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I have no idea, to be honest, where the 6 months figure was coming from, but I've heard it from a few different folks.

http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/uniforms/berets.htm A very silly idea, in my opinion. We should have stayed as khaki for most infantry regiments, dark green for rifle/light infantry, maroon for paratroopers, black for armour, dark blue for artillery/signals/RCEME etc.... Looked better, gave...

From what the IC BnOR told me a few days ago, you're only eligible for LDA if your attached posting goes beyond 6 months. I was hoping the same!

Does the Reg F actually have 25% officers? If so... what the hell are we doing?

No, they just waste their money on accommodations and a variety of other luxuries that don't make much sense, either. I'm going to make a great airman, aren't I?

Interesting - I didn't know that, although I've heard that there are "changes" going on within the branch. Whatever that means.

Understood. I have a friend who OTed to Int Op, did the air phase and is now employed at an Army based collection centre in Ottawa. That being said - beyond the common phase, there is element specific training. If I could stick with Army and further enhance that knowledge, I do think I'd be more...

True. That being said, I am far more comfortable with land and land doctrine. I'm more inclined towards it and I have a year's OJE training as a pseudo-Int Op in an infantry battalion. I want to go Army Int O, at some point - assuming that I was not selected for this year (which appears to be...

Any new messages on this front?

My offer came in for Int Op (Air). I'm hoping that I can switch the element to Land but, if not, I'm going for it. Good luck for all those still waiting!

I'd like to believe your source. My optimist side would like to, anyway. My realist side is throwing up his hands in the air. I suppose we're back to, "Wait and see."

If you had to rate this source on a scale of A-F, A being the best and F being the worst.... how would they fare?

That was about three days after I left theatre. Good on you for diffusing the situation; I imagine it was hard to keep guys on both sides from taking the "easier" way out and shooting eachother up. What a shit show that would have been. Out of curiosity (if it doesn't breach OPSEC), where in the...

I am. Haven't heard a thing, yet.

Inshallah this will be so. I'm kind of gnashing teeth waiting, everything else being on hold.

I was told not to expect things before May, realistically speaking. Crossing fingers.

And not only that, but we're not getting the guys to replace them in the battalion. I don't know if it's just a 2nd Battalion/Shilo thing or if it's CF wide, but it's troubling when we're getting in far less than are going out.

Thank you very much for the quick replies. Much appreciated!

A few friends of mine in my Bn are interested in possibly joining the US Army or Marines as infantrymen. None of them have citizenships, though, and when they looked online there wasn't a whole lot of information on the possible processes, if any. If it is possible for them to join, would they...

Talk about streamlined technology, Cougar!