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    Vasectomy...

    Have a look at this commercial, it made me consider getting one! http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=9115 cheers.
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    JTF-2 Selection

    Hi Service I recommend that you spend some time going through the recruiting and site FAQs. There you will find an abundance of information that will answer all of your questions and many more. It is best you do this before starting any other new threads as to keep the clutter to a minimum on...
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    Cougar Salvo 05 - non-BMQ/SQ discussion

    On a scale of 1 to 10 i'd give your logic two thumbs up. Seriously though, whether the humour was intentional or not that made me laugh when i read it. ;D cheers.
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    Enhanced Reliability Check (ERC) - Merged

    I'd say inform the recruiting center of your error as soon as possible and make the proper amendments, no harm in that is there? Also, just in case you need it for future reference you can go to the Canada Post website to search for old postal codes, came in handy when i filled in my app before...
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    28 Mar 2005: IED wounds Canadian in Afghanistan

    re Canadians vs Brits... I asked the question pertaining to the small thumbnail pic on CNN due to the look of the helmets in the photo (not the large ones posted by Britney)...looked like CADPAT AR but the lids looked British. Anyways, the pics should definitely have cleared up the mystery for...
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    28 Mar 2005: IED wounds Canadian in Afghanistan

    another article on CNN, apparently the injured was a Security Guard according to one official... http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/afghan.canadian.ap/index.html edit: In the pic on CNN the quote mentions Canadians standing guard, is it just me or do they look like Brit soldiers, the...
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    Favourite War Movies

    On the subject of German war movies, another great one was Das Boot...why limit ourselves to just the army right?   ;) "The Boat" is the story of the crew of one of the thousands of U-boats deployed by the Germans in World War II. Subject to countless hours of claustrophobic confinement and...
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    Favourite War Movies

    Zulu - Definitley an older one but still great starring Michael Caine "On the January 22nd 1879 the British Army suffers one of it's worst defeats when Zulu forces massacre 1,500 of its troops. A short time after the main battle a Zulu force numbering in excess of 4000 warriors advances on a...
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    Merged Quotes and Sayings Thread; some useful, some junk

    Said to someone(me) trying to gain muscle mass during a PT session... "You wanna see progress? ...Buy a smaller shirt!!!"
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    "Shake hands With the Devil"

    "Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire" - The movie will be in theater Feb 18th For those on here from Calgary... i know there are a few - You can catch it at The Uptown theatre right now. Hope to get down there this weekend to take it in. I'm assuming it's already out...
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    Aptitude testing

    Hi Civvy, lots of great stuff to dig through around here, take a read through this first forum, lots of links to get you started - http://army.ca/forums/threads/21101.0.html as well, take a look at the CFAT thread linked here - http://army.ca/forums/threads/23193.0.html a few things to get...
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    Comparing the Regiments (PPCLI, RCR, and R22eR) and thier bases

    Hi Simcoe, lots of info can be found on these forums regarding the various regiments and members comments etc. Try the search function out as it works quite well. here's a thread to get you started http://army.ca/forums/threads/23598.0.html cheers,.
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    Computer Problems & Solutions

    Hi George, although no real immediate solutions there are a few things you can do to help check for virus, spyware, adware etc. first, for virus and security checks go to http://www.symantec.com/securitycheck/ , it's a free online virus and security check with the latest definitions of crap out...
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    The Peninsula (Al Jazeera)

    No reports that i've seen in canada yet...although I did see this online http://www.defenddemocracy.org/research_topics/research_topics_show.htm?doc_id=255120 Interesting to think that the mainstream arab media may have had quite an interest in the the survival of saddams regime. cheers, ryan.
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    Hotel Rwanda

    This is according to the director who spoke during the Toronto Film Festival press conference for the movie Any knowledge as to whether this is based on a true story or more of the events of the genocide in general? I certainly hope that this movie goves an accurate portrayal of what happened...
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    Hotel Rwanda

    For those who may be interested, just saw a preview last night for Hotel Rwanda, a movie about the 94 genocide. It looks as if Nick Nolte is playing then commander of UNAMIR, Romeo Dallaire. Curious as to how they will portary him, Canada's involvement and the UN in general in regards to this...
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    Planning Group Weighs Value of 'Maritime NORAD'

    Just curious as to what some of the Navy types and others think of this...seems like a logical next step. More to the point, what would be required of Canada and the US to become effective partners in making something like this work, assuming it was put in to practice on a 'formal' level between...
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    LANGUAGE TRAINING for DEPLOYMENTS

    fdl, familiar with the EW Squadron, just not sure of the overall status of various unit's within the army, overmanned/undermanned etc. I'll hopefully find out more when i can get in for my interview as far as the status of my listed trades. As far as language training though, do many bases...
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    LANGUAGE TRAINING for DEPLOYMENTS

    thnks for the replies, as far as continued training once i get in as a fresh NCM, would a 291 be more likely to recieve additional training though as opposed to other MOC's ? What are the chances of a private getting in to some Language courses while on base (even in off duty hours as i'm sure...
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    LANGUAGE TRAINING for DEPLOYMENTS

    Hi all, I am currently enrolled in an Arabic course (civi Uni) and am curious to hear from any others who have taken language training through the military. I know in the US forces there is currently a high demand for Arabic speaking individuals, can the same be said for the Canadian Army...
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