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Guest2553 posted:Was it a CFHA fuckup? That sounds like something stupid enough for a CHFA to do. Depending on the circumstances, its either: -CFHA -Canada Post -All of the above (CP because people were supposed to get keys in the mail, apparently)
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Frosted Flake posted:Some reserve infantry units aren't bad. You get to wear a kilt, or dumb hat, or call yourself a Rocky Mountain Ranger or Forrester or whatever. During Afghanistan they could be pretty good. How good they are now is pretty much up to how many people from that era or earlier are still active. Certainly a number of guys in CSOR started as reserve infantry, so there's no denying some had good standards and competent NCOs. Lassitude fucked around with this message at 09:50 on Jan 23, 2016 |
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Depending on the circumstances, its either: If it's come down to blaming Canada Post for loving up, it's CFHA. Or the mailroom, who probably didn't "gently caress up" so much as "deliver the keys to the address in their lookup table for the unit on the box regardless of what was written on the goddamned thing".
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Jan 23, 2016 15:52
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flakeloaf posted:If it's come down to blaming Canada Post for loving up, it's CFHA. Or the mailroom, who probably didn't "gently caress up" so much as "deliver the keys to the address in their lookup table for the unit on the box regardless of what was written on the goddamned thing". They also hosed up the emergency accomodations on a base with that. They changed the locks but didn't give the BDO the key(s) to get in. Oh, and don't move to Esquimalt if you like having hot water. 
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Jan 23, 2016 21:58
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Nice work, you loving morons http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/members-of-hmcs-winnipeg-arrested-for-drug-possession-in-japan
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Feb 4, 2016 02:05
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I guess at least it wasn't sexual assault/harassment? Generally, when I think of countries with permissive views on recreational drugs, I think of Japan.   
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Did any other RQs steal Roll-Up-The-Rim cups overseas or was it just 2 Horse? I hear the story of The Great Timmies Caper this time every year. *e: I fixed this on my phone a week ago, welp! Frosted Flake fucked around with this message at 15:59 on Feb 12, 2016 |
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Feb 6, 2016 22:02
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Well the people busted in Japan were uh, the son of an admiral and son of the just-retired CDS (the one released from custody, but his name is in the press - also air force, not navy). And the embarked PSP person, of course. http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/esquimalt-based-sailors-arrested-on-drug-charges-in-japan-identified-1.2767143
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Feb 6, 2016 22:09
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I see your navy retardation and raise you airforce good ol boys' club. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/racist-abuse-canadian-air-force-1.3443197 Army needs to step up its scandal game. Come on Green Machine, we need a cadet rape or two. Also, quote:the son of an admiral and son of the just-retired CDS Barrakketh fucked around with this message at 14:39 on Feb 12, 2016 |
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Feb 12, 2016 14:34
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Barrakketh posted:Army needs to step up its scandal game. Come on Green Machine, we need a cadet rape or two. I have faith. With the Vandoos overseas again for OP Reassurance, I have no doubt there will be DUIs and domestic calls galore in Valcatraz.
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Feb 12, 2016 16:01
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Strong. Proud. Racist as gently caress. I remember guys in my reserves unit were excited when the Caledonia occupation started (Mohawk nation occupied an under-construction subdivision in Caledonia, outside of Hamilton because they believed it was part of their territory) because they thought they'd be able to go bust some heads. They were sorely disappointed when told that the military wouldn't be participating.
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MA-Horus posted:Strong. Proud. Racist as gently caress. Guelph guys? I had scarcely heard a bad word about Natives before joining the military. It was beyond eye opening to hear otherwise chill people go on racist tirades. Luckily as a Black guy, I was one of the good ones so I got a pass.
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Feb 12, 2016 16:28
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Frosted Flake posted:Guelph guys? Hamilton. The slightly more capable side of Guelph.
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Feb 12, 2016 18:25
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My unit was too nerdy to be racist. Plus we all had jobs, so we didn't have the Combat Arms Trailer Trash hanging around, scrapping for Class B's. Although we did have a nutcase who was a conspiracy theorist and wrote a Patriot fiction book about banks ruining
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Feb 12, 2016 18:27
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I got quite a bit of ribbing for being half Chinese but none of it was malicious. Also the majority of the anti-aboriginal rants I heard were from natives. The military is still pretty loving racist though.
