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It took them long enough! Interested to see about life-long pensions vs payout for disability. Gunner's Ear would only be a couple bucks a month I guess.
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Barrakketh posted:It means the thread title is more relevant than ever. Wondering when you guys will issue C1's again they look pretty snazzy and the Pattern 64/82 gear will make Canada stand out on the battlefield.
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I think the C1s are gone mostly. Destroyed. And good luck buying back all the '84 pattern stuff from the surplus stores, that poo poo's expensive now.
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MA-Horus posted:I think the C1s are gone mostly. Destroyed. This is Canada. The government will sole-source a company in Quebec to make it for 10x the market value.
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Mar 26, 2016 04:59
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All i want is a set of unmolested '84 pattern pants for camping. Wish I had kept a pair.
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I genuinely wish someone had kept C1's around as DMRs . The Americans put M14s to good use over the past 15 years.
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Frosted Flake posted:I genuinely wish x. This is the CF, son. We gotta make do with mild yearnings.
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We Made Do with C7CTs, AR10s, and C3s. They've been trying to implement a 7.62mm scoped semi-auto for almost a decade now too but we all know how the procurement process is. They were "almost done" with it when I got out 5 years ago.
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Mar 29, 2016 11:28
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Weren't the C1s just worn to poo poo by the time they were retired? I mean, the American DMRs were probably re-arsenal'd at some point or entirely new manufacture. We would probably just throw a lovely airsoft scope on a clapped-out C1 and say "welp have fun"
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acumen posted:We Made Do with C7CTs, AR10s, and C3s. They've been trying to inplement a 7.62mm scoped semi-auto for almost a decade now too but we all know how the procurement process is. They were "almost done" with it when I got out 5 years ago. MA-Horus posted:Weren't the C1s just worn to poo poo by the time they were retired? I mean, the American DMRs were probably re-arsenal'd at some point or entirely new manufacture. We would probably just throw a lovely airsoft scope on a clapped-out C1 and say "welp have fun"
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Mar 29, 2016 15:55
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I only wish they had done that with the BHPs too No replacement parts? gently caress you!
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No, gently caress you! The hi-powers are awesome. Not their fault your guys couldn't take care of the magazines. My regiment was super anal about pistol magazine care and it really paid off. Out of the dozen times I got to shoot them, I never had a stoppage
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:No, gently caress you! The hi-powers are awesome. These are words being spoken my god Did...did your unit have virgin BHPs or something? I had to share mine with 2 infantry regiments, sigs, medics and service. It was the most depressing jungle lane ever I'll tell you what. "THE TARGET IS RIGHT THERE SHOOT WHAT THE gently caress" *jamjamjamjamjamjamFUCKjamjamjam*
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1 Horse had a stash of pistols for each battery(at the time, don't know if they still do) and our battery took really good care of the magazines(banged up mags are the main culprit for bhp jams according to the weapons techs) and had ordered a new batch of mags in 2010ish. Never had a hitch with them.
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Is the Sig Saur different? I've probably shot over 2,500 rounds through mine and the only time I've had issues with jamming is due to dirt after dropping empty mags on reload.. a little water usually fixes it.
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:1 Horse had a stash of pistols for each battery(at the time, don't know if they still do) and our battery took really good care of the magazines(banged up mags are the main culprit for bhp jams according to the weapons techs) and had ordered a new batch of mags in 2010ish. Never had a hitch with them. Confirmed. BHP's are good pistols, and most of the problems are due to clapped out magazines. The pistols that got the mid-life upgrade with new mags in the 90's were pretty good reliability wise. Even the pistols with the old mags are fine if the mags are still good.
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I have a BHP of my own and it's good. The ones I used in the infantry during training were dogshit though, goddamn. Nothing like a stoppage after every round fired off.
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Best part of the BHP is running the qualification range, and after the 80 or so officers and SNCOs go through it's up to the Cpls and Mcpls to burn through (or I guess technically give back) the rest of the ammo. We were doing range rundowns from 50m with a pistol in each hand and 1 in the holster, desperado style. Our range finished at 1300 and we played with guns until 1700. Must have burned through 3000 rounds between 6 of us. Trying to hit a target with a gun in each hand is impossible though. gently caress junior Lieutenants are easy to manipulate.
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Yeah unmolested BHPs are good firearms because John Moses Browning makes Hiram Maxim look like a bitch in the "My designs have killed the most people" category and gives Kalashnikov a run for his money
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MA-Horus posted:Yeah unmolested BHPs are good firearms because John Moses Browning makes Hiram Maxim look like a bitch in the "My designs have killed the most people" category and gives Kalashnikov a run for his money this is so right
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Does anyone know exactly how APS posting messages are cut? After being cut - how are they delivered (I imagine through clerks and SSMs)? Is there an actual timeline/deadline they all need to be delivered, or is it completely at the discretion of the CM/email chain?
