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I didn't think I'd see the day that a non-US-designed ship would win a USN shipbuilding contract.

Is this when I say that not all RCAF folks are aircrew? :ROFLMAO:

I'm seriously wondering how junior NCMs live in Ottawa and Comox (and a few other places, but those two being particularly nuts for housing and no PLD). I keep expecting another "Cold Lake panhandler" or a "family forced into bankruptcy" article in the media - I'm actually a bit shocked that...

The American...Army? Navy? Marines? Air Force? Space Force? Coast Guard? Is the intent for the RCAF to switch to the new pattern as well once it's rolled out?

Yes.

Whoops. Mod edit to fix link to one that works as of Thursday morning

I hope you got to try some of their food. It's amazing.

Oh, I'd say around May/June (maybe July?) when the CAF blew the whistle on treatment in Long Term Care homes. That's not even a year ago. Or when the CAF went to dig out Newfoundland during the last big snowstorm. Or any OP LENTUS mission, really. Or any Search and Rescue-related articles...

I'm in ON. The only changes I've noticed are that all at-restaurant dining (both indoor and patios) have stopped, and I can't get a haircut.

The hilarious part to me is that the RAAF ranks for 2Lt and Lt equivalent are Pilot Officer and Flying Officer regardless of trade, but no one seems bothered about that.

I assumed it was bc they were all Staff Sgts? At least the Brit/Aussie ones I saw while deployed were all that rank.

Not sure if their ranks of Aircraftman/Aircraftwoman and Leading AC/ACW will change as well, like ours did. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/raaf-marks-centenary-by-dropping-gendered-airman-term-in-favour-of-aviator-20210408-p57hmk.html#comments

Yeah, being the peanut gallery is a lot easier.

Step 1: Be really far from friends Step 2: Be (relatively) close to potential adversaries Step 3: Have some former adversaries attack your cities like Darwin and Sydney