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Critics attack long timelines in defence plan as military awaits a budget boost IMO, these remarks are simply political speak for a losing gov't who is trying to capture votes. The LPC with the NPD signed several bills committing a significant amount of money into social programs without...

Gen. Rick Hillier says Canada faces ‘death by a thousand cuts’: Full Comment podcast Gen Hillier's thoughts about the upcoming Defence budget and the state of the CAF. My former boss and as candid as ever. BLUF: The CAF, in its current state, is in dire straits. With the defence spending...

But NO CAPES !!!!

This will probably happen, not in the immediate future, but some years down the road as each Corps/Service/Regiment wants have some unique identifier and preferably from public funding. The impetus will probably start from a Reg F or high profile Res F unit like the Ceremonial Guard, and if...

I've worn Command Badges throughout my career because I was ordered to, although I disagreed with this policy. It never made much sense to me. My eyes never looked at the Command badge but always towards to the cap badge, rank, ribbons / medals, qualification insignias and name tag...

Canada unveils updated defence policy, plan to spend $73B over 20 years on renewing military capacity Overly optimistic perspective with respect to possible Cdn submarine replacement to the Victoria Class. Nuclear option for submarines - I think that ths gov't, or any other gov't (CPC, NDP)...

Our North, Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada’s Defence Hmm. The way I'm reading this is the major capital projects will get funded or at least receive sufficient funding to open a project and start the project definition and perhaps define the requirements. No serious increases for...

Well in 1066, after the Battle of Hastings, the Norman French took over the palace and kept it so it's not the first time this happened.

My friend's father was a RCAF bomber pilot who survived the war. He married a lovely British girl and brought her home to Canada after the war. He stayed in the RCAF, eventually made the rank of Group Captain and retired in 1969. She remembered that he drank a lot, probably suffered from what...

See this video on regarding the BMOQ-ARMY Officer Course. You have to watch on youtube.

If you're a qualified nurse I would suggest that you enter as a nurse if there is a vacancy. The CAF can benefit from your training and expertise. Nurses are considered purple, meaning the colour of your uniform doesn't matter and you can be posted to the Army or Navy. The medical school is...

I was Army Log and am retired now. Logistics Officer 1) Is log school post BMQ in Borden, or Winnipeg? Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre (CFLTC) is where all Logistics personnel are trained. This is located in Borden, Ontario. The school website is: Canadian Forces Logistics Training...

I remember the times, but perhaps its my bad memory, but I remember the we had colour back then and not black and white.

I thought everyone had to buy and wear mess kit - pre 1968. I never heard of having to buy a tux (black tie). Did that mean you had to buy both mess kit and a tux?