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(Mods, if this has already been asked and answered, feel free to lock - just point me in the right direction; I searched with little success) I'm interested in re-entering the CF as a CIC officer. I was a reg force officer before some years ago; problem is, I was hurt in training and had to...

Not much out yet, other than that the crew survived: Sea King helicopter on a Canadian warship has crashed off Denmark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- at 17:44 on February 2, 2006, EST. HALIFAX (CP) - A Sea King helicopter on a Canadian...

Doctors call for kitchen knife ban Friday, May 27, 2005 Posted: 1008 GMT (1808 HKT) Doctors say pointed knives owe more to tradition than culinary necessity.   LONDON, England (AP) -- Are there killers in your kitchen drawer? Three emergency-room doctors called Friday for long, pointed...

Let's start the Home Front forum with a nice general discussion... What, in everyone's opinion, is the biggest problem facing military families? Is is operational tempo - the service spouse gone too much and too often? Or state of military housing? Employment opportunities for spouses near...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now, for the first time, recommending other repellents in addition to DEET... http://chealth.canoe.ca/health_news_detail.asp?news_id=14313 My favourite was this paragraph: Users complained of DEET's odour or said it feels unpleasant on the...

CNN's reporting that Tom Ridge, US Secretary of Homeland Defence, has resigned. No details yet - more to follow....

Fri, October 8, 2004 Grits' sad record of underfunding Liberal governments dating back to Pierre Trudeau have sold our armed forces short, says Bob MacDonald By BOB MACDONALD -- For the Toronto Sun A man appearing to be in his early thirties glanced at the front page of my Sun yesterday...

Report: British Hostage Killed in Iraq Abu Dhabi TV Reports British Hostage Kenneth Bigley Killed in Iraq, but Britain Cannot Confirm The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Oct. 8, 2004 â ” British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed by his captors in Iraq, Abu Dhabi television...

This site has sections on rank insignia, colours, and so forth. I know there's some info (such as the Victoria Cross reference) in the Links area, but what about an "Medals, Decorations, and Orders" section under Information? I speak from ignorance, of course - never having set up or managed a...