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So that was your guys hovering above my garden with OPP guys hanging out the side looking for odd colored plants ;) Support elements are the backbone of the Army, in addition to other agencies :-X Nice writing skills by the way... Gnplummer :cdn:

I like the idea of our Nortern Rangers looking after things up there.It's their home and they know how to survive. I hear they are pretty good shots too. I think we have lot of aboriginal folks up there who could use a decent paying job. Place the main headquarters of this unit near the deep...

Almost part of the Brotherhood eh?....let the adventure begin! Good luck and Cheers :cheers:

Thought I'd try to get "letter of the day" in tomorrow's Sun. I hope it will stir up conversation.. :brickwall: *Note - I've never tried attaching anything on a post so here it goes....

Thanks for your input...keep in mind that I was on the nighshift, and we sometimes don't think clearly when we discuss thing..it sounded like a legitimite question, but now I feel a little silly...thanks for not poking fun at me ;) BTW, what kind of armament/type of torpedos do our Subs use...

Good on them to lend support. The Corporate community should take note and indeed stand by our troops, just like Hayundi did here. I hope that all of Canada will support the Conservatives when they implement the promises made with regards to Defence. Individually we may not be heard, but...

Someone at my work during lunch asked me a question about Subs. Since I'm ex-Army, I really didn't have an answer, but  I did get curious about it myself; the question.. Why do Subs not fire Torpedos straight up from underneath a ship instead of out the front toward a ship....is it an arming...

I got stuck working in a "project" in the Canadian Building on Laurier st, after spending much of my time with line units, man...I've never seen so many cubicles in my life...I witnessed first hand why so little of our Defence money makes it out of Ottawa. I will not go into details, because it...

Guns and Roses, The Police, The Doors, The Payolas, Genesis, Roxy Music, Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Mostly stuck in the 80's I guess Gnplummer :cdn:

I have a comment on the issue of DAPS (Pte to Mcpl) It happened in my old unit (82-91 Hussars) Some of the guys that DAPS'd did very well and carried themselves professionally. However, the odd one slipped through the cracks that would get thinking that now that he was promoted he was king s**t...

Greetings, Yesterday, I was presented with a rare opportunity to use the computer here at home. My teenager had a pile of homework, so she could not us MSN chat, and Wifey was working. After a couple of replies and posts (and a few too many wobbly-pops) I made the mistake of throwing a comment...

Since there is talk about creating an airborne type force, I looked up and found this site where they show a vehicle called a Gecko8x8 ATV ADRD (Air Droppable Rapid Deployment) made by LTM Any thoughts on this type of system? http://www.army-technology.com/contractor/vehicles/lmt/lmt1.html...

Can anyone tell me if ATV's are a good patrol platform for a place like Afghanistan or is it too soft of a target. I've seen some advertisments for them in Canadian Military magazine, and I wondered if we use them; Thoughts/comments Gnplummer

Shaving is the least of your worries, just get on with it. The other guys in your platoon or whatever they call it these days will look after you. I can't believe you could on that long about shaving...can you imagine if we talked about losing your virginity? Oops, I hope I didn't plant a seed...

I didn't go through all of the posts, but here's one; "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy" Cheers :cheers:

Cannonfodder, I think our involvement in A-stan is getting better all the time...more assets moving in to place, some really good Special Ops guys, and our Coyotes and LAV's are very effective in the environment. This is the only way an army improves it's skills..in live situations where split...

Since I've been posting on this site, I find myself thinking back on some of the fun we used to have on exercises. (do they still calll it that?) I remember the time the SSM told me to park my Wpns carrier in behind a Gasthaus, and it looked cozy. It didn't take too long to net up the Carrier...

Cannonfodder; I agree with you on one topic at least, which is that when I wore my Canadian flag on my jacket, the Dutch in Amsterdam bought me lots of beer ;) and they weren't buying the Americans any. I have to say though, that you seem to be pi**ing off a lot of posters here. I never had to...

With regard to being promoted early; as long as you don't let it go to your head and start power tripping you'll be ok. I have seen Combat arms types who immediately start ordering people around when they are Mcpls at age 21/22. When you do that to a Mechanic, who is a Cpl, but has 20 years in...

100 million apiece, that actually doesn't sound too bad, so 300 million, plus add-ons and maintenance, still not bad. Let's see if the Conservatives stick to their promise, and hope they can get enough support to push it through parliament. I'm hoping Canadians have voiced a strong enough...