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Good stuff Journeyman!

Well deserved. Congrats to all!

The RCAF kept the T-33 Silver Star (T-Bird) for 50 years so...  ;D

A good decision IMHO as well. Airshows are nice but when budgets are tighter, it makes perfect sense cancelling the ones outside Canada.

You are right. There were no Panzer IV with side-skirts in Stalingrad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_IV#Ausf._F2_to_Ausf._J If you can spot an obvious inaccurate historical detail in a short preview, I am not expecting much from this movie. Tell us later how it compares to this 1993...

From your avatar, I suspect that you are in an artillery unit  ;D Have you done the Winter Warfare Course yet? Course code is AGLW.

Welcome to the board! I've been around in the CAF for a long while now so I'll share my experience going through CT. My CT from the reserve back to the Reg F in the same trade took just under 2 years. Started the process in 2011 and it came out from Ottawa as an offer in 2013. I must add that...

La Force de réserve est celle qui a des emplois à temps partiel. Le cours de base/recrue peut se faire les fins de semaines l’hiver ou à temps plein l’été. Le cours du métier choisi est à temps plein l’été, est d'environ huit semaines justement pour accommoder la clientèle étudiante et...

Good day to all! Is there a reference for a time limit for a CDS or Command Commendation? Five years rings a bell but I need a knowledgeable person (and a ref) to confirm. Thanks, ATCO

I'd like to post some links to some specific references but I don't have them handy. Having retired in 2009, I was briefed by the release folks in Ottawa that you can pick a location anywhere in Canada, which I did. So you could get your F&E moved to a suitable city in the Maritimes to get your...

Thanks again! You are a person of a few words but extremely effective  ;D

Thanks Eliminator, what is the link to your quote? Thanks

Good day, I was wondering if there was any more specifics for nominations for a MSM? http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/chc-tdh/chart-tableau-eng.asp?ref=MSM The description is, IMHO, fairly vague and might explain why it is seldom seen around compared to a MMM. Based on the DH&R site...

Being in the Army now, I've heard so many times that officers on parade can only wear shoes... So I refer to the Dress Manual A-AD-265-000/AG-001, Annex C, para 5 : "For army members, boots ankle shall be the normal footwear ordered worn on parade." I also note that our new officers get...

dad_r22r, I would suggest that you ask for some contact training/OJT time in a tower like Bagotville. 430 Sqn is a an ok spot but you would benefit more from seeing a fighter base before your course. Regards, ATCO AEC instructor in Cornwall 2007-2009