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I was in Whitehorse the summer of '88.  Six week Junior Leader Course.

Royal Blue berets for the Artillery, Engineers(Army), and Amy Med Techs? Maple Leaf shaped Pips for Officers too? Spurs for Armoured NCO's and Officers? White lanyards for Arty NCO's and Officers? No....? :yellow:

Hello all.  I read somewhere here on the site, that someone propossed the notion of a Danish Army style Army work dress.  Why not adopt such a notion...!  I'd like to think of the economic spin offs that such a dress would bring to the civilian sector, not to mention infusing a sense of pride of...

Hello all.  My Dad was a member of the RCASC and he and I were talking the other day about how the UK has the RLC and now New Zealand has a RNZ Army Logistic Regiment.  Think Canada should do a re-org and create a Canadian Logistic Corps with Logistic Regiments at brigade level and Logistic...

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Hello.  I was wondering if anyone could answer a question I have regarding the Supply Tech trade.  The question is: Is it possible to be posted to an Infantry Jump Company as a newly trained Bin Rat?  Do you have to be Jump qualified first and if you do service in such a company, do you get to...

Just wondering if there are any Arty Officers out there who have completed the AJOSQ for Unit Training?  Having a hell of a time.  Can't seem to put it together.  Is there anyone who has completed one and can help? Greatly appreciated!!!!!!! :yellow:

RCN Fleet Air Arm, HMNZS Canterbury, A medical frigate.  RCAF;AH.Mk.7 Lynx, SA 330 Puma, Eurocopter Tiger, Pilot Officer, Flight Sergeant.  Nelson Knots for RCN Officers, Forage Caps for the RCAF, so on and so on......!  Service Women wearing skirts again.  Mapleleaf shaped Pips for Army...

Wonder what it would be like if we had theses:AS90, L-119 with APS, British Army Truck DROPS, issued the Magnum Boot 900 series, Th RRCA issued Royal Blue Berets once again and the RCE or rather the CME! Just wondering. No harm.

  :cdnsalute:I'd like to talk to all about something that has been bothering me for sometime now and would like very much to hear any feed back.  It is about bloody time the Government reversed that horseshit put in place by the Liberal Government of the late "60"s and brought back the uniforms...