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It's late troops, so forgive me if this makes me sound like...a bigger idiot.     Well, now it's down to it.  We've met our fair share of idealists and 'when I get high enough in the ranks to make a change' types and been let down time and again.  It occurs to me while I sit at my desk (yes...

When I left, Paul was off to his WO's course and Dave hasn't been there for a while.  I'm not sure what he's upto but that last I saw of him was a range control posn in Meaford I think.  He's a WO now and they should both be on the DWAN.  If you mean Chuck ~I've had four bypasses and a few heart...

:salute: I'm living it Kat...and it's a helluva ride.   And Spr.Earl...I was R031...you are preaching to the converted.   You'd think we'd have learned to keep our mouths shut and fall in line so we could progress up the ranks eh?   Nope...but I guess I'm learning.   Some just wish it was...

:gunner: All this is academic if the soldier in question, regardless of competence, capability, hardness and unwavering loyalty to the core, is not exactly popular among the hierarchy.   You could do jobs and be in positions well above your rank and qualification level, do them well, and still...

    I've actually heard of some doing diving in Dubai...but there are no combat divers here cause they've ceased our dive pay!  I try not to get bitter about it cause they've ceased the jump pay too.  The problem is we're having a little 'excessive water' incursion problem in camp right now and...

Sorry for the late response S6...I've been quite busy. Lots of work in the Ghan means not much time for viewing the site.  Also, it seems like alot of the topics I've been busy in are winding down with all it's questions being answered and all of the comments being rebutted.  I'd probably make a...

'Razor' would be the 2Tp WO for 23Fd Sqn here in the Ghan...and another diver type.

From my boss here in the Stan "RAZOR", he says it was the stuff NCO "MO".

Thanks Gully...always a welcome wealth of knowledge.

I'll be trying to put my best intelligent twist on this after my passionate combat diver rants...I hope it works :-[      During my time on Roto 8 Bosnia I was part of an engineer section in Drvar and we had the pleasure of being tasked to re-deck a bridge in the Martin-Braud valley...

Does anyone know why the combat divers lost the re-breathers?  As Gully so noteably pointed out...we started out with them.  I have little doubt that the re-breathers are a technical piece of equipment, but it's not like we're completely incapable of learning to use them proficiently given half...

Spr Earl,      Not that I would want to take from your lengthy stay in the forces or the accumulation of your knowledge base as an engineer...but you really need to lighten up on the offense taken in regards to comments made about reservists / 'rentals'.   Speaking as a former infantry...

Mike or 237, either of you want to field this?   You both have far more experience in this field than I do and I'm not sure that I'm qualified to answer this with only a handful of operational dives and a couple of RB's under my belt, regardless of TI and quality of training.   I know what I'd...

You would not believe how easy the transformation would/could be.  Just like all training in the CF we train for war.  We train as often as we can for the unlikely situation that the CF may employ us in a hostile enviornment.  In that, a situation may arise that the combat divers may have to...

Actually Mike, I had a sidebar conversation with Slim and it seems he may have mistaken the STD (ships team diver) badge for ours.  He said that the Sgt's name was Aymar...(hope I'm remembering that correctly).  S'all good...common mistake.

I have little doubt this person exists...and when/if the day comes when I decide to leave my beloved core :cdn:...I will also be one who wears the badge in whatever trade I decide to belong to.   The point is, there is no doubt that he first had to attain the qualification as a reg force combat...

Big time #237...at least until that fictitious day arrives when we are allotted under water weaponry eh?  ~~PFFT~~

I can't remember what year it was, '99 or '00, but a few infanteers came up to me on remembrance day and shook my hand for merely being a combat diver.  I was surprised to say the least but then one of them, while standing with his comrade, asked me why the engineers hog the dive course...I...

     Sometimes you will be selected to attend the combat diver preliminary course (prelim) through your own request...sometimes, as in my case, you will be told you are taking the prelim.   It is scary as hell to be told...but an honor none the less.   Whether you are selected from a pile of...

The engineer tells the truth...we are not special forces and are not called on to act as special forces, but, there are times when inter-agency training has and does occur.  Every year there is an international combat diver exercise and the invite is sent to all NATO countries.  A team of 8...