A public head's up (I've PM'ed Mike about this as well) - I don't know if I'm the only one seeing this, but when I try to save text with the word "h a j i" (with no spaces between the letters) in it, the saved version replaces that word with the phrase "muslim terrorist". That happens in both message text as well as the subject line.
Trying to locate friends from these two courses I was on. Got recoursed due to illness close to the end of grad from 7346 and then went on the first course 7401(W) or 7410(W). I have tracked down Bev Hanton and Paula Shallow (now Staples). Now also have Christine Cheese! Where is everyone else? Debbie
So now that Canada is replacing the CF-18 fleet of fighter aircraft with the F-35 JSF the number of fighters will be down to 65. I was wondering what will happen to the extra fighter pilots in the Canadian forces since we currently have more than 65 CF-18s? And will this lower the chances of new pilot recruits getting a fighter pilot slot in the future?
Just coming out of the woodwork to make my first post, and I want give a big cheers to everyone here for providing the best source of information for the Canadian Forces I've found yet.
My question concerns OJT for pilots while waiting for a slot in flight training. I understand the wait times can be quite long and unless you are proactive and request additional responsibility from your unit, you do not do all that much. I've read on these boards and other places that you don't have to just sit around during OJT - you can go to school for a graduate degree, or attend other courses that the Canadian Forces offers.
Is this correct? If I were to go to school during OJT for a master's degree, would I have to still 'live' with the unit or would I be able to live elsewhere and check-in with the unit periodically? As for other courses, what courses would these be, and is it a pretty standard thing to do while in OJT?
Thanks for any help!
P.S. I've searched the boards for information, but all I can find are random comments and no concrete help, but if you are able to pull up a relevant thread I'd be much obliged!
“There is a great irony in the fact that the North Vietnamese finally won by purely conventional means, using precisely the kind of warfare the American Army was best equipped to fight.”
- W. Scott Thompson & Col. Donaldson D. Firzzell, 1977
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Military Term #404 of 926:
C2
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Frequently called "FN C2". 7.62mm LMG that replaced the Bren Gun. It was in turn, replaced by the C9 LMG.
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Today in Military History
July 28
1917:
Royal Warrant authorize formation of the "Tank Corps"
1943:
REGALBUTO, effective dates for battle honour begin (29