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acumen posted:I got quite a bit of ribbing for being half Chinese but none of it was malicious. I got quite a bit of ribbing for being bisexual, on every course or tasking I ever participated on. And a good bit of it was definitely malicious. If I made any noise about it I just got sent to a catholic chaplain and maybe s sergeant would say a line or two about harassment after next PT. Good ole zero tolerance policy  To its credit, anti-LBGT harassment was pretty much non existent at my home unit (1RNFLDR). But anytime I had to go away (Gagetown or wherever) I had to mentally prepare for an onslaught of 'human being' and gay jokes (wether directed at me or no). It was quite alienating and I took my first opportunity to leave the Reserves and enter civilian employment, even though I had originally planned to go for commission when I completed my degree.
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That sucks. We had an openly gay guy and a guy we were pretty sure was gay but nobody ever gave them a hard time. I guess it all depends on the unit
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Like I said I never experienced an issue within my home unit. It was only ever when on taskings/courses when I had to work away. So it's definitely a regional or unit thing. This was also in 2008-2012 or so, things have probably improved.
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JVNO posted:
Lol In other news...I'm officially out. All the way out. Term of service in the sup res complete, honorable discharge. SMDFTB.
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Feb 22, 2016 18:12
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Nice. I'm running out the clock now, meeting with a PSO to find out what career the artillery translates to. I'm content to go to grad school, if it's all the same to them. How does it feel?
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Feb 22, 2016 19:39
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Private security is awful fyi so I hope you've got a better plan than I did when I first got out. Although if you need a quick and easy job the Commissionaires will literally hire you on the spot.
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Frosted Flake posted:Nice. I'm running out the clock now, meeting with a PSO to find out what career the artillery translates to. I'm content to go to grad school, if it's all the same to them. Well you sure aren't gonna find a job where good hearing is a requirement holy gently caress my gunner's ear goes off every time there's a steel strike at work
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Feb 23, 2016 01:06
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I went to the Prince of Wales Op Entrepreneur charity seminar, recently. It was nice knowing my local development bureau is willing to throw 75,000$ in loans and bursaries to start my own business. I've been thinking of putting my name in for the week-long seminar in Winnipeg (I think?), where they help you finalize your own business model to become Captains of Industry.
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Feb 24, 2016 17:12
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Well, the Facebook discussions about the two dudes from HMCS Winnipeg first-kissing are going about how you'd imagine... And yesterday one of the old farts said the MND could use his "shitrag" to do cleaning stations.
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Feb 25, 2016 00:54
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Anyone else have to put up with the hopeless nonsense that is shared services canada? I'm happy that at least someone is airing a grievance against them - the RCMP seem to have more of a free hand to air dirty laundry in a public place. In other, totally unrelated news, turns out we're now allowed to make use of the Nexus bypass at a few select airports (Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto..?). Technically it's only for in-uniform personnel, but the gate security people didn't seem to know/care and waived us through despite being in civvies.
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My reading is CF members are OK in civvies, only civvy air crew has to be uniformed. E: source http://www.catsa.gc.ca/using-your-nexus-card Mantle fucked around with this message at 08:12 on Mar 17, 2016 |
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Mar 17, 2016 07:51
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What about travelling in civvies with wife and kids if I have my ID? Anyone tried it?
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Not yet, but I should be able to find out on spring break.
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Does that apply to the extra baggage as well? Porter, Air Canada and VIA all have different baggage policies for CF.
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Look up the individual airline policies but I've used extra check-in showing my CF one card or military ID wearing civvies and for personal travel.
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So what's the over/under on seeing a pay raise in the budget this Tuesday do you guys figure? 
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I just want free university. God drat.
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Barrakketh posted:I just want free university. God drat. Sure, you just need to wear the monkey suit and attend band camp for four years.
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stevobob fucked around with this message at 17:02 on Aug 16, 2017 |
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Mar 21, 2016 11:43
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My PSO was able to put together an ILP that included funded education, with the caveat that I need to switch to a program that benefits the CAF in some way.
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Yeah but it's always been like that. And they're pretty liberal with what is "beneficial" for the forces. Not quite like it used to be - you could do almost literally anything. Pilot's licenses used to be very popular because they were paid for.
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Any insight into what the new budget means? Future high-end procurement was cut, but not the F-35 explicitly? https://www.trudeaumetre.ca/ quote:
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Mar 23, 2016 11:42
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It means the thread title is more relevant than ever.
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I was awfully prescient when I came up with that one. But creating our own version of the GI bill is a cool idea, I like it.
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