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Interesting case. Can't find the link at the moment, but not long ago the British army was slammed for not sending troops into Afghanistan with proper kit - in this case, night vision goggles which the government refused to buy even though they had internal reports saying they were essential -...

Still often takes longer for people to figure it out. RMC has a long-standing practice that a cadet can leave any time during first year without penalty if he or she decides military life is not for them, but if you show up for the first day of second year, you have to repay the costs of your...

Maybe a dumb question, but why don't they use Mirage? It's not that much further from Trenton (6,800 miles versus 6,400 unless Google Earth is failing me.)

Just to take this on a tangent, I got back from two days of grad/commissioning at RMC, and aside from the people in DEUs (I won't talk about the number of officers with a front ass, although there were a few), I was the only one wearing a tie and jacket. The clothes I wear to change the oil in...

Image Techs and the CC folks have an awesome job. They're one of the few trades this civvie would consider joining for (and has even somewhat the aptitude for), but after talking to a bunch of them both here and in Afghanistan, they're not hiring, and even if they were, the line that would form...

Apropos of nothing but it's my favourite anecdote from this area, I used to know one of the chief labour negotiators for the Ontario government, a chain-smoking piece of old-school brass who made a New York divorce lawyer look like a group-hugging Dr. Phil by comparison. One night we got to...

Since we've spent a lot of time arguing about bringing back retired regiments, how about bringing back a nationwide officer training program? More: http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1569320

Those magnets common as dealer tags here in Kingston, but I notice how infrequently I see them in Toronto and other places. But if one-upmanship is the thing, I've seen these:

Good on the Torch for writing the article that appeared in The Whig and on the milblog. (Brooks and I had this conversation in the sand a few times. He may still sport the indents in his chest as I was making various points about blogs vs. MSM. I've still got his.)  ;D That said, the phrase...

This has been going on for a month in Ottawa and I have yet to hear a coherent explanation of what the protesters want Canada to do about it – we don't have a dog in this fight. That said, I was at the office last weekend with the OPP scanner on in the background when one alert officer noticed...

More: http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/peter_worthington/2009/05/11/9419896-sun.html

Or something. I'm surprised ships aren't armed. When my dad worked in the Gulf in the 80s as a petrochemical engineer, the tankers would defend themselves with shotgun slugs that had a hole drilled into the top and a .45 round inserted backwards. Hardly a standard load, but apparently it was...

U.S. Soldier Kills 5 Comrades in Iraq, Military Says   By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Published: May 11, 2009 BAGHDAD — The United States military said Monday that five American soldiers had been shot to death by a fellow soldier who opened fire on them at one of the biggest American bases in Baghdad...

New Canada House (and Mirage when you go through) has a number of bookcases full of new novels, magazines, puzzle books etc., donated by Canadians and the selection is surprisingly good (same with a number of the FOBs). You don't have to take your own reading, but you can swap whatever you took...

This has never occurred to me before, but how did these war dead wind up being buried in Canada? Bermuda I understand as the RCR was sent there first to garrison the island, but bodies were not routinely repatriated in WWI - and IIRC, families were forbidden from having bodies returned privately...

And just because, for some reason, I have this in my Bucket:

Imagine what they'd think if they ever saw a CF ball hockey game. CHAD may rank among the most hostile missions Irish troops have ever embarked on, but it is no place for soccer or volleyball. Despite the soldiers’ extreme training at Camp Ciara in order to prepare for combat situations, the...

No, you have to be better than the people you're fighting. The role of the CF is not to be a group of armed thugs deployed to defeat another group of armed thugs, and if you're going to toss the Code of Conduct for CF Personnel and the Law of Armed Conflict out the window, stay home. The...