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  1. Douke

    13 KM

    Iiishh, grosse erreur. Ne JAMAIS porter de fibre naturelle directement sur la peau. Les fibres naturelles s'imbibent d'eau, gardent l'humidité près du pied et deviennent même directement domageable pour le pied quand elles sont humides parce qu'elles produisent beaucoup plus de friction. Si...
  2. Douke

    13 KM

    Contre les ampoules (ca ré-invente pas la roue, mais c'est ce que moi je fais) : 1- Utiliser un systême à deux bas, le bas noir et le bas vert par dessus. Ca réduit la friction et déplace l'humidité plus loin du pied. 2- Utiliser de la poudre à pied, mais AVEC MODÉRATION. Un pied sec est un...
  3. Douke

    Bloc Pissed at GG Comments in France

    I don't understand why they react like offensed virgins every time Canada tries to create or maintain ties with traditional Quebec supporters. France has not signed anything going toward a mutual exclusivity with Quebec. As a Quebecker myself, I am ashamed that some people in the province still...
  4. Douke

    Military Compound of Québec, Armoury Lost to Fire

    I will concede this possibility and the fact that I am unable to discuss this further with my current knowledge. In the light of the current subject though, the simple fact that we consider those drums our colours and treat them as such is the only thing wich matters to evaluate the importance...
  5. Douke

    Military Compound of Québec, Armoury Lost to Fire

    Honestly, I coud not find written documentation within the CF on this subject. That kind of lore is passed down by the regiment's seniors. The best I could do is this : Link : http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080405/CPACTUALITES/80405083/0/CPACTUALITES Traduction at the best of my...
  6. Douke

    Military Compound of Québec, Armoury Lost to Fire

    Ok I am bilingual, I just came back form a long guard shift of the ruins of the military compound so I will just explain basicly, and can translate it integrally later tomorow if needed. In the first paragraph, they are talking about rifles regiments in general (by the way, carabinier = rifle...
  7. Douke

    Military Compound of Québec, Armoury Lost to Fire

    All rifles regiments carry their battle honours on their drums, but to my knowledge we are the only one that had his drums officially consacrated as colours (I might be wrong). Douke
  8. Douke

    Military Compound of Québec, Armoury Lost to Fire

    Exactly. And as for the training, there was training going on, but all the troops were at BFC Valcartier.
  9. Douke

    Military Compound of Québec, Armoury Lost to Fire

    The plaque definitly needs to be rebuilt, for the memories of brave soldiers from Quebec who died in a forgotten part of WW2. The defense of Hong Kong was brutal and hopeless, even more since they had given all their vehicles for the US advance in the Phillipines, but they still fought for days...
  10. Douke

    Military Compound of Québec, Armoury Lost to Fire

    Then I can assure you it has been destroyed in the fire... unfortunatly there is nothing left in that partof the building, that is presumably where the fire started. Douke
  11. Douke

    Military Compound of Québec, Armoury Lost to Fire

    Exactly, sorry for scraping the name, my english translations are so-so and my knowledge of recent sapper happenings too... As for relocalisations possibilities, I think it pretty much sums it up. The only other places I could see is some empty building in Valcartier, if there are any left with...
  12. Douke

    Military Compound of Québec, Armoury Lost to Fire

    Geo, what is refered as regimental colours is the drums of the "drums and bugles". Since rifle regiments were not carrying any flag, their battle honors were carried on their head dress at first, then on their drums. In 1981 the drums were consacrated and are since then considered as the...
  13. Douke

    Military Compound of Québec, Armoury Lost to Fire

    I am not a member of the music, but from what I understand they keep their instruments at home. They are a great band and always make us proud. They show the regiments spirit of getting back on our feet quickly by continuiing their normal duties. Great job guys! Force A Superbe, Mercy A Foible.
  14. Douke

    Military Compound of Québec, Armoury Lost to Fire

    As a member of the Voltigeurs, the news threw me to the floor... The military compound was an incredible working place and one of the most beautiful building of the city. I just came back from the site and the guys saved the colors... A big hooah to Sgt. Gagnon, Cpt. Déry and Maj. Bedard for the...
  15. Douke

    Denmark Turns To The Right

    This website loses much credibility to me by dipping some facts into alarmist litterature. I found the article on Denmark interesting, if taken with a bit of salt, but after reading the one on Canada, I remained perplex... They can accuse us of anti-Americanism all they want, that is pure...
  16. Douke

    13 KM

    Je réveille peut-être un vieux débat, mais c'est simplement que la norme est de 50 lbs, parce que c'est ce qu'ils prévoient en milieu opérationnel. Donc si tu trouve la norme facile a atteindre, tu fais ton 13km plus rapidement c'est tout. Quand tu deviens un bon tireur a 300m, tu ne met pas les...
  17. Douke

    Appel aux 22! QASP??

    C'est très intéressant et le stress est assez minimal, il y a pas vraiment de raison de ne pas le faire. Bien que le 9mm m'ait légèrement décu, la C6 sur trépied est vraiment intéressante et j'y ai pris énormément d'expérience sur les mitrailleuses, avec lesquelles j'avais malheureusement pas la...
  18. Douke

    13 KM

    1- N'essayez jamais les mucklucks pour un 13km. Apres seulement 6km de marche forcée en muckluck sur le cours de chef, plus des deux tiers du peloton avait de sérieuses ampoules. Le pied bouge dans le chausson, et le chausson bouge dans la botte, a la longue ca cause énormément de friction. En...
  19. Douke

    USA Twists Arms for Mo' NATO Troops to AFG

    Well the discussion was concerning US military and not ours, but I do not agree that budget granted to military should be a factor. Countries have to right to decide on how their budgets are allowed imo, not all countries can spend as much as the US and not all cultures are similar. You cannot...
  20. Douke

    USA Twists Arms for Mo' NATO Troops to AFG

    You are right, I guess I am too idealistic in my views of a defensive pact... Maybe it is time to forge a new treaty on less nationalistic principles ? Faced with losing the military protection of the US some countries might be pressed to sign something that is more egalistic in nature ?
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