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I expect to be wrong 99.9% of the time... make no mistake.

This is a quote from Mike's post. He was looking to discuss ways to improve Army.ca and I took him up on it based on some things that I felt were wrong. I have messaged ArmyVern and look forward to dealing with our issue behind closed doors as there is obviously animosity remaining and it is my...

Thank you. That clears it up for me. :salute:

Do you not need a lease or mortgage to opt out of those payments? That was my understanding. If I had a lease or mortgage going into basic, I would be exempt from paying the charges.

Fair enough. It's a private site and if the answer is "love it or leave it", then that is well within your collective rights. I would advise deleting this thread, though, as it asks for opinions that are unwanted and opens the door to more flame-wars.

With due respect Scott, the tone of your posts and the tone of the posts of some of the other DS' are miles apart. Look through this thread alone to see. I'm not trying to say that all DS' are "bad" because, in fact, I have messaged Mike and he is a very respectful and nice person and thus far...

This thread was started by Mike, who owns this site. He started this thread looking for high quality debate and openly addressed concerns about the tone of Army.ca. In that way, this thread was created for the purpose of rooting out the problems and then discussing them in an open forum...

Maybe we need to clarify, then, what the mission of this site is because my understanding was that it was meant to be a resource for potential recruits, soldiers, and veterans to learn from co-workers from past and present. Is this site meant for ALL soldiers? I hope it is but there's nothing...

You're right, actually. They have changed it from Basic Officer Training Course to Basic Officer Training Period which takes place after IAP (Initial Assessment Phase). I thought it was still under the old name but checked the site to see otherwise...

The answer isn't to have the mods stop posting. If they are here, they should be participants. I moderate a forum on Facebook about politics and that argument was made against me as well but the reality is that the moderator is able to facilitate discussions and move things along IF they are...

Is that a separate athletic club or is it tied to training? I started thinking of UFC or MMA when you explained the acronym.

Thank you for that. I will have to consider it. I was told I'll be in the field about 1/3 of the time... and still no wife... so that might be a good option to consider as I get rid of my loans. I kick myself for not pulling it together to go in sooner but hindsight is 20/20. By the way, how...

What is it like to be in the shacks? I did the dorms thing in Uni and it was pretty good but sort of had a time limit, but there we had to share bedrooms. I was told that in Gagetown the shacks were two-room, but not apartment, suites. Is that the type of thing I would be looking at in the three...

Apparently they are able to give DEO offers from the recruiting office as long as courses are open. So if someone is DEO, they can get a call up until the last minute. I think a few people posted on Facebook saying they had offers very recently. I think there is only a board if there are other...

My post has to do with the tone of the forum in general, but today was an example of where I let it get me angry. I'm not going to argue with you. I simply stated my point of view on the matter after taking a breather. I see no reason to have various exchanges that get heated and nasty...

I took a break from the computer and I came back to keep reading. I don't see the need to carry a grudge or make matters personal. I got pissy, took responsibility for my actions, and am suggesting a way to make things better going forward.

I find the tone here to be pretty combative at times, especially as I have moved through the recruiting parts of the site on my way to signing up. I get the impression that there is this attitude that one needs to put the new guy "in his place" which should be looked at as problematic, at least...

Hey everyone, I'll be there too DEO Armour. Looking forward to it. I'm in Fredericton NB now after finishing Uni. Looking forward to getting there and getting started up. I think I'll be there for Saturday night so I can look around on Sunday before the course kicks off on Monday.

OK I am going to take a break from the site. I realize I am coming off as an ass but that is not my intention. I was trying to get information and got pissy and for that I apologize. I have been given some misguided information from people who probably meant well but didn't know what was going...

If someone has not been through the training I am about to go through, I am not going to take their word for it. I want to hear from people who have actually gone through what I'm about to go through. There have been countless changes to the program in the past few years, which is common...