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Jungle Yes I understand Modern Canadian Deployments But instead of deploying a mix of Light and Lav split it down the middle and deploy Infantry capable of both. And where to you plan on getting the C130's once a mission has started the AirForce will be using those C130s for resupply not for...

Training all the infantry for a function that will never be used is a waste of money and training. We do not have the capability to jump a sizeable fighting force and support them in combat, that is a fact of life in the Canadian army unless you count flying there and walking off the aircraft as...

Jungle I should have gotten back to your points sooner but I got busy It takes courage (not to be confused with Bravery) to exit an aircraft from a thousand feet, with full combat gear, in the middle of the night, jumping into a place you've never been to... a lot of people lack that courage...

Seems some Army pers have forgotten the only good part of having to wear a Forage Cap on parade. It saved the face of anyone who passed out and fell forwards in proper military fashion, with the beret alot more pain is involved. Other than that I hope it never comes back spent too much time...

Lee Windsorsarticle is good but the part about "The bodies recovered included those of two young women found in a basement. They had apparently been tied up, shot and then doused with gasoline and burned." is part of the problem that finds it way into MEDAK. When we found these bodies the MO...

Yes, I've sent you an email on this

We get it in Winnipeg. It used to be called Wings I believe and they renamed it the Military Channel. Lots of good shows yes the Ranger show is quite good, alot of shows on military history specially Vietnam.

Wondering what the current ammunition combat load is for soldiers in the Light Infantry Battalion for the following C7, M203, C9, C6, M72, Carl Gustav, ERYX, 60mm mortar.

I've yet to read the book, not sure if I want to. A friend who was in the pocket with me read it and even though it was a good book it brought back a lot of memories he was trying to forget. Not sure I want those memories to resurface. To me it was a great tour for 4 1/2 months. With the rack...

Well lets address these points in the order you present them. GO!!! The Airborne was never a specialist unit - it maintained capabilities (airmobile, amphibious) that the "working"   Bns did not, at least in a meaningful context. So maybe it was a specialist unit - in everything. Having a...

Yes there are wars going on and in case you haven't noticed we have not really deployed to any of them except OP APOLLO, which by the way its primary role was to guard the airstrip not go into combat. Our primary mission still is PeaceMaking and that is what our government likes and always will...

Well for starters TCBF it may be better to start an entire new thread on Northern OPs. But I will make a go. First off the Army will be wheeled for some time to come we will just avoid the broken terrain or better yet teach our drivers how to drive in that terrain. But the use of the M113...

You got in during 2001 and its now 2005 and your already a  BITTER PPCLI CPL. And you never did mech crap until 2003 which means you were either in B or C Company which merged into C Comany for the deployment. Also means you were a private at that time. So I'm sure you have amassed a lifetime of...

Anyone whos has been in 2 VP knows me. Its a good rant......

Infanteer The quote you use For what I might be able to add to this thread I will. C Coy 2PPCLI was a Coy that never made the transition to LAV prior to its deployment on OP APOLLO.  Our training prior to deployment focused on "Light Infantry" skill sets. I was blessed, as Coy Comd with a...

During OP Peregrine in Kelowna most of the military pers were carry Camel Backs or the equivilant plus Gatorade/Powerade, while the firefighters only carried water. Within a few days the firefighters were dropping all over the place, they learned, as a lot of soldiers have learned through the...

Please read the interview but to make it easier I copied the section you pointed out His interview started before that statement about the wire but the reporter edited to make the story read better by inserting the other information they got from another source. Ian Baxendall, a spokesperson...

Well it seems this thread has generated some good discussion I was hoping for that. The Failure I implied is that the mission showed that Mech forces can do the Light Infantry work. If our Mech forces are capable of doing the work of the LIB whats the point in having the LIB. We could just...

Thanks Brygun I see you are also into history in fact you are more up on than I am in some cases. I have this discussed this topic with senior officers in the Infantry and in fact written it out just waiting to see if an editor will print it or not. This is what I meant by the question I...

The CTV story is very vague about when each person was interviewed. As the spokesperson for the MFO Baxendall is not allowed to release un confirmend information as it could lead to problems for DND. Who knows when he was iinterviewedfor this story. If ihewas interviewed prior to the report of...