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Black chinos and a black polo shirt would be acceptable. Personally, I'd try to find some classier (not necessarily dress,) shoes. If you can, buy yourself a pair of casual shoes. Here's a gallery which shows some different styles...

Weekend 2. A lot of classroom time. Environment, Code of Service Discipline, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Media Relations briefing. Saturday PT was two games of capture the flag, to help us build up some aggression and develop some team skills. Sunday was relays, which really highlighted the...

I was getting my kit sorted out for this weekend and I have to admit I was getting a little anxious about the weekend. My worries are around the fact that I've already been in the army once before. I know a lot of the pitfalls that are out there and I want to make sure my course mates know about...

How's the age mix? At 30 years old I was worried that I'd be the oldest person and be surrounded by 16-18 year olds; turns out that about half of the course is 25+.

I was in coveralls this weekend too. It wasn't so bad once we got the go ahead to wear PT strip under them. How was the PT this weekend for the other courses? On Saturday we did a fitness test, Sunday was a modified version of "Cindy" from the Combat Fitness Program. I'm still a little sore in...

About a third of our course was without kit for this weekend. Our Course Officer has been on the warpath to get those of us without kit kitted up, even if it's just combats.

Also from a BMQ course this weekend: 1. While on a 5 minute break from lecture to refill canteens and take care of biological admin we were directed by a MCpl to perform a task and a fellow platoon member replied "but we're on a break". 2. A section mate keeps leaving parts of his kit on his...

Fully operational flying boat squadron. http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2010/09/iran?page=1 I'm hesitant to mock them too much for this idea. I could see these enjoying some success at hit and run operations on shipping in the Straits of Hormuz. Although I imagine a missile...

http://picasaweb.google.com/DWKeoughan/20100918HMCSFraserBeingTowedOnLakeErie# Fraser being towed on Lake Erie. Pictures are not mine, I found them link hopping.

Canada doesn't have villains or enemies; we're a nation of respected Peacekeepers after all. Anyone who suggests that Canada might have an enemy, or has a body of people who think unkindly of us, obviously has a hidden agenda. For the PM to suggest that the Phantasians are our enemy implies that...

1. Canadians want Canada to be thought of as a "big boy country". All the other big kids have scandals, therefore Canada must have scandals. Canadian media is happy to provide the hint of scandal in every document they "uncover" in access to information requests. If the CBC got a copy of CDS to...

Personally, I have no real attachment the concept of Highland regiments. My heritage is Scottish, one of my great-grandfathers served in a Highland regiment, but I have no real calling to serve in a Highland regiment myself. What if the Scottish traditions of the Highland regiments is actually...

That is some serious Trudeau era BS. Units with ethnic affiliations would only weaken army cohesion. What happens when the Duke of Kent's Croatian Rifles are paired up on ex with the Toronto Serbian Dragoons? I know that's not a likely example, but you have to keep in mind that a lot of ethnic...

Wait... what? Two Members of Parliament (avec assorted handlers and assistants) have to be transported to two separate Wings to release the same statement? This very important statement is that the fighter bases for the new fighters will be: (drum roll) The same as the bases for the old...

1st steel plate cut for new Coast Guard ships. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/09/02/ns-patrol-vessels-ceremony.html Apologies for the necro post, but it made more sense than a new topic.

A quick search of Google tells me that Wikipedia may be the culprit. In the section of the article that discusses TRUMP it's mentioned that the intended decommissioning[sic] was around 2010. There is no citation for the 2010 date though.

Meanwhile, United States hears a noise in the backyard and investigates just in time to see Japan smashing its tiki themed patio set in retaliation for suggesting Japan had had too much to drink and should be cut off for the rest of the night. United States is very upset at this and heads down...

Careful that no one in NDHQ gets wind of this or we could see CF berets replaced by distinctive Canadian head dress: the tuque. Units previously issued tam o' shanters or balmorals will receive tuque, pom pom; French-Canadian units will receive cap, phrygian, red.

Nothing raises my blood pressure more than reading the comments on CBC articles. In the civilian world I work in records and information management, and this wikileaks business is a perfect example of people making decisions based on the content of a document without fully examining the...

"Highlanders invite locals to Christmas Ball." "Your mouth says no, but your body says baaa."