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I'm not much of a proponent for nation building, for many reasons which I won't get into, but with the world situation today unstable as it is, not being involved in regions like Afghanistan and Iraq, would leave a vaccum ripe for terrorists elements. I now think it's imperative for a stronger...

Britney, Some of us preferred the 30 rd mags of the C2 (over the 20 rd mag of the C1) which contributed to the weight when having to lug a weapon and extra mags around. We also used lots of gun oil on the wooden stocks (during cleaning back then) that may have contributed to the weight factor...

Try and imagine using manual typewriters, awful green dress uniforms, and lugging around a much heavier weapon in the field.  Oh yeah, milk in plastic backs. 

I can only imagine how much nonsense these college professors spread during the course of a teaching career. 

Happy to hear that the hostage situation is resolved and that they are no longer in the hands of fanatics. My condolances to the family of the American  hostage.

Nice to see the conservatives in, even if it's just a minority ;D

My guess is that the experts in OOTW are Army SF who have performed remarkably in both Iraq and A/stan, from the little that has been published, it was the SF teams that softened up the Taliban and AQ targets and got the ball running in A/stan. I don't agree entirely with the author.

My focus is on China (since it's producing most of the worlds goods/junk) and it's huge demand on oil. I have no doubt that there will be a show- down in the not too distant future over the world oil supply. I don't think alternative energies will be sufficient to curtail that scenario = based...

The democratic socialists who run Canada have always hated the military and what it represents = so it's nothing new. This open disdain for the CF and military types has becomed ingrained in the masses over the course of many years.

There's only so much defining one can do when its not backed with honour and integrity. That seems to be the major problem with all parties.

In my view, I think they're all thieves. Some are just better = than others.

Most people and employers couldn't care less about the military or what your service record says. Just the same, an honourable is still the way to go.   

The US military doesn't have the troops to provide static security serv to companies operating throughout Iraq, nor close protection serv to executives working for those companies. Like the private sector, it makes sense to hire private companies (which is what PMCs are) for filling specific...

The objective is to travel to Washington, DC and visit the Nat WW2 monument that opened in 2004. If I can get one Canadian onboard, I would depart from Albany, NY at the beginning of Nov. Assuming, noone is interested, there's a possibility that I might still go ahead with it. If so, I will...

I would like to plan a cycling trip from upstate New York to Washington, DC., to acknowledge the  alliances that many Cdn vets forged with our American friends. Additionally, to let Americans know that many of us who served in the CF, support our friends to the south, despite the idiots running...

That way, maybe the CSIS will pay you a little visit. Can't have those ex-military types on the loose, doncha know?

No it isn't.

In the early years of MOBCOM, the cap badges weren't anodized = so you had to keep polishing them with Silvo (or Brasso). That's probably why I like the cloth ones ;) Being shiny, they also make good targets, when you consider that they were worn in the field with full combats.

I don't think it's a CF problem. It's more a reflection of mainstream Canada not wanting to fund a large and well equipped force. Priorities have changed over the years. I feel for the younger people like yourself who still want to wear a uniform = despite the military being systematically...

As long as there's a NA demand for cheap Chicom goods, I don't see the Chinese using then any time soon. Even Wally's World (Walmart) = might be a factor ;)