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Acting CDS' comments on current state of affairs in Afg. Personally, having been to Afg like many of my fellow veterans here, I agree with LGen Eyre when he states that it was never going to be a military solution and that the people of Afg had to do it for themselves at some point. Doesn't...

Well said, with the minor correction that risk can never be totally eliminated. For the non-RCAF folks reading this, ALOS means "acceptable level of safety". It's another way of saying "acceptable level of risk", in that there will always be a minimum level of safety that the airworthiness...

Sad to see the passing of Matthew. I first met him while only him and I were up late at night in Old Canada House back in 2007. He still had that Habs' hat on, but of course it was much dirtier then. He told me that in fact he was more of a Senators' fan. He was a down to earth, regular type...

Jarnhamar, If you let the video go, you will see the police arrest more protesters right after they pass the man lying on the ground.  I'm from that area, across the river from Buffalo, i.e. Fort Erie.  My info is that Buffalo has been relatively calm compared to other areas of the States...

We all know that "following orders" is not a defence for an illegal action, both for the police and for us.  As for the actual orders, the police were told to clear the area, but also use common sense.  If a police officer cannot realize that there are clear alternatives to pushing someone who...

Bruce, put things in perspective.  The man did not approach the police fast.  The man was non-violent.  The man was clearly an elderly man.  As well, "stupid games"?  So you equate peaceful, civil disobedience to "stupid games"?  Come on.  We're all still in or are veterans.  We all know that...

I worked in the Directorate of Technical Airworthiness and Engineering Support (DTAES) upon my retirement this past January.  During a portion of my time at this unit, I was responsible for the section that approved any out of scope maintenance program changes that the Senior Design Engineer...

If we are going to get picky, the correct designation is CC177, i.e. there is no dash.  I just got out in January where I worked at DTAES, which is the authority for a/c designations.  Both the media and RCAF Public Affairs incorrectly use the dash.  I tried to correct them, but they literally...

The Super Hornet was never a recommendation to the Government.  This will cost billions as the SH is not a Hornet.  Different engines, avionics, etc.  This means different support tools, etc.  This means increased costs. One recommendation was to extend the life of the current CF188s until the...

Could someone please PM me the password? Thanks.

And on a different note, a Chinook is now part of the fight.  I can't find the video besides via the RCAF's Facebook page.  Check it out there.

Op Honour or not, it was not an appropriate way to brief, whether the passengers were civilian or military.  I know for a fact that this has come to the attention of Senior pers in the RCAF. The way the briefing was done was unprofessional and there was absolutely no need to do it the way he...

I don't have a fighter background (I'm Tactical Helicopter), but I suspect that it is because the aircraft (a/c), i.e. the F-18s, are parked in the hangars with the wings folded in order to save space and fit more a/c into each hangar. We sometimes do this in the Tac Hel world as well with the...

I'm an AERE who's been posted to two different Tac Hel units, including one in Pet. There are two Tac Hel units in Petawawa.  Although 427 Sqn is technically under the command of CANSOFCOM, they still follow a lot of regs and rules of 1 Wg.  As an example, the SAMA (basically the senior AERE...

I don't have any experience with the Treasury Board, but I do with Public Works.  I agree that in general, they are the cog in the machine.  They slow the process down unnecessarily sometimes.  I understand that they have a role to play in order to keep us "honest", but sometimes it seems like...

Damn, there are so many people posting here that obviously have the solutions to all the problems in Ottawa.  It now appears to me that everyone in Ottawa must work at the Headquarters and everybody must be lazy the minute they are posted there.  Nope, throw away all the years of experience that...

You obviously do not know what the majority of the people that work at this building do.  They are not paper pushers that work in a headquarters.  Most work for ADM(Mat), i.e. the people that get you your new kit, vehicles, planes, ships, shelters, etc. and they are the people that ensure that...

I believe that we should have armed personnel, be it Combat Arms pers, MPs, BASF, etc.  at all of our installations.  Let's face it people, we are ALL a target.  As well, don't tell me that our troops can't be armed because some tree hugger is afraid to drive up.  My response would be, "then...

Ditch, I'm curious, which State were you posted to?  I know that the rules and regs vary wildly with each state.  Speaking with my US neighbors, they tell me that the Motor Vehicle Commission of New Jersey is notoriously rude.  I haven't met one person down here that had anything nice to say...

If you are going to quote me in order to nitpick, then I suggest you take the entire context:  "If you did not sell your house, then I THINK that both the spouse and CF mbr will file just as if they were still living in Canada in that particular province.  I highly recommend checking with the...