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Toronto is a pretty big place.  Does anyone have any idea as to where this ceremony is to take place?  Will tickets be required to attend? The ceremony giving The Regiment the Freedom of the City of Toronto took place at Fort York and was open to the public.  The entire 1st Bn was bussed in...

I noticed on the French language history of the regiment: Les soldats-citoyens : histoire du Régiment de Trois-Rivières, 1871-1978 (available online http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=710440) that in Annex H which, lists all of the regiment's RSM's, they are shown with the rank of S.O.B. (I)...

Nice post.  Honestly, I could talk British Army all day. It's funny how those regiments and titles created in 1881 have caused so much dissension during the era of the post Second World War reductions.  The British system was perfect for what it was created for: Maintaining Imperial forces in...

Does the soldier on the left, the one polishing the riding boots, have a tattoo behind his ear?  Also a pinkie ring and an extra-long fingernail on his pinkie finger? It used to be, and I know I'm a dinosaur when I say this; wedding bands only, trimmed and clean fingernails, and no visible...

Gents, I don't know if this has been posted here previously. I couldn't find it, but thought it would be of interest. It lays out all of the changes and reductions through which the British Army will have to suffer over the next 8 years. Very informative. Cheers, Dan. PS: Didn't the world go...

Maybe, maybe not.  I have my view and you have yours.  Sometimes the candidate's ability and the desire of the President to get the person he wants over rides other factors.  Remember that it's not the persons doing the vetting who decide which person will or will not get a clearance.  That...

Even the DCI has a chain of command.  There are positions in the US government to which he reports and persons who have the power to fire him.  It was the President's National Security Advisor who told Petraeus to offer his resignation, which the President accepted. True.  So the USCMJ really...

Two things.  And they are both complete speculation on my part.  First, I'll bet he did tell the vetting investigators about his affair.  Admission of marital strains and a second relationship are not grounds for denying a security clearance, and as I have mentioned earlier, if he hadn't...

Brian, It's funny because I'm not a regular Global news watcher.  The one time I change the channel early to watch 'Honey Boo Boo' and I catch the last segment of the news hour. As I said it was a very well done news article.  And Maj Brian Orton did a good job putting the Memorial into...

I read the quote differently.  The investigation started last Spring (of 2012).  During the investigation the FBI began to look at Petraeus' emails from 2011.  This is not the same as saying that the Bureau has been on the case since 2011. I don't think that this will be an issue.  If he's...

Always a good move to marry the boss' daughter.  Holly Knowlton's father, at the time David married her, was a three-star.

Global TV had a very nice presentation about Valour Road yesterday (Friday, Nov 9) on their news hour.  The reporter talked about the three residents and showed clips from the Heritage Canada vignettes.  A Major from the RWR was on hand to explain how the memorial was set up, etc. etc.  All in...

Well, I'm in the middle of this book and I'm enjoying the read.  Suffice it to say, if you don't want to be cold, tired, wet and hungry, all at the same time, don't go through the course at Lympstone. Olafsen kept notes of his time in training and so is able to break down the sequence week by...

I served with Brian when he was a Major.  Always thought he was a nice guy.  Veteran of the US Air Force as well. My thoughts and prayers. Dan.

Gunner, I'm fascinated by stories of the Canadian Army in the 1960's.  Your Depot troop, 159, was one of the last before the RCSA Depot closed the following year.  Any other stories that you may have about your service, training, time in etc, would be welcomed by me, if no one else. A few...

I'm going purely by memory on this one.  But then again, everything in my memory tends to get grey over time. Glad to hear it.  Can't believe that fire trap is still in use.  Have they at least replaced the barracks? I seem to recall it only happening once.  And I think it was for more than...

I was only a participant at a pay parade once.  During the summer of 1970 I was attending the six-week cadet camp at Vernon, BC.  Part of a large contingent of cadets from Ontario.  Anyways, at one point during our time there we were given a portion of the $100 stipend that was given to each...

First let me say that I truly wish the best for you, whoever you are, and the others who wish to commemorate the Landings in Sicily.  They are still celebrated by my Regiment as Pachino Day every July 10.  Spaghetti dinner, chianti, the whole shootin' match. What I have to take umbrage with is...

Correct. Cheers, Dan.

The "X" list was the designation given to identify non-effective personnel.  Examples include soldiers under long term medical care, soldiers under sentence (in military prisons), soldiers who were prisoners of war, soldiers who were missing, etc.  The different categories were identified by a...