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one word for you - Asics - cheers,  ;)

Yep that's me all right  ::)

Curious if anyone knows if the army reserve BMQ is supposed to be extended as well? It's currently mandated for 20-22 days of training (IIRC). Could have an impact on the part-time weekend BMQ lengths. cheers, mdh

So therefore the objective person has a legitimate reason to ask "who is" the Ruxted Group. Ah, so you agree with me after all  ;) cheers, mdh

Well personally it doesn't matter to me - but in the overall sense that's a odd point to make isn't it? If you are going to all the trouble of producing editorials (again under aegis of a brand name), I assume you want to convince and persuade your audience - otherwise why bother? Secondly I...

Why? Why not? If you are going to promote the Ruxted Group as a kind of pro-military "editorial brand" then sooner or later people are going to ask the obvious question - who or what is it? Why should I care (as a reader) what something called the Ruxted Group thinks? If Ruxted wants to take...

I think there is something to sheikyourbouti's argument here. Although I'm not especially fixated on the topic, if the Ruxted Group is going to provide a continuous series of collective editorials, then some disclosure of its experience, composition and background would help sustain its...

My point exactly, Rangerray, and we lose a great potential asset for the reserve world. The quick and dirty solution? Do the night/weekend warrior courses (if they existed) designed for guys like us - and if you need to deploy - do a workup and fix the training delta so that you're ready to...

Hi redleafjumper, No I wasn't SRR and my military skills were too "degraded" for much in the way of equivalencies (with maybe the exception of drill which was burned into my consciousness, probably forever :P). I think you raise a good point about "retreading" folks who want to comeback. How...

I can only speak for the reserve world but I was out for more than 20 years before coming back as a rather "mature" re-enrollment. I think there are three observations I can make for anyone contemplating a return to service after an extended absence. 1. Culture shock: it's not easy returning...

Reserve or regular force?

To answer your question, nothing.  I was merely responding to the suggestions from you and mdh that Actually I was addressing the issue from a broader perspective - quality of life, career progression, opportunities for increased responsibility (admittedly a tad off topic) - that sort of...

I'm glad someone noted the political aspect of this debate. The term "royal" was associated with the anglophone majority (the naval debates mentioned above took place during an eruption of neo-imperialist sentiment in English Canada preceding the Boer War and leading up to 1914) - and the...

WT You're partly right - wtih some overlap. BMQ and BOTC I are the same thing - in the reserve army world basic recruit training is identical for all ranks - usually 20 days or four weeks in the summer (also can be done part-time on weekends during the fall/winter). BOTC II varies in length -...

GO!!! and Deltadog, I believe I read a statistic (some parliamentary committee report IIRC) that said attrition rates in the combat arms were running about 70 per cent after BE - is that still the case or has the situation improved in the last couple of years? Cheers, mdh

Ahhh Frank Correnti! - great place for fresh cubans prepared on the premises - warning though - his place can be hard to find - (down the alley behind Club 360 if it's still there) although I agree that cuban brands tend to be overpriced - especially Cohibas - Dom. Republic, Mexico, Honduras and...

GO!!! Here's a good summary on wikipedia about Broken Windows - makes for interesting reading...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_Windows cheers, mdh

It seems to me that Whiskey601 has pointed out the essence of the matter - a "culture of victimhood" that defies easy remedy by the state. The social pathologies of Jane and Finch (to use one enclave of poverty by way of example) are deeply entrenched and reinforced by a sub-culture that puts...

Forget about the discipline stuff - what's the name of the video game? Looks pretty good.  ;D cheers, all, mdh

Star - although I am not a reg. force PAFFO I am a reserve PAFFO working with the militia. I can answer some of your questions - first as a PAFFO you will be performing a management function within the branch.   Typically that means you would oversee the production of materials rather than...