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The point I was trying to make, and in doing so obviously made an incorrect statement about what OMERS provides, was that retired persons pay for their own benefits. Are you saying that retired Toronto police officers have their medical and insurance benefits paid for by the City and not through...

Paid duties are paid by the person or oganization requesting the officers, not the taxpayer. Court time is paid for by the Ministry of the Attorney General, not the police service. Still taxpayers' money, but from a different budget line. Anything post retirement is paid for the the pension...

Those officers working in a construction zone are doing a paid-duty on a day off. Some by-laws will stipulate that certain activities require a paid-duty officer be present. They don't take away from the numbers of officers on the street for that day. The ones doing traffic control at...

Yeah, I got overtime for court and missed lunches, but no paid duties for rookies. Many of the constables volunteered to become breathalyzer operators for the extra court time which, as someone pointed out, would really cut in to your time off. The Region I worked for wouldn't issue a pay...

When I became a new Constable in 1980 my annual salary was $19,000 dollars. I thought I was a millionaire. Cheers, Dan.

A Canadian from BC did a stint in the Royal Marines with two tours to Iraq then wrote a book about it. He kept a diary of his recruit training, so if you want to know what it was like, have a read. I understand he has a site on Facebook.

Ottawa during the war was a part of No 9 (Ottawa) District. After the war No 9 District was combined with No 4 District with a headquarters in Kingston. I have an Army postal list from June 1946 that does not show No 9 District still being operational by that time. The newspaper article is...

Have you tried The Gray Man books by Mark Greaney? A very popular series about a rogue CIA... well I'll leave it to the author to explain it when you read it. You can find the series list here: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/g/mark-greaney/gray-man/. I've read them all in order and enjoyed...

If I remember my 'James Joyce" the proper term is 'West Briton.' Cheers, Dan.

During the Second World War No. 6 District was the province of Nova Scotia with its headquarters in Halifax. No. 6 District Company could refer to one of several different organizations. I'm thinking he was with the company and the 2nd Division at two different times over the four years. From...

As an Army Cadet with the GGHG Cadet Corps, I recall one year in the late 60's when we paraded with the Regiment at the Ontario Winter Fair when the GG was in attendance. The Regiment paraded with Sterlings and did their present arms with bayonets affixed. The only time I've ever seen this...

Rick, Maybe it's my old eyes, but I don't see any insignia on the shoulders of the soldiers pictured. Divisional patches were only worn overseas. Sometimes returned veteran soldiers doing recruiting wore them to impress any potential recruits. But patches were not authorized in Canada. These...

Rick, To what shoulder insignia are you referring? Division patches? These did not come into use until late in the war. These photos could very well pre-date their introduction. Now the lack of cap badge is interesting. Possibly a lack availability at the time. I would suggest posting your...

Fifteen years after it was published, I've finally read No Holding Back (2004) by some guy named Reid or Read or something. Over the last couple of decades there's been a lot of interest shown by Canadian military authors in the Normandy campaign. This volume adds significantly to the...

I have them both in hard copy but it's been so long since I've read them I can't remember anything specific. I think it was Bramley's book that started a criminal investigation into the allegation of British soldiers killing wounded Argentines. Dan.

Wasn't this one of the causes for the demise of the Roman Empire? The use of mercenaries to staff the Legions and guard the borders when Roman citizens would not? Will this portend the end of America as the last superpower? Or will it make the nation stronger? Cheers, Dan.

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Wasn't there a Para Regt battalion rotated through Bahrain on a permanent basis during the 50's and 60's? Right up until the British abandoned withdrew from the Middle East, I believe.

John, good to see you're still kicking. I haven't spoken with you since the old RCR forum went tits up all those years ago. I take umbrage however, with your assertion that a Regular battalion takes precedence over a Reserve one. At the time, the Colonel of the Regiment recommended keeping the...

I took Professor Morton's Canada and War course while he was teaching at the U of T in Mississauga. I believe he was President of Erindale College at the time. This would have been about 1985. I was a part-time student and on the verge of dropping out, but he convinced to stay and gave me some...