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I think any discussion on letting people know about potential injuries in anything they do is important.  However, I think that a CANFORGEN might not be the best way to inform the entire CF.  Sometimes this info doesn’t get down to the lowest levels.  The US has done some great research on ECP’s...

I had corrective surgery in College to fix it.  It was years before I decided to join up.  The whole procedure lasts less than an hour and if your not squeamish (I am), they don't even put you under.  You should look into it.  It did, however, take over a year from the referral to the surgery. ...

Anyone know what slip on she would wear?

Slight Hijack, but it's related.... Does anyone know how they picked the jury? Does the number of jurors or the rank of jurors depend on the accused? Is it members of the regular force only? Class B & C reservists?  I'm assuming you can't be selected for jury duty as a Class A reservist.

I thought all INT regardless of element had to do CAP? Anyways..... CAP is 10 weeks long DP1 is 13 weeks long 

From my experiences, your basic and CAP teach you how to be a good follower.  You're only in the breach a small fraction of the time.  The rest of your time is spent helping your fellow candidates.  On these courses you learn what leaders need to get the job done so that when you're qualified...

dapaterson: Thanks for the reply  Now, I know some folks on army.ca think very little of MBA-types and how those ideas relate to military management, but I was struck by something Jack Welsh, the former CEO of GE wrote.  He had the idea that every year GE would rank all it’s employees and let...

I have a question related to Greenrubberduckie question, but it will be of no help to him/her. For the sake of my query, let's assume that what a previous poster had said about the positions in 32 Brigade being full right now is true.  Is that a case of on paper the units are full or is it...

Disclaimer: 1.  I Crossfit 2.  I've never been in a operational environment, nor am I fully trained for that matter. Perhaps the biggest lesson I've learned from Crossfit and it is something I've very little reading over the previous posts, is humility.  I crossfit in a group environment and am...

Hey Mustadio. You're right on about how long it will take to do the testing.  I got everything done in 24 hours and then waited 4 months for it to get processed.  Sometimes applications move at snail speed, sometimes it moves at hare speed.  It will depend on a lot of factors that are...

Step 1:  Find out which days each of these units parade on and the Armoury they are located at. Step 2:  Narrow your search down to one or two based on the criteria set out in Step 1.  Which day/location best fits your current life? Phone the recruiter in each of the units you are interested in...

Wes, you make a similar point that the Swiss are making.  All swiss citizens are in the army and they all get government issued weapons and ammo to take home.  Whenever the media latches onto stories about those guns being used in domestic abuse/murder, they always say that the same crimes could...

Hi Naralis, I could understand a recruiter promising "an 8k summer" for men and women who are signing up and will be away on their initial courses. But did they say that you are entitled to this every year?  If they did, then they are doing a disservice to your unit because they've made...

Inside the Wire:  A Military Intelligence Soldier's Eyewitness Account of Life at Gitmo by Erik Saar and Viveca Novak Reduced to $4.99!!! at Indigo I just bought this book at Indigo and it, as the title suggests, is a first hand account of what happens at Gitmo.  Perhaps the most striking...

Do you think this might just be a way for a worried and scared mother to vent her anxiety about being away from her son?  Maybe he's never left home and she finds herself in the position of helplessness?  Maybe over the course of a 2 hour interview in her living room, looking at pictures of her...

Thanks very much everyone!  I think I may try the 'measuring yourself' tip.  I'm just one of those 'statistics' guys who like to track progress and examine numbers.  I guess that's just not going to work in this case.  Bert, my body type just won't yield a visible six pack.  I just don't have...

Thanks for the reply Medic269: I am using a BMI scale. I know that the emmersion tank is more accurate, but I work for a company that makes the scales, so I got one for free!  I take it about every 7-10 days first thing in the morning, after a trip to the bathroom. I have been doing the...

Could someone diagnose me!  ???: I feel like I am getting stronger, especially since I can lift more and heavier weights as well as run before I lift.  I have a professionally created program from my community centre.  I work out 4-5 times a week, yet over the past two months, I have been...

What do people think about joining the reg force, doing 3-5 years in, and then leaving to pursue another career and becoming a reserve soldier or officer?  I've recently finished post secondary education and I was thinking about joining the reg forces as an NCM, doing an initial contract...