Old Accoutrements

[Halifax Tar]

There's a rank you don't see anymore:



Well before my time!

 

[FJAG]

Sigh! Not before my time.

Neither was this:

 

[Kilted]

There's a rank you don't see anymore:

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Well before my time!

The rank is Corporal. I think we still have a few of those around. This was the result of giving certain Privates a leaf.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Yes, we used to have a single chevron with the maple leaf - can't recall what we used to call the rank.

 

[markppcli]

The rank is Corporal. I think we still have a few of those around. This was the result of giving certain Privates a leaf.

Leading seaman

 

[Humphrey Bogart]

There's a rank you don't see anymore:

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Well before my time!

Our dress uniforms are hideous . Are they a sailor? A bus driver? A concierge? Who knows!

 

[Halifax Tar]

Our dress uniforms are hideous . Are they a sailor? A bus driver? A concierge? Who knows!

Looks like the initial iteration of the CFs after unification...

 

[Humphrey Bogart]

Looks like the initial iteration of the CFs after unification...

Yah, the ones the Navy has now are a marginal improvement. The Christmas Tree Army uniforms we had were incredibly unflattering!

 

[exspy]

There's a rank you don't see anymore:

Well before my time!

Part of the new rank system introduced in 1969.

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[dangerboy]

What does "career status" mean?

 

[RangerRay]

What does "career status" mean?

I think it means “You’re not going anywhere!”

 

[Lance Wiebe]

What does "career status" mean?

I'm pretty sure it means if you sign up again after your Basic Engagement.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Probably means you were daft enough to sign for your twenty after completing the initial short contract.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Part of the new rank system introduced in 1969.

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Is there more to this screen capture ? I'd love to see the full context...

 

[exspy]

Is there more to this screen capture ? I'd love to see the full context...

It was a small article in the May 1969 edition of Sentinel. I'll dig it out to see if there was anything further. This might take a while because my wife made me put all my stuff in storage after we moved, and I lost the den.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Chevrons and maple leafs in the wild.

http://mpmuseum.org/securuniform1.html

 

[exspy]

On January 1, 1972, the CF Green uniform became compulsory wear for all regular male members of the CF. Berets were not authorized for wear with CF Greens which would have been disconcerting to Armoured and Airborne soldiers.

Below is a newspaper photograph of a 3 Mech Cdo Guard at Lahr for the Minister of Defence. CAR cap badges on the Green Service Cap was the uniform. The MOD looking like a bag-o-s*** for the occasion.

 

[Ostrozac]

Below is a newspaper photograph of a 3 Mech Cdo Guard at Lahr for the Minister of Defence. CAR cap badges on the Green Service Cap was the uniform.

Canadian Airborne Regiment cap badges, half the troops without parachute wings, and ankle boots not jump boots. 3 Mech Cdo was certainly an interesting chapter in the history of the Canadian infantry.

The Airborne Regiment badge was a sort of flag of convenience allowing both RCR and PPCLI pers to be posted to Germany, as the regimental system had a breakdown whenever the answer to a question can’t be divided by three.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Interesting stuff folks, truly. I find the unification period of the services fascinating.

 

[BillN]

Interesting times, not one I would have liked to have gone through. It's also interesting that 3 Mech Commando didn't seem to wear collar dogs. Was that a "thing" in those days?