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    When did you join the Canadian Forces ?

    14 April 82 - savage 7 8258; TQ3 Pet, then 1RCR London Ont LOTPed  88 to medic Retired reg 14 Aug 06 Then sup Reserves attached posted to HMCS JOLLIET hung up the uniform for good july 2010
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    All things beardy-2005 to 2018 (merged)

    That's using common sense. Stop that!! You know that you're supposed to be a nut raving lunatic.  Both Mike & me were retreads on the same TQ3 Jim; we worked a few years later in NB. He is a nut raving lunatic!    ;D
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    Perception of MP’s by other Military Members?

    About 1991, a couple of years after I had LOTPed I was posted to Chatham. Myself & a couple of other buddies were heading to the winter carnival on a saturday afternoon. We were on the stairway in the guy's single quarters heading down laughing & giving each other a nudge & the elbow.  I...
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    Injured soldiers to get improved benefits

    Not enough; define 'catastrophic injuries'. These (any govt party in power) who vote  themselves a pay raise & any (+) changes to their gold-plated pensions...
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    Habs too English, PQ leader says

    I gott ask;...I have to...with the Jacques Parizeau incident after the referendum... Who in the name of all that's holy & pure is their P.R. guy?? I mean, come on, there must have been someone in the party with two brain cells working together that must have said, ' Wait a minute, maybe this...
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    Fallen Comrades (retired members)

    Albert Lussier October 02, 1941 - September 01, 2010 After a long and courageous battle our beloved Abby passed away peacefully at his home on September 1, 2010 at the age of 68. Beloved husband of Peggy. Cherished hero of daughter Tylene Stephen and (Don Gibb), and son Tyler (Jenn) Lussier and...
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    My Name is Earl

    Everthing tied down or put away; first thing I did though was to make sure my cooler was full of brown bottled necessities... ;)
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    Aiming

    I'm a leftie big time; When I first joined in 82 I was told to fire right-handed with the C1. After a couple of times of trying to qualify, I was told to fire left-handed - had no probs qualifying & we all could finally go back to the barracks!  ;D First time on the grenade range in Pet, I was...
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    Support of Capt. Trevor Greene.

    Inspiring!  :salute:  :cdn:  :salute:
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    Canadians Foil Taliban Attack on KAF

    BZ Troops!  :salute:
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    Military Scandals

    Thanks Vern; pbi, not agreeing or disagreeing; hence my confusion. I'm a bit slow on the uptake at times  :blotto: In 28 years I too NEVER saw an NCM in the same COC as her or his spouse. Same unit maybe ( eg Chatham, a small base of about 300 personnel of civvies & military before it closed)...
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    What's the dumbest thing you heard said today?

    BZ Alea!  :salute:
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    Military Scandals

    I'm confused & I'm not being sarcastic folks.  I joined up as an infanteer in 82. I had platoon WO's who were married to JNR ranks. Not much  that I knew then of officers married to other ranks; this was at a time of no females in the btn's & the base side personnel did not interact much with...
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    Afghanistan's Canadian medical teams

    Recognized one from many moons ago,  at least one for sure who was a master-jack when we were in gag town right MM?  :salute:
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    EX-Infantry guys.

    Joined in 82 month shy of my 18th B-Day. Spent 6 years in 1RCR London Ont. LOTPed to medic. Retired summer of 06 to follow niner-dom on her last posting to NCSM JOLLIET, Sept-Iles Que. Did 4 years attached posted to JOLLIET while there; mostly class A but about 6 or 7 months class B. Wiife...
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    CFMS Members

    Well, WO P Sylvestre retired out of Gagetown as the AO & a Capt. I heard he retired in the Ottawa. Wayne Hadley; what a character & good man! He instructed me on my TQ3 back in 86 when he was a mcpl. Last time I saw him was at a medspeil in Greenwood about 6 years ago. He was in the Hfx area.
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    NCD Ballcaps

    Myself include. I was a 24 year x-reg force army medic  (& also 6 year x Royal) attached posted from the supp reserve to HMCS JOLLIET for 4 years. I was only one of 2 (niner-dom, a clerk, was the other) who wore cadpat. I was & am proud to wear my NCSM JOLLIET cap & HMCS CORNERBROOK I got when...
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    Please Help A Sister Out

    Stacey, I just voted for ya. Took me a minute or so to figure out your 'Stacey B'. Could be me ( I'm originally from Pouch Cove  ;D ) but I think most folks didn't see 'S.A. Blundon' & j left the site. Good Luck fellow Newf! -gerry
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    Supplementary Reserve

    I just finished an attached posting from the supp reserve at HMCS JOLLIET in Sept-Iles Quebec for 4 years (army medic). Spent most of it on class A, but did about 6 months of class B, mostly in Esquimalt instructing BMOQ.
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    Vision Questions Megathread, Categories, Problems etc.

    No; the medical standards are the same.  Combat arms are a V3; or were as of a couple of years ago when I was performing medical exams at a recruitng centre and its dets; someone will correct me if the V cat has changed.
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