Recent content by johnny_boy

Everyone tosses around those terms now, liberal, left, conservative, right, centre, up, down. The US election only made it worse and anyone who is not a Republican is left and liberal and everyone who is not a Democrat and right and evil. I for one think it's the dumbest thing ever. I'm sorry...

Excellent, thanks.

Do you wear your rank on the gaberdine, and if you do where? I tried doing a search for the topic on the forum and in the CF dress manual but it's hard looking through 340 or so pages for one tiny detail.

I wear the sock system with both boots. Always a liner, and outer. It keeps my feet dry and fills out the boot. The combat boot fits length wise properly. It's just width wise it its too small at the top where my toes are. I am fairly certain it is the combat boot causing this.

I know I've seen this topic posted before, but I was unable to find it via the search. Anyways, I just finished a course and by the end of teh course I noticed that my toes were permanently numb, and felt like they were asleep. This has never happened before as this was my first course where...

I agree, Oakley's are a great set of glasses. I own a pair of Minutes for civvie side use, however I couldn't see ever bringing them to the field with all the theivery and activities. How do you guys do it? I'd be scared to death that'd I'd lose them, or break them some way. And that's an...

If you have a MEC near you (or order online) this is an excellent pair http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=826709&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=673751&bmUID=1119363468175 They are fairly cheap so you can lose them or break them and not get set back to far, and you can...

I'll be there too, not looking forward to it. I was already in Gagetown this spring for another course and they had mod tents set up to house the "overflow" of trainees. So, I'm expecting to be in a modtent. I just want to get this over with.

Thanks for your help guys. That answered my question.

I have gone through the chain of my command, and been refered to my unit QM who has then refered me to the dockyard and the dockyard has politely told me to screw off. My question is whether or not the WWB is a general issue? Is it supposed to be issued with the rest of the gortex kit. I may be...

Okay, I have been given the run around in terms of these and I am hoping to get definitive answers from you guys or any supply techs on the board. I received my gortext kit (new combat jacket, parka, ICES, etc) earlier in the year. I am in Halifax, so I was issued this at the armouries clothing...

I just saw some Globe and Mail front page reproductions that were circulated for the Year of the Vetran, and one of the articles mentions the "First Canadian Army".. did we have more than one army in WW2? I was under the impression that the higest it went was corps. Does anyone have any further...

Taking the C7 into Timmy's... Man, if I was a civvie I might do a spit take with my coffee. Sure the police take their pistols in, but there is a slight size/intimidation difference between a C7 and a pistol. Anyways, would we actually be allowed to take the rifle into to Timmy's for example...

In regards to taking the C7 home, no way. But I do believe there is one nordic country where the military members keep their weapons at home with them. Sweeden, Norway? I forget which, but I do remember it being mentioned one parade night.

I have lived in Halifax all my life, and what seems like daily there is what sounds like an air raid siren go off. Several people have told me this comes from the dockyard, but never was told what it was for. Anyone who works at the Halifax dockyard care to enlighten me? (And, believe me, I...