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OK, I took another look in our B Class stores cage at 3 PPCLI.  Here are the two types of C9 "soft pack" ammo carrier that we have: 1.  Older (Dec 2001-dated) U.S. Woodland Camouflage 100-rd Soft Pack: - NSN 1005-01-334-1507 - Part Number 12944203 - MAGAZINE, CARTRIDGE, SOFT PACK 100 RD...

CFL, I'll see if I can get you an NSN early next week.  Shouldn't be a problem, as I "own" the 3 VP QM.  We have boxes of the C9 soft-packs sitting on our B Class shelves - both the early Australian pattern and the OG Green.  Although the soft-packs are much quieter and more secure than the...

They wear the standard-issue CADPAT combat uniform with ICE outerwear.

I conducted a summary trial for a similar circumstance last month.  The soldier was a student on the PSWQ crse, and had a negligent discharge on the pistol range.  Because the incident occurred during a "basic training course", he was charged under Section 129 of the NDA for failing to correctly...

Armchair, For correct badging of the various Canadian Para Smocks I recommend basing your efforts on the smocks shown on my web-site.  I did a fair amount of photographic research to ensure that they are correctly configured for their respective eras.  The book "In Search of Pegasus" provided a...

Cadpat20, The smock in the photo that Lerch linked to is the same as the smock in your photo above.  The only difference being that the example Lerch shows has undergone typical user modifications for the era.  Those modifications included replacing the original felt facing of the collar with...

I can confirm that as of a year ago, Ike was in the Fredericton/Oromocto area.  I ran into him at the F'ton airport on more than one occasion and recognized him from my days on phase trg back in the late 80's.  You might want to try "canada411" on-line and search for Kennedys in F'ton, Oromocto...

The PPCLI officer in question was 2IC A Coy (Para) - Capt Joe Jasper.  His actions in correctly booking the range and ensuring that all required safety procedures/equipment were in place at Tarnak Farms are thoroughly documented in the book.  As one of the key Canadians involved in the incident...

Let's get back to the medals.  MEDALS, I say!  Lets just admit that at the end of the day, it is ALL about the "BLING, BLING!!!"  Nothing else matters.  BLING, BLING, BLING, BLING!!  I mean really...does anyone actually serve overseas for anything other than the chest-candy and bragging...

I'm with Axeman.   O' Fortuna always gets my blood pumping - notwithstanding the fact that it has now been co-opted for a Rickard's Red beer commercial....

I visited in October, and despite the ongoing controversy over the Matchee and Brown "portraits", I found it to be a worthwhile expenditure of my limited time.  The museum is quite evidently "pitched" at the average "know-nothing" (and quite likely deluded) Canadian citizen.  As such, a serving...

The G-Wagon gun-shield design was the brainchild of MWO Billy Bolen and Sgt Chris Thombs - both members of B Coy 3 PPCLI, serving with the PRT.  The information above regarding the extremely short-term design refinement, production and implementation is accurate.  Score one for the "end-user"...

Yes.  Yes, it was.  But that 2002 mission was the "red-headed step-child" of both the Canadian government and the Canadian Army.  It was a "fire and forget" one-time deployment based on a knee-jerk political reaction that dictated Canada must "be seen to be doing something" in response to 9/11. ...

Hey, "JohnsonAC", Good to see you here!  Thanks again for the vid.  You'll have to drop me a PM and explain the "user-name".  Knowing you as I do, I strongly suspect that there are embedded deviant connotations....  ;D Cheers, and Merry Xmas from "Patricia-land".

No. Stop listening to, and perpetuating unsubstantiated rumours. In fact, stop whatever it is that you are currently doing.   Based on your demonstrated performance in other threads on this site thus far?   I cannot imagine that whatever you are doing is a "good thing". Between you and me?  ...

So, in your estimation at exactly what point within the chain of command does the "bubble" go astray?  I'm merely curious.  I know very well that standards are not slipping at my personal level.  And having worked as both Directing Staff and as the Chief Instructor of the Army Tactics School...

SBD, Those soldiers are members of my unit.   They were asked, and consented to have their names released to the media. Sarcasm and cynisim are all well and good - where WARRANTED.   But when someone indulges in either "attitude" lacking the experiential background or facts to be credible?  ...

Do a Google Search for "Blue Box Toys" (also known as BBI).  The quality, pricing and range of their current generation of figures is comparable to Dragon.

Does it really matter what the new SOC unit is called?  Does it really matter what colour hat they wear?  It is a burgeoning military "capability", not a frat-house.  Nor is it (hopefully) a unit that will suffer "Walts" lightly. Really, some of you posting/trolling in this thread seriously...

There is a seemingly persistent assumption within this infantry-centric thread which presumes that the non-infantry trades serving within infantry battalions wish to don the accoutrements of their hosts after some (as yet defined) "rite of passage" or "time in service".  One could presume that...