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Hi, I've been using the issued sling in a two point configuration off the top of the stock and with paracord off the front sight, and I have very little complaints except for when I wear a ruck or smallpack. The sling gets pinned under the smallpack's shoulder straps and won't let me raise the...

Good day, I just returned from EX Stalwart Guardian, my first large ex, and I had a few questions about things that happened over the course of the ex which helped reinforce the thoughts I was kind of already having. I still learned a lot on the ex about how an Armd Recce Troop operates, what...

Hello all, Let me preface this by saying that I have about 9 months in the PRes, and up to this date I have only completed my weekend BMQ. I am also 17 and graduating high school this year. As of late, I have been getting increasingly frustrated with my position in the Reserves. For example, I...

Sebastien Junger, author and co director of the movie Restrepo is releasing another film, Korengal. I assume it uses previously unseen footage from the deployment as well as new content in the form of interviews etc. It apparently takes a more analytical view of the soldiers' experiences, as...

Good day, Just hoping to get some insight from those of you who work in clothing stores or supply jobs. It's been over 7 months since I joined, and in that time I have still not been issued a set of GP boots. I emailed the clothing stores and they ordered them, claiming it would be 4-6 weeks...

http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=694717 We might be a sh*tty team, but this made me happy. The player whose teammates believed was player of the game gets the honour of wearing a Cadpat AR jacket worn in Afghanistan.

I live in the GTA, and as I'm sure many of you are aware, some parts of the GTA and Toronto are expected to have no power for a while (could be a day, could be 3 days) due to the ice storm that blew through here. It got me to thinking, if the Reserves were needed in such a situation, how would...

Hey all, Just wondering if anyone knows how to adjust the waist strap on the fieldpack (the old school one, external frame, OD green). I don't mean tightness, I mean the vertical orientation. As it is right now, my waist strap sits around my ribs (supposed to sit on my waist or hips), and when...

Good day, I was just wondering if there are any regulations that prevent members from wearing surplus clothing from other countries' militaries while off duty. For example, I have a Soviet Era greatcoat which I like to wear when the thermometer drops below -20, am I allowed to wear it?

Good day, I just received a call from my recruiter and I'm going to the armoury to get sworn in on Tuesday. Whether I will be a success in the CF remains to be seen, but nevertheless I would like to take a moment to thank the users, staff, and owners of army.ca. Army.ca has given me some...

Hello, I'm 17 years old and hopefully soon will be enrolled in the Army Reserve. I'm planning on doing a four year university program and then, if I still want to, CT to the Reg Force. However, lately I have been considering the possibility of, instead of going to a traditional college or...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsFEV35tWsg A very interesting speech by the man behind the infamous Stanford Experiment. He touches on Abu Ghraib as well as a few other topics semi-related to military service. I remember reading a thread in which the Milgram and Stanford experiments were...

Hello, I am currently applying for the Army Reserve. I'm planning to spend a few years in the Reserves before applying for a CT/OT to Reg Force Medical Technician. Is there anything I can do in the 2-4 year interim that would make my application more competitive? I do fairly well in school...

Hello, I'm in a Grade 11 media studies course. Part of this course involves making videos and short films. I would like to depict the CF in some way, shape or form, be it in a short film, music video, etc. I would like to make the uniforms, dialogue, etc. as accurate as possible but I know many...

Hello everyone, My friend and I started vlogging a few months ago but unfortunately it didn't go very far. It occurred to me that we didn't have something of interest on our channel to make people interested in our lives to start out with. So I thought, if I get accepted into the Canadian Army...

Hello there, In my medical exam, the technician found I have heart palpitations. So he sent a letter to me doctor who, after having Bloodwork and an ECG done, cleared me for the irregular heartbeat. Unfortunately, she put on the form that I also have elevated levels of thyroxin which is...

I am considering a career with the RCMP, and from my research I can see that if was to go that route, I would likely spend my first 3 years out of the Depot in some sort of rural community. I was just wondering how they are often received in those areas. I can see them not being treated with...

I'm not 100% sure this goes here, but this concept seemed a little too ridiculous to put in any of the legit forums. I was reading Ryan Flavelle's "The Patrol", and it occurred to me that they were doing a whole lot of walking. Then I got the somewhat ridiculous idea of them acquiring local...

Disclaimer: I am not in the military, I don't have PTSD, nor do I have any psychiatric training, so please take what I have to say with a grain of salt. I genuinely just want to help. I have been perusing this forum for some time now, and something occurred to me. I don't think I have seen a...