The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

[Colin Parkinson]

A city of a million people that’s still affordable is god forsaken? It’s not like it’s Shilo.

My bad, I thought they had gone straight to Shilo in 1994.

 

[markppcli]

Most of them hated Calgary (then Edmonton) with a passion.

Well they probably got two of the best postings the army has, my sympathy is limited.


Anyways I wonder what the Air Force types would think of stagin our F35s out of the Baltics as part of our forward presence until we get our house in order vis a vis security. We could even ask regular BAP participants to instead subsidize the cost while we held a multi year mission, and cycle pilots through that Sqn as they come out of training.

 

[PrairieFella]

OK. I understand Edmonton. But I moved west from Ontario and thought I had found paradise on earth when I hit Calgary. And both the Strats and Picklies were in town at the time.

And I were just recently out of university at the time.

Personally Ive always found Calgary overrated. A sea of highways and far less to do culturally than Edmonton. Clean and nice zoo though.

The joke amongst my buddies there is the best part of Calgary is leaving (a couple hours West to the mountains).

 

[dapaterson]

Personally Ive always found Calgary overrated. A sea of highways and far less to do culturally than Edmonton. Clean and nice zoo though.

The joke amongst my buddies there is thr best part of Calgary is leaving (a couple hours West to the mountains).

In the immortal words of Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie, "Alberta doesn't suck, but Calgary does."

 

[QV]

I was stationed there with 3 PPCLI from '75-'80 and I really enjoyed the downtown area. Except for the part in the evenings they rolled up the sidewalks after 2100 hrs.

Where did they do field training? I've been out that way and I don't recall any training area...

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Where did they do field training? I've been out that way and I don't recall any training area...

IIRC, they mostly went to Fort Lewis. Or tramped around cut blocks on Vancouver Island. Locally: Rocky Point, Mary Hill, Albert Head, Royal Roads and Heels Range all provided small scale training areas.