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Merry Christmas to you and yours Nick. Also Merry Christmas to all the Sapper family, home or abroad. Please stop for a minute and think about those that are deployed on this special day.  :salute:

Have a look here, by the way.  What is your interest in this? http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/90-10/90-10apd.htm :salute:

Will do Sapper6. Thanks for your continued support...and a Merry Christmas to you and yours.  :salute:

Roger that, your points are well taken. I suppose much of the interpretation has to do with why are you reading the book in the first place, for knowledge, entertainment, historical study or whatever. Based on that or those reasons each person will have a different point of view. I understand...

I am curious, Michael, how writing a book so soon after an even would diminish the topic. Perhaps you could explain further? It certainly isn't a dime store novel and there is no attempt to develop characters but it does reveal the SSF and its operations clearly and concisely.  :salute:

Silverbach, I agree with you that the Constitution is the supreme legal document. My point is that the CSD at the Summary Trial level works well. I am only suggesting that perhaps some of your comments on its short comings are based on lack of experience in its use at the functional level. On...

I think a point that has not come out in this discussion is that Summary Trials are only used for very specific minor breaches of discipline, allowing the Unit it maintain discipline expeditiously at home and abroad. Are the rules of evidence different than a Courts Martial, absolutely. Do...

In your calculation of the percentage of gold- have you taken in to account that most Naval Officers are pure gold, except of course, for their silver tongue.  :salute:

A Conservative government would boost Canada's ability to project its values around the world with more military aircraft and a new airborne battalion, Leader Stephen Harper said on Tuesday. http://www.cbc.ca/story/canadavotes2006/national/2005/12/13/elxn-harper-military.html I was hoping to...

My wife is hard to buy for and never asks for anything. I picked her up one of the Swiss Army Cards, basically a Swiss Army Knife in a small credit card shaped and size square. Its an orginal stocking stufffer I thought.  :salute:

Here is my personal experience: I went in for a placement oral evaluation. This was an interview to determine any previous experience I might have. They use this to place you at the right level of instruction at the beginning of the course. I had little or no previous knowledge so started at...

I see this as an NCO/Leader problem. Once we all get on the same sheet of music and enforce the existing regulations this discussion will end. It has been my experience most NCOs are hesitant to correct a female soldier on her hair. The regs are clearly stated. The RSM sets the standard for a...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - NATO foreign ministers approved plans Thursday to send up to 6,000 troops into southern Afghanistan, a major expansion of the alliance's security mission in some of the most dangerous parts of the country. The deployment next year of mostly European and Canadian troops...

Here is an article from the CIA World Fact Book listing some of the disputes: Disputes - international:  Eritrea and Ethiopia agreed to abide by 2002 Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Commission's (EEBC) delimitation decision, but despite international intervention, mutual animosities, accusations...

Eritrea expels U.S., European, Canadian staff of the UN peacekeeping force 05:01:47 EST Dec 7, 2005 ANTHONY MITCHELL ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Eritrea has ordered the expulsion of U.S., Canadian and European staff of the U.N. peacekeeping mission that monitors the tense border with...

I think that you do not recoginize that most of the Soldiers are good candidates for a remuster. The ones that are not, must be given due process. It is the COs recommendation that counts. The SOldiers file should accurately relect the situation if the Soldier is not suitable because of attitude...

I can't believe we haven't put pockets on thesleeves yet. I hate brassards, they look stupid. Why not just sew the fancy patch on velcro and add that to the sleeve, or leave the fancy patch at home. As for the RSMs not supporting the ideas, I can't believe they all do not support but I will...

This is an interesting article for those that follow foreign affairs and items of national power/interest: During his recent visit to Turkey when questioned about the " claims that the United States is working to create a new axis between Turkey, India and Israel", Indian prime minister Atal...

Check these out: The Silver Star Medal is awarded to military personnel who have demonstrated gallantry and service beyond the call of duty. Any resident of Illinois who has been awarded this medal may apply for as many sets of Silver Star license plates as he or she has vehicles titled...

"Chimo, you can't compare what happened in Somalia with what is currently being discussed.   What happened in Somalia was individuals at various ranks exercising or promoting vigilante justice with the tacit (and sometimes not so tacit) support from the local chain of command to deter intrusion...