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Frosted Flake posted:BPSO insists it’s the only way to get funding for Voc Rehab. Their position is my plan would take 16 months, and SISIP only covers 12, so I have to make up the difference in time served. Isn't voc rehab a veterans affairs program?
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:Isn't voc rehab a veterans affairs program? Last time I checked, yes.
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You have to do two years of SISIP before you’re covered by VAC for education. I think their reasoning is that the only way to guarantee funding is to make sure that everything is done within the SISIP window? It’s really confusing and this is the third time my release date has moved so I’m just hoping that I don’t get hosed after all this.
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Jan 4, 2018 22:28
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I think you already got hosed. Give the ombudsman a dingle
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LCdr. Jebus posted:Hello. I am a currently serving Submarine Officer with 7+ years in boats. Happy to answer any questions you may have as long as its releasable. Either here or in PMs. Hey thanks for replying. Just curious generally how the quality of life is on board and how different it is compared to the heavies when you're underway. Also are you MARS/NWO or ENG if you dont mind me asking?
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Hey, I'm starting work with Veterans Affairs in Ottawa next Monday  don't ask me any questions about anything yet since currently I don't know poo poo.
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I'll be in Paris in March and I'm wanting to plan a visit to Vimy. Is this something that can be done as a day trip or should it be an overnight? Any tips on transport (bus/rent car/train?) Any suggestions about the trip are welcome.
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I don't quite know the distance in getting there but I would definitely recommend taking public transit rather than renting a car. It's far cheaper and European road signs are different to our own. Public transit is everywhere, frequent, and run on time. In fact, I did a quick google and found this that lays it out quite well I think. https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowTopic-g1061563-i16319-k3773318-Vimy_as_day_trip_from_Paris-Vimy_Pas_de_Calais_Hauts_de_France.html Expedia also has a Day trip that you could book if you're not picky being with others for a guided tour. https://www.expedia.ca/things-to-do/arras-vimy-ridge-wwi-western-front-day-trip.a419747.activity-details Vadoc fucked around with this message at 09:19 on Jan 20, 2018 |
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Jan 20, 2018 09:16
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100% do it. It's stunning.
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It's day trippable. They have some Canadians staffing the place that can answer the questions and do impromptu tours (or at least they did - I've been there a couple times, but not since 2010). It's worth seeing trenches and tunnels at least once imo. While you're near Arras I'd highly recommend checking out the Neuville-St Vaast German war cemetery. The vibe of German sites is completely different (black crosses, four bodies to a marker, no pro-patria bullshit, and a surprising number of non-christian graves). If you can visit two, look at the allied Arras cemetery as well. It's not quite as  as the Ossuaries in the south from the Grand Offensives, but certainly sobering.Dieppe is a couple hours away from Arras by car, but is also a very good one to visit. Reading about the adventure there is one thing, but actually seeing the lovely stone beach almost completely exposed to full enfilade fire is something else. Seeing the Green Beach bridge was also very surprising.
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Questions about the navy from a curious civvie: how much at-sea time could you expect over your career as say a MARS officer? I'm wondering how career progression works in a relatively smaller navy like ours. I'm even more curious about tiny ones like the RNZN but I don't think they have a thread. Do we have any regular flag rank at-sea postings? If not, when was the last one, and around when could an officer expect to be shorebound for the rest of their career?
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Anyone know where I can find an authentic surplus boonie hat? All the surplus stores have knock-off crappy ones. Is issued CADPAT clothing still controlled kit?
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MA-Horus posted:Anyone know where I can find an authentic surplus boonie hat? All the surplus stores have knock-off crappy ones. Is issued CADPAT clothing still controlled kit? Sure is. Occasionally one might turn up in a surplus store near a base. I saw a helmet with CADPAT cover and government tags in Kingston once.
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Alternatively, make friends with a bin rat.
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:Alternatively, make friends with a bin rat. Probably the best COA. Sometimes they will slip into surplus stores but usually the people who go through the effort of lying and not returning it when they get out are the same people who want to keep it for themselves.
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Arrinien posted:Questions about the navy from a curious civvie: how much at-sea time could you expect over your career as say a MARS officer? I'm wondering how career progression works in a relatively smaller navy like ours. I'm even more curious about tiny ones like the RNZN but I don't think they have a thread. Take all this with a grain of salt as I'm still pretty early in the pipeline, but I think this is the general idea. You sail a fair bit at the early stages of your career (Anywhere between 1/4 to 1/3 of your time), but after that it really depends on your career path. After you're trade qualified (3 years for MARS/NWO) it's generally a rotation between shore posting and ship posting. AFAIK the pipeline is: BMOQ (14 weeks) Venture/Fleet School (MARS/NWO Phases II/III/IV) (Anywhere between 9months-2 years depending on how fast your courses line up or if you fail or not) Posted to fleet as SLt, where you'll start to get your NOPQ qualification, which pretty much includes your BWK (Bridge Watch Keeper ticket), your OOD (Officer of the Day) quals, and sit a board at the end of it. Speed of this depends on what ship you're posted on and how often it'll sail. Generally it'll be around 2 years. After you sit your board you'll be promoted to Lt(N) and shortly be loaded for a D-level (director level) course. (Navigator, Above Water Warfare, Information Warfare, etc). These courses again vary on how long they run. After you get your D-level, you do your AHOD (assistant head of department) tour and then your HOD tour with possibly shore postings in between depending on the requirements of the Navy (TM). If you love sailing and a true swashbuckler you'll have a choice to go for ORO (Ops Room Officer), the people who "fight" the ship and are responsible for most of the tactical operations. If you aren't salty enough by that point and want to be part of a command team (XO or CO), you could go for War College. The path up to your NOPQ qualification is pretty much set in stone, but careers after that really varies depending on everyone's personal ambitions. Generally for a smaller Navy, you're gonna have a lot more "generalists" because we don't have the luxury of having sailors having specific jobs. I know on the bridge for American ships, there could be 2-3 people doing everything one MARS officer would do here, or in AUS/NZ. SuperSix fucked around with this message at 11:11 on Feb 3, 2018 |
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So an LS from HMCS Charlottetown is getting his rear end reamed for talking about ship ops to his local newspaper. Don't do that.
