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Haggis,     Is correct! Just what I said. I was talking about the award how many are nominated and what happens in the filter process is not what I was talking avout. One award per incindent! Just because we have done it for the past 20 years does not make it right. Which is the jist of my...

Of course units dont nor do commands they write up and recommend stop with the red herrings read the book. Examples clearly stated. Then get back with an Im sorry. As a moderator I would expect more decorum. If Im wrong I will be clad to applogize.

Not to pick a fight but that is my point several units usually air or support break the rule of only one. You can get into the book and read the notes on awards it clearly states that only one will be issued to 1 incident no matter how many invovled. So I call BS get into the book and get back...

I have no idea what your point is! You have just confirmed what I said. The issue if it got lost was that you cant issue more than one medal or award for the same incident buy the rules ie my point of bravest of the brave you have proved me correct thanks. Now I may have not recalled the...

My Uncle served as a driver in the first advisor units to start. Later on due to his knowledge of the high lats of VN as the war pushed the activiites farther south he guided patrols inthe North and ended up near the end as an Armoured engineer bulding defenses. He was a member of the Cav He...

All good points, what will we do with the thousands of friendly fire wounds that did not get a wound strip from the past wars? Friendly fire has never been considered hostile I know it sounds silly especially when it all has the same results.

I cant reach my gunner of canada my arms to short. I better ease off on the twinkies. I stand corrected like I said I was not sure. The reference to SSM Bty was that I thought SSM Bty was always a part of 4 RCHA. As with Z Bty (Canadas first Air bourne Bty) I thought it was part of 4 when it...

If you read what I said you would note that I have not defended him nor have I supported or agreed with his self rightous approach in public. I simple wanted to let youy all know what he said in private. I dont want it to happen again so I advised on our errors in the accident. You have...

I have a different view (of course) Im not so pissed at him but more at his boss the Snf NCO , Officer that not only directed this but allowed a private to hang for it. Nothing pisses me off more than a war crime except if it is a private being hung for a war crime his leader directed. Call me...

Hold on to your helmets Agent Purple is now the buzz word at CFB Gagetown. Agent Purple was sprayed at CFB Gagetown in the 50s. Agent Purple is claimed to be 3 times more toxic then Agent Orange. Im informed so your informed ...new forum maybe this one should be 3 times more crowded.

My Uncle served in the Nam as he would call it. He went in 63 as support advisor drivr and ended his tour in early 70,s after a single tour in Korea. In toll he racked up about 8 years in the place. Very bent when he came back and ended up dying of a rare brain tumour that we suspect was agent...

This thread is a little out of date but I was reading and the mortar issue as colours Uhm... 4 RCHA I dont think was ever a motar regt it had SSM Bty and the airborne Bty designated Z (oh the mighty Z we miss you so) Last time Z bty was on parade it paraded its original air bourne mortar the...

Not to raise the tempo but IMHO you are right on the issue of him not owning the mistake that is obvious. As for AWAC and self def As the lead instructor for the NATO FAC school over seas that taught all allied forces and cerified them for combat ops in the mid 90s (when we did lots of combat...

Update, Of the 4 charges he was aquited on two and guilty on two. Not guilty on kidnapping and forceable confinement Guilty on prolonging the confine,ment two counts. Sentencing in Sept Appeal will follow by Defense

To Baloo,   As for the rolling in and the direction to hold the AWAC as I said before has no authroity to hold off a fighter only a FAC can call off a fighter (or lead). The AWAC is only support not control. The person who could have stopped the fighter was himeslf the lead or the FAC.

Yes almost exactly. Not comms with any and all but comms with all fighters that would be in the area. If a fighter strayed into the area comms could have been coord through MAJIC or AWACs in seconds. More importantly the FAC could call the fighter off through the AWAC if comms could not be...

With all respect he followed the procedures, please explain to me which one he didnt? Again it is important your response to H **** with the FAC means no lesson was learned here and we are doomed to repeat it. If we all dont want this repeated then I say again were was the FAC? 

How nice of you to think of praising a friend. First write a letter about what you saw and send it the persons CO civ boss and explain how impressed you were. Do it now! Then think about further praise if deserving. I dont know if it would qualify for a medal since acts of Bravery must come at...

Good point but you may not know about the air element. The provimity of the air field has nil to do with the control of the fighter. The air field would control his air operations if they were to envolve