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I'm writing the CIT2a (Customs Inspector Test) with the next block for the St Lawrence District... Yes, I'd be interested in this kind of position... wouldn't most of you?

From Wed's Globe & Mail - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050323/BORDER23/TPNational/TopStories Porous border causes concern By BILL CURRY Wednesday, March 23, 2005 Page A9 OTTAWA -- The president of the RCMP's unofficial union backed up allegations from...

Hey Steve - Good to see ya here... OK, I agree that many Canadian Border Security Agency types have a less than intimidating look about them, and some of them are definitely of the "customs, not security" attitude, but this is not true of all. I think that having a team dedicated to armed...

There are always 2 sides (at least) in a situation like this: If young pte Bloggins really did not know that the order had come down from on high restricting parading for on-course recruits, then the WO was WAY out of line erasing his name from sign-in. On the other hand, if anyone can say...

All right, so in order to avoid any blackening of the cadet reputation, why not ask the St. John police to recognize these cadets? Or better yet, see if someone from the local paper can do a piece on the cadet corps prior to anyone focusing on the wrong connection? Focus on how someone could...

OK - I agree. Like the old story about mudwrestling with a pig - you both get dirty, but the pig enjoys it... My point is that multilateral statements (i.e., the UN Security Council's multiple unanimous resolutions imply multilateral action. Therefore, any action taken to fulfill those...

Let's look at it again, and see which of these nations supported the UN Security Council's ultimatums regarding opening doors to inspections, oil for food, etc. It might be an interesting case study, no?

Let's see... the UN Security Council passed how many resolutions calling for Iraq to drop all opposition to inspections, and to respect the actual UN conditions imposed on the 'Oil for food' programs (as opposed to the French and Russian oil companies' conditions)? As I see it, the UN voiced...

Actually, I still believe the whole "Human shield" idea - as practiced in Iraq - is one of the most racist "white man's burden" type of ideas I can remember. Why didn't these folks just write to Saddam and say "Hi, I am much more important than any of your people, so the US will not attack any...

I had a similar experience driving through NB on the Trans-Canada, only Jeff Foxworthy was the culprit... but the classics! Man, Who's on first can get me every time! I quite like this one, it may bring the whole "Who's on first" type experience to a generation that never heard Abbot & Costello...

Okay... I'll bite. Is isolationism supposed to be a valid approach to foreign policy now?

How about military practical jokes?  ;D A buddy of mine on ex in Germany many years ago had a Sec 2i/c who was the ultimate "been there, done that" dude, and very strict with his 2 militia attachments... The ex was being conducted under NBC threat, so the troopies were in TOPP medium much of...

2 F-18s are escorting a C-130 on a cross-Canada trip, and the pilots are yacking it up on the radio. The f-18 pilots (being fighter jocks) are bragging about their aircraft and how amazing they are to fly. One of them, to make his point, abruptly departs formation to demonstrate some high-G...

The issue is OLD - the approach taken by 1st world nations around the world over the last 50-60 yrs is relatively new. There are many good reasons why women should never have to face combat - they are the same reasons why men should never have to face combat. There were many other historical...

I am definitely interested - looking forward to it!

I'm in Eastern Ontario (Cornwall area) - who's around here? The problem for us part-timers, of course, is that postings don't happen except for special cases, or for courses...

IMHO, it's not women in the combat arms that are the problem - it's jackasses that go to one extreme or the other. Illustrative points: Female candidate on MG crse didn't have the upper body strength to cock the .50 properly - had to have an instructor do it for her in order to pass the PO...

As regards the Tigers, would anyone who knows more care to compare that situation to the IRA / Sinn Fein issue? Is the comparison valid if you look at Irish voting patterns in the US vs Tamil voting in Toronto?

Hmmm... I remember, on the first crse I ever taught on, one young lady had an issue that came up during a lesson I was delivering. I was floored when she stuck her hand up and said: "What if someone sets off a trip flare on our wire and we don't want to shoot at him?" As a young cpl fresh off...

Amen to that! I remember - first weekend's trg (in garrison) after we got the C7s, we were doing bayonet drills with the 8ft rattan canes... busted 3 handguards and 2 bayonets before lunch! First outdoor range shoot, we were loading wpns into an MLVW in the time-honoured fashion (grab 4 rifles...