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1-3 months work-up trg for Regs is (or should be) "seriously overdone." Of course, we no longer have formed units, so the "work-ups" are necessary. It would also help if we "trained as we fight" but that's another thread. Plug-and-play has made long pre-deployment trg necessary. If we had the...

He is running the terrorists out of Syria: straight into Iraq. As for the position with Israel, the Golan Heights is the big bone of contention. The water sources in the Heights make it much less likely that Israel will sacrifice them for peace, as they did with the Sinai.

"Intermediate Leadership Qualification." The course required for Sgts to be promoted to WOs. Acorn

As each group of new OTs comes up for training the Branch assesses the requirement for Int ops in each element. The usual result is that Army guys are asked to change uniforms. There is no guarantee that a sailor (for example) will remain in his DEU, as there may be no requirement for new Navy...

For new Reg Force Int Op cpls: Land Forces: Area HQs, Brigade HQs (Edmonton, Toronto, Petawawa, Montreal, Valcartier, Halifax) Air Force: 1 Air Div, the Wing HQs, squadrons (Comox, Esquimalt, Cold Lake, Edmonton, Winnipeg, North Bay, Trenton, Petawawa, Valcartier, Bagotville, Gagetown...

The "Iron Duke's" sayings are pretty widely available, if not known.

One possible explanation is that FEMA was made subordinate to Homeland Security, and the bulk of the latter's budget goes to anti-terrorist stuff. FEMA has seen a reduction in resources.

The manning problem is mainly in the mid-level ranks both commissioned and not - Sgt and Maj. As for OT, it may be slightly faster, though much of that is dependent on your current unit (and how quickly they process the request), the PSO and the recruiting system (which now handles OT...

A quick and dirty attempt to directly answer your questions. 1. Your education and experience would have some value, however more from an Operator than Officer perspective. It won't be looked at for OT though, as the Branch doesn't have much control over who ends up attending the QL5a. 2. Are...

Personal favorite "discovered" some time ago: The Pig War of 1859. The only casualty was the "British" pig, shot by an "American" farmer. The troops faced off, but never actually engaged. Acorn

Maybe it's my trade, but taking anything at face value strikes me as problematic. The fact is that I take no more stock in a stated profile than I do in any other claim. One's bona fides are established by one's posts. I have very good reasons to maintain anonymity. I hope my posts speak for...

CBSA is no more as copper_43 describes as the Airborne Regiment is embodied in Clayton Matchee. Are there problems? Sure. CBSA needs some training, but one should recall that it is really only a merger of elements of other existing departments: Customs and Immigration.

I am, in a ham-handed way, trying to demonstrate that the profile is just as subject to falsehood as an individual's posts. Rather than relying on such an unreliable source of credibility, I'd think that one's "body of work" should be the means of decision. Posers will put whatever they want...

Daniel H. There are threads about Islam and culture. Suffice it to say you are way off track on both. Open a thread on it (or find the ones that have happened in the past) and I'll show you where you're wrong. This thread is about the apparent inability of our leadership to articulate the...

It's all about the gongs George. All about the gongs.  ;D

I've changed my profile to reflect how important it really is. I'll change it back in a day or so. Gonna call me on it? I agree with Hamiltongs: profiles don't ID posers any more quicly than their own typing does. It simply provides an easy way for the lazy to assess an individual who MAY have...

As do you (telling the difference). Both are "religion," neither is "culture." Think in terms of "Muslim Fundamentalist" is to "Muslim" as "Christian Fundamentalist" is to "Christian." In addition, "Funadmentalist" is not necessarily "extremist" and it's clear that the latter is what we are (or...

Actually, I was wondering about that: the troops in TF Kabul are moving from ISAF to OEF, and the troops of TF 1-06 will be going over as OEF, and then transitioning to ISAF (I think). Has there been anything official on the gongs to be awarded (SWASM and/or GCS)? (Official being "in writing")...

I'm sure. As someone who is, rotund, himself I can sympathize. However, I didn't think it was kosher to sew that stuff on the shirt - however proud one might be at having passed the course 20 years ago. He didn't have a Pathfinder badge, BTW. For whatever reason, it just looked wrong. Acorn

I last fired 9mm in the 80s (OK, I last "officially" did) and don't remember different pistol/SMG rounds. I do remember some problems with the IVI 9mm sometimes being too powerful for the pistol (personally never experienced any bbl cracking though) and sometimes being too weak for the SMG. I...