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"Opt Out/ Opt Back In" is in Chapter 1, section 125 of the CFPAS Help file.  However, I found the link to the official memo format isn't working for me now.  If anyone else has the same issue, feel free to PM me and I'll be happy to share mine privately.  When I was down south, I didn't have...

Quote b. NYLONS. THE WEARING OF NYLONS WILL BE OPTIONAL. AS OPTIONAL ITEMS, MEMBERS WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PURCHASE THEM. THE REGULATIONS REGARDING NYLONS REMAIN UNCHANGED (PLAIN PATTERN SKIN-TONED).... How long before someone decides to try to direct these bare-legged women to shave those...

We had a similar situation at one of my units.  There was a rash of prolonged sick leaves that almost inevitably followed some type of performance/conduct counselling.  I know correlation does not equal causation but it was starting to smell fishy.  So we asked the BSurg to review.  The BSurg...

Depending on your trade and the role, simply bringing your meds on deployment may not be an issue.  Lots of us require daily meds and are still considered deployable.  I for one, need my thyroid meds daily or I will slowly turn into a paperweight.  Of course, I'm not on the pointy end so even on...

We have to have the internal fortitude to tell the powers-that-be what they need to hear, rather than what they want to hear.  Unfortunately too many people are more concerned with their career progression than doing what is correct. But this is not just a military problem although our...

When I joined, my plan was to serve 10-15 years. Now it's 33 years  and some later, and I'm still serving.  I've been Regular, Reserve, and am Regular again and looking to jump back to the Reserves as an annuitant. I always said I would stay in as long as I was having fun.  Yet oddly...

I have never received any flack for not booking a minimum cost ticket (and I have occasionally maxed out my entitlement).  I don't go out of my way to pay extra, but I book the flights that make sense to me, on the dates I need. Life is too short for multiple, unnecessary connections. Cheers, AK

Good day, Have anybody heard lately what the wait times are for receiving your pension?  The advisor at the Pension office told me it should be around 45 days.  I know the wait was significantly longer in the recent past and would like to hear from somebody who has recently released. I'm...

For many of us in uniform, deployment is the pinnacle of service.  It is interesting, and it's something that you just don't get to do in most jobs.  He's likely been hearing others telling the weird/exciting/funny/sad/tragic stories of their deployments and he wants some vivid experiences of...

If you take the flight, bring a large bottle of hand sanitizer.  Both times I took that flight, I ended up sick as a dog.  It's a flying petri dish. Cheers, AK

I once submitted a CF98 several months later, after concluding it wasn't a trivial injury after all.  My witness still remembered the incident and was willing to submit his statement and my CoC was supportive and signed off without any drama. Last month I submitted a CF98 a week after an...

I haven't seen it this situation addressed in any official direction.  But when this occurred in our unit, we held the event before she left for the VRPSM.  I think it would be more likely for coworkers who weren't close friends to attend.  And in our case, the selection of the presenting...

An incredible intellect, a devoted doctor, and a loving husband.  Mark worked hard to support our military personnel and his death is a profound loss.  I can't believe he's gone.

I think Pusser has it right.  CBSA was happy with my paperwork and signed me off without an inspection when I moved back last year. That being said, I would recommend constantly updating your inventory throughout your posting to save you time and trouble.  I had a false sense that it wasn't too...

I don't think so.  When I worked in Base Supply, write-offs were a given even in cases of gross negligence.

I remember a time back in charm school (aka military college) when I asked my classmate about his Plan B if he failed pilot training.  He looked at me as if I had grown another head and told me "I don't need a Plan B". He has had a lovely 27 year career as a MARS officer.

As someone who has been in Ottawa too long, I don't have a sense of the issues on bases, but here I believe one of our biggest problems contributing to our rising GOFO numbers is our extreme risk aversion.  Nobody below the rank of Col is trusted to make any sort of decision so nothing can be...

Yesterday I was informed that the proposed operation in Mali had been named, and I passed the info on during our management meeting.  Everybody started laughing.  Are we juvenile or is "Op Magnum" the most hilarious name for an op ever?  Of course, somebody could be playing an enormous joke on...

Thank you for the input.  Storage space is getting tight so I not accepting any more kit unless it's worth it!

I'm assuming that Seneca students don't have compulsory language classes? Bilingualism points make a big difference in career paths these days.