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Good day all, Former RSM of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Brian Boyd, and his wife Cynthia, also a veteran of the CAF, are taking part in The Amazing Race Canada, Season 3. You can read about them here: http://theamazingracecanada.ctv.ca/teams/brianboydandcynthiaboyd and on Facebook...

My understanding is that Cavlary and Artillery have the sword knots hanging loose, and other types of units wrap the knot around the guard. The Australian Defence Force dress manual has good illustrations on how swords are assembled and worn...

Having tried it, and called Pension Services, I re edited my post above. Pension Services informed me that this calculator should not be out there, and it should not be used. The person I spoke to was aware of it, and they are getting a number of calls. He did not know why this version was...

---Re-Edited Post---- There is another Reserve Pension Buyback Calculator on line. However, I called Pension Services, and they informed me that it should not be there, and it should not be used. The person I spoke to was aware of it, and they are getting a number of calls. I have re-edited my...

I have a chart (from the Corps RSM as I recall) dated 12 Nov 2002 that describes the requirements for the Armour Occupation Badges as follows: Level 1 (tank)                            Completion of DP1 plus 1 PCF Level 2 (tank and wreath)            Completion of DP1 and 2 PCFs PCFs listed...

Here's the press release from the MB Government web site. http://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?archive=&item=1081 January 31, 2007 MANITOBA MOVES TO PROTECT RESERVISTS' JOBS WHILE THEY SERVE Labour and Immigration Minister Nancy Allan announced today the province will be taking steps to...

It appears the name at the bottom of the picture is William Maguire. Trooper William Thomas Maguire served in the Winnipeg Troop of Cavalry during the North-West Rebellion. The WTC served in the Lines of Communication, based out of Qu'Appelle, with a strength of 3 Officers, and 35 ORs. A...

From the current Shoot To Live pam B-GL-382-001/PT-001 (found at the Army Electronic Library site) http://armyapp.dnd.ca/ael/ QUALIFICATION BADGES 19. All soldiers within the Army of the rank of Sergeant and below who achieves the marksman's score with their personal weapon on the PWT 2 are...

The Dress Regs specify current-design CF rank insignia to be worn with Full Dress and Undress(patrols). Exceptions are allowed for old style Officer rank insignia and Foot Guards rank insignia. NCM insignia is worn on both arms in Full Dress, and the right arm only in Patrol Dress. NCM rank...

From an earlier (Sept 28)post: The C7 PWTs can be found at the Army Electronic Library on the web at the following location: http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/ael/pubs/300-008/B-GL-382/001/PT-001/B-GL-382-001-PT-001.pdf See Chapter 4, Page 21 for the PWT1, Page 22 for the PWT2 Here are the...

Try cutting pieces of stiff packaging foam in the rough shape of a magazine (to fit snugly in the pouch), cut an elongated 't' shaped hole through the side of the 'mag' and insert three rolls of pennies, wrap tape around the whole, and you have a good weighted replica of a full magazine. I've...

Go to the Army Electronic Library. There you can find all the Battle Task Standards and weapons pams. (IBTS are found under 383-003, Field Training Regulations). Here's a link to the Training section. http://armyapp.dnd.ca/ael/publications_ie.asp?series=380_e Here's the main page...

Also, from the updated pam referenced above, here are the requirements for the awarding and wear of the Marksman Badge. (page 2-5) QUALIFICATION BADGES 19. All soldiers within the Army of the rank of Sergeant and below who achieves the marksman's score with their personal weapon on the PWT 2...

The PWTs can be found at the Army Electronic Library on the web at the following location: http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/ael/pubs/300-008/B-GL-382/001/PT-001/B-GL-382-001-PT-001.pdf See Chapter 4, Page 21 for the PWT1 Note that the pam was updated in August 2004, and the PWTs have changed...

The text of the Final Report of the Fraser Commission on Land Force Reserve Restructure (LFRR) and Professional Development, Education and Leadership can be found at: Fraser Committee Report - English and Fraser Committee Report - French The homepage of the Committee is...