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This point was made earlier in the tread, but I'll try to expand upon it. Military / civil service may or may not produce a better citizen - you guys are debating that at length, and I'm not going to touch that one here. My question is, if we required mandatory service, would that produce good...

I'd advise against taking relaxants... I've taken them to relieve back pain, and they have the charming effect of making you drowsy. Now, that's all well and good when you're at home and about to crawl into your nice, warm, dry bed. But out in the field, you'll be driven hard, physically...

I read somewhere (and, please correct me if I'm wrong) that Schmidt requested, at one point, permission to drop altitude and conduct a strafing run. If so, that's extremely odd behaviour on the part of a man who's now claiming he perceived a direct threat to his aircraft - why ask for a strafe...

The last time the senior generals and admirals in this country stood up for doing the right thing was during the Cuban Missile crisis. Some admirals defied Diefenbaker's orders to do nothing, saw that the Soviets were deploying submarines to threaten shipping off the East Coast of North America...

Sarcasm aside, though, I hope someone in the media points that out. Proof positive that it won't stop crime... Incidentally, if that registry hits $2 billion like I've heard, and you pay the average cop $50,000 a year, that boondoggle would have paid for 4,000 cops for ten years. Imagine the...

(Gasp) The gun registry failed to deter this guy from planning a mass murder? You mean a properly registered gun can still kill people? My faith in that beloved national institution is shattered....  :crybaby:

I believe it was a CBC production - try contacting your local CBC affiliate, and they should  be able to help you out.

Only 15%!? That's pretty sad... I've never heard that before, but then again, that's not exactly something they'd broadcast widely for all to know.  ::)

The vehicle's a fair bit different - the Stryker is essentially a LAV-III sans the turret. It's bigger and has a more powerful engine than the Coyote, but no high-tech surveillance package...

Last mutiny I am aware of was on HMCS Magnificent and a couple of destroyers in the '50s. Something about working conditions and British officers, I think, but I could be wrong.....

J'aime cette forum - c'est un opportunité excellent pour pratiquer la langue. Je suis anglophone, et je viens d'Alberta... Donc, je parle français comme un vache espanol  :crybaby: Aidez-moi - je dois ameliorer.... ;D

The RCA's plans for the next few years are not nailed down yet, and are constantly changing, but here is where they stand now: - The M109 is gone. The Yanks were finding that in Iraq, in both wars, the M109-equipped Arty was having trouble keeping up with the manouvre arms (which themselves are...

May Clifford Holliday, and all his comrades-in-arms, rest in peace. That's a good point, Limpy, and it's unfortunate. Perhaps if we actually taught history properly in schools, and impressed upon the kids that freedom is never given, but is earned and paid for with blood, then maybe Remembrance...

What's really scary is if, sometime in the future, some other nation challenges our calim to sovereignty over part or all of the Arctic archipelago in an international court, we may lose. Why? Because sovereignty is more than just a set of lines drawn on a map (something that Canadian...

It's sad, but I've seen the same arguments used to support distancing Canada from the United States... If people like this have their way, we'll all be weak and divided when the barbarians show up at the gates. Divided we fall, right?

It doesn't look like any gunners have taken a crack at this thread yet... I'll say something on behalf of my AD brethren, but bear in mind that I'm just a mudgunner and haven't had any AD training. Canada's air defence artillery is pretty good overall. Compared to the field side, which is still...

I agree. It's all about the cold IMP breakfast in the morning.... Fit for a king!!  :blotto: Seriously, though, for me it was the chance to travel - both inside and outside - was a big draw. Always wanted to go overseas...

nomercy, It's fairly clear that you fundamentally dislike the US (or, at least, its government and policy). There are, however, certain irrefutable and unchangeable facts that must be faced when discussing Canadian policy: 1. The US is our geographic neighbour, and our largest trading partner...

Placing our hope in the UN to solve international problems is dangerously naive at best. The UN's track record at dealing with conflict has been abysmal. Look at the Middle East (five wars and two intifadas later), the former Yugoslavia before NATO took over, Rwanda, the Congo, and Somalia...

The fundamental problem about the MGS that no one seems to have answered (at least as far as I can tell) is this: Let's say, just for the sake of argument, that the MGS is the greatest anti-tank platform ever conceived (in conjunction with TOW and ADATS, as the Army plans). Fine - we can kill...