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Taken up collecting and refurbishing classic guns. Started with something cheap like a rough condition mosin nagant and turn it into a peice of art. Now seeing what I can turn mausers into. Occupies the time quite nicely. Also I can't let anything go out my doors without being test fired  8)

Maybe I'm just cranky because it's PER season... but our kit right now is a joke. We claim that we want to be hard charging into supporting arctic sovereignty and yet we don't have any vehicles that can travel the arctic for 12 months of the year. With the exception of a BV 206. Those however...

That should happen around an approximate time line of never to don't hold your breath.

HA HA HA HA! It may be a lapse in security but it's still pretty funny. Heaven forbid I take nail clippers and more than 50ml of shampoo on my carry on. That is taken away on sight. However they find a pipe bomb and try to give it back! HA HA HA HA! I have accidentally taken "bad" items through...

I could get a very large list of soldiers that were turned away from being issued mukluks simply because they are all gone. Talking with a supply tech a few months back they were told to dispose of their stock. So to the dumpster they went. So we are prepping for winter warfare trg and my...

Can we apply this to winter footwear as well? Seeing as the CF thought prudent to throw out our winter boots without having replacements.

It's kind of an angering subject with me that we can't even give our troops the BASIC kit to complete a task. They say an army marches on it's stomach... very true. However full stomachs can't march far without any footwear. I hope the CF is ready to start processing claims on boots as footwear...

Never said it was an excuse. Just stating a fact. Just because a sign or brief is posted doesn't mean troops will read. All the troops give a damn about, is the end of day points.

You mean that random printed piece of knowledge that no one pays attention to? Just because it's posted up doesn't mean people take personal initiative to look.

So the pants were made long enough to be worn without having to blouse them but we should anyways?  We should just get issued shorter pants  :nod: Well... they weren't meant to go around your knees or under the heel of you boot... So logic dictates that... (insert smart response). Maybe if...

That rant was longer than the time taken to blouse your pants....  :crybaby: this is what I see when someone moans about blousing. I don't really give a crap left or right. In garrison the standard is to blouse pants. So be it and I enforce it. Once I pass range control the boot bands are gone...

yup... not surprised

Being right near a major ex I would think we have more important things to deal with. Don't get me stated on the boot fiasco... I could angrily rant for a long time.

I completely agree that troops need to know how to better wear and care socks and boots. I seen new troops showing up thinking the thin black socks were just a summer sock. Had to shake my head on that one. However much I try the CWWB is still a piece of s**t boot and even with all the proper...

I have never seen an enforced standard for the old combats! Isn't it simple enough to just give the order to have your pants bloused? Didn't think there was much wiggle room on something like that. Maybe I'm just right out to left field to the point I'm fouling.

I saw the same thing while I was teaching. Shameful.

I would sooner wear old tattered boots before I lace up junk wet weathers. They should issue those boots with CF-98's, complaint forms, and VA contact information. Worst footwear I have ever seen. It's garbage like this that the reg force is releasing at a rapid rate. We can't even give basic...

anyone tell the current government we already had a quiet arctic vehicle? BV206 anyone?

So we spend over $500 000 in a frigging stealth snowmobile so we can ride on snow "quietly", but we can't have boots to walk from A to B. I currently hang my head in a small amount of shame.

So we are issuing the rejects. What a sad state we have come to.