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So, you're not buying into the arguement that the Navy need sailors in a disruptive pattern to disguise the inevitable paint markings on their NCD's?

I was of the opinion that it was a bone thrown to sailors who were being told that they can't have a beard anymore in seagoing billets.  Probably not true but the decisions seemed to come out one in close succession.

Thank you, thank you...I'm here all week, try the veal.  ;)

Totally

MARS Dude! Do you think that they are ready for the surfer dude approach in the 'Stan'?

Alongside, you can expect to stand as often as 1 in 3 days (worst case scenario) to perhaps 1 in 30. Are any duties worse than any other? Yes, the days that Sea Training show up at 0630 are well inside the worst category.

I was kind of wondering whether dress regulations for the air force were more like 'suggested' dressing options.  ;D

In spite of my fondness for Star Trek and Shatner, and I would agree that he is pretty passionate about being a Canadian, the important part of being an Honourary Captain would be exposure within Canada to Canadians. I really can't see that this would be a good idea.

I am kind of surprised by the thought that a steel ship in 2010 should be operated in the arctic with wood to reinforce the hull and that it would actually make a difference in the ship coming in contact with significant pack ice. Although I agree ships operated there 300 years ago and they were...

Oh, I don't know. I've met lots of MESO's who have made a habit of 'pushing buttons', particularly mine.  ;D

Or perhaps those who want to work full time for the Navy should be in the regular force not the reserve force. What's happened is a blurring of this definition. Without getting hyper critical, why don't the people who seem to make a career of being in the navy just join the regular force?

The odd part about the last comment here is that the NDA defines a person who is working full time in the CF as being Regular Force and a person working other than full time as being in the Reserve Force. Conceptually, this strategy is running in opposition to the definition in the NDA.

What seems to happen is the 'grass is always greener' effect. The people on the KIN class see big ships that don't go to sea that often while they are in and out of the harbour regularly and think it would be better to do the job over there.  Problem is that there is very little available in the...

Yeah but as MARS, it is infinitely more fun to call the day-working NET to the bridge at 0230 to fix the echo sounder or the ecpins.  ;D Hey, if I have to be awake  and working at  0230, so should other. The NavO's getting called at 3.

Don't forget to thank Pierre and Paul (Hellyer) for that nice touch. As much as we've been put into distinctive uniforms, those 20+ years in the middle have dramatically and maybe permanently altered how Canadians, and particularly the media view who we are. Armed Forces = Army, personnel =...

I don't know whether to be surprised or shocked at the lack of awareness of Canadian history and tradition.  If you don't know where we came from, how can you think you know where we should go? (Rhetorical question, no need for an answer ;D)

I think you are getting your apples and oranges mixed up. Naval Acousitic Operators (NACOPs) are the sonar operators and their name has changed, again. They are the ones who use the equipment. The Naval Electronics Techniciaion - Acoustic (NET (A)) are the maintainers.  NET has had Acoutic...

What sort of a solutoin did you expect out of NAVRES? It isn't like there is a whole lot of bodies hanging out ready to go to the coast anymore. Many of the NRD's are probably running at an effective manning similar to that of an MCDV right now and the recruiting system cannot meet demand. The...

Yes, until you get to spend the night in jail contemplating why you wandered down the street without wearing your pants.  :crybaby: