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Knocked that CFAT outta the park and have a date booked for my interview/medical at the end of the month. For anyone else that has to take that test, I'd say the greatest resource ever is Khan Acadamy. I had gotten a little complacent in doing math by hand, given that the last time I did any non-calculator math was atleast 10 years ago, but I went through the excercises on the site from the absolute beginning and powered my way though them with the help of the videos. Everything comes back pretty quickly I found.
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I've been given to opportunity to volunteer to go on one of those annual arctic sovereignty exercises next year. Has anyone gone on one of these? How different would it be from a regular Winter Warfare course?
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May 8, 2012 00:53
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Op Nanook? Or some other one?
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Why am I being tasked with enemy force for the upcoming Jamaican exercise, and they are sending people from India Coy to stand up as a recce section? That's like total army logic to me.
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Lassitude posted:Op Nanook? Or some other one? Yeah Nanook. I've never even seen an Artic Ranger before, so I guess it could be pretty interesting to train with them.
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I've done Nanook before. You go in August, so it really isn't anything like winter indoctrination, as where we were on Baffin Island at least there wasn't any snow. Experiences can vary greatly for Nanook, though. When I went, we flew to Iqaluit and then our platoon flew further north to do community outreach essentially. Other platoons stayed in Iqaluit and participated in the sort of rescue operation training, I think it was. Doing the community outreach was amazing though.
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Expect nothing below -10 max for Nanook. It's your average October/November ex 3 months early.
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Is anyone else in Esquimalt/Venture? I'm here doing NETPO over the summer and I seem to recall there were a few CSEs and MARS hanging around in this thread. We have to stay in a dorm style building with 4 beds to a room, it's actually shittier than what I had on basic (and a far cry from the maid serviced hotel rooms I was getting used to in Halifax  ) It's a tough life.
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Freeze posted:We have to stay in a dorm style building with 4 beds to a room, it's actually shittier than what I had on basic (and a far cry from the maid serviced hotel rooms I was getting used to in Halifax I'd say I feel bad for you, but I really don't.
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I lived in Nelles Block for a year in a room with three roomates, two of whom were smokers - you had to use a paint scraper to get the tar off the windows for inspections. This wasn't that long ago, either, but they finally did ban smoking in the building. I've also spent almost as much time in A-Block in Halifax, which makes Nelles look like Juneau Tower. Funny story - one of the smokers would not leave his bed if he wasn't in class or absolutely had to go to the galley for food. He'd nearly always have a buddy of his bring him something from the galley, more often than not a poutine. Not surprisingly he was 3B-ed out due to crippling health problems a couple of years later. Not a whole lot of sympathy here for your summer accommodation.
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Freeze posted:Is anyone else in Esquimalt/Venture? I'm here doing NETPO over the summer and I seem to recall there were a few CSEs and MARS hanging around in this thread. Suck it I had to stay in a four man room with 8 people in it. Top bunk. Yeah I'm hardcore Samu fucked around with this message at 01:58 on May 23, 2012 |
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May 23, 2012 01:38
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Freeze posted:Is anyone else in Esquimalt/Venture? I'm here doing NETPO over the summer and I seem to recall there were a few CSEs and MARS hanging around in this thread. Dammit, you're giving me an urge rant about living in holes in the ground and call you a pussy. Motherfucker, I'm supposed to be out now. Don't do this to me. ... ...resisting the urge... Really? You're complaining about four to a room?
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The worst I had was 6 people in a 4 man recce tent in October in Shilo. All of our 5-man/10-man tents were busted. Thank gently caress it was seasonably warm week and a half.
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gently caress parades. I'd rather be patrolling.
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Morristron posted:Really? You're complaining about four to a room? Yeah it sucks. Also, I only get two pillows which sucks because I find that 3 pillows is the optimum number of pillows for lounging in bed. On top of that we have to change our own sheets instead of the maid doing it??? I told you, it's a tough life.
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My Spirit Otter posted:The worst I had was 6 people in a 4 man recce tent in October in Shilo. All of our 5-man/10-man tents were busted. Thank gently caress it was seasonably warm week and a half. Why would you not just sleep outside?
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Freeze posted:Yeah it sucks. Also, I only get two pillows which sucks because I find that 3 pillows is the optimum number of pillows for lounging in bed. On top of that we have to change our own sheets instead of the maid doing it??? I told you, it's a tough life. Obvious troll aside, if you sail with me I will punch you in the face.
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Hizawk posted:Why would you not just sleep outside? We weren't allowed to, trust me, I tried
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It's 30 celsius in Eastern Canada and I can't stop rocking the FUR HAT, YUKON STYLE. Sweet jesus, I love this thing. I'm bringing it with me to my tasking in Val and say I belong to the Foresters.
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Barrakketh posted:It's 30 celsius in Eastern Canada and I can't stop rocking the FUR HAT, YUKON STYLE. I love wearing my FUR HAT, YUKON STYLE. I am going to buy one for every year I am in the military.
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Tempted to order it, but I don't know if I could face the ridicule.
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mstrkrft posted:Tempted to order it, but I don't know if I could face the ridicule. Just do it, it's free and its warm
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mstrkrft posted:Tempted to order it, but I don't know if I could face the ridicule.  Everyone in the office is jealous of my HAT, FUR, YUKON STYLE. There is no ridicule. Am I wearing it backwards? tuyop fucked around with this message at 12:39 on May 27, 2012 |
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May 27, 2012 00:10
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I'm sold. Just ordered it, I can't wait to embrace the fur.
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tuyop posted:Am I wearing it backwards? Ya you are man, unfuck yourself back into proper regs.
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My Spirit Otter posted:Ya you are man, unfuck yourself back into proper regs. It looks so stupid the other way around though! 
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tuyop posted:It looks so stupid the other way around though! Wait, the tall flap with the two snaps isn't the front? VVV Okay, I thought there was some secret army way to wear it. HammerOfHope fucked around with this message at 17:01 on May 27, 2012 |
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May 27, 2012 15:07
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Ya he had it on right, I was fuckin' around.
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My Spirit Otter posted:Ya he had it on right, I was fuckin' around. You was taken the piss mate? A right good joke, innit bruv?
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My Spirit Otter posted:Ya he had it on right, I was fuckin' around. But then why are the snaps there? That's a very useless feature!
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tuyop posted:But then why are the snaps there? That's a very useless feature! I'm gonna assume to keep it from falling down onto your face or something. I don't know, bro, mil gear is pretty retarded sometimes.
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So you can unsnap it and use it as a sort of sun-blocking thing, like a baseball cap only entirely ineffective.
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Canuck-Errant posted:So you can unsnap it and use it as a sort of sun-blocking thing, like a baseball cap only entirely ineffective. Or pull it over your face if you're trying to sleep and it's cold out!
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My Spirit Otter posted:Or pull it over your face if you're trying to sleep and it's cold out! Let me tell you, racking out in 1As is the best.
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tuyop posted:Let me tell you, racking out in 1As is the best. Oh, they won't let you wear it in combats? I got out before it physically showed up, so I know nothing of the regs.
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I'm going to have to order one of those hats. I'm surprised that you can't get them at the kit shop or CANEX. E: If we're talking about gear, is the only way to get a compression bag for my field kit through the kit shop? Frosted Flake fucked around with this message at 16:46 on May 28, 2012 |
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So I just found out via SMS that a person at my unit might be brought up on charges for apparently cheating on her fiancé. Weird way to find that out... Edit: turns out it was just her fiancé friend trying to find out if she'd cheated on him, n/m Canuck-Errant fucked around with this message at 20:27 on May 28, 2012 |
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Frosted Flake posted:I'm going to have to order one of those hats. Seriously? Is there a Mec or something near you?
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tuyop posted:Let me tell you, racking out in 1As is the best. Really, that's the only order of dress you can wear it with? Laaame... I wanted to wear it around in June in my NCDs with my sleeves rolled up and a sweet pair of aviators. You know, like the CF had found some weird new sense of style or something.
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Oh yeah, there totally is. I guess there's no use in paying an extra $10 for CADPAT. I haven't bought anything other than what I was issued before, so I was just being cautious about what can and cannot be in my field kit.
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