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Thanks guys! I also just found his attestation papers which was kind of neat. Lots of info on there (kind of creepy at the same time) but fascinating! I wish my application had only consisted of two pages with hardly any sort of medical! haha... he got off pretty easy!

Okay, I think that worked! We still have the cap badge as well... Thanks for the replies so far!

Would a photo help? I'll try to figure out how to upload one...

Hi Guys, Sorry if this has been covered somewhere else but I couldn't find it. The search function never works for me for some reason! I have an old photo of my great-grandfather who was a member of the 1st Queens Own Regiment... on the uniform, on the sleeve is a badge/insignia(?) of...

Your experience as a 26 year old is not an uncommon one - transgendered or not. Here I am, 31 years old and still trying to find the right job for me. I had to leave my "good" job four years ago and my jobs since then have been to merely pay the bills and live, as you said. If you really want...

Well, I'm one of the ones who said don't sell your house :P I'm going to be one of those ones who say, don't get an apartment. Can you not move into his apartment?  If you put your stuff in storage, the army won't come and pick it up. They need to pack it themselves. If your'e common-law, one...

Hmmm - probably more a waste of alcohol than rations, haha! I heard a lot of people get to the end, pretty green in colour. And... that's without camo paint :P

Hmm - I think the staff actually take you out... after the night you party it up as you graduate, for a bright and early morning "puke run" :P This of course, is just the stuff of legend perhaps... or not. I haven't yet experienced it. But, my ex did!

TFLY, I'm 31 and back in May when I decided to give this a whirl, I was easily 100 pounds overweight. I could barely walk 2.4 kms let alone run it.  Push-ups? yea right! Since June 1st, I've lost 40 pounds. Still another 60 to go but, I can run 2.4 kms now. I can do the 13k rucksack "march" in...

Awesome! the only thing I will suggest is make sure you are doing your push-ups correctly. My friend (probably about 115 pounds?) was sent home for six months (in the past few weeks) because she couldn't do them correctly. She's such a fiery, determined woman I couldn't believe they wouldn't...

Thanks Mike for pointing that out. I forgot to state that obviously each province has it's own licensing/qualifications. It's up to the individual if they want to write the exam or not in order to get this qualification. Lots of med techs take it and don't write the test (they can still be a...

Jason, I suggest you go to the recruiting office and talk to a recruiter. I think you are kind of hopping from one idea to another and another (which is normal for someone your age) but I'll tell ya what... talk to the recruiter and then find something and stick to it. For example... you say...

Apparantly us northern girls can be a bit dense... but we make good soldiers I am told! D'oh! Definitely will get together!

Haha - I speak German too... *laughs*  (But, I'm not German) Now, if SHE speaks German... that'd just be... beyond weird.

Hi Loachman! Sorry, I didn't make myself clear in that post! Usually in other stuff (my MSN account, my emails, my geek forums on other sites) I use the handle Northern Girl. Here, I have just the one account -- armychick2009.  However, the similarities with "northerngirl" on this message...

Holy crap, I had to re-read this a few times to make sure it wasn't ME who wrote it, haha! I usually use Northern Girl as my handle and I'm from your area as well!  Also looking to go into the same areas as you (sort of). If you're interested in getting together for workouts or whatever, just...

Are people this stupid? Really? Read full article here : http://technology.canoe.ca/2009/10/27/11539936-ap.html An excerpt: Rescuers fear Yuppie 911 FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Last month two men and their teenage sons tackled one of the world’s most unforgiving summertime hikes: the Grand...

Yep! I just posted that to show the other side of the story... and likely, neither side is right. Gotta love journalism!

Why don't you pick a trade that is less-likely to go overseas regularly? Infantry is um, pretty likely to go over on a regular basis.  (though, all trades could theoretically go overseas so, keep that in mind) I'm not saying any one trade is more likely to go over than the other... but - as a...

I never trust anything on TV or newspapers... probably based on the fact I"m a journalist and I know how things get skewered on all ends... I trust nothing and no one, unless I see it myself. Here's another perspective.  I don't endorse what they did but I do know this guy personally and he...