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  1. sjm

    Why we pay Reservists what we do (Including Reg v.s. Cl B v.s. Cl C pay, and Double-Dippin')

    Agreed, but odds are the position in Yellowknife will in fact be filled by a reservist looking for greener (or whiter) patures. The miracle of the CFTPO...
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    Does the gun registry help reduce crime?

    It can't possibly not reduce crime.  With my licence now expired I now have to pay tonnes of money to recertify.  This is going to cut into my coke habit in a huge way. Gun registy has in fact increased the crime rate.  Look at me, I am now a criminal because I possess wpns without a valid...
  3. sjm

    Why we pay Reservists what we do (Including Reg v.s. Cl B v.s. Cl C pay, and Double-Dippin')

    I don't mind the 85% pay, but it would be nice to get payed for all the free Class A time performed by many of us.  With the added burden of the new pension it gets a bit tight at times but hey what can you do.  I wasn't planning on living long enough to collect a pension anyway, now I have to...
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    "The stuff the army issues is useless" and "no non-issue kit over seas!"

    Piper pretty much has it nailed down on this one. Not sure if anything changed after R-4 but the TW pattern vest was on the kit list and we had to wear it from the HN to KAF.  In KAF everyone, including guys with their own rigs had to sign for the AR TV the same time we got the AR Flak, helmet...
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    NEW CANFORGEN - TPT ASST RES FORCE PERS ON CL A AND B RES SVC

    Roger that, poking...2 3 poking...
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    Outside The Wire

    Just finished it.  Not a bad read. Thanks to the NDHQ library system I didn't have to pay for it.  The die-hards might want a copy for thier collections but I preferred 15 Days by-far. Still worth the read but I can't see a re-read in the future. For those collecting the soldiers' stories, a...
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    NEW CANFORGEN - TPT ASST RES FORCE PERS ON CL A AND B RES SVC

    So far, one person has a "cheque in the mail", which I suppose is better than the other option.  Has anyone actually received any coin.  My boss is waiting for the dam to burst before authorizing my lowly $4800 claim. I believe the original intent behind the allowance was to compensate...
  8. sjm

    "The stuff the army issues is useless" and "no non-issue kit over seas!"

    Vern, chill.  I'd never slag the Supply Techs that provided everything I needed to do my job with a smile on their overworked faces while they were doing so.  Most people here like to quote Generals, I'll be different here's one from me (a guy's gotta dream): "There's no co-incidence that...
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    "The stuff the army issues is useless" and "no non-issue kit over seas!"

    I had to come back, the invective well was running dry and we can't have that now can we? Firstly, I love lemonade. Almost as much as Gin and Tonic with double lime. Secondly, I never suggested that we have to fight like the ANA, that would be impossible.  We already live in a country that is...
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    "The stuff the army issues is useless" and "no non-issue kit over seas!"

    Kev - Admittedly, the mags on the outsides were a bit hard to get to but those were reserved for my tracer only mags anyway. And the side pouches can be hard to get to at times but not impossible.  You know how our trade works, most of what I needed was hanging around my neck anyway.  And the...
  11. sjm

    "The stuff the army issues is useless" and "no non-issue kit over seas!"

    Hey Kev you visiting the old stomping grounds anytime soon?  Call me... I got to play with the Kandak HQ and the Weapons Coy on all types of Ops.  My usual luxury of a truck to haul my aging "douche (thanks for the accolades RCR Grunt, I should change my callsign)"-like carcass around was more...
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    "The stuff the army issues is useless" and "no non-issue kit over seas!"

    Yo Flawed Design; I probably humped close to 500km, and a tooth brush didn't accompany me for 1 meter of those 500km.
  13. sjm

    "The stuff the army issues is useless" and "no non-issue kit over seas!"

    I don't recall having to pay anything for my TacVest and at the end of the day it did everything I expected it to do.  I got to try on about 10 different rigs from guys trying to flog their wares and none of it justified spending my valuable dime.  One might try to deduct the cost on their...
  14. sjm

    "The stuff the army issues is useless" and "no non-issue kit over seas!"

    Firstly, posting on Army.ca is not an Olympic Event, 6,142 wow, I just crapped myself. Having just returned from "A", all I wore was issue kit.  Being with the OMLT I was allowed to wear anything I wanted as long as under it all somewhere was the arrid cadpat.  The tacvest was phenomenal, my...
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    George Blackburn, MC, CM 1916-2006

    Sorry to hear the news, been out of touch for a while.  He was quite a character, I would have liked to have known him 40 years ago. He will truly be missed by the Regiment. Stand Easy
  16. sjm

    Precision and Accuracy in the call for fire

    Firstly, the Artillery will never shoot at 1 vehicle unless it has custom plates like "Rommel 1".  If you really need to take out an OP we have snipers for that...  for the sake of this discussion we will assume that the gunners will put down their coffee cups for a moment to engage a target of...
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    Our 'maybe' new recce vehicle

    As Couchcommander says in a PC kind of way; the best way to find the enemy has always been to drive your overly exposed butt into his killzone.  When it's your turn, it's your turn. The WWW will tell you many things but Recce by fire is more fun. Back on page 2 someone was leaning towards the...
  18. sjm

    Is one DART enough?

    My first thought was Thunderbirds also.  But with a Team America twist, anything is more palatable with that ever present "gotta rid the world of terrorists" theme.  That seems to be where our money is going nowadays. Besides if you set the bar as high as the present DART and get on site after...
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    The Passing of CWO Ron Oliver (retired)

    Anyone interested in attending the service may gather at Dow's Lake just after noon on Thursday.  A convoy will then travel to Beechwood for the ceremony. Dress is 1A. Ubique
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    Medak Pocket (info, documentaries, etc. - merged)

    I've never been a fan of military history, so I guess the Boer war will be breaking out in my back yard anytime now. But seriously, I heard of the "minor altercation" a very short while (weeks) after it happened.  The details of the events that surrounded the incident have generally eluded me. ...
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