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Actually, the green worked exceptionally well in Afghanistan.  Granted on the bald *ss desert the green is not my choice, but in the hills and valleys, it worked great. (In fact there are mountain valleys in Afghanistan that you'd think you were in Banff [that's a bit of a stretch, but you get...

This applies to Reg Force.!!! Once done training and posted with your unit, where you live normally is pretty much up to you. However most Pte's start off living in the shacks as it is more affordable, and if you're like me when I was a Pte (man am I OLD!!) you probably do not own a lot of...

What are your favourite military related books.  Non-fiction I love books about LRRPs in Vietnam and Canadian WWII history.  Fiction:  My alltime favourite book is called "When the Buffalo Fight" A book about an Aussie Infantry Bn in Vietnam.  Author was Lex McAulay, ISBN 0-533-26448-6 :cdn:

"Cool shades" are allowed on tour, at least on all the tours I've been on.  The guy in shdes with C9 is Infantry with 3RCR (not that "other" unit) and the civie with shades is the patrol's language assistant.  :cdn:

Here's an excellent push up program for those who need to work on their upper-body strength.   I used it to get ready for the Cooper's test, with excellent results. Week 1 Monday - 100% test (do this first thing in morning, go all out)   For rest of day do 30% of your max every 60 minutes...

New to forum so not sure if this topic has been raised.  What do you think of the song Letters from Home? Despite it being an obvious American point of view, I love it.  Very few songs grab me by the throat like that!! I think Montgomery nailed it with just how important word from home really...

Favourite movies of all time Band of Brothers, Saving Pte Ryan, The Odd Angry Shot, A Bridge too Far, We Were Soldiers, Enemy at the Gates, Blackhawk Down, and Gettysburg.