Recent content by Old and Tired

Pretty much in agreement here with Jarnhamar and the rest.  There is nothing wrong with a pistol as a secondary weapon.  And SMG, without intensive and constant training would not be any better.  We went down this road once when we looked at PDW's in pistol and Sub-pistol calibers.  They offer...

Searching Caves and tunnels any where the bad guys like to hang out

Not having had an issue set of boots (except briefly the LOTB this past year) since the WWB fiasco started 1998 - 2000 time frame, what qualifies as attrition?  I still use MkIII, I gather supply will still exchange these provided their on a members Docs?

Vern, BinRat55, OldGateBoatDriver What do we do when UCR's are submitted (in largish numbers) but multiple units; for example as a result of an EX; but they never make it to the system?  I have my own (Tinfoil Hat) guess where they went but what can we do when people figure it's better to...

And this is what I mean. Good Folks working extremely hard for the pointy end guys.  The PROCESS, however is screwed.  There are people within the DND who have no loyalty TO the DND because of where they started out in Government. (PM Sent to explain this last bit)

I don not for a minute think any of the UNIFORMED people working up there in ADM (MAT) are lazy.  I know to many that are have been, are, or are soon to be working there.  From the worms eye view of the world, there are entirely too many people there that DO NOT have the OPERATIONAL interests of...

It's the quality of these boots that I found lacking in November.  They just could take the hard use in the field.

So what you're saying is that the CAF won't see all that much of a degradation in Operational effectiveness by have that facility, and people out of operation for a while  [:) . How about RECCE Vehicles that we can't do RECCE work with?  I see this as a win win.  Opportunity here to fix a...

Will kick in bucks again.

Ok, so ADM MAT are the people that need to hear about the problems, understood, then how,  when deployed and we are told by the SLOO of NSE that all UCR' are to be complied and sent to him/her for collation and forwarding to the appropriate OPI, and nothing happens or Clothe the Soldier comes...

"The real weight behind changing anything is command pressure full stop.  It is amazing how fast some things change once commanders get involved.  As an aside, there is a Tech reporting mechanism on the UCR site but I have never used it, but from my understanding it is for techs of all natures...

Got the boots in HRM by happenstance. I was told to get the "New Tan" boots. I went into local clothing they said they didn't have any but some on order. Lo and behold LOTPs showed up. The quote below is why I have ZERO faith i  the UCR process. I know from the last Tour I did with the RCD...

The last two I returned were the newest LOTP.  I just wrapped up an ex in Gagetown involving 4 ESR, 5RGC, CFSME and part of Ex Common Ground.  By the end of the three weeks in the field the zippers in one pair of boots had blown out and the laced ones has the Tread portion of the sole come off. ...

Did anyone at ADM MAT say anything about what should be at least 100 UCR's from the ENGR world in regards to the quality, or lack of, in the new LOTP.  I know that I have sent 3.  One for each of the Brown/Tan boots I've had in the last 3 years.  In 3 years I've burned through 6 pair of boots (2...

Vern, I don't blame Supply Techs for the Crap they are forced to issue, just like I don't blame the Previous Base Commander in Halifax for the BS that comes out of Treasury Board about Pay Parking.  I had a conversation with a recently retired relative who was our ADM Fin CS and I under stand...