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Well I think the first clue to this individual's true intellectual capacity is the sophomoric play on "slimy" har har (with apologies to the relentlessly fair Slim). IIRC the Toronto Sun columnist George Jonas once observed that thousands of so-called "intellectual" university students were...

The infamous Lasagna - aka Ronald Cross - passsed away in 1999

Ex-grunt, All I mean by movement is that the militia has been the one Canadian military institution that has a recognizable presence in communities across Canada  - if you add up the number of people who have served with the army reserve since the end of WW2 the number would be staggering; I'm...

I think a partial answer lies in the historical notion that that the militia is supposed to be a force of part-time citizen soldiers that represent a cross-section of Canadian society.   In one sense the militia is as much a movement as a military force - a kind of repository of military...

Old Sweat, Interesting points - I seem to recall though that the CF had a pretty good spokesperson at Oka at the time - IIRC his name was Major J.P. Macdonald. cheers, mdh

Try getting a copy of David Bercuson's book Significant Incident - it provides a good starting point, that might help - and it's Belet Huen by the way. You can also access the Somalia Inquiry documents on online through the CF public website or go the CBC on-line archives for its coverage...

Zarathustra, Is waiting a few more months really going to make that much difference? I assume you have resolved your medical issue? If not you will still face the issue of high blood pressure whether NCM or officer.  Moreover you might find that switching streams might entail a further delay in...

Qutb has been one of the most influential theorists of modern Islam in the 20th century. But I think it's more accurate to say he rejected secular nationalism - (mostly of the Baathist variety) - and advocated for a kind of theocratic nationalism or pan-nationalism in its place   - or if you...

Public affairs is akin to the weather - everybody has an opinion about it and no one is ever satisfied. That's especially true in the military which -- as Paracowboy pointed out is a "sub-culture" -- and as such stands in exact constrast to every single journalistic ideal: reporters are...

Well, what can I say - if you want to champion George Galloway as one of your own - knock yourself out.

He was punted out of the Labour Party for what was widely perceived as incitement against coalition forces.

If you've read them then it's time to withdraw this - he has in fact supported Hussein in the past and is now consorting with Assad in Syria praising insurgent operations against the US. mdh

If you want to see what George Galloway has actually said about Saddam and his recent buddy Assad try this link: http://hitchensweb.com/GallowayLeafletFINAL.pdf I think you'll find it - - instructive. mdh

Cdn Blackshirt - not sure if you watched the whole New York debate but I agree with you - it was a classic affair - Galloway is a pretty impressive speaker (too much the evangelical style windbag for my liking but impressive nonethless) and Hitchens stayed true to form as the rationale...

Just as a point of comparison: the UK's Territorial Army is facing similar issues.  The war in Iraq has created a huge strain on the British regs to the point where some 30 per cent of its deployed forces are drawn from the TA.  The British government can force a TA to deploy once every three...

Think the American General Stilwell started as a private and achieved high command in China during World War 2, cheers, mdh

Che How did you fare over in the UK? Last I recall you were trying to get on with the Marines, yes? cheers, mdh  :D

Hi Signal-Man I am currently VOTing to the reserve PAFFO MOSID (I've been de facto PAFFO at my unit) so I do have some exposure to the reserve/ reg. force PAFFO world. You are right about the trade - it is competitive but by improving your credentials through the Royal Roads program you will...

Just a footnote: There is only one instance of serious looting I can recall in Toronto (in its recent history) - which was in 1992 when riots broke out leading to a rampage around the Bay and Bloor areas (still nothing on the scale of New Orleans).   IIRC this was a response to the acquittal of...

I'll second redleafjumper's point.   I don't think re-doing basic makes a lot of sense for old service guys who are re-enrolling.   Some type of refresher program (weapons, regs, PT) would make better sense rather than wasting time and resources on someone who has already gone through the...