpl/LS level-They are a valuable asset and giving the golden handshake is what we are doing now...and it is costing us. I admit, there are deadbeats playing the system and we have always...

Oh, don't get me wrong-I too am familiar with some of the mysterious things that happen to systems/equipment and yet when they are reported, no one seems to listen. I know one person will not change things over night but it is a start. Like it or not, Irving has the lion's share of the NSPS...

I know what you are talking about in this case but there was a little more to it where the QL6 and Cert 3 were dropped to the MS level, so yes, there was a stall in career progression but quite frankly, we still cannot fill many PO2 spots (We currently have 11 'legacy' PO2 non Cert 3 east-don't...

No, Irving's new boss; Kevin McCoy.

I met the new 'Boss' at Irving just before Christmas at a Dinner. I think you (and others) might be surprised.

Okay, but you are missing the whole point of the NSPS. We are building an industry-it's a gamble and as the Navy is the first 'bet'. the cost is inflated. The hope is, as OGBD says, for a generational change in optics so that 30-40 years from now instead of us looking at current German/Dutch/US...

Vern: Fair enough and maybe I was making a bit of a generalization. That will indeed work, maybe even for most trades but I can tell you first hand, it cannot for all (in their current trade progression construct). Most of the shipboard positions for the technical trades (Mar Eng, WEng...

You have partly answered your own questions regarding the DC aspect and 'other' Navies employing more specialized yet smaller crews, have had issues in sustaining higher tempo Ops (Type 45, FREMM and Flt II/III AB come to mind). The other is purely equipment related with a little doctrine...

I admit, I am still digesting these potential changes but I do see some good here. Let's face it; the bulk of the trades are up-or-out. What if a technician just wants to get dirty turning wrenches all day or a cook wants to learn a million and one ways to flip omelettes every day - We don't...

That's weird; I just checked the NAVRES site for PID (Port Inspection Diver) and there is no mention of it. Generally, Reserve divers will not 'serve' on a ship though may be attached for specific taskings. Where are you? I could steer you to someone at a local NRD depending. If not, I can ask...

No disrespect to your daughter by any means but this statement just struck me when I read it. If this were posted anywhere else... Good for her by the way and good for you for supporting her. What trade is your son? There may be something specific there that is not standard issue. I know one...

Sandy McClearn (hazegray.org - currently off line??)  is 'suggesting' it was indeed sunk as a reef and suspects there may be pics around with the holes cut which is done just prior to sinking. I am intrigued and am continuing to look. ABRP; If you are the same as the one on World Navy Ships...

Well...If it is going around the Wardroom... It could well come in the far off future but I will believe what I have been told by someone who is in the know. You can choose to believe who you choose. Lets come back to this in a year and see how things are going.

Of course, then there is this off the above website. ("circa 2003")

This 'rumour' landed on my desk about 6 weeks ago. I immediately posed the question to someone I know would not BS me at CSOR Stad. ....NO!

HazeGray website says sunk off Mexico in 2001. I know him on another forum and will ask him.

New one today: Dear friend Mrs mari toure the wife of one of the military defectors that was killed in Syriaby the government force my husband left 19.3Million dollars at the united nation security valut in Syria because of the war going on now I lost my two out three sons now I need somebody...

That's odd. I did two school ceremonies here; one with a Legion Colour Party and another on my own (with a student Colour Party comprising Cadets at the school). I found out too there were many other schools who would have liked to have a vet and/or current serving person as part of their...

This year's main event at Point Pleasant Park in Halifax wasn't too bad actually. I may have missed it the last couple years as I was in Ottawa but the list of wreath layers was pared down considerably to about 10-12. As someone else said, an announcement was then made for "...any other...