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Spent the weekend in Ottawa and took in the fireworks on Canada day on parliament hill in the evening, after chilling out at petrie island during the day. All in all, wicked time, minus the rain that was on and off and the power outage.

Yes Wanker....looks like you miss a lot before you spout crap don't ya? Get your head out of your bum nincompoop.  ::) The term "geezer" where I come from originally refers to a guy, dude or buddy, but I don't expect you to know that. Yes he served this same country am serving now as a non-born...

Some good points have been raised here so far, but am going to add my 2 pence worth. It's not like they are throwing this geezer out on the street, they are offering him another home in Etobicoke for crying out loud. Now for those that know the area, that is like a 2-30mins drive away. Could...

Just got back from MG0901 and from my perspective, it ran smoothly. I was in a role where I got to deal with both Kaf N and Kaf Main personnel. That includes the UAV guys, the US folks on the chinooks and blackhawks, the medical personnel, CMTC et al I also met the chief of land staff and the...

CANFORGEN 112/09 CLS 018/09 121208Z JUN 09 WEARING OF DESERT COMBAT BOOTS (DCB) PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT UNCLASSIFIED REF: CANFORGEN 016 05 CLS 001 05 261806Z JAN 05, PARA 6. E. THE REF SPECIFICALLY DISALLOWED THE WEARING OF HOT WEATHER BOOTS PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT. THIS SUB PARA IN THE REF IS...

IRAN: SIX WARSHIPS DISPATCHED TO THE GULF OF ADEN AGI) - Teheran, 25 May - Iran has dispatched six warships to the Gulf of Aden. The news was released by press agency ISNA, reporting a declaration by Admiral Habibollah Sayyari. The ships' presence, the Admiral said, is a signal to anyone who...

Yeah, you saw it, the goverment have taken in 7 taliban members and gave them permission to stay, because it was to dangerous to send them back. In my opinion, the Norwegian soldiers have been betrayed by its own goverment. http://www.tv2nyhetene.no/innenriks/article2738896.ece (In norwegian)

CANFORGEN 092/09 VCDS 010/09 151257Z MAY 09 COMBAT ACTION BADGE UNCLASSIFIED FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH SAILORS, SOLDIERS, AIRMEN AND AIRWOMEN, ARMED FORCES COUNCIL HAS DECIDED NOT TO PROCEED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMBAT ACTION BADGE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS HAVE...

Anyone used it to go from Toronto or GTA to the east coast or west coast? I ask because we have 2 little kids and I just want to know what the journey was like and any advice you might have regarding upgrading and perhaps recommend a closer city to visit this summer

Source: Globe and Mail DATE:  2009.05.14 CAMPBELL CLARK OTTAWA Japan and Canada will clear away a diplomatic hurdle that has in the past tangled efforts to deliver aid to Asia when Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon visits Tokyo today. Defence officials found themselves scrambling for...

From another source http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/canada/2009/05/12/9434591.html

Apologies if snippets of this has already been mentioned. On our splash page today May 5th 2009 Important Notice Intent of ILM&M There have been many queries/complaints regarding the perceived "change" to the ILM&M policy. Many "potential" problem situations have been presented and some of...

What he said! McMuffin how are you doing fella?  ;D :salute:

That is what my wife tells me too from talking to her fellow canadian military wives online. How come no one in the clerks office bothered to tell me this? I am going in there 1st thing tomorrow. Thx

I have read all the posts above, and just need this question answered. I am on IR doing OJT living in the officer's mess. I am married with my principal residence in the GTA Ontario. I already get separation pay, do I qualify for PLD? I am supposed to be going on course in Sept 2009, I have...

Just got back from Toronto myself, the turn out more than the last time. Yes they are engineers, and if you looked on their arms, they had a pad that read IED. The turn out from the police and fire fighters was huge too. May their souls rest in peace!

For those that meet up at the coroners office in Toronto, what time are the bodies expected in Toronto? Thx

To Vessey or other that might know, when is the next CELE course starting in Kingston for 2009?

The ruck march is easy, just use longer strides and try not to run to catch up if you find yourself in that situation where you are falling back. Actually before you go on the 13k march, there is a 3k and 6k one that we did, the 6k one involved the fireman carry before we started the march and...

Yes...it's divided into two courses, IAP and BOTP, if you don't make IAP, you are gone, recoursed. That format is changing to a straight 11 wks course