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Now this is a hot topic for me.  I submitted four of my team members for MSM in Rwanda and was told that they were just doing their jobs. Why because somewhere in our job description we are required to lay down our lives if required. Going into harms way as a soldier is in your job description...

So let me get this straight. By not picking up items marked â Å“Made in Chinaâ ? should sort them out, if we all do it, then its a major economical problem for them. With a supper power this will fail. All you need to do is look at the worlds history. Any country in economical hardship most...

what about different levels of recruitment  For example those that want to serve as a tech and those that want to serve as a solider. Now all soldiers will get the basics Basic Military Qualification , Soldiers Qualification, then Trade training. So they can deploy no change there.  The...

          The PPCLI outstanding troops. I worked with them on several missions and a commando course many years past. Good luck to you.   

Earned the right to serve Let me tell you a story. Its about a Soviet built â Å“Hind Dâ ? attack helicopter that crashed in the rice paddies of Sierra Leone, West Africa, in 2001. In the back jungles of the KONO on the eastern side of the country.  A Soviet built Hind D with a mercenary...

What you can expect in Meaford, is lots of good Army training. Lost of weapons drills and basic Army entry training at the SQ level. And yes you are a long way from any real populated areas. The quite hamlet of Meaford is 11.5 km from the base, it's a bit of a retirement village. Owen sound is...

          We are all Soldiers First, When I look out into the Coy, I see uniforms nothing more. When I give an order it's followed by someone in uniform ! If that order requires a particular skill (Qualification)  I will give it to the solider with the skill or qualification to complete the...

Army, Combat Engineers for 24 years, going on 30(+), UUUURRRRRAAAAA. But remember we are all in the service of our country first â Å“ Canadaâ ?      :cdn: :soldier:

I am 45 (QMSI) and in the Canadian Army and still humping my rucksack, 2 hours of PT a day with a 8 km run plus. Just completed my tour in Kabul â Å“Bomb Disposalâ ?, In 2001 Sierra Leone with IMAT. I have 24 years service 6 tours, looking forward to another 10 years with another 2 or 3 tours...

WW IV This is a concept all Countries of the world should be involved in, You know posters, rally the troops, motivate the population, search out and destroy all terrorism on this plant!!!!!!!. UUUURRRRRAAAAAA !!!!!!  Not just a coalition of the willing! but global WW IV on Terrorism. Each...

Now I understand after several briefings the â Å“Tree Block Warâ ? is a â Å“concept of opsâ ? and not just in urban Ops its in complex terrain such as â Å“Jungles of Central Africaâ ? in the â Å“Mountains of Afghanistanâ ?, And in the City's of the world bâ ? Kabul , Kigali, Baghdadâ ...

Now this is an interesting topic, should the mess be mixed ! â Å“Noâ ? should their be functions that are mixed â Å“Yesâ ?. I like the 82 airborne concept and fort Irwin's. One building one central bar in a circular centre. The Officers mess has one wing, the SNCO's another wing, the Troops...

      I don't really understand what this is all about. There are woman in combats, they do a good job, and they will be staying!!! I think it's more of the other side of the conversation. The question should be revisited and read â Å“Man that have a problem with woman in the militaryâ ? Now...

I know this is a little late but, I am  a Company Sergeant Major in a training environment now, I my be able to help you out. I also have friends that deal with CBC in ref to short military documentaries and movies. I could send you his way, plus all of his contacts are in Toronto, I think. I am...

Now none of us believe we are immune from attack. So now we know it and have started to prepare for it, by training and passages of information.  A good friend from the NIC told me once that â Å“ insurgency can only be stopped by a surgical strike in the hart of the festering woundâ ?. Now that...

Just spent the last 6 years in Pet, excellent time, outstanding unit, Good troops, Typical tours Bosnia, Sierra Leone, Athena Roto O, Honduras, all the trips to States. All-in-all an outstanding 6 year run  But now.... .Its back to Army training with SQ, DP1, CQCI, and the over due Sniper...

If were still on tour's Best:      Sierra Leone 2000-2001, IMAT and not the UN, But with the UK Taskforce, after that it would have to be Kabul ATHENA Roto 0 Worst:  Rwanda ..... nothing more to say on that one. :cdn: :soldier: 

I've had several briefings on the subject of the three block war in the past year, from US Engineers, Canadian Engineers, and UK Generals . We are now starting to add it into our training. This is so all the troops going through SQ and DP1 trg will have a taste of it. As for how we as engineers...

One thing we are all forgetting is that PT is part of our working day. So if you work a 10 hour day then you should be using part of that day to do PT. If your in an Area HQ and your failing to do PT, because your work load is to much. This needs to be addressed ASAP through the chain of comd...

Now most soldiers believe there should be no workup training. That's good if you enforce all members to ensure they keep fit. We all know there's people in uniform out there avoiding PT like its the black plague. I call them people, because their not soldiers, only soldiers ensure their fit and...