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I thought the recommended diet did seem a little light in proteins such as pork, personally.

Just ... wow. A new pro al-Qaeda magazine for extremists is offering fitness tips to jihadists planning attacks against Americans in countries such as Afghanistan. The first edition out this month offers workout tips to get buff with the aim "to train as hard as possible in order to damage...

The signal supplied by Global Connect at New Canada House when I was there in January was pretty robust. I didn't take my laptop to any of the FOBs, but internet in the welfare trailers was decent speed, if prone to drops, and since the techs - interestingly, most of whom seem to be ex-Sigs - ...

Afghanistan's ambassador to Canada says this country's commitment to Afghanistan is helping to keep Canadian citizens safe. While thanking Canada for its efforts, Omar Samad warned that even after seven years of massive military engagement and political and humanitarian aid, the country has...

Rules for deployment #18: Invite at least 185 people you don't really like because of their strange hygiene habits to come and visit for a couple of months. Exchange clothes with them. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x487981

An unnamed terp working for the CF was also killed in one of the blasts.

Trooper Jack Bouthillier and Trooper Corey Joseph Hayes, RIP: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090320.wkandahar0320/BNStory/International/home

Link: http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1488377

Nobody "leaked" it, the comms lockdown is just being lifted after being imposed last night. Master Cpl. Scott Vernelli is the second to be named.

Depends on the insurance. When I was in Kandahar, my insurance policy covered me anywhere in the world by any manner of death, even war, as I was an existing customer. The rate quoted to me for supplemental insurance by the only company willing to underwrite it was astonishing - $500 a WEEK for...

Yeah, including every Canadian soldier, civilian government employee and private contractor in the country, just to name a few. That said, the reporter would have had to buy his own PPE, as per DND's embed agreement. I don't understand why he'd purchase non-standard kit - you're gonna drop...

A Kingston reservist is in danger of losing his college entrance spot because he can't write an Ontario driver's test in Afghanistan. Cpl. Alex Perry, a member of the Princess of Wales' Own Regiment who is now posted in Kandahar with the Royal Canadian Regiment, wants to become a paramedic when...

Very good. I'd add a few of my own, but the Goodwill store down the street is on fire and the air is full of second-hand smoke.

What a great story. Too bad it didn't happen, certainly not to troops from Petawawa. http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/lunch.asp

That first image is often referred to in professional photographers' circles as "The Perfect Picture."

You'd be crazy not to go back if you have the chance, not only for the reasons outlined above, but to use that extra year to get involved in sports, volunteer work and extracurriculars that are going to greatly enhance your RMC application.

Oh, they will. I live in a military town and do a lot of court cases, which sometimes involve military personnel. In a case involving one, in every single instance, there are only two people writing stuff down: me and someone from the CF taking note of everything that is said. In cases involving...

That's not correct. An acquittal is a finding of not guilty by a judge or a jury, after which point, the person cannot be legally retried for the same offence. If charges are dropped or stayed, they can be refiled by the Crown and the defendant can be tried again - the person has not been...

Really? I've been covering criminal courts on and off for 20 years, in two provinces and one territory. Judges rip into people convicted of crimes all the time, and in fact, some old-schoolers make the lecture worse than the sentence. There were a few judges whose sentencings I'd attend...

I had to read it twice to figure out that it wasn't written from the field by a Canadian soldier, as the title would suggest. Yeah, a little context in the form of a preface and a lot of editing is needed.