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    Ex Charging Bison (Winnipeg)

    yeah, I heard there were problems in Red River camp. Defiantly the place to be was with A Coy or B sqn. First ex I've been on where the subunits were living in hard shelters, and the FOB & task force HQ were under mod.
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    Ex Charging Bison (Winnipeg)

    Here's my impressions; 1)  The exercise was generally excellent 2)  It was exactly the training we need, given the possibility of 38 CBG pers being sent on TF08 3)  The training was very realistic, with well-planned scenarios that challenged section commanders in the infantry and armoured...
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    Gen. Hillier pushes plan to boost army enrolment

    Also, isn't there a historical parallel to this? I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Romans adopted a program in which they accepted non-Roman citizens into the army to help fill out the ranks of their legions. Because the life of the legionnaire was tough and was spent mostly on the...
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    Gen. Hillier pushes plan to boost army enrolment

    You know, I think Gen. Hillier was just the kind of shot in the arm the CF needed, someone that isn't afraid to think outside the box and bring the organization into the 21st century. But I think he may be falling victim to flippant ideas and gimmickry. This sounds like some sort of PR...
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    Fallen Comrades Allied Forces

    CWO Hugh Thompson Jnr CWO Thompson helped stop the My Lai massacre. He was vilified by some veterans congress and was not  decorated for his brave act for 30 years. A brave and moral man. RIP :salute: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4589486.stm
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    political compass

    Interesting.... Economic Left/Right: 6.5 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.69 But how the heck does my belief or lack of belief in astrology affect my political orientation? Why would they ask that?  ???
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    GROUNDBREAKING AGREEMENT BETWEEN UK AND CANADIAN RESERVE FORCES

    Thats great! In the past my unit has sent some troops to train with the Royal Green Jackets, but our Regimental association had to eat the cost. Looking forward to this getting going...
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    Sgt Ernest Smith VC dead at 91

    By the way, this was from the Canadian Press article that Tomahawk6 linked above: Wow  :o Can anyone confirm this or did the columnist make it up?
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    Sgt Ernest Smith VC dead at 91

    An outstanding soldier who I'll always look to as an example- He was someone with his own ideas about principles for leadership you will never read about in the leadership pams. :salute: :cdn:
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    US Rocket Plan scares Nfld's Williams and he's Fuming!

    Thirtyson: Thanks for the clarification, but if the launch is from Cape Canaveral, that makes Williams look even more ridiculous. Thats my $ 0.02 ( as a non rocket-surgeon ;D)
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    US Rocket Plan scares Nfld's Williams and he's Fuming!

    Hey, if anyone from NASA is reading this, Churchill in northern Manitoba has been used for rocket research for years. If launching satellites from Newfoundland is no longer viable, consider relocating. I'm sure we'd love to have you over here.
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    US Rocket Plan scares Nfld's Williams and he's Fuming!

    The oil company executives may have expressed concern, but according to the article, it was the premier that is advising the crew of the oil rig to evacuate in the event of a launch: The earlier discussions on this board on Newfoundland and offshore resources left me sympathetic, but it's...
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    Medak Pocket (info, documentaries, etc. - merged)

    Well, I can tell this will be a hot topic here. Can't wait to hear from the folks with BTDT. I was on the tour before Medak and I haven't got through the entire article and so I won't comment yet but this line shows a flaw in the author's research: A turret on the M113?
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    'Jerk' Culture?

    Whoops, wrote while Britney posted. ;D
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    'Jerk' Culture?

    Glorified Ape: I don't reccomend that. If you have a problem with one of your peers, talk to the fellow in private. DO NOT cut someone down in front of your superiors (no matter how politely its done). Your peer will think you are a blade, your superior will think you are a goof, and they'd be...
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    Stacking in OBUA/FIBUA/MOUT/CQB

    Right! thanks. :)
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    Drill and Military Tradition

    I'll echo the idea. The point has been made by Infanteer, PBI and the rest, way more eloquently than I could. I can't remember who said it, but I recall someone in history saying something to the effect that a good indication of an armies effectiveness is it's standard of personal drill...
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    Stacking in OBUA/FIBUA/MOUT/CQB

    Welcome Devo! Sorry to hijack this thread, but Devo, what is this 'gunfighter' course's name? Is it a formal CF course, or maybe something your bn put together? Not trying to give you a hard time, just curious.
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    Fish fight left a stench

    Ex Dragoon: Didn't mean to imply the Turbot crisis was a game, apologies if thats how I made it sound. I meant to look at it in a reflective way, to pick up some lessons learned.
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    Fish fight left a stench

    Pretty interesting. But would the CF18s in Bagotville be in range? And I wonder if they were alerted at the time. It'd be interesting to speculate, if it had turned into a shooting conflict: 1) How would our history be different over the past 10 years; 2) Who would have "won;" 3) Which...
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