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  1. Sonnyjim

    Joining Infantry, now or later.

    From personal experience I would finish your degree. I spent two years as a pte/almost cpl in an infantry reserve regiment while I was finishing off my degree. I joined the regular force as an NCM strictly for the fact that I would get a combat tour in Afghanistan, and if I had gone the officer...
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    Canada's GG "apologizes to Rwanda for Canada's inaction during genocide"

    I agree with a lot of the comments already posted on here about how stupid this apology is. I think it was already stated but when is she going to issue an apology for Canada not doing anything to prevent the current genocide that is going on in Darfur as I write this? I am no political guru but...
  3. Sonnyjim

    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    I know most of this thread is for news posts etc. but lets face it. Can we really trust anything from the US or Britain when it comes to intel? I sat and watched with my own eyes as they told the world audience that Iraq had WMD's and the possiblity of creating nuclear weapons. I then also...
  4. Sonnyjim

    How to Maintain Skills and Unit Cohesion while on PRes Shutdown

    I really don't know the whole story here other than what I've heard from some Reservists attached to my Regiment. However, as we were talking about it we were saying that those people who joined not JUST for the money would show up for whatever training was put together anyways. The ideas of PT...
  5. Sonnyjim

    One of the worst extra duties ever....

    Those are some of the sweetest uniforms I've ever seen. As for the coffee being fresh?? I have to wonder where that coffee came from. Maybe an almagamation of everybody's coffee packets from issued leftover American First Gulf War MRE's......
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    Walts, posers & wannabes (merged)

    I've met a few guys online who have had 'false' military experience and just shrug it off. I've also met people in real life who took a Reserve BMQ course and then quit so they are on the same level as me with military 'coolness' in civi-land. This guy must have some sort of mental...
  7. Sonnyjim

    Gamers as Potential (Virtual) War Criminals?????

    Simple Question....... Why?.......
  8. Sonnyjim

    Commisioning Question

    Do Reserve Officers not recieve the rank of 2Lt once they are accepted into the army for the Reserve Officer Training Program? They hadn't even attended their BMQ yet but they were wearing the 2Lt rank? Do they get promoted to Lt after they recieve their degree and pass all their training?
  9. Sonnyjim

    Afghan Medals Process (merged)

    I'm sorry...I know this has nothing to do with the topic but instead of sending a PM of comendation to Technoviking I just wanted to thank you for posting that link. Adult Diapers may need to be purchased in my next outing to the drug store.
  10. Sonnyjim

    MacDonald's free coffee

    They had this promo out before and I used it once everyday. It said it was a free small coffee but I could get any size I wanted for free so I just got the large(which is extra large in Timmies size). Can't go wrong with free coffee.
  11. Sonnyjim

    CBC's "The Border" in AFG for 4 Nov 09 Episode

    Thanks for posting, I don't watch this show but I grew up in Caledon Ontario so I'll be giving this a watch.
  12. Sonnyjim

    Sacrifice Medal Mega Thread

    I was always interested in Nazi Germany's idea of decorating their soldiers with a 'Wound Badge' in three different classes, Black(1-2 wounds), Silver(3-4), and Gold (5 or more). With our modern army this would not be suitable as an all encompassing medal which is what I believe the 'Sacrifice...
  13. Sonnyjim

    I'll join to go to Afghanistan.

    I think with that kind of catchem & killem attitude the Marines might be a good choice and they wouldn't hesitate to take him.
  14. Sonnyjim

    First Aid / CPR training and certification

    Military First Aid Training even through St. Johns does not qualify anything in the civilian world. I had to take my civilian first aid training twice over a few years in order to meet the requirements for the job I was applying for, although I have the training still qualified. Military first...
  15. Sonnyjim

    For the size of Canada, how large should our armed force be?

    I was always curious what Canada would do if we were to enter another full scale conflict. How would they mass recruit but still maintain the quality of training our soldiers are getting today and gear issue on a mass scale?
  16. Sonnyjim

    Canadian military could be left in lurch

    This guy brings up quite a few points, many of which are common knowledge by now. He does play down the threat of the Taliban however as being a threat still(in my opinion). Yes they may be a bunch of ragtag fighters in small bands terrorizing their own people or farmers paid to plant bombs from...
  17. Sonnyjim

    Military examines camouflage redesign - Does this mean new uniforms?

    "The digitized pattern helps them avoid being spotted with night-vision goggles." I didn't know this.... I can see people just fine with NVG's on, cadpat or no cadpat. Is the cadpat idea the same and just a different 'printed' pattern? I'm a bit confused how the camo is going to be different.
  18. Sonnyjim

    Swine Flu argument.

    I understand that this could be something serious(or overexaggerated), however if the side effects of 1 in 100,000 people are so called 'serious'...... I wouldn't be going to get my vaccination any time soon.
  19. Sonnyjim

    A question about Canadian Casualties

    Not to stray from the original post (and if it needs it's own thread mods let me know), but to expand on the wounded soldiers comment...... do we have a rough idea as of this point in the war how many Canadians have been injured physically/psycologically/both? If we don't know, when do...
  20. Sonnyjim

    Careers in the Infantry

    Smitty, Basrah pretty much hit the nail on the head with his correction. I may have worded it wrong, but like I said it could be less than a year. Other positions may include C6 Gunner, Mortar, C9 Gunner, M203 Grenadier, Comms, Intelligence, and honestly the list goes on plus some. Recce means...
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