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Canuck-Errant posted:So an LS from HMCS Charlottetown is getting his rear end reamed for talking about ship ops to his local newspaper. Don't do that. Of course he's from the loving Soo. The same Soo that thought they were getting the Amazon headquarters because a guy from the Soo works for Amazon. Seriously.
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Wait they make you guys get your BWK? The transport Canada one?
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FrozenVent posted:Wait they make you guys get your BWK? The transport Canada one? No, your CO gives you your ticket.
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SuperSix posted:Take all this with a grain of salt as I'm still pretty early in the pipeline, but I think this is the general idea. You're not getting a command without an ORO qual. I seem to recall, though I haven't been on a ship for a long time, that the MARS HODs are Combat, Weapons, and Deck - the first two are OROs. Deck is a bit of an island of misfit toys, as I've seen it be pre- D level, or post- D level, but definitely not ORO qualified. The one place on a Canadian ship where you'll find too many people is the bridge. Every acting subbie is begging for the old man's attention at any given time, so much so it's tough to move at times as the juniors try to make themselves useful. Wherever the CO is, there are any number of junior officers travelling in his wake. Flag-rank sea posting, for the other person's question, would be the Commodore, commander CANFLTPAC and -LANT. There's one on each coast, that used to sail in the destroyers (except during refit etc.) but we don't have any of those. I presume they cram their staffs onto a frigate now, which becomes the flagship when they're on board. That doesn't mean there aren't a shitload of admirals. Someone looked at the number of flags we have now versus the 400+ ship fleet we had at the end of WWII and the ratio was nauseating given our current fleet size. SuperSix posted:No, your CO gives you your ticket. This is the same thing as pilots, we have no actual Transport Canada rating at all. My IFR ticket is signed by the CO, and I put "CFIR" in the license number slot of a flight plan.
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So the latest hot take from a town hall here in Petawawa is that the dress manual is changing this spring, which will green light beards for those who are not on ops that require CBRN/respirator masks. If we get beards and weed we're on track to being the coolest military in NATO (minus the no boots thing, but hey).
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BIG NORTH posted:So the latest hot take from a town hall here in Petawawa is that the dress manual is changing this spring, which will green light beards for those who are not on ops that require CBRN/respirator masks.
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loving Comox needs PLD. We're getting our asses kicked by the BC housing market (not to mention it driving up rent), and there's a 2 year wait for PMQ's.
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I've heard nothing but terrible things about the new garbage relocation policy, anyone have any stories?
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Guest2553 posted:I've heard nothing but terrible things about the new garbage relocation policy, anyone have any stories? The consensus on our end is that no one really knows whats going on, and this year is going to be nothing but pain and misery for all parties involved. Glad I was posted last APS 
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I posted during the transition to the call center, and it went smoothly, I guess. Kind of annoying that I couldn't just drop poo poo off at the office on base, but I needed a scanner/printer anyway. I didn't have anything complicated to organize, though; no house to sell, no pmv to ship, I went from a storage unit and shacks to a pmq. Like, they did forget to tell me my claim was ready for a month. Maybe I got off lucky?
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I get to explore this new relocation when I go from Pet to Wainwright this year. Not selling a house - and likely not buying one out there - but I have a decent amount of things to move.
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Invictus letters went out today for the 2018 team. It really is life changing if you know somebody or were thinking of applying for the next go-around I highly recommend it.
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Looks like NATO's back on the menu, boys.quote:February 14, 2018, Brussels, Belgium — National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces
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Guest2553 posted:Looks like NATO's back on the menu, boys. Ive always wanted a blue UN beret.
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Navy's getting the new NCDs within a year  can finally hide the potbelly
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That'll make up for the spec pay freeze!
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/military-wrestling-with-marijuana-legalization-defence-chief-1.3819909
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Where do I sign up for the effects of marijuana testing done by the CFSG??
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Oh hey, that Veterans Education and Training Benefit kicks in this FY, so it might be wise to get the information and forms in order for the start date of 1 Apr. e: unless you're a reservist, because they still haven't figured out how Reserves service adds up 
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gently caress that lovely lip service we support veterans education program.
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:gently caress that lovely lip service we support veterans education program. 80k maximum isn't quite lip service, but you're right about it being poo poo for a long time e: ironically I didn't get any edu assistance when I was in, and now that I'm out I still don't qualify but I work at VAC now so at least I can tell people about benefits???
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