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Yet... You might be old enough that it never happens to you, but it will happen.

Sadly, the "West" no longer has the stomach for that sort of practical thinking. During a "Force Protection" exercise I was once told that a small boat that had been "shooting" at us was no longer a valid target because they had altered slightly away from the ship... Like, the only difference...

Are we allowed to say that, or do we have to pretend that every addict is a helpless victim... despite victimizing others? Asking for a friend....

I think this hits a key point. Education isn't the shortfall, education relevant to the job is. Having a masters in art history isn't going to make one officer better at managing procurement better than another without a masters. Targeted education in specific fields is important. The CAF...

100%. If you can charge at home, EV makes a ton of sense. I think the real future for EVs isn't the "save the planet" crowd, its normal people who want to commute cheaper, and have the convenience of an always topped-up car in the yard.

I think most people have realized that the promised land of cheap EVs that can replace IC cars was a lie. EVs will continue to get better over time, and they'll still exist because there is a market for them, but for most North Americans a hybrid or PHEV is far more practical. EVs shine in...

100%. He was likely briefed on the specifics, but they can't be recorded in a Pro B pers file.

Once you get outside of the safe world of international airports, the weather observing and forecasting capabilities start being a real problem. It isn't about keeping a plane in the air, it's about assessing whether or not the weather is actually workable for landings. At an international...

I don't do Air Ops stuff anymore, but what a Twotter can do with a human in the seat is far more complex than what a "drone" can do with a remote pilot. UAS operate efficiently in environments with lots of weather data. The north is the opposite of that environment. We have lots of shitty...

Yeah... I did want to out the unit, but it was a surprise when I saw the name.

Given the nature of the charges, I wonder if there is a lot more to the story. I'm looking forward to hearing more as this unfolds.

That is 90% inaccurate. The men-at-arms were heavy infantry in plate harness, the archers were a separate "type" of soldier. While it is true that the archers did eventually get into the melee, it was only after their arrows were expended or the French men-at-arms closed the gap. The archer...

You have inadvertently disproven your own argument. While the archers were important, dismounted men-at-arms were the key to victory. The English way of war beat the heavy cavalry charges of the French because the English would use field fortifications and funnel the French into the English...

Have you considered that there is a massive difference between what a warship will be tasked to do during peace-time, and during war? The talk of CDCs patrolling along the ice edge is a peace-time tasking to establish a well armed presence in the Arctic, not a description of the tactical...

There is a "plan" to have all members MCpl and up in some trades, in some regions be bilingual. There is also a "plan" to have all members WO and up BBB... Without adding extra resources to language training. If you're in and not bilingual, expect it to become a limiting factor earlier in your...