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I do appreciate the replies guys. Thank you.  :salute: :cdn: I still want to serve as an officer  8) I mean, come on.... what other job of responsibility out there feeds you, clothes you, houses you, gives you a superb pension by the time you're 45, lets you use explosives and firearms, and...

I'm going to wade in on this mess, but only with a bit of advice that has been passed down since the beginning of the internet: (Edited for content. Apologies to those offended)  :-\ Come on guys, (2 cdo and Ex-Dragoon) you both are in/have been in the service. If it's really that important to...

Well, I have no problem doing paperwork  :P I'm a freakin University student, we get enough as it is just to get a student loan o_O What I meant is that I know it's mostly tedium, but I would expect an officer to partiticipate with his/her soldiers in some daily routine/training/excercises. The...

Something that I didn't see mentioned (and if it is, I'm sorry, it's 3:40 am before a final exam in University (STRESS! CCRAM! STUDY!... and take a break to check the Army.ca forums ;) )..... It is the weirdest thing, and I didn't believe it worked myself until I actually tried it. The best...

English, Canadian French, International French, small smattering of German, Estonian, Hungarian, Latin and Japanese, and how to politely excuse myself in Chinese  ;D

Thread wank /on  >:D The cadet in question was forced to "wash" a couple of times by the flight 2IC when it was raining because she called us out for "wet pt." We all GLADLY suffered 20 pushups (for a 14 year old kid, that was a lot) so this guy at least got "hosed off" by the rain. I felt...

heh... don't remind me of bad smells.... Air Cadet Camp Penhold, early 90's, one cadet didn't shower for 1.5 months, I swear. Smelt so bad the moose came running all the way from the Yukon 'cause they thought it was a mating pheremone... but back on subject. I was just worried about if the CF...

This thread, surprisingly, has helped me in my path to the CF.... I was considering everything at the start of this year, and have narrowed down to either the Infantry or the Armored Corps. I should mention as well that I am applying to the CF as a DEO in January 2006. My question to this thread...

Well, it's just that I have some uber-nice titanium frame featherweight glasses that I spent a fair chunk-a-change on so I don't want to lose them. My prescription is +1.5 both eyes, and I've aced every color vision test I've ever taken, so I am ASSUMING that makes me a V2 on the scale. I can...

I talked with the recruiters at the local recruiting center here in Calgary, and while I am ***FAR*** from an expert, I'm told that you have the choice between singles and married apartments and small houses (depending on the base and the amount of personel on site), that is equivalent to a...

Hey all  ;D I'm going to apply as DEO in January 2006 for Armored or Infantry, but I have two questions about eyesight that have me concerned. 1) My sight is relatively good, but I have to wear glasses full time. Does that impact my ability to serve in the Armored or Infantry combat arms...

The easiest solution to hair styles.... do what I do.... hair clippers on 1/4 inch setting, BUZZZZZZZZZ  :salute: ;D

I must say, I think the best "Anthem" I heard was when I was at a Royal Canadian Highlanders bagpipe presentation (one of those things you go to when you're young and the military is doing a lot of promoting and such) and out of the blue, a MCpl started playing Highland Cathedral. There was a...

Well, remember, it WAS a month and a bit ago... what I typed up there ^^^^^^^^^ may be dramatically different than what was actually said. I said it was the clean version because I had the time to think about how I would write it down based on what I could remember, not thinking it up on the...

I haven't been a cadet for well on 5 years now. I think I'm officially civvie for now... until January when I apply to the Armored  :salute: :army: :cdn: And that WAS the clean version. I had training from the very best, CdtWO Preston from over in Ontario, back in 1998 when I made FltSgt and...

Penhold cadet camp basic survival course. "FIRE FIRE FIRE" at 0400H and us running from tents in half dress, to find out that a tent actually WAS on fire. Something happened and a group of 13-15 year olds matured in the blink of an eye, the squad Cpl's immediately but calmly giving orders until...

I let loose on a couple of supreme assholes that decided to be nasty in front of the one place that you never want to do such a thing.... in front of the Federal building in Downtown Calgary. These two women (yes, I know, two women... odd that, Timmies and recruiting stations alike) were...

SOmething that I've noticed from my start of training is DIET. This is very important. I used to be 235 lbs, 20 % body fat. Ever since I started running at the university track and eating a lot more fiber and balancing my food groups, cutting the fatty stuff and dropping junk food entirely, I've...

I used to be in air cadets, 781 Calgary, and am applying to the Canadian Forces in summer 2006 after I graduate  :cdn: Anyways, when I was at CFB Penhold, we were all in gender-specific barracks. I was in Iroquois flight, 2nd floor, fire watch on the night in question. It was about 4 weeks into...

For this april fools, I have a REALLY nasty supervisor at work (I work in the Geology and Geophysics library at my University (Uni of Calgary))... I mean, she has a pin so far up her posterior not even a tractor could pull it out, that kind of person. Anyways, she always has soup on fridays for...