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Bottom line here, and I think that many people are dancing around the issue, is that Afghanistan is turning into a longer commitment than we are able to handle.  The previous government (yes, the same one who starved the CF into an anorexic shell of a military) committed us for a year.  The five...

The eloquence of this poem is its strength and it exudes the spirit of the fight.  Well said Mcpl Walsh.  I remember. We will remember them now and always.  Lest we forget.

I have to say that some of the comments by Granatstein and Bercuson are right on the money for the re-rolling issue.  They both basically came out and said that the idea of putting sailors and airmen in combat roles especially is ludicrous.  Now I am interested to see how the government plans to...

Agreed! That is one of the most logical things I have heard in a while.  Don't let the brass hear it or they might do the opposite. ;D

battleaxe, you are quite right in that the media has had alot to do with some of this current conversation.  There is a grain of truth to the old addage that states "the media runs the country, not the government." The media picks up on stories which will sell well to the mass market, and many...

I know that there are some purple trade personnel in A-stan right now.  Specifically pay and admin clerks and cooks who have all done some time on the ship.  These guys are used to deployments in the Army world because if anyone has every looked, outside the Army the people with the most medals...

As I was on the road this morning, CBC reported that there is a plan to 're-role' some CF members in order to cover off the manning shortages in Afghanistan.  I have heard of this before, as it was on the news two days ago.  The difference with this morning's broadcast was that they specifically...

Good point Stoney, For example, the Lafeyette Class that France has exported to countries like Taiwan and Saudi Arabia are well known to have major engineering problems.  Ships today are being engineered to the fullest extent of technology and often this means that there are sometimes unproven...

When I did the UT transition last year, there was a huge debate as to what I wear on my hat.  This is the only useful piece of advice I can offer, buy two berets.  That way you are covered, plus you have the nice soft liner in it for when you get to St-Jean and they tell you that everyone should...

A good place to search for rental property in Victoria is at www.brownbros.com.  This company is one of the major rental management companies in Victoria and they have a pretty good reputation.. I lived in one of their buildings for five years.

Sorry Collin T, the watch system for SONAROPS and all the others is the same, but there is a slight error in the timings that navymich gave.  West coast 1 in 2 runs 0730 to 1230, 1230 to 1730, 1730 to 0030 and 0030 to 0730.  I know this is not what is in SSOs, but this is what every ship I...

ROK (South Korea) coast guard vessel.

And the winner is...VICTOR III.

The interesting part of this picture is that it shows the extent to which these things are becoming popular around the world.  At a very affordable price, every third rate despot can have this sort of modern submarine.  Almost makes me think next time Canada should buy Russian.  ;D

Here is one that every sailor who has been to the Persian Gulf should know. 

Since much of the discussion in this forum had revolved around what the Canadian Navy has done and how great we already know we are, I thought I would switch gears for a minute.  Procurement for the forces has been an issue now for about thirty years.  It takes the CF more time to work a project...

Ex-Dragoon, I believe that you are right.  Though I must reiterate that Canada is one of the few nations, including the UK and Australia, to fully integrate on a regular basis into US-led operations.  The major distinction is that we train with the US more often, therefore we also have more...

Let me interject a bit on the integration of Canadian ships into US CVBGs.  I sailed with HMCS Calgary in 2000 during the PACMEF in the Persian Gulf.  Let me just say this for the record that we did every bit as much as the Americans did.  Without going into specifics, I know that Calgary took...

Well, I have to say you had me stumped on this one.  I am going with either a Whiskey variant (not the Long Bin version) or a version of the Ming.  The clues give away the age of this sub.  There is not a real teardrop hull to be had, plus it appears that it needs to be on the surface in order...

The only thing with barbed wire and such around the parking lots in both Halifax and Esquimalt is the aesthetics.  In Victoria especially people are very sensitive to new and strange sights that make their little paradise look too military.  I guess the big grey things floating in the water are...