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On Roto O in Kabul we had the mini flail as part of our resources. The beast was unreliable as it made up its' own mind as to where it would actually allow itself to be driven to! The poor operator would turn the thing left - and it the thing would go right! Made for some interesting dog-n-pony...

Ahhh Mo, you make it seem like yesterday!!!!! Fortunately for us all it never made it to the safety digest!

There are many methods available to the Combat Engineers to detect the presence of mines. From the hi-tech gadgetry of remotely operated vehicles down to the hand-held 'mine' detectors. Nothing, however, will ever replace the Sapper and his/her mine prodder.   I would caution comments about...

"Grinder Boy" was a fellas name Morris. Apparently the drum HAD been purged prior to getting out the grinder - he even knew to fill the drum with water prior to starting.... but left approx 6" dead space between the top of the water line and the lid. It went sour when he had almost made the...

The general consensus by many is that explosive sniffing dogs work - and work well. The problem with trying to incorporate that within the CF is 3-fold: time, labour and resources.   Time to train dogs and handlers (there is no such establishment in the CF as yet), once trained, the labour...

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The single soldiers from my Unit were shown last week the "new" single quarters that they would be moving into come the summer of this year. We were dazzled by the 4 soldiers sharing one bathroom design - sure hope they can all fit into one stand-up shower stall in the mornings after PT.... but...

Alright - I'm in...so here's my 2 cents for the kitty....   The never faltering,, steadfast traditions of old are gone - I think that must be an accepted fact. Units try (at least my Unit does) to bring back the days of old where soldiers hung together both on and off duty in a place called the...

E44,   I have your copy of the PER Writing Guide from 49'er, and of course the "We don't score/ Score List" ready for you upon your return to the Regt.... don't worry, as e45 and I have'nt cracked the cover of the guides either...... That's about a million things away!   On an aside note -...

  RSM Williamson, as most recall, used to randomly pick one soldier from each sub-unit once a week to go on a run with him down to 427 Sqn to "gauge" the fitness of the Regt at any one time....   It didn't seem to matter what sub-unit I was in, or how hard I hid in behind the front ranks -...

Hi E44,     Hope the Center of Excellence is treating you well, is the beer fridge stocked?!?! Did some checking, cannot find the BOI on the DWAN or WWW. for that event.... Cheers,           E49G

As has been asked before - where are you heading out into? Dry And Wet Cold requires a different approach to kit preparation and mindset. Examples Petawawa is a great example of Wet Cold, lots of humidity in the air, freezing rain with occasional melting. Going out in this environment at -30deg...

Hey Gunner,   Thanks for the shots! I was the Tp WO for the EOD Tp on Roto 0, and am very familiar with the HALO Trust range.... good to see the "Range Maximum" was being adhered to!!! LOL

As the SQ for the current DART Engr Sqn, I have just spent the last week of my hard-earned Xmas leave getting the Engr out the door! From 2 CER, we sent over a total of 46 soldiers. A Hvy Eqpt Sect, a Fd Sect, an Assault Boat Op Sect (+), and an array of Constr Tp soldiers with all tech trades...

All aspiring Sappers... Aesop081 said it very well - it is the best the Army has to offer. He and I soldiered together for 11yrs, almost all of it in 2CER Petawawa. We've both seen our fair share of Reserves come through the doors. It is a very rewarding trade, where you will use both technical...

Well,   I just read all three pages of this thread - and what a good chuckle I had! Nothing better than to see some jtf, navy seal, special forces, delta poser like [nismo0] get the boot!   I suppose we all have to take everything we read on ANY site with a grain of salt - but he certainly...

Lt Col Dave Grossman has hit the nail on the head. For those of who who want to understand why we kill - or why we have an inherent aversion to killing within our own species - this is the book for you!   For those who have read it... what do you think? Where do you see yourself with respect...

Unfortunately our government back then was too weak to recognize (and publicize) the fact that this was the worst fighting Canadian troops had seen since Korea. Canada back in those days was not ready to hear that their soldiers were actually shooting their weapons at a "hostile" force...

Hello Ice Storm advocates! My sub-unit and I spent a few enjoyable weeks at the Rec Centre in St Isadore, just outside of Cassleman.... I still remember how dangerous it was to try and get down the bowling lane in my socks to get to my cot!!!!

To all serving home and abroad - Happy Holidays, and here's to a safe New Year. Chimo!