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Rather than take the advice of every Tom, Dick and Harry, why don't you ask your recruiter as to the actual policy on the issue and follow his advice.  He undoubtedly should know as he is a recruiter for a living.  If he says he doesn't know, then ask him to find out for you. I've been reading...

Nice poem...it has been in circulation for a good many years.  I'm sure it's been posted here before...sorry to pop your bubble.  Great try though. PJ D-Dog

Thanks for the clarification Gents. My whole idea behind this Force Protection program was to initially put it all together in one place.  From what I gather, some of you are telling me that this would be a redundant program as much of the subject matter is covered in other courses. I tend to...

Forgive my ignorance, but at what point in one's career do soldiers take the above courses?  How often do they get refresher training on it? PJ D-Dog

Hello All: I have been working on developing a Force Protection course for the CF. For the past year, I have been teaching force protection to the Navy and other members of joint commands in the DC area and the more I teach the course, the more I find there may be a need for this in the CF...

The primary reserve is the first line back up for the regular force.  In other words, the P Res train on a regular part-time basis, conduct their own exercises etc.  They are primarily used to augment the Regular Force in manpower shortfalls for CF operational committments.  56 per cent of all P...

This is not directed at you personally, I just want to use the example you sited to illustrate my point. Just because someone is qualified to teach, does not mean they are good instructors.  Good instructors are develped over time and time at the podium gives us experience and we all have to...

If the Pte is to out-perform a Cpl, then the Pte needs to have been placed in some sort of leadership role to begin with and not just show up on a regular basis with a nice uniform.   He needs to have proven that he can perform to the next highest rank level.   Just because they want it doesn't...

This is an interesting thread. I was a private when I attended my block 1 CLC and then a year later, I went to the block 2 as a Cpl.   By the time I finished the CLC, I had two and half years time in service and had been on numerous exercises and felt that I had a fair bit of experience.   I...

It's obvious that both Pvt McAllister and Sgt Walsh have decided to hijack this thread.  As a result, we are all witnessing what two Marines can do when they enter a room and proceed to "TAKE OVER".  Oh, I love this stuff.....now, the question at hand, can the Griffon air lift the LG1...not.

I have to dissagree with you on that.  We can still use the GI Bill while on active duty.  I for one not only use the tuition assistance program for college but I also use the GI Bill to pay for my enrollment fees and graduation fees at my college.  I can also use it to help defer the cost of...

The CF should look into creating something like the GI bill here in the US.  There are a couple of programs available to both active duty and former active duty service members. In the GI bill, we contribute $1,200 during your first year to the GI bill in order to qualify for $36,000 of...

At the risk of being flamed to death....I understand what you are saying, but I just don't agree with it.  It tends to go against my grain.  I would not offer a challenge of that sort to the students.  If they screw up, they pay the price.  Cut and dry actually although you were trying to be...

My TSM was AWESOME.....I never said I had to carry Mr Happy.....what I meant is that I knew of his existance...that's it....he existed.  Of course some red hair-ring guy felt that I did not rate anything due to this and so he tried to continually discredit my leadership ability in the face of...

We use to call the hand spike "Mr. Happy" and you didn't want to do anything that would cause Mr. Happy to get angry......because when Mr. Happy gets angry, people......uh.....uh.....suffer inexplicable torture to the upper body. PJ D-Dog

I know this is just nickel and dime stuff, but the US Army deploys to Iraq for 1 year.  The Marines deploy to Iraq for 7 months.  In in rare cases for special operations or functions do Marines spend a full year in Iraq.  Just thought I'd make the point. PJ D-Dog

First off, I resent being called a Militia Wog as your weak veilled attempt at lining it out does not detract or reduce the effect of being referred too as such.  I don't attack you personally due to your choice of branch of service (regular or reserve).  It is just this type of attitude that...

This is exactly what I am talking about.   It's not a question of being thick. I goes back to what I said about re-wiring the neurons of the brain.  In martial arts, there is a concept called "pain compliance".  When you associate pain with performing a certain act, then you tend not to want...

I can't even imagine going to the BAS in boot camp complaining of upper body fatigue.  The only time you go to BAS in boot camp is when you know you have something broken or you are bleeding from every orifice.  As for the CO coming down with his one week grace period and limiting the activity...

I am not aware of any CF level regulation regarding the use of push-ups as a punishment.  From my own experience teaching recruits in the CF, the policy for delving out punishment rested with the training authority, namely the school where training was conducted. As with everything, a measure...