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Every deployment has had more than 1 piper... I brought my pipes on tour and played just before Op Medusa, and there were at least 5 other pipers that I knew of in the BG... probably way more throughout the entire deployment. What I'm referring to is an actual 871 bandsman position on...

There's a lot to Route Summit besides just it's name. The building of the road started with Op Medusa in 2006, which cost the lives of 4 Canadian soldiers (including a Combat Engineer)... 5 soldiers if you include the friendly fire on the second day of the ground operation... as well as...

We have 2 in RHFC (871 line serials, that is); Currently occupied by the Pipe Major and the Pipe Sgt. Most PRes regiments with bands will have at least one 871 line serial occupied by a band "Major" (Pipe/Drum Maj.) ... actually, now that I think about it; my regiment just got cleared for 13...

Tans, in reference to current dress, refers to AR CADPAT... Which is technically not authorized to wear in non-operation environments, but I'm just following orders. Semantics aside; it was an excellent event.  Good showing by the CFRC dets (Hamilton, London, etc.) and by the PRes Recruiters...

Interested in the Canadian Forces?  Want some information?  Live in Southwestern Ontario (London Area)? Here's a good place to start. ___________________________________________________________________________ CANADIAN FORCES RECRUITMENT FAIR Saturday, January 31st, 2009 A Military Job...

That is an IR/reflective indicator... worn on the right (I think) sleeve to help identify CF troops through IR and reduce friendly fire...    Note: not visible from the air.

This is why PPE (specifically BEW, hearing protection and helmet) are worn... situation pending, of course. That's an amazing picture, btw.

Are you looking for Official of Non-official patches? Official being the IR Flags, the ISAF patch, and the IR indicator (there may be more.) Non-Official being Morale patches and unofficial unit patches such as the Red Devils - A Coy, 1 PPCLI (I seem to recall seeing a Velcro patch) or the...

Ah... seen. Good stuff.

I think this all still relates to the topic at hand...  In fact, I believe this train of thought is very important for troops about to deploy; take care of you body. This should be a huge factor in deciding which kit you're going to employ.  The RSM of my Regiment (who is currently deployed)...

I am inclined to agree with Bruce on this.  A lot of troops subscribe to the "suck it up and take it" mentality when it comes to PPE (BEWs, Ear pro, etc.) but you have to look at it like this; if you lose your hearing in battle, you're fairly useless to the section/platoon and you're going...

A buddy of mine used to carry an ice cream scoop in his KFS holder (instead of KFS)...  and, yes, he did use it to eat.

heh... yeah..  I remember having to rip mine apart to turn it in for a TV...  wow, did that ever suck. But, it was modular, and did accommodate the needs of the mission and individual... with enough gun tape and zap straps. Jeez... just thinking back to wearing that crap... having the...

If there's no other argument for the old webbing; at least it was modular

I can understand not wearing earplugs if you're in a position, in a vehicle, where you need to hear what's around you and orders (ie. turret, driver, cc, bird gunner, etc).. as well, you're usually wearing a head set anyway (for driver, gunner, cc), or just need to hear... But if you're just a...

I think it comes down to what works best for you.  I used hearing protection in battle on 3-06, but we didn't use PRRs (they didn't work)... I really only kept one ear plug in on the right side.  My logic was; if we got hit with anything that would be loud enough to deafen me, it would only be...

I know I'm going to sound like a total dork, but I find this article very interesting on a few levels; It mentions the concept of these holes are to create edges to deflect the round and to fragment it; Very interesting concept.  Makes perfect sense; the round hits a sharp edge - a triangle...

Mr. Osterhout even eludes to this issue when discussing the small UAV; particularly how the US government awarded the contract to a company which has little experience with micro-robotics and UAVs and they produced something large and loud... You can kinda tell he cut himself off before he...

Ralph Osterhout: Toys That Find Their Way Into Combat Video Link This is an amazing video about technologies which cross from the civilian world into the military world and vise versa. As well, the video demonstrates emerging technologies which, if implemented, will, with out a doubt, alter...

I registered with no problems... I think I may be taking a trip to the Dominican in the New Year.  They have some pretty decent prices and packages.  Seems pretty legit to me.