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  1. m2austin

    Returning to RegF (CT from PRes)

    Can confirm from D Mil C that Officer and NCM CT's are merit-based and not first-come-first-serve. NCM files are compared to one another to determine if the mbr is accepted.
  2. m2austin

    Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle - RG-31, LAV Coyote, and (partial) G-Wagon Replacement

    Twin mounted AGL and GPMG. Seems like it would require a bit of programming to get both weapons firing off the same screen.
  3. m2austin

    Component Transfer ( CT ) - Reserve to Regular

    Sounds familiar... The money question is: What year of university do you think you'll be in when you merit and are finally accepted into the program?
  4. m2austin

    Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle - RG-31, LAV Coyote, and (partial) G-Wagon Replacement

    Do we have any proof of this besides a concept picture?
  5. m2austin

    Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle - RG-31, LAV Coyote, and (partial) G-Wagon Replacement

    Sounds like the TAPV may come mounted with a Kongsberg M153 RWS meaning it could be equipped with an M2, C16 AGL or C6 (looks like they may have fixed some C6 ammo issues in this version).
  6. m2austin

    No jobs in the army, need advice.

    Nah - THAT is the understatement of the year  ;) Don't discount us engineers - when we're not doing engineer-specific tasks, we're acting as infantry where required. In Afghanistan this usually meant being dismounted alongside infantry and in most cases we were well employed by infantry...
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    Wrist Watch Recommendations - Merged Thread

    I wore a <a href="http://www.watchallure.com/Coleman-40286-Nylon-Watch-1/">Coleman 40286</a> through workup and two deployments to Afg. Features: Velcro strap, date, light, alarm, stopwatch, timer (good for those pre-made 5 minute sachel charges) dual time (to always know what time it was...
  8. m2austin

    Canada's New (Conservative) Foreign Policy

    Sourced from the Winnipeg Free Press, 19 Jun 2012, Link <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/threat-to-israel-is-threat-to-canada-mackay-tells-israeli-military-commander-159630805.html">here</a>
  9. m2austin

    The education bubble

    :goodpost:
  10. m2austin

    Counterpoint: The Conservative record on strengthening Canada’s military

    For some info on what's included in Bill C-38 wrt veterans, see my post <a href="http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/104925/post-1148230.html#msg1148230">here</a>.
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    Counterpoint: The Conservative record on strengthening Canada’s military

    A little clarity on Brihard's comment perhaps can be found <a href="http://updatednews.ca/2012/06/14/4-major-issues-facing-canadian-veterans/">here</a>, originally from CBC News. Of note, the issue of suicide mentioned in the link stands out the most: (emphasis mine) As I've stated in a <a...
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    Counterpoint: The Conservative record on strengthening Canada’s military

    Sourced from The National Post, 18 Jun 2012, Link <a href="http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/06/19/counterpoint-the-conservative-record-on-strengthening-canadas-military/">Here</a> [Note: Embedded hyperlink included from source]
  13. m2austin

    Book on Combat Engineers in Afghanistan

    I'm happy to announce that "Clearing the Way" has successfully been made into a documentary by Paul Culliton, producer of "If I Should Fall" which follows the life of Marc Diab in work-up and the Afghan mission. LCol Gasparotto was present on Parliament Hill with Mr Culliton for the initial...
  14. m2austin

    Returning to RegF (CT from PRes)

    Thank you for taking the time to reply NMPeters. I don't think there will be much of a PLAR issue as I left the RegF for the PRes as a Cpl, and to the best of my understanding, the PLQ(L) is the same course for both PRes and RegF, both in terms of length and material. When it comes to the 6A...
  15. m2austin

    White Supremacist Infiltration of Canadian Forces?

    Mod edited to remove link, taking an "if in doubt, pull it out" approach to sharing links, even indirectly, contrary to site policy. Milnet.ca Staff
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    White Supremacist Infiltration of Canadian Forces?

    In the past 24 hrs, there has been talk in the media that U.S. white supremacist groups may be infiltrating the Canadian Forces with Canada's CF National Counter-Intelligence Unit being made aware of the situation last year. A quick search of the keywords will provide some articles. Threat or...
  17. m2austin

    Component Transfer ( CT ) - Reserve to Regular

    I've checked with my unit in Southern Ontario and no joy, no GD's and the courses I wanted (PLQ or Hvy eqpt) was not offered or given seats for our unit. As for the frustration in CT'ing, I'd advise to look a little further out in your career. While you're waiting for the CT to go through, get...
  18. m2austin

    Returning to RegF (CT from PRes)

    Today I received my confirmation from CT Cell in NDHQ that they received my CT. All that's needed on my part now is a medical and MPRR update to add my university work and some minor other qualifications. Here's hoping I'm not standing in a long line.
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    Edmonton Soldier Charged for Possession of Child Pornography

    Sourced from ctv.ca, 15 June 2012, Link <a href="http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120615/EDM_soldierchildporn_120616/20120615/?hub=EdmontonHome">Here</a>
  20. m2austin

    Profs say students lack maturity, feel entitled

    Mr Wallace, I may also add that I've had the privilege of reading a few first edition manuscripts of books authored by professors and can attest to numerous grammatical and spelling errors. The cleaning up of this may be done by the editor and publishing team, or by the research assistant if...
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