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No offence, but your shiny new Medic-Pack looks like an utter bag of hammers thanks to the "droopy/floppy" Small Pack System pouches that you have attached.  I don't know how the new Medic bag is configured in terms of accessory attachment-points, so I can't really say what the solution might...

I have to agree with Allan Luomala on this one.... It is easy to blame the "Army Training Establishments" for changes in Res F course dates, seemingly endless amendments to the TSs and TPs, "Mods in/Mods out" changes, etc, etc.  And certainly, at the end of the day the Regular Army in the form...

While I fully acknowledge that some of Mr Cramer's "ion"-related business claims are questionable, I see little to fault in his camouflage-related endeavors.  With one or two minor exceptions, the background information provided on his web-site is consistent with my own camouflage research.  His...

And I am happy to confirm that nothing changed when you left 3VP Dave.  If anything, we picked up the pace!  :) PBI's hypothetical exercise certainly sounds very much like a typical 3 PPCLI training deployment.  Come to think of it, that exercise also sounds and awful lot like Op HARPOON -...

Hmmm....   I made a concerted effort to restrain myself and calmly rebut Marty's initial posts on the first page of this thread.   Despite having based my comments on established fact and logical extrapolation, I apparently don't even rate the courtesy of a response.   It would instead appear...

Well Marty, I just don't see the need for anyone to own a 22-250 A Bolt, but as a fellow firearms owner I am not about to question your particular preference.    No offence intended, but it is precisely your type of "my gun is good, yours is bad" thinking that creates divisions within the...

Well Marty, I heartily disagree.  It is not a question of "need", but rather a question of why shouldn't military-style firearms be available to the public?  Canada already has some of the most restrictive laws and regulations in the world to govern the safe storage and use of such firearms. ...

During combat air assault operations in 2002, the basic rifleman's load within 3 PPCLI was a minimum of 150 lbs, but frequently more.  The rifleman's first-line personal equipment weighed roughly 90 lbs.  Known as "Fighting Order", this equipment consisted of the web-gear/tactical vest (with a...

Fellows, Based on the posts above, several of us seem to be missing the extant point.  And that point is that in accordance with the extant Army Strategy voiced by the CLS (now CDS), "Mech" and "Light" Infantry will continue to grow apart.  Perhaps not to the point (like the Armoured  Corps)...

No "oversight" nor neglect of 2VP's contribution was intended.  I simply viewed C Coy 2 VP as an integral sub-unit within 3rd Battalion at the time, which for all practical intents and purposes they were.  The fact is that there wasn't any practical distinction between C Coy or the rifle coys of...

This statement presumes that the terrain is suitable for wheeled (or even tracked) vehicles, which is the single biggest limiting factor for the employment of mechanized forces.   Along with the dramatically increased vulnerability of lightly armoured (eg. LAV-based) forces when operating in...

I asked a few years ago, as I find the issued bag a bit short for my 6' 1.5" frame.  I can get in it, but feel rather "constrained".  Unfortunately, I was told that the minimum height required to qualify for the alternative-issue Wiggy's bag (a far superior modern system) is 6'3".  Hmmm - now...

Sig Op, Your evident sarcasm aside, Edmonton, Petawawa and Valcartier all have the automated measuring booths.  You step inside wearing your underwear and are optically scanned within a few seconds.  Your precise measurements are then immediately available for clothing selection and issue.  I...

Hmmm... over the past 25 years I have directly trained with or participated on operations with: - U.S. Louisiana National Guard @ Ft Lewis 1981 - U.S. Ranger Battalion @ Ft Lewis 1982 - U.S. 11 ACR @ Fallex in Germany 1983 - British Army (4 RTR and Left Flank Coy Scots Guards) @ BATUS for...

Hey Sir (LCol Eyre), Welcome to the "on-line jungle"!   There is much goodness here, regretably sprinkled with some occasional  (but ever-diminishing) idiocy.   Stick around, and you will undoubtedly enjoy the "unofficial" discourse with your peers (Dave B and Dave A) along with some of the...

Hammond, We have a very similar optically-based uniform measuring system.  It is currently in use on our major bases..... 

The best excrement-related "Lahey-ism" of all time: "Ricky and Julian are loading up a double-barrelled sh%t machine-gun with a hair trigger, and its pointed right at their own heads!" What a great show.  It doesn't matter how many times I've seen an episode - they still crack me up.

Go with a goretex "shell" garment such as the Gen 2 US ECWCS, or the British DPM and German Flecktarn wind/rain suits that are available in most Canadian surplus shops.   As just about every serving soldier with any credible field experience will tell you, the 3-layer Canadian IECS/ICE Combat...

KevinB, Exactly - a deep breath is required here.   Although I personally feel that the allegations of mistreatment are unfounded, it is not for me to say.   Let the Ombudsman's team perform their duly-constituted   function.   I suspect that the results will speak for themselves.   DFW2T...

I also heard that "Survival Aides" folded up their business a few years ago.  Too bad, as they made some outstanding aftermarket kit for the British military market.  I am sure that there must be others making a similar product.  I know the PPCLI Kit Shop (www.PPCLI.com) used to carry a "hooped...