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Apr 21, 2016 04:53
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Preeeeetty sure promotion freezes are for merit-based ones, not automatic ones. I for one am super happy about how the maritime helo replacement continues to be a decades long car crash. No OTU, no plans for one by the look of it, and a $90 million cut to the program? I'll
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Apr 22, 2016 01:38
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compressioncut posted:I for one am super happy about how the maritime helo replacement continues to be a decades long car crash. No OTU, no plans for one by the look of it, and a $90 million cut to the program? I'll Rumour mill has the MH COs staff checking for Sea Kings operating till 2021. So while that ship may have sailed, it could be heading back to port. Ya know, to sit in dry dock.
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Apr 22, 2016 04:27
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yeah I think saying that the SKs will be "operating" is wildly optimistic.
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Apr 22, 2016 18:05
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Are they still putting people through AESOP school or are SK-related MOS closed for the time being?
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Apr 22, 2016 21:28
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Frosted Flake posted:Are they still putting people through AESOP school or are SK-related MOS closed for the time being? The bulk of AESOPs are on Auroras anyhow. The Sea King OTU is running the last courses now, supposed to close in July.
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Apr 23, 2016 00:10
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The military going to Fort McMurray will be a reunion between the guys who got out to work in the oil sands, and the guys who stayed in - both to pay off their 2014 Camaros. http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/how-is-the-military-helping-fort-mcmurray/
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May 5, 2016 13:40
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People on facebook are already screaming "why isn't the army in fort mac fighting the fires" I want to reply "why aren't you fighting the fire, you have as much firefighting training as your average cpl bloggins does." THE ARMY IS THE SOLUTION TO ALL PROBLEMS
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May 5, 2016 13:59
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Shoot the fire to death
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May 5, 2016 16:07
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Shoot? Like with actual live stuff? Been a while since you've been on ex, I see. The new plan is to run up to the flames making "psssh psssh" noises.
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May 5, 2016 16:32
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Send in the PAT platoons armed with fire blankets.
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May 5, 2016 16:46
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They should just send Mat Techs near the end of their contract so they'll look on in despair.
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May 5, 2016 16:56
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:Send in the PAT platoons armed with fire blankets. This is the best idea. Has anyone actually tried to smother a fire with a fire blanket? I feel like with the decades of dried up semen residue they'd go up like tissue paper soaked in gasoline.
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May 5, 2016 20:30
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Build a giant platform, get everyone loaded drunk and piss on the flames.
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May 5, 2016 20:36
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Remember that dude who went to take a piss at the fires last year and got lost in the woods? Send that guy.
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May 5, 2016 20:40
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Send the guy who took fire picket super seriously and wouldn't let his partner sleep in the laundry room.
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May 5, 2016 21:01
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RIP to flying training on the prairies forever, killed by smoke and mild winters. Months behind due to the lovely winter weather, now going to be more months behind because you can't see the ground from above circuit altitude. At least I finished...
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May 6, 2016 17:20
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Something that's bothered me since basic: where did this Bloggins thing come from? Why is that our generic soldier name in the CF?
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May 9, 2016 22:48
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They would prob get better use training the Patricia's in fire fighting then playing tactilol and digging trenches to prepare for the Fulda Gap. Unfortunately though all the manchildren with chips on their shoulder will be aghast at the suggestion that they arent badass killing machines hooah.
P-Value Hack fucked around with this message at 00:25 on May 10, 2016 |
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May 10, 2016 00:23
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Well, the real question is, do we spend our limited training budget on learning how to fight forests, or to fight fires
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May 11, 2016 00:16
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Canuck-Errant posted:Well, the real question is, do we spend our limited training budget on learning how to fight forests, or to fight fires It's gotta be on both. I mean, short term the fire is the immediate threat but long term... Who knows what the forests have in store for us. Edit: maybe the fire is a false flag operation by the forest.
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May 11, 2016 00:41
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Hold up everyone, Mulcair is going to go negotiate with a some dried out trees.
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May 11, 2016 01:09
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So instead of shouting bang bang, they'll make whooshing noises and pretend to have hoses? I heard North Bay has a fire too. Waiting for someone to set the ranges on fire at Pet or Shilo, seems to be dry all over.
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May 11, 2016 12:38
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The new Terminal Lance is basically "Canadian Forces; the strip"
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May 11, 2016 14:14
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Good thing you posted it for us to see.
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May 11, 2016 14:40
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In the last 3 years I was at 1 CER, we had 1 ex with enemy force, and that was like 4 guys on Skidoos. Brigade level exes have enemy force, but all we do is lane clearing for the tanks on those so who gives a gently caress anyways.
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May 11, 2016 15:56
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Ruse posted:Good thing you posted it for us to see. We tried but the notional bandwidth on DWAN only goes so far.
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May 12, 2016 07:51
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Yeah can't upload from my phone, and can't from my work PC either. So here's the link! http://terminallance.com/
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May 12, 2016 12:16
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May 12, 2016 12:16
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So some news wires are reporting that we might be getting super hornets as an interim replacement. Not a bad decision if true, I guess, but it probably could have been made a decade or so ago.
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Jun 7, 2016 03:05
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Seeing how long procurement takes and how often things just outright get cancelled, we'll probably end up getting 4 super hornets, delivered in 2030, after the F35 contract gets killed in 2025 and we're forced to pay some exhorbitant cancellation fee.
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Jun 8, 2016 15:42
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Simkin posted:Seeing how long procurement takes and how often things just outright get cancelled, we'll probably end up getting 4 super hornets, delivered in 2030, after the F35 contract gets killed in 2025 and we're forced to pay some exhorbitant cancellation fee. CFprocurement.txt
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Jun 8, 2016 15:49
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Canada doesn't do Interim replacements. We say we do, but in reality whatever we buy as an interim ends up as being the replacement. The O-Boats (RCN service 67-99) were supposed to be a stopgap until we could buy six Barbel class subs from the USN for instance. The nice thing about calling it an interim replacement is it cuts down on some (but not all) of the red tape. Probably a 6-9 year project vice 16+. See also: Interim AOR.
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Jun 8, 2016 21:21
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Saw another demo of the TAPV this month. I saw them at CanSec years ago and doing trials at Pet probably around the same time. Did they cancel the program and restart, scale it back, or is it just taking longer than they expected? Still waiting for those AGLs that will apparently be issued with thermals down to the company level...
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Jun 18, 2016 12:39
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Anybody wanna engage in wild speculation about what the CPP increase will mean for pensions?
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Jun 21, 2016 17:17
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Guest2553 posted:Anybody wanna engage in wild speculation about what the CPP increase will mean for pensions? Probably a terrifying claw back of everything you know and love.
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Jun 21, 2016 21:02
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And today's "well the Reserves are hosed" article: [NP] Christie Blatchford: Canada's ragged reserves have too few vehicles, little ammo and now, no radios
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Jun 28, 2016 15:45
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Reserves hosed, water wet, NDHQ useless. Nothing new.
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Jun 29, 2016 02:48
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Lookit them fuckin knees. They don't deserve radios.
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Jun 29, 2016 05:55
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This isn't really surprising to me. The Reserves have been hosed since the Afghan money train ground to a halt.
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