Recent content by forcerecon85

Hi, I've passed the recruiting process with a history of depression, 10 years since my last episode and medic signed off, went off to basic and was sent home failing to qualify on the range. Being sent home brought up a lot of emotions and sadness, and while I'm in BRT with my local Naval...

Just finished my medical. Went over my history and checklists which took about an hour. Did a vision test, colour blind, height, weight, waist line, hearing test and blood pressure. After that I had to get changed into shorts and only in shorts only listened to heart, lungs and my abdoman. They...

When I took my CFAT they simply told me I made Inf Officer. I haven't done an aptitude test before and I would have like to know what other trades I'd do well in. That was before I found out it was just a qualification that I have the ability to comprehend officer training, regardless what trade...

First post in a looong time. I'm applying for ROTP for Inf Officer. I hope to go to a civy U (UWindsor or UWO) as I'd like to get the best of both worlds, civy U and thirteen years in the CF. My paperwork was accepted and two days later I got a call from CFRC London for my CFAT and made officer...

That's depressing  :(. Any chance of delaying elections (again) as millions won't be able to vote? They delayed it for security (if I recall correctly) but now that it's more secure there's no women power to man the polls. Either that or ship 40,000 women from ISAF and volunteer countries in...

Good riddance to bad rubbish. The funny thing is that roughly 20,000 draft dodgers came up here to avoid the war while an estimated 40,000 Canadians crossed into the US to fight in Vietnam.

The Vietnam War is my passion. The US won all major battles. Other than the occasional SF or firebase that was overran, when the US made contact, they walked away from it. Here's the but: Since it was an insurgency kill ratios don't matter, you can't win by attrition. The real battle was for...

I don't think their being seriously being considered but from other posts here some think its a role to be filled for protecting our future Chinooks. That's why I added the dreaming part  :)

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3761476&c=AME&s=AIR My civy mind is just curious if this would be a future option for convoy/chinook escort if our dreams of AH-1's are destroyed? Boeing Tweaks AH-6 for Export By GAYLE S. PUTRICH Published: 7 Oct 18:08 EDT (22:08 GMT)  PRINT  |    EMAIL...

I just have no idea of TB numbers if attacks are commonly two guys taking pot shots and asking for trouble or do they move in squad, multiple squads, platoons? During the 70's the 1st Air Cav would set up FOB's in the middle of nowhere as bait and once an attack of say a few companies they'd be...

Get well soon to the wounded. I'm just curious, roughly how many TB attack an outpost? I know each case is different and depending of the size of base but are we talking 5, 20, 50, 100? Is there enough to draw them out to an outpost in the open and not hiding among the people and drown them in...

I'm kinda mixed and I'll explain why. I play airsoft which is 6mm wax bb's out of replica weapons. You can get an airsoft version of any small arms used all over the world. We use a 400fps for all weapons except bolt action, we let our snipers max out at 450fps for accurate over long range...

I always wonder why this has to be made public since it clearly opens the chance of enemy attacks. We know TB pay attention to the Canadian media so why let them know? Unless this is false hoping for a big attack leaving them in the open and we clean them out but I doubt it.

Good to know more support is on its way. Good luck to trying to unify all of NATO. I'm glad Gen Petraeus's attention is now on Afghanistan since he seemed to turn Iraq right around (from my civilian view of the issue). I picked up the US Army/USMC Counterinsurgency field manuel which Gen...

I was thinking this same thing that it could be unarmed TB going for a media victory and have more debate over here.