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On a whim, I picked up a little book called "Three Cups of Deceit": http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Three-Cups-Deceit-How-Greg-Jon-Krakauer/9780307948762-item.html The author (probably best known for his book "Where Men Win Glory") essentially demonstrates, with reference to documents and...

Leebaert's "To Dare and to Conquer" provides a broad look at unconventional warfare and tactics from antiquity to the modern era. Though it's better classified as history than biography, he does paint some detailed portraits of central figures - Cortes, for example, and Admiral Cochrane (the...

I can also vouch for Three Cups of Tea. It's both well-written and supremely inspiring. Dimsum, does Stones into Schools take off where Three Cups of Tea left off? Or does it simply go into more detail about his work in Pakistan?

According to Wikipedia, the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies was absorbed into the Canadian International Council as the Strategic Studies Working Group (SSWG). Here's the link to the SSWG's recent publications: http://www.onlinecic.org/research/research_areas/strategic_studies Hope...

Hey folks, I suspect that everybody in this forum recognizes the name above. His efforts to end the genocide in Rwanda have earned the respect of nearly every Canadian; his suffering in the aftermath is, however, something that perhaps only the veterans in the community can truly appreciate...

BMQ at St. Jean? Sure are. You can skip back a few pages to find us, or just come introduce yourself on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=132512256786265 ("Canadian Forces BMQ November 29, 2010") There's also a group for everybody starting up in November...

The solution? http://www.raytheon.com/newsroom/technology/rtn08_exoskeleton/ http://www.lockheedmartin.com/products/hulc/ They might not make your uniform fit any better, but it sure would be sweet to have a mechanical weightlifter strapped to your back.

Thanks, folks. I've had difficulty finding CF-specific material on mental health. Your guidance is much appreciated. I would also recommend checking out Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's "On Killing", a book that deals with the history and psychology of (what else?) killing. As an American, his work...

Sweet! Congrats, gentlemen. Just a little under five months to go... Currently working in a basement office, doing computer stuff for the most part. Occasionally get to go in the field - on construction sites and the like - to reacquaint myself with the sun. It's a pretty sweet job, but I find...

I lol'd. But in the future, perhaps I'll supplement silly, sarcastic, and satirical statements with a smiley. Help highlight the obvious. Avoid making myself look like an idiot. Etc. Sounds like you're pretty close to the finish line, Stacked. NCI OP, right? Good luck, and let us know when...

Flying out. What do you think the odds are that they'll assign us to business class?

I am! So I will see you there. You should be able to recognize me by the decidedly weepy mother sitting by my side... Are you flying out afterwards, or were you planning to make a road trip of it?

Yes! Potential Med Tech here. I swear in on the 24th and head out to St. Jean for the 29th.