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Now that I'm settled in my new posting, I was going to pop into clothing stores and get myself a pair of the fancy new brown boots. Apparently not. I have this feeling I should just go with a pair of Lowa brown patrol boots. The CAF doesn't appear to be willing or able to ever issue a decent pair.

Surely in some ways, it may be better that we open up and expose these divides, should they exist in reality, as opposed to allowing them to fester in the shadows?

Earlier on in the thread, the film Kandahar Journals was mentioned a few times. I've researched it, but it's unclear as to whether it is available for general release yet. Does anyone have any info about how we can see this? Looks pretty decent.

Speaking as someone who just finished course there, the accommodations are quite nice, one to a room. As for the course itself - it's difficult. There are many things that, upon initially seeing them, you will think are nonsensical and silly. Trust me when I say that it all comes together at...

Got my instruction message today.

I have no idea, to be honest, where the 6 months figure was coming from, but I've heard it from a few different folks.

http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/uniforms/berets.htm A very silly idea, in my opinion. We should have stayed as khaki for most infantry regiments, dark green for rifle/light infantry, maroon for paratroopers, black for armour, dark blue for artillery/signals/RCEME etc.... Looked better, gave...

From what the IC BnOR told me a few days ago, you're only eligible for LDA if your attached posting goes beyond 6 months. I was hoping the same!

Does the Reg F actually have 25% officers? If so... what the hell are we doing?

No, they just waste their money on accommodations and a variety of other luxuries that don't make much sense, either. I'm going to make a great airman, aren't I?

Interesting - I didn't know that, although I've heard that there are "changes" going on within the branch. Whatever that means.

Understood. I have a friend who OTed to Int Op, did the air phase and is now employed at an Army based collection centre in Ottawa. That being said - beyond the common phase, there is element specific training. If I could stick with Army and further enhance that knowledge, I do think I'd be more...

True. That being said, I am far more comfortable with land and land doctrine. I'm more inclined towards it and I have a year's OJE training as a pseudo-Int Op in an infantry battalion. I want to go Army Int O, at some point - assuming that I was not selected for this year (which appears to be...

Any new messages on this front?

My offer came in for Int Op (Air). I'm hoping that I can switch the element to Land but, if not, I'm going for it. Good luck for all those still waiting!

I'd like to believe your source. My optimist side would like to, anyway. My realist side is throwing up his hands in the air. I suppose we're back to, "Wait and see."

If you had to rate this source on a scale of A-F, A being the best and F being the worst.... how would they fare?

That was about three days after I left theatre. Good on you for diffusing the situation; I imagine it was hard to keep guys on both sides from taking the "easier" way out and shooting eachother up. What a shit show that would have been. Out of curiosity (if it doesn't breach OPSEC), where in the...

I am. Haven't heard a thing, yet.

Inshallah this will be so. I'm kind of gnashing teeth waiting, everything else being on hold.