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Bovington and Warhammer World are the only two reason for me to ever visit England again.

I think its the right approach, as we can't really afford to take risks on large ships, and you point out the challenges excellently. RCN is taking a very cautious approach to independent ships and likely going hard into attritable drones/sensors, Its not like we haven't been using sonobuoys or...

Stability is tough to measure by looking at the above water design, below water can change things significantly (AOPS is a good example). I'm not discounting the concerns, it looks wrong to me as well. They are first renders however, there is a ways to go in the design process and we'll have...

I think that belt would be more of a problem than the man boobs. Lot of army uniform wearing folks will doing their best Maj Gen Arthur Currie Impressions in that thing (deep cut I know).

You could say the same thing about the ties.

Huh its almost like it takes 5 years as an apprentice to become a journeyman... The trades have it mostly correct here. Education covers off the knowledge, hours ocver off the experience. You'll see a number of various supervisors in you time. Then you do you exams and get qualified...

They look so front heavy, but I know that the house is counteracted by the buoyance of the larger bow and that a lot of times those vessels will have big heavy things on their work deck (like aids to navigation and piles of massive cables). These things can't come fast enough for the coast...

RCAF only really seems to care about fighters and transport. Their focus is going to be on airfields in the north for NORAD and supplying permanent bases (Alert). CA does not care about proper amphib at all and did not ask the RCN for this sort of vessel. Sea to shore connectors are not true...

The AMB argument Noah presents that explains the RCN reasoning makes sense, I just don't fully agree with it. As well, these "help in a HADR" situation arguments are not a reason to build a ship like this. The only argument to ever be made for a naval vessel should be how does it help the...

Someone once told me that an MPA and a submarine working together had more domain awareness that a three frigate with helos task group. That was pre FELEX and Cyclone but I think the comparison is valuable. It's not like the MPAs and Subs haven't had sensor upgrades since then either.

So I did some more research on BMQ at NRD's. The plan is to do initial cadre training at the reserve units before they are sent on all navy residential training. So they will get a common residential. So basically they get kit issue, all the admin and then sent to residential, This is...

So what's the one that happens after BMQ, where Jr officers go and learn how to do a section attack etc...

This is the dumbest friggin thing I've heard today. The current NavRes BMQ construct is a failure. 24 units, 25 standards. And they don't have remotely the staff or facilities to actually run this anywhere but near a major base. I've seen the products of remote BMQ from the NavRes...

Suffield is about to become very full if the artillery gets all their SPGs and Rocket stuff.

Something like that.

There is BNQ coming to NS this year. (Aberfoyle??). I think they are integrating NETP (MARS 2) directly into the program (like they did with my pres BOTC back in the day) to reduce training delays/gaps, admin etc... Airforce is looking at a BAFQ in BC. The recruiting SIP target for this...

I was using the terms interchangeably because I didn't know where the line was... lol

Thanks, my understanding is much better now.. This is why Preserver is catching up to Protecteur. The prefitting work amount done on Preserver is much higer particularly for the piping, and is why Protecteur is behind schedule. That sort of experience is going to make all the CCG ships go...

You're also senior enough that those issues are your problem to deal with!

It's probably a combo of things. Its hard to understate how HAVING ACTUAL MONEY improves the procurement process at the coal face. I can get all the office supplies and equipment I need and don't need to worry about it. I know the audit looked at big projects. But for smaller projects just...