Recent content by Sporadic E

You can ask for a pay audit if you think you have been slighted in any way by the pay system. Keep in mind that reserves are paid in arrears (several federal departments do this). This means you are always a pay period behind. Before you ask for a payroll audit, make sure the the fin clerk does...

yeah, well... I had family member that worked at Avro so I am pretty opinionated. However, lets get our facts right! The MK 2 would have done 78K ft at best (which is still pretty remarkable). There were design study that were being considered that would have greatly increased the service...

Interestingly that after the cancellation of the Arrow. Mario Pesando went on to head design and manufacture at McDonnell Douglas. Further, the F4 went through major design overalls. Ever notice how similar the intake geometry of the F4 is to the Arrow?

By all means, always endeavour to further your education!

Absolutely! No development project of any sort is for certain in this day and age. It seems to be more relevant today to chop up a program citing fiscal restraint.

Indeed, talk to a recruiter. These programs change all the time. So data that might have been valid a couple of years ago could be bad data now.

The wearing of a uniform in public also depends on the weekly and monthly threat assessments. There have been several times I remember being briefed to come into work in civvies.

Bring back CFS Bermuda!

I think there is a natural ebb and flow between the operational training and operational deployments of the CF. There is something to be said with one comment about "aging out". I have been in the reserve for nearly 20 years (which is an anomaly in the reserve world). I am starting to feel that...

Well, not stole. However, he did copy them and use them for a profit claiming that they were his.

Wanna see the difference, look at them through NVG's.

The guy who was trying to gather all the Arrow parts to build a "new" Arrow was Peter Zuuring. He put out a series of books all based on pictures he stole from National Archives to raise funds for his little operation. It turned out that he was a total fraud. He was even a guest speaker at a...

I know he is still in. I did my GMT with him. Miss the Soo!