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I was a reservist in 1972 in the infantry, we still wore the battledress as a dress uniform and I was issued a scarlet red berret. In the fall of 1972 I was issued my CF green uniform and the green beret.

Well you feel the same way I do, I did not write it in words, but reading your post it is exactly how I feel. The feeling I get is that the brass only cares for itself and we live by there wim, yes as a soldier our duty is to follow orders, but you would think they would care for our well being.

QUOTENo offence, but perhaps the privates and corporals are the best judge of that. This corporal thinks there is probably no advantage to it, but we have all seen or heard of troops royally screwed by superiors that should not have done so. I would put those down to failures in the chain of...

And we‘ve come a long way since 1975, even without a union. Mike [/QB] I do not think we have come a long way at all, there we are half the strenght and just as many if not more missions. And as far as equipment, yes there was old equipment but it was available, now we have far fewer vehicles...

This would probebly be a hot topic. But what do you all think if we unionize the Army? There are other Armies that are.

Can anyone post a fake memo on here. That way we will all have one to relate to. It would be helpfull. I would but have not had to do one in many years so I would not want to guess.

It depends or winter or summer. 20 to 30 in summer 40 to 50 in winter. Remember this is also not combat conditions this is just for a ex. Ask some of the guys from the PPCLI in Afgan how much. With all the extra ammo for yourself and the section it could go near 100 plus the flack jacket and...

Thanks guy‘s I see I have garnered your respect.

Actually I think it is. But even if it was not this is a public forum, I not want to be the devils advocate but maybe I am paranoid or too safe.

I alway‘s carried the smallest swiss army knife, the Gerber that you are suplied with is all you will ever need. If you want a combat knife, you are issued a bayonet and that is a very good fighting knife. I also used to look at the guy‘s with brass knuckles and combat dagger and think what...

I do not want to be a drag, but should we be leisting out the bases in Canada, maybe you can that out anywhere, but why would someone want or need that info for.

What is sad here is all the bad press that we are getting. Everyone in Canada will think we are all drug users. Who leaked this out to the press in the first place? And if there was a problem why wait till they are almost on the plane, shame on the MP's. I am reading more about this in the...

Well I do not want to get drawn into a argument, but only those who are wounded get the purple heart, we do have chapionship shot in Canada. I am a good shot but I would never get one, the men and woman who get the medal are outstanding shots

Be carefull with medals, for one the Government does not sell them as surplus. And there is many companies that make copies. I had a company make a set for my uniform for me, they had all of the copies in stock, even many of the top bravery medals. The reason I wanted to wear the copies is that...

A CHIT is getting a paper from a doctor or medic that your are exempt from what ever or you have a injury and are exempt from certain duites. Shaving, special soles on boots, you have a chit for light duties.

It is good to let them dry so that the wax gets hard, then keep at it, what shines is the wax not the leather, the more wax you apply as in layers the better the shine.

Numbers my friend, numbers. I do not know how many soldiers there are at Fort Hood but can just imagine. We have not had 100,000 in the forces since the mid 60‘ and that was all of us in all the bases. The same can be said all over the world. When the Canadian Army was in Germany there was less...

Humm, I guess I am a special case, I was in before, was a senior NCO but have been out for more than 7 years so I had to re-do my BMQ, SQ1 and 2. To be offered corporal. So if some cadet at 16 or 17 came in as a master corporal, well I am very pissed off, and I do not think it is true. As far...

Browning, who was also a qualified glider pilot, did much to create the image of the British airborne forces, having decided in the summer of 1942 that airborne troops ought to possess their own form of defining headwear, as opposed to the tradition of men wearing the berets of their former...

I don't want to be dragged into this, and I certainly do not justify or say alcohol is proper or good either. And the Forces do look at alcohol as a drug and when you go on courses now many are alcohol free. But alcohol is legal pot is not. End of discussion, enough said. If it was legal and...