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My humble advice on leadership for military or civilian use: 1.  Introduce your subordinates to the company's mission statement, ensure they understand the endstate, and assist them in understanding their role in achieving the endstate.  As a leader you have to both support the 'vision' and...

I don't think so.  I haven't conducted any scientific studies but it appears to be a case of rubber density.  The compound on the CWWB is probably a lot harder than the soles that are purchased seperately, therefore less pliable, less shock absorption, and less traction at colder temperatures. ...

You should have been at family day yesterday ::) They should have called it 'embarrass yourself in public' day.  There was something fundamentally wrong with me watching what looked 19 or 20 yr old soldiers WALKING across the Ironman finish around the 9 hr mark. Oh well, at least they did...

Agreed. And thanks for not being defensive. I have thrown troops out of refreshers for fear of a broken ankle on the landing swings, and have also had them change footwear before jumping for much the same reasons.  Hi Techs look 'cool' in garrison, and in my estimation they literally are. ...

You make one hell of a weatherman, Sir :o My parents dragged me out of the 'troubles' in Belfast at a young age with the hope that I could be raised, and eventually raise my children, in a land of peace and opportunity. My ante is in - for what it's worth. There may not be enough of us to...

More food for thought......... On all the operations I have been on it was predominantly the Infantry section that conducted day to day operations.  Granted they operate within the framework of a much bigger picture, but where the rubber meets the road it is their asses on the line.  Pl, Coy...

Not that I want to ge into a pissing contest here but that is a pretty harsh stand to take on an issue like this.  Considering everyone has different needs and no troops feet are the same I would have to disagree.  How many of those 10 000 sizes are actually available?  I know in my experience I...

IMO the roots of the matter lie in some of the same topics of recent discussion.  Light Forces doctrine, Tier 2 Bn, para capability, the bun fight between Infantry and Armoured Recce after SG04, etc....... As a member of the SSF in 1 RCR and then subsequently in 3 Cdo CAR, I can say in my...

Bruce, Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that is the point.  Despite the issue of when, if, and how we will ever use this strategic(or otherwise) capability, it is probably the physical and mental challenges inherent to jumping that lies at the heart of the matter(ala JUNGLE's sig line). ...

I agree with this initiative for all the reasons Mark C has so eloquently outlined and I will field another: I have worn the maroon beret for 15 yrs uninterrupted service as a designated/hard para position.  There is a big difference between a parachutist and a paratrooper.  Unfortunately...

"Some men you just can't reach"   ::) Let me put it to you this way: I'm (edit).   Do you think I will get to do that if I 'fall on my sword' over an issue like the modification of bush hats?   The troops have to realise the same thing.   If they walk around flaunting the dress regs then they...

O.K. fair ball.  You admit that things are a little slow in your neck of the woods. Did you bang your head on OP in Cyprus and just wake up?  Did you miss the Balkans(UNPROFOR, IFOR, SFOR), Somalia, Rwanda, Eritrea, Haiti, East Timor, Kosovo, etc............. My unit has been so busy in the...

Myself and (edit) had the opportunity to develop the current CCO package prior to Roto 8 Op Palladium.   The OPP Public Order Unit gave us the trng, LFDTS reps oversaw the trng and later wrote the pam on CCO, and we wrote the military lesson plans.   The system is based on the British model with...

I apologise for the hijack to the sniper topic but here we go............... Reasons?  Many.  Every case is different.  At the end of the day though there is a whole lot of talk, but not a lot of troops seeing it through to the end.  Pre-reqs are a hurdle - Para, Recce, JLC - But the latter...

Hi y'all. As far as the ubiquitous Reserve Pathfinder is concerned you guys finally got the facts 'almost' right.  Sorry, I was away for a bit and didn't get a chance to twist the belt in the feedway of the inevitable 'runaway gun' speculation.  He's a friend of mine - if anyone wants...

You can count me in :salute:

Listen buds, PEDOPHILIA is a COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE manifestion of stress in my opinion. Yeah, thanks for the psychology lesson there Sigmund. Hell of a first post ::)

I know what this guy did was deplorable.........but man, you gotta take pause and reflect on the ingenuity and COJONES on buddy!!! Makes me wonder just how isolated this incident is??? HP/Compaq, RMC, etc all talk about how they where duped, but the military seems to want to just keeeeep...

The man's got a point.  You kids come on this site and slag the man's livelihood - If it is in fact him.  Defend your rantings! Or...... take a hot, steaming, frothy cup of SHUT-THE-FUCK-UP.  See, the problem is, someone might confuse your ill-informed, speculative, nil-experienced...

Uhhhhhh............hhhmmmmmmmm.........Nahhhhhh, not worth the effort. That dawg don't hunt ;)