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I‘m sorry but the maroon beret is a sacred headdress, with no equal in the CF. All these arguments supporting an affiliated cadet corps‘ "right" to look like the parent unit are absurd if you are dealing with the issue of the maroon beret. The maroon beret is not a red sash or a balmoral, it is...

I think the most valid beef with the disbandment issue is that the Airborne cleaned themselves up after Somalia and showed their professionalism in a number of ways, yet they were shut down anyway for absurd political reasons. The hazing videos that were released a while after Somalia were years...

Cheers, JDG. You‘ve given me a much-needed burst of optimism. I actually just read on the verification thread of one guy who wrote a letter to the CF Ombudsman that resulted in a very hasty completion of his VFS. That‘s an option, I suppose. If and when I‘m sent to the Board, I‘d like to touch...

JDG: Man, I envy your situation. I applied the same month as you, for the same position, but I have one big problem: prior service. While I wrote the apptitude test in January, my file has ground to a halt until my verification of former service is performed, so here I wait. I‘ve heard...

Are you applying as a reserve MARS officer? My understanding is that, for some reason, only naval reserve officers in the CF have to face the Naval Board in addition to the CFRC interview. I‘ve been told reg force MARS officers do not attend the Naval Board sittings.

I‘ve been waiting 7 months for my verification of service. What a nightmare. Surely this is just a matter of simply opening the right filing cabinet somewhere in the bowels of NDHQ and obtaining the right file and mailing it to CFRC?

FYI I‘ve heard many say that the cadet jump course is actually tougher than the course CF members take (at least it was a few years back). For one it‘s much longer with more physical training. All training is done by airborne staff from the reg force jump companies. Back in my day those staff...

I‘ve got two questions concerning reg force officer entry interviews at CFRC: 1. Can anyone give examples of the questions asked that go beyond "why do you want to be an officer", or "what could you bring to the CF" etc.? 2. On the math portion of the written exam, what types of math should...

I‘m interested in going reg force arty; I‘d like to hear your feedback, and how you‘ve come to the conclusion that it‘s the army‘s best regiment. Which unit would you consider the better posting?

I‘m looking for some insight into base living in Shilo. I can‘t find anything about this particular base, and I was hoping to here some pros/cons from some arty guys. It seems to be fairly out of the way, though I‘ve heard Brandon is a nice enough town and is close by. How would the base...

I‘d like to know about the initial interview...any advice would be appreciated. I joined as an NCM in the 90s and did the NCM interview back then. I‘ve just signed on as DEO so my initial interview should happen in the next few months. When you mention a board interview, do you mean you will be...

Regimental websites are a good place to get details on unit dress uniforms. At the very least you tend to find photos on some of the sites. Standard Canadian dress uniform is green tunic and trousers with green beret. Jump Coys wear maroon, all armour wears black, MPs wear cherry red, UN...

In response to certain posts above...you‘re right. Give my regiment a meaningless name or number, empty our messes of relics and momentos of previous campaigns, burn our official regimental history, take away it‘s heritage, it‘s history, its legacy, everything that is meaningfull to it‘s...

All the Brits in Afghanistan are half-covered in woodland DPM most of the time, I‘ve seen footage of Germans (and others, I think) there in full woodland camo, and even the US troops there have woodland vests on all time (around each man‘s centre of mass), yet the Canadian media seems to be the...

Sorry Boys, I for one will fight harder as, say, a Seaforth Highlander, with everything that name means behind me, than as a member of the 8th Bn of the 3rd Inf Regt of the 259th Bde of the 2nd Div of the 6th Corps or whatever. I think the regimental system has certain aspects that could use...

Would anyone recommend joining one regular armoured unit over another? I know one doesn‘t necessarily have a choice, but I‘m told you can at least make a request. Would anyone strongly recommend armour over another trade? Why? And I might as well ask it while I‘m here...how long is the drive...

It‘s a shame. With three regular brigades (essentially a division, no?) you would think we would be able to maintain commitments. Hopefully at some point Ottawa will start building again, but I suppose that will take a change in government.

Can someone fill me in on why we are unable to replace our battle group in Afghanistan? I realize we have a large group in the Balkans, plus a few understrength bns here at home (or are they all understrength?), but you would think that with 9 inf bns total we could replace one abroad. I mean...

While reserve armoured recce regiments are part of the RCAC, I think the focus is more on "recce" than "armour". Reserve units with Cougars are certainly armoured regiments, and I think they make up half of all our reserve armoured units. I think the important thing to remember is that they may...

I‘m afraid you boys will have to get used to, at the very least, another Liberal term. There is no way they will be replaced in the next few years with the Right completely split the way it is now (Day‘s probable replacement is distancing the Alliance from the Tories even further). Let‘s hope...