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15000 air force and we deploy 487 per 6 month period...those are stats from the CF web site. The Coast Guard does Scientific research and relies on Auroras to do the Fisheries patrols...Fisheries officers actually do stints on Auroras BTW! Not much of a Coast Guard if the navy ends up doing...

I see two clear paths...become a med tech and be a slave to the military OR Become a Paramedic of Firefighter and then CHOOSE the military recruiters will tell you how glamorous it will be but once you have the paycheque it will be hard to go back to school think of your own best interests.

Although Matthew's point isn't well connected, what I got from it is that we are improving the Army's capability at the expense of the Navy and the Air Force despite the fact that they are the ones getting the equipment. This would be as a result of the CDS being such a strong leader and the...

I dont think we can discuss that here...but for giggles, I would suggest that between Hfx Gwood and Comox we have too many hangar queens to support it. But it must look awesome on paper.

I agree...but try a posting there...20 years behind the caveman. Unbelievable until youve actually lived it since the oil boom. Hillier is still brilliant tho.

Trenton new building time for barracks...design to completion 3.5 yrs Borden new officers mansion...design to completion 3 years 226,227,215...guess what...like it or not...support trades...surprise, we aint infantry Do you remember the Jr ranks mess on the Mc Naughton side...torn down Do you...

I think he is brilliant despite being from the rock...any smart or employable noofie left the rock years ago. Thank god he left.  :-\

Good advice. I'm kinda tired of so many people trying to tell me what a bad person I am and not discussing the subject.

  I'm just disappointed that there werent more awards for non officers or CO's. I like to think that the military is more proffessional than that. I'm sure they are all super duper people.

Yep, a SNCO at a certain Comms Regiment in Ontario figured out my name and called my unit complaining about me. When he got me he threatened to take me out back of the mess cause I didnt think the same as him...I deleted my info the next day. I may not be all knowing but my opinions are...

I thought it was a good exchange of ideas until you became judgemental...I gave no attitude ???

They did it all wrong...buy italian crap because the kickbacks are big...L(squuueeeekkk)SVW. Design...BAAH...be the first nation to buy it off the drawing board. Canadian procurement of the 1990's, how I miss it so.

I know this couldnt be the case but shouldnt I see lots of NCM's to recognize acts of gallantry as opposed to the "Gallantly Led" default medal? I understand that someone has to get the medal but do they just find the "Gallant Leader" rather than recognize individual acts of heroism? I see...

He could be going to JSR. It's not blue but a shade of green known as "Siggonella". They really shouldnt post new 226's there. Trade retention is hard enough.

Looking back on this thread I realize now that my issue is that the words "we""they""them" are being used too loosely. Pre deployment training should be where this is all done for all non regiment based trades because everyone should be brought up to the same level. The C&E branch does not exist...

Hmmm, My grandma has a telephone but I wouldnt ask her to design one. Try an engineer, AERE, CELE, someone with comms experience or radar experience or systems integration experience. Contractors(engineers to boot) were given plans and CFTO's from the original Aurora and told to "meet the specs"...

As an ex-avs tech. Best thing I ever did was get out of that make work program masquarading as a trade. 

Access to information shows that captured insurgents all contracted colds while in custody. Perhaps this systematic problem shows a clear cycle of abuse...the PMed guys had to have been performing biological warfare with detainees...I am outraged...get me a lawyer!

Losing Auroras wouldnt be a total loss. Paying IMP and Raytheon to "dumb down" technology to work with 1960's obsolete garbage because we can only afford to pay for it "incrementally" has cost millions more than replacing the systems all at once. Contractors are making a mint because we are...

Maybe they realized it only took one squadron to fly one mission a day  ::) Now they have double the ground crew to sweep and mop the hangars. :dontpanic: