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    Changes to Clothing Online point system

    If this is the case then why do the oxfords cost more points than the parade boots but to purchase them the parade boots cost more to purchase than the oxfords?
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    A few questions.

    3. I want to be trained and serve on one of our submarines. Is that something that would help me be promoted a little faster during the course of my career? To become  submariner as an NWT you will need to wait until you have completed your QL 5 academics. So apply once you start your QL5
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    More sailors needed for Canada's warships

    If you really want to see POs doing cleaning stations come down to subs where everyone does cleaning stations including the POs and Officers.
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    Weapon Tech or Radar Tech?

    For hands on get dirty and take stuff apart NWT is the way to go.  Although I might be bias after 17 years in the trade. :2c:
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    Dress to report in?

    If you are MS or below standard dress of the day even in an office is NCDs.
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    What is your military status?

    Naval Weapons Tech on Submarines
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    Status on Victoria-class Submarines?

    For those that are interested Chicoutimi is firmly on the Ground in Esquimalt  (quite literally) for those interested in Pics the Times Colonist has a good Photo Gallery of the off load. http://www.timescolonist.com/Photo+gallery+HMCS+Chicoutimi+arrives+refit+Esquimalt/1570366/story.html
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    Naval Improved Clothing and Equipment (NICE) Project

    I'm just glad that since we don't use war bags in subs I won't have to wear that monstrosity of a vest either :rofl:
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    Living on ships...

    Ships, no - not in the last 30 years, anyways.  Submarines, I couldn't tell you.  I don't know if that was fact or myth. We don't hot bunk on the subs either.
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    Hmmm...I wounder what the big lift ship is for??

    Victoria's EDWP is being done by FMF CB and Windsor is being done by FMF CS, these are the last ones to be done by the FMFs the rest of the EDWPs for the Victoria class will be conducted bu CSMG/ Vic Ship under the VISSC program.
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    Letters from WW2, Seaforth Highlanders

    You should try contacting the regimental museum at the armories in Vancouver they might be interested.
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    Submarines - Victoria class, the past, the present and beyond....

    :stars: I am 6'1" and am currently posted to the Victoria.  yes the quarters are tight but I don't walk around all hunched over through these boats.  Yes I do have to duck around things but it is not that bad and up in the WSC there is lots of head room.
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    Wearing Of Contact Lenses While On Duty

    I know for the navy they will supply contact lenses for personnel standing periscope watches on a submarine.
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    Navy possibly going with a six man duty watch

    I was part of the original trial in 2002-2003 on the Regina during her Docking work period.  At the time it called for 2 brow 2 mcrs a Duty watch supervisor and an OOD.  Anytime there was high risk work after hours (ie burning and welding etc) we had to augment with an extra brow and mcr.  With...
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    HMCS Ville De Quebec back. from Canoe news 21 Dec 2008

    Welcome Home boys and girls
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    HMCS Huron To Be Sunk

    That is the Huron alright.
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    HMCS Huron To Be Sunk

    The birds eye views and the aerial views are from different times but both shots are are of the Annapolis.  The aerial views is deffinitly older than the birds eye as the naval graving dock is empty in the aerial and Victoria is in the dock in the birds eye under all the white covering.  which...
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    B.C. keeps $1.5b Submarine contract

    The eventual over all plan is to have 2 boats per coast so that at least one is running on each coast no matter which boat is in EDWP.
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    B.C. keeps $1.5b Submarine contract

    The system we are using these days in the Victoria's for FC is far from 1979 era technology.
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    MESO vs. MEM

    I am not a reserve but as  far as I know the reserves do the same leadership course as the reg force since I had a couple of reserves on my reg force PLQ and these courses are done as full time courses and not part time.  The PLQs are done at various bases, but the ILQ and the ALQ are both done...
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