Recent content by acooper

I should think you'd get your posting message soon, but I can't give a timeframe. My husband received his posting message within a week or so of accepting his CT/OT offer last year, IIRC. It was all confused and hectic for us because he was working near Huntsville for OP Cadence and was...

Do you have your posting message? That will contain at least some of the details - like whether you are entitled to a cost move, or IR.

I would talk to a recruiter, if I were you. My husband was a reservist for 13 years (Recce), and CT/OT'd last year to GeoTech, and he has a severe shellfish allergy that we have never hidden (I prefer him alive, thank you very much).  The recruiter will be the one to know your options. Keep in...

Canada Post is currently locked out, Mudshuvel... no mail, dead stop... But it won't affect Purolator and other courier services...

A smartphone generally is a cell phone with a bunch of other schtuff included, like Internet access, a calendar, email, etc. Blackberries, Droids, etc are all smartphones. Unfortunately you do not need a smartphone to text...

It's your move doesn't particularly help - it says the details of the moving contract are up to the mover *sigh* If there's a public link to the directive, I'd appreciate it. If it's DWAN only, I guess I'll just have to wait for my husband to have access to it.

While I cannot tell you what process your file will go through, I can tell you that my husband has a anaphylaxis-level allergy to shrimp and other shellfish, since he was about 13. He was able to initially join as a reservist, and eventually has done a OT/CT to Reg Force. I'm sure the allergy...

We do have a new place - we're staying in SHHO for right now, and my husband has been in the unit since last August. What is unfortunate is that he's coming down for the long weekend, and I really want to sort through what will come, what should be trashed, what will be donated, but he's not...

Finally, after nearly 10 months on the market, we've sold our house in Windsor! Closing date is set for less than a month from now, and Brookfield is supposedly arranging for the movers. Having NEVER moved with a moving company before, much less with one arranged by Brookfield, what should I...

Who do you think I've been indoctrinated by? Honestly, most of those things that I'm concerned about don't directly affect me. I'm straight, married, and will never have an abortion in my life, ever. If the Conservatives see attempts to change such things as political suicide, great, that's...

Ditto. Socially liberal, fiscally responsible sounds about like my position. I'm not a citizen yet, so I couldn't vote, but I do worry that with a majority, the Conservatives will try to "roll back" some of those things that make Canada CANADA to this immigrant. Things like health care, marriage...

I've since found out that he's at Walter Reed now, and lost both legs, one above and one below the knee. Our hometown is really rallying to support him, which is nice.

Fair enough on your macronutrient balance. However, I didn't say ALL carbs get stored as fat, I said excess carbs. Of course you need some carbs in your diet for energy, since your muscles need glucose to really work.  For each person, though, I think that the carb ratio will be an individual...

Sky777 - what these guys have been saying is eat lean protein like tuna to help gain lean body mass. Excess carbs get stored as fat, typically. To gain weight, simply put in more calories (of any type) than you are using up. To gain lean body mass (aka muscle), make sure you are working out and...

So you think it's fair to send someone overseas when they have no say in the leadership of their country? Maturity levels DO vary widely, and are also hard to objectively quantify. That's why there needs to be an age where it's legal to vote. Personally, I think that if you're of an age to live...