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Honestly man!  After going through all the delayed security issues because of your 4 year stint in China you are going back till August?!  I understand you have friends and family there now, but seriously.  Why give the CF another excuse to delay everything you worked so hard for?  Even though...

...also another point to make.  We are living in good economic times "right now" so job are a plenty, but when the next recession hits (and it will), the value of job security and steady pay will be held in even more esteem than an 8k difference.  I lived/worked through 2001 in IT and had many...

My friend, You will find that in the grand scheme of things that extra civvie pay does not make up for the expertise, life experience and skills you gain in the CF.  I went that route and have regretted almost every minute of it.  Looking back - I "could" have taken a cut in pay, live on a...

One other thing to mention(which I grapple with sometimes) is how much money you make at your civvie job and what the difference/shortfall will be when you start BMQ.  Make sure you have enough money saved up to cover the difference for the duration of BMQ (assuming you are paid more in your...

Hey buddy, Think of it this way - you got into ROTP!!  In the short-term a summer off kinda sucks when your a student and you need money, in the long run the summer employment gap is nothing but a blip in your lengthy career.  I'd love to turn the clock back about 12 years and take a summer off...

Let's hope we all see a twin engine replacement taxi onto the ramp in Cold Lake :)  Just spoke with a former CF-18 Pilot last night and he is dreading a single-engine replacement for obvious reasons - two engines are better than one.  He told be about a time in the CF-18 when one of his engines...

Hey buddy, I'm no optometrist (my wife is though) and those numbers look ok to me.  You must be 20/20 uncorrected in at least one eye I believe, with the other eye close to 20/20 to qualify for pilot in any aircraft in the CF. Guess what though, CF is now allowing for laser eye surgery...

You know whats really sad?  Bill Gates' current net worth is 3 times our defense budget annually.  I guess if becoming a pilot is not an option then I'll just have to become phenomenally rich and buy my own Airforce. :) Anyway - our Defense Strategy is in place but not for public consumption. ...

BMQ in London??  Is it Reserve BMQ?  I know Reserve Sigs used to run BMQ (GMT in those days) out of CFB Kingston.  Love K-town!! J

I know it's not available for export TODAY but it looks like US could open up an export version for Japan and Australia (hence Canada too).  There is a debate in the Senate that's been ongoing for several months.  The initial US order was in the 500+ hundreds which was scaled back to 180 (I...

I personally believe despite some of the setbacks of the F-22 that it should be our premier choice for several reasons: - High manoueverability - sustained supersonic flight - Advanced avionics that can be upgraded - Stealth capable - Two testicles (engines) The Typhoon exhibits similar traits...

I'd like to see: F-22 primary striker with Super Hornet combo OR F-22 with SAAB Gripen combo OR Typhoon with Super Hornet Combo If we have to pick ONE aircraft then it would be the F-22.  It's supercruise, stealth and agility are unsurpassed, not to mention it has 2 testicles instead of one...

Hence, my initial point which is remove the Civilian weak-link from decisions that affect national security.  Democracy works - but has it's flaws too.  A clear policy must be in place for Defense. What kind of government do we have in place that only allocates 1.x% of GDP to defend the other...

Maybe this should be a topic on it's own but here I go anyway.  With Canada's commitment to purchase only 65 F-35s, how does that affect the # of pilot slots for the next 3-5 years, specifically with those who want to fly fighter jets?  It is conceivable to me that those who are lucky enough to...

I'm sorry.  I may have missed some sort of memo.  A CF member "cannot" go to a Civvie dentist?  It's been a long time since I left the service but I don't remember the CF punishing someone for using Civvies for routine medical care.  I can understand that the CF won't pay for it (assuming your...

I agree with some of your points.  As far as I know the CF-18 are 70% operational at any given time.  An initial batch of 65 F-35s phased in with the CF-18 running air support would be a good combo, as long as the gov't purchase upgraded airframes later on.  Assuming one F-35 can aggressively...

Yep, Silly me.  Whenever I hear mention of Manpower the first thing that comes to mind is the publicly traded global company, and I was passing judgement based on that. Of course a gov't run recruitment office makes sense.  HRDC are ok folks (I do a couple of presentations/year there) but by...

I'd go civvie dentist.  Went to a Military Dentist in Halifax during my Army days and the dental officer tore up my mouth and gums (very painful).  I guess he figured that Army folks can handle the pain.  Not to say all CF dentists are the same but Civvie folks do have the latest and greatest...

I'm still trying trying to wrap my head around the reduced numbers of new fighters.  I'm still trying to figure out what is so great about the F-35 vs CF-18 other than avionics and better stealth.  The F-35 is single engine with same performance as CF-18, is it not?  So if an engine conks out...

OK, Maybe I'm getting things mixed up.  When you say " Canadian Manpower" do you mean the company called Manpower - the same publicly traded company that has offices all around the world and HQ'd somewhere in Europe?  This is what I am basing my judgement on.  See link -...