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As a CPO2, and having proven somewhat...versatile....they tend to give me some latitude now. As mentioned, setting something up so that the training goal is met for evaluation purposes, then adding something 'extra' into the mix is a good plan. I'm pondering this fall to see if I can pull...

I've done poor OPFOR. I'm trying to do better OPFOR now. My first kick at the cat we were literally doing the 'almost in plain sight unrealistic threat' level. This year will be much better than the last few. We have plans. :) I agree - the attack plan must be flexible enough to deal with...

I'll jump in on the OPFOR point above. Trg Coy from my unit has been the OPFOR for our unit's fall exercise (November-ish) for the past 2 years. Each time, as Trg Coy CSM, I've learned and improved. This fall's ex will be even better. A key factor from my perspective is that the OPFOR must...

Some minor corrections made to the design after the print finished (I should have done it as a draft instead of fine/detailed...oh well.) Time to go fit it into the ship and see what other changes have to be made!

And here's the 3D design done...it's on the printer now and will be done late tonight.

Ok....so...if you look at the "Aft Hangar Bay" image, you'll see a rather unsightly gap between the after face of Hangar C, and the forward portion of the Cable Deck area. I realized that when I've got the ship open for showing off, the panel that I plan to have covering the aft portion of the...

Then, as I was waiting for the putty and the epoxy to dry, I decided to pull out my razor saw and do a bit more cutting inside. The original 3D printed hangar deck I made had slightly shallower elevator wells. The new one with the deeper well to accommodate the lift system necessitated the...

It's been a while since I updated on my Bonnie build...I got distracted with building a 1/48 scale 3D printed model of the HMCS St Thomas, which is now complete. Here's some work I've done in the past week on the Bonnie. The new skegs have finally been epoxied into place, and have, as of...

That's a great build! Really well done! As the builder, you are always your own worst critic, because you know exactly which knot you tied backwards, which drop of paint you didn't blend properly, and which plank wasn't exactly in place right as it got glued down...and then stuck to your...

Sister Ships, not Twins. No two are alike, and there are differences between the first 6 and the last 6. To the point that there are difference incident boards for each group.

Bear in mind - the military is a tool of the Government. We use what tools we are given. The Government is run by people who are not, for the most part, military. The people who vote for the Government are not generally military - nor are many Canadians well versed in what a 'warship'...

Nah, here's my forecast: 3 x CSC - then, with the realization that HOLY COW THESE ARE SPENDY, someone will suggest pulling some of the combat Suite off the Halifax's and slap it onto the AOPS, then build a few more AOPS. So, we get 6x 'first flight' AOPS for offshore patrol duties, with...

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Crew change...no-one in the new crew had ownership, nor history, so the accomplishments of CHA during that cruise are basically lost to the AAR and LL libraries...that no-one ever reads.

Upon our return from Libya in 2011, CHA was directed to put up 3x Kill Markers. We called in several hundred targets, saw kinetic effect delivered in many instances, and were directed to put up 3 kill markers on the ship. Those markers were later removed and now reside at the Naval Museum in...

I will observe that when you post a crew off after a major deployment, it's a broken chain of lessons learned. When I was on CHA from '96-01, I did multiple sets of WUPs, multiple missilex trips to Rosie Roads, and 2 major deployments. I didn't need to read lessons learned for the 2nd trip...

You misinterpret the value I place on the Bombardier offering...I see the two as equally worthless... :)

Except that...there is no longer a factory floor...since the factory is no longer producing C-17's.

As a history buff - YES PLEASE. As a realistic military capability...heck no. As a Canadian hoping for best bang for buck for our military? I think it's as good an option as the Bombardier concept aircraft that's being touted...how about we re-open the bidding process and allow both this AND...

Also the guy who who was watching the CIWS - CMS330 integration trial and realized that the reason we had no paint on the CIWS RADAR screen was because the Armament Techs hadn't thought to enable it at the mount when we left the harbour....I figured it out after the 2nd pass by the jet and there...