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Chief Clerk should know I think. My cousin is a MP at 101 and keeps getting prime gigs in embassy security. Is there a way to get in on close protection / security without an OT? e: Without speaking Arabic/Lithuanian preferably.
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Frosted Flake posted:Chief Clerk should know I think. Embassy security and Air Marshal time are two of the jammiest gigs in the trade. The year I spent in Kabul wasn't exactly a game-changer career wise but I made a bit of coin, had a lot of fun and met some seriously solid human beings (the Afghans and civi staff obviously; not my own supervisors). If you aren't an MP, the only way you're getting a CP job is to join the unit that does CP, but the downside of that is having to live in Carleton Place.
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flakeloaf posted:Embassy security and Air Marshal time are two of the jammiest gigs in the trade. The year I spent in Kabul wasn't exactly a game-changer career wise but I made a bit of coin, had a lot of fun and met some seriously solid human beings (the Afghans and civi staff obviously; not my own supervisors). Stittsville and Kanata aren't bad either.
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I've read this three times and I'm still uncertain what the policy is. Whose job is it to decide what combat is? http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/politics/defence-chief-combat-mission-1.3455375
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The term "combat mission" should never have been used as a descriptor for anything, and arguing over its definition is stupid semantic nonsense. Sounds more like the opposition are flailing around trying to paint the libs as warhawks or something I dunno. The CDS' assertion that PSO and self defence while actually under attack aren't "combat missions" is fine with me. If they were, working in a recruiting centre could be a "combat mission" because soldiers were attacked and defended themselves with force 
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Our SF is obviously getting into it when training and it amazes me that people think a few F-18s are in more "combat" than CSOR/JTF2 are/were. The way it is, it's partially appealing to all sides of the argument and I'd even agree that what we're doing is the best option. We a) are spending less by not constantly flying fighter jets b) are still providing our (best, no less) troops with combat experience c) pretending to be conducting a happy mission for the hippies d) training the locals to do their own thing since we all know the quagmire of trying to institute democracy and western beliefs in that part of the world e) are still shooting ISIS jerks
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The only thing that should constitute combat is when our troops are put in harms way. Bam, done, I'll take the CDS' pay cheque for the month tyvm.
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What is the best way to find out who my VAC person is?
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Call the veterans affairs office and ask whoever answers. They'll let you know right away. Probably even transfer you to them.
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Frosted Flake posted:What is the best way to find out who my VAC person is? Call 1-866-522-2122 and ask to speak to your case manager. All you need is your service number but if you haven't made initial contact or don't have a name for your case manager you might not be assigned one yet. Did you meet with someone from VAC during your release appointments? They're ridiculously swamped with veterans and it's a mission to get a hold of my case manager and I've been in the system for several years now.
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I was told that my own pension transfer would take years to sort out, and in the meantime i just have to accept that my public service pension statements are gibberish.
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MagicCube posted:Call 1-866-522-2122 and ask to speak to your case manager. All you need is your service number but if you haven't made initial contact or don't have a name for your case manager you might not be assigned one yet. Did you meet with someone from VAC during your release appointments? If you call up the local veterans office, you have a better chance of speaking to your case manager
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Thanks, I'll call them and try to sort things out on Monday.
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:If you call up the local veterans office, you have a better chance of speaking to your case manager Eh, not mine at this point. Two random days a week she's at the ASU, 2 random days at the VAC office, and 1 day a week on home visits. I have her office number, cell, and everything, but it's still a pain to get in touch. I was supposed to have a 3 month visit set up for April about 2-3 weeks ago. Halfway through April and I still haven't heard anything. Not a big deal though as I'm spending most of time learning French through the program. Even though they're overburdened I have zero complaints with my case manager and the medical and vocational rehab program. She's very nice and helpful and the program has been really good to me. The VRAB on the other hand . . . MagicCube fucked around with this message at 18:42 on Apr 13, 2016 |
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Another day, another article about funding delays, but I hit gold incentive level on my PT test this week so I feel pretty good  Can't shake the feeling that the MLVW replacement project will include tying a burnt out chassis to strapping young soldiers selected for their ruggedness after being identified by the new fitness system, though  e. Also I realized I left my boxers in my car on the way to the shower but didn't feel like going back for them so I freeballed in a flight suit the rest of the day, felt pretty good. Guest2553 fucked around with this message at 22:24 on Apr 20, 2016 |
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Wait there's incentive levels on the PT tests now?
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Eventually yes. Right now they're running the numbers to evaluate how much of an impact they could have at promotion boards assuming the promotion freezes haven't manifested, scores, etc.
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$5000 in prizes you guys!
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Frosted Flake posted:$5000 in prizes you guys! That's a lot of
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