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is the c13 a new grenade? a replacement for the m67 or something?

How does one access canforgen?

What is the supplementary reserve? Do they actually come out for training?

Sorry to distract, but what does the 20 year contract mean? you're in for 20 years regardless? do you get extra benefits for that as opposed to just renewing every few years?

heheh. gold.

Camelbaks.. but I think they're in production or something like that? I'm not sure.  Most people buy them anyway.

anyone else find it funny they'd make it so public and give so many details?

I've seen an airforce guy wearing them regularly at CFB Comox, heh.

PPCLI never participated in any combat at all? I had thought they did, guess I was just mistaken. Can anyone confirm that?

If you really need to know, then do a search, you just answered your own question. It would take two seconds. Regular force BMQ is 10 weeks, Primary Reserve BMQ is 4 weeks, followed by a 4 week SQ. Not sure how long regular force SQ is.

Here you go. :) sorry couldn't resist.

SFontaine, you completely missed the point. Can someone who knows it well clarify the Geneva convention please? Is it not true that wounded enemy are not to be engaged?

I was wondering the same thing. The pilot is clearly instructed "Go forward of the truck and hit him" after he rolled out from under the other truck injured. I thought this was a violation of the Geneva conventions? Unless the US is using the standard"they aren't uniformed soldiers" as an...

CF_Lifer is correct in one instance. The Americans use the FN Mag (c6) labelled the M240. Not sure to what extent, I assume at least one in every platoon? Can any Americans fill us in?

Just graduated high school and doing "coniffer release" work. Just some work in the bush, basically. Either going into the regular force or school to be a journalist. Supposed to be in Wainwright right now on my BIQ but I guess courses right now are all f----- up so they're not sending me.