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Forum: Current Events Topic: Ottawa set to spend $9-billion on 65 U.S. fighter jets |
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 5:24 pm
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| Well, having read this topic....I do have a few observations: -I had heard that the Cdn gov't had put money into the development of this new jet, which only goes to say that we then order this one; -Our military is not large enough to have that many units (atk helo, ground support AC, trpt etc etc),... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: 5 Canadians killed in Afghanistan |
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:53 pm
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Replies: 13
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*Edited*
News is saying also 5 were WIA. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Two Canadian soldiers dead, five injured in Afghanistan |
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:55 am
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Replies: 40
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Every tour is bad.
I didn't even hear about these ones..... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Officer sues RCMP over treatment in Afghanistan |
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Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:13 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Having just got back this past March....the RCMP do come on patrols. Some of the patrols go to where the Police have to be and then when they are done they continue with the patrol instead of going all the way back to camp. Good job for the RCMP that do come along. They also do the odd foot patrol w... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Terrorist's plea for mercy: 'I am not a lunatic' |
| sniper1shot |
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:04 pm
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Replies: 21
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| Saying what he has to say to NOT go to jail. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: NHL pushes Balsillie's Coyotes bid closer to the cliff |
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:53 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Really sad, this is. You have a market that would love a team and one that has no love/lost if it leaves. Win win to buy and move it. Really bad play on the NHL right now. Sell the team, move them and carry on. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Olympics push army to edge |
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:42 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 198
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| Have you seen the recruiters? In it for their retirement postings....no drive and no enthusiasm. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: War Museum display riles French group |
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Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:02 pm
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Replies: 37
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PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9: It's a CANADIAN artifact and Quebec IS still part of Canada. Last time I checked it still was anyway.
This post says it all. We even got it back to Canada.
Tell them to shut the F*ck up and carry on. |
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Forum: Military & War Topic: The Canadian Soldier |
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Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:50 pm
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Replies: 58
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| Having served for 20+yrs in the Cdn Infantry and been to a few places around the world, I am not sure what to make of this thread. :| I did not join to be anyones' hero, but I really do appreciate the respect that the Cdn people are showing the military these days. It was not too long ago, as in the... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Angry Canadians can give Fox the heave ho |
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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 6:50 am
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Replies: 35
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As much as I wanted to launch into a reply here I took a second to realise...
You're right! |
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Forum: Military & War Topic: The Canadian Soldier |
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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:08 am
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Replies: 58
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| THAT IS ONE AWESOME CARTOON.....if someone can just change the shoulder flag to a Canadian one and make a poster out of it....... |
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Forum: Military & War Topic: Going to Afphanistan |
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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:06 am
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Replies: 28
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Thanks all. Appreciate the support from everyone, both while on tour and back home!
Godspeed to all the troops there now. |
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Forum: Military & War Topic: The Canadian Soldier |
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:35 pm
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| Yes, it does go towards the Infantry however a lot of those paragraphs do hit all trades too. |
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Forum: Military & War Topic: Combat School |
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:12 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 298
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| The series blows. They followed quite a few troops in Texas, Wainwright and also in theater but editing takes quite a bite out of what was happening. |
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Forum: Military & War Topic: Going to Afphanistan |
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:04 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 468
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Just got back myself.....His unit replaced us.
Good Luck to him and wishing all of them a SAFE TOUR. |
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