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Most Americans aren't following his foolishness regarding Canada. That plays to our benefit, as things get more expensive in America because of his actions. We can't beat him at the flood the zone foolishness, (pigs, wrestling, and all that) so our best play is to come across as the serious...

If went all-in like you suggest, it would play into his game. Most Americans aren't actually paying attention to his foolishness with Canada, because they have enough of their own problems. If we cut ties, and act irrational, we offher him an easyily spun narrative of Canada actually being...

All of the one way attack drones are doing the same for me. Maybe we need to bring back Spitfires to shoot them down, or flip them over with their wings.

The course is run there, but if there is a long wait they will often try to send you closer to "home" until near the course start date. It really depends on the individual member's circumstances. Ie. If you are single(unmarried), and just moved out of your parents place, you'll likely end up...

It's far more heavily armed in practice than an MCDV. The 40mm gun they are talking about has a fire control radar, and the ship is designed to take torpedoes and light SAMs for C-UAS. As for the MCM mission, the ship is designed to be able to do it, but it's not limited to just that task, as...

Fair, I wasn't precise enough. In reality, the farm folk weren't particularly martial though... A big farm lad makes a strong spearman, but not much of a professional soldier. 100%, and most of the times the service was provided by professional/semi-professional troops who later became famous...

I bet you didn't expect I'd agree, but I do. The Reserves are poorly equipped because the "fyrd" doesn't care... If we are using a historical example, the P Res is more like low quality "house men", or Huscarls if you prefer. Guys who get extra mead at the banquet, but don't merit the expense...

I feel like you're about 5 years behind on this... CIS is very responsive to CAF requests, and has been for some time. As well, there are many different satellite sources for ice data, and they're use quite effective. More sovereign data is always better, but there is lots out there. The real...

That ignires the reality that the majority of the real fighting was done by professionals, even when the fyrd was called-up. Look up the battle of Visby if you want to see the reality of a local militia fighting professionals...

You know even in those days it was actually professionally who did the heavy lifting. Much like the Canadian Militia Myth, the citizen soldier story has always mostly been a story past ancient times.

Apart from MELs, anyone not doing their FORCE test is breaking the rules and should be on the way to RMs... Now, some people's MELs expire after their FORCE test has expired, but they are obligated to get booked and do a test as soon as practicable. Otherwise, they too should be on the path to...

Alternatively, ordering two opens a door to ordering more...

I might have to sign-up for a LPC membership now... Defence spending, Dad adjacent jokes that land, and trashing the Leafs.

Saab also relatively recently unveiled a CCA, so I'm wondering if they are hoping to get us into Gripens and partner on CCAs.

For some people nothing an AOPV does will ever be enough. Having sailed in one before, I'd love to have the chance to go back as a Cox'n and maybe get up into the North.

Slate is backed by Bezos... Just watch an episode of Rings of Power, and you'll see he has no issue throwing away money for vanity.

Hopefully before the Russians intentionally or accidentally do something so big that public demands action.

HSR makes long trips faster, and when around home they charge the EV at home while they sleep. So, they would save time on travel between centres, and save time compared to us luddites having to stop at gas stations. 😉

Fair enough, but those are best case numbers. They don't account for the reality that there are times public chargers don't seem to actually charge at their advertised rate. Not a big deal deal if you don't have to rely on public chargers, but if you can't charge at home waiting for a free...

That works for the early adapters, but once enough people are looking to do the same thing it goes right back to not being able to find convenient charging. Compared to the usual wait at a gas station, having to sit around for 20-30 min waiting for a charger is pretty brutal. Even Costoco Gas...