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Roger, will be late-ish.  We've got a United Way poker tournament starting at 18:00.  Shouldn't take me too long to lose my money...  Worse case, I'll bully the table to either A: Win and buy the beer for the night, or B: go all in and lose by 19:00.  :D  I'll try and drag along a few others...

Unless such restrictions can be demostrably justified in a free and democratic society.  We've got pages and pages of arguments here, and the vast majority believe that testing prior to deployment is a good thing.  Granted, this isn't exactly a representative cross-section of Canada, but if it...

Ah, but then given that we're sailors/soldiers/aircrew, aren't we sorta assets of the state?  Ergo, if we're publically owned...  ;) T

Perchance, invading the personal, privately owned space that is your personal motor vehicle?  Aren't they infringing upon our rights there?  :) T

It would be nice to see them rolling off out here...  Fingers crossed for WMG. T

I'm not telling him what the DAOD's say.  He can look that up on his own.  I'm telling him what the passport office will most likely say based on my experience working there, and they will most likely say "no".  It usually costs around $10 to get it done by one of the applicable professions...

Hold on a sec...  As for the application, only your CO can sign as a guarantor, you're asking about someone who can notarize the form.  This NEEDS to be a notary public, lawyer, etc.  There is a huge difference between a guarantor and  someone who can give a solemn declaration.  If you have any...

I should be able to make it, but closer to 20:00, if that's cool.  :)  Um, as for locales, Irish Times, 4 mile pub (always cheap wings), Spinnaker's, I'm pretty easy.  And, I'll buy the first pitcher or 2. T

Shutting up is your idea of a viable option?  If you are unwilling to execute the responsibilities that go with that stripe you have on your shoulder, turn it in before you do any further damage.  You are trying to become an officer.  For god's sake, ACT like it!  You are doing almost as much...

Hmm...  Maybe that's what they meant by "first command training sail" last week at Venture...  ;D

What I'm getting at is during the 24 hour period, you designate someone as I/C.  (ie. from 00:00 to 03:00, A is in charge, from 03:01 to 06:00 is person B, etc) and designate certain taskings (or what have you) to occur during each time slot.  That being the case, you will be able to process...

I believe he means pugilistic...  Contact hockey's alive and well in Esquimalt.  :) T

As per end of 2005, BOTP was 5 weeks.  Week 4 was in the field, week 5 was admin week, parade prep, equipment return, etc.  (IIRC, of course) As for 24 hour taskings, that's 6 per day, as opposed to 3.  More realistic perhaps, forcing candidates to plan in things like sleep for troops, to keep...

Why do we keep saying 6?  We've got the identities of 7, don't we? Sharon (booomer/athena) Xena Blondie Reporter guy Starbuck's lover (Ugly guy) Starbucks' doctor (the black guy) Priest (Mr. Quantum Leap) So...  We don't know the identity of 5, right? But those 5 and the priest have buggered...

Seen, and understood.  ;) T

That's why I said "hypothetical".  It's for argument's sake, para.  I'm trying to play devil's advocate here, else all this thread would be is a bunch of people agreeing with each other, which isn't near as much fun.  :) This thread is called the Start of Chinese Imperialism...  I was trying to...

I think you missed my hypothetical...  Democracy is the system of government we have now, and it's far from perfect.  Who's to say the Chinese system isn't better?  Just because WE like to vote, doesn't mean it's the best thing for all of us.  I can never remember the quote but it's something...

It also begs the question, is Chinese imperialism a bad thing?  Perhaps we are in the dusk of western civilization, and the time has come to move over for the big boys.  "Western" nations make up what, 500 million people?  China's parked on over a billion.  If we were to have a world democratic...

Hmm...  Video got removed.  :( T

Reg MARS (well, on the route to be, but you get the idea) T