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Jack has been one of my projects for several years. I discovered his service when there were still about a dozen vets left and at that time, I just had a feeling he would be the last. We spoke many times over the following years and I had a piece ready to go. He was a good man and downplayed his...

Found a link to the judgement. Turns out not that many majors get court-martialled in any given year: http://www.jmc-cmj.forces.gc.ca/dec/2004/rompre-mg-eng.asp

There was a court martial in 2004 (I think that was the year, I'd have to look for it) but it involved an ND at Camp Julian and a Browning 9mm. The captain charged argued that it had been 10 years since he had handled or received training in his sidearm, had no confidence in his ability to use...

I'm still liking the deployed monkeys with lasers a lot better.

Well, you could always move to the Nunavut or the NWT, where there are no political parties, no party in power and no opposition and government operates entirely on consensus, but having lived there, I have to note that it doesn't work any better than those traditional forms.

That fourth one is a clumsy Canadian 'shop of a U.S. meme that's been around since at least Gulf War I:

I was on base in Kingston on Monday when the news was still breaking and among those in uniform, the shock was palpable. I hadn't seen anything like it. In the days since, as my job involves dealing with people across the country and many of whom know I cover the military, I have heard a...

Apropos of nothing, after reading Blatchford's piece I'm seriously considering adding "Not required to defend the airfield" on my business cards. :)

There was an outstanding brief on Afghanistan from BGen Vance given to all people, a Queen's University crowd yesterday. Shared with the usual caveats: AFGHANISTAN: Brigadier-general says victory will be unlike any other in Canadian military history Posted By IAN ELLIOT, THE WHIG-STANDARD...

Maybe he's the Sergeant of a three-man Rapid Tactical Force at one of America’s largest indoor retail shopping areas... http://lonelymachines.org/mall-ninjas/

I'm betting the Internet has already deployed a crack(pot) team of specialists to test for traces of thermite in the wreckage. Can't wait for the 'HAITI WAS AN INSIDE JOB!!' protest marches.

I wouldn't worry too much about that. As a reporter who has been to Afghanistan, let me quote my first thought upon hearing of this terrible tragedy (and in this case I will speak on behalf of the rational members of the working press, and yes there are some): "BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ...

Canada Post managed to destroy a set of 18/10 stainless steel pots and pans when I shipped them from Edmonton to Ontario. Think about how hard they must have worked to do that, and you're thinking of shipping a TV? Plus when you try to claim insurance for your new box of broken glass through CP...

That's funny because I spent some time with Otter Squadron last year, and one of the biggest hurdles for those individuals early on, particularly those from the combat arms, was reigning in what the staff called 'NCO moments' - the ingrained habit of jumping in to correct something personally...

I'm sure regular listeners of Rush Limbaugh or visitors to Free Republic have hashed these over for days, if not months. Do you have an even more deranged right-wing list, or is this the most insane you could find? I see no mention of Barack Obama being a Kenyan-born SEEKRIT MUSLIN, for example.

I was wondering how the CF would handle Lang's repatriation as she was not military, nor a representative of the federal government as Glyn Berry was. It's actually quite touching and appropriate that PAOs would carry her casket.

What a horrible way to end the year. RIP to the four soldiers and my deepest  professional sympathies to Michelle Lang. 

The Arabic language AJ is an anti-semitic cesspool, but the English version is about as controversial and slanted as CNN or BBC World. It's actually balanced to the point of being bland.

I'm not in the military but I am paid to be a grammar Nazi and as you have drifted into my lane, let me gently attempt to correct you. 'Forces' does indeed take a cap when it refers to the Canadian Forces, as opposed to a term such as 'army' which is only capitalized when it references a...

Nice to see that all other problems have been solved so the Canadian judiciary can address the real threats facing us, such as golf course etiquette. Canadian judge rules Happy Gilmore golf shot illegal A Canadian judge decided that the "Happy Gilmore" golf shot made famous by Adam Sandler...