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Have you ever seen Chicken with Ham & Cheese?  It's the same CF standard 'chicken' breast, just floating in ham and cheese soup.  I imagine Cordon Bleu will float the same way...

Slight caveat. The unit CAN intervene in a CT by going straight to D Mil C, but only with a pressing reason.  Stopped a CT a few days before the transfer date after a significant police report showed up on the CO's desk.  That led to a grievance, which failed.  Long story short, you cannot...

Sometime early in DP 1.2 (Ph 4) you will be asked for your top 3 posting preferences, by battalion not Regiment (true as of 2009, could have changed).  In the last week of course, the staff will look at the surviving candidates, their preferences, and the numbers the Career Managers provide as...

That's a pleasant thought to motivate us through the course ;) We've been told to expect that, however most of the candidates for this serial have been on OJT all over the place since August - frankly I think most of us would rather be waiting around as badged Lts than our current lot in life.

All science aside, regardless of any evidence either way, try war gaming the problem from the point of view of the senior officer in charge of the decision. There rarely seems to be a shortage of people applying for the pilot trade. The military has been comfortable for decades taking people...

First off, big picture, the military is generally risk averse. The Air Force especially - training a pilot costs big money, and aircraft cost more. 30,000 feet in the air in a $30 million aircraft would be a bad time to discover an unattended side effect. As much as it may drive us low level...

I believe LFWA was tasked to stand up some door gunners, and volunteers were requested from 2VP.

The last election when I was at Carleton, I think it was around 10-15% participation. I worked for CUSA for just under 2 years and have to say that it was one of the most ridiculous organizations I have ever seen. I had the misfortune of becoming a union rep for their own unionzed student...

You might want to confirm your confirmation. PLQ has generally been the equivalency required for IAP bypass.

When I went through we had about 60 people to start and graduated 35, the vast majority of which were VRs and failures. I think outright, PO failure, PRB RTU's was 6 or 7. Having gone through it, and now being on the other side as a Course O for leadership courses, I realize that BMOQ is...

Lasik MD is a chain of medical providers that offer Lasik surgery. Their concept of ops is high volume, low priced lasery surgery - they're the company that is always advertising specials, $999 an eye, etc. They claim they can afford to bring the prices down through volume and efficient...

I spent the last couple of weeks IVO the Shilo FOB site. The ground has been leveled and some berms have been made, a range shack has also been installed. It should be pretty decent once it's all complete. Not a bad location, about 1400m from 'SeaCan City', should make for some good training in...

There's nothing quite like being bored to death and completely unemployed, on the opposite side of the country from all your family and friends and loved ones. Enjoy civvie street while you're still on it, the Army is a great go most of the time, but you're going to spend a lot of nights cuddled...

Granted the old Colemans are handy, but you'll find they get a little awkward when you try to carry them around in your tac vest all day.

Rogers Portable internet runs off the cellphone networks.  You buy the box and pay the monthly fee and it works all over Canada, as long as you are near a decent sized city. It's pretty slow out in Gagetown but it works. But you have to have a fixed home address somewhere for them to bill you.

Bring a multi-tool, a Gerber or something, buy a lot of bug juice, bring a lot of chocolate bars into the field. It's an awesome course, pay attention, learn from your instructors, don't spin out, have fun, and keep positive control over your weapon! OH, and never go to to the 20/Twenty, no...

In the reg force, 2LTs recieve their commissioning scrolls as they are kicked out of the door of CFLRS at the end of BOTP, or at their next posting if they aren't ready yet. We had a handful of reserve officers on my platoon who did not recieve their scrolls, but were told they would be sent...

I was thinking the same thing and crossing my fingers that I'd end up talking to the SME, but ended up talking to some civvie, alas!

Apparently not here in Gagetown.... Went in to supply today, was told to come back in about a week to pick up my old sleeping bag, which will have an extra foot from an old sleeping bag sewn onto it. Quick'n'dirty, but at least I'll fit into it.

Having searched the forums I've noticed a few whisperings of available larger sleeping bags for us overly large individuals. My roomate and I are both 6'5" 250lb types and just getting all our kit together for a year of courses. Does anyone know if one has to go through the medical system or...