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I have a paper I need to write about Canada's commitment to global humanitarianism from 1984-2000 and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on some good books.  I've checked out a number of books from the Canadian Army Reading List regarding peacekeeping and I've also read Shake Hands...

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on some good books to read to help me understand what's going on in the Middle East.  Because of course you can't believe everything you hear on the news.

I'm currently studying Physical Education and Health in university right now.  The other day in one of our activity classes, we brainstormed as many different variations of the push-up.  I thought I'd share my list with everyone since we all do push-ups.  Feel free to add to the list. -incline...

I just got some dates for BIQ this summer.  I was told it was 4-19 July.  Isn't that kind of short?  Only 2 weeks to learn everything.  Is it just me or is this a lot shorter than previous BIQ courses?

Anybody have potential dates for BIQ this summer for 32 BG?

Anybody know where to acquire a patrol sling for the C7?  Is this something you can buy at a surplus store?  I've also heard of some people making a patrol sling using para cord and the original sling it comes with.  Can anybody describe how to do this?

Who participated in Ex. Cold Thunder this past weekend?  Anybody shoulders, back, feet (just about everything) hurting as much as mine do?  I'm not complaining though.  It was pretty good training.  Can't complain about the weather either.

Just a little something I stumbled across on navyseals.com website.   Have a laugh. This is the transcript of an actual radio conversation of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995. Radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations...

I was wondering what people's experience's are with gortex boots in cold weather.  I heard that they're horrible when you walk on ice-covered surfaces because the tread is virtually non-existent on the bottom of the boot.  On the other hand, I heard they're a lot warmer than the normal combat...

I was wondering how cold it needs to be before you find it necessary to bring along the 2nd sleeping bag for winter exercises.  Would I need to bring it for a weekend exercise in Meaford for example in February or can most people tough it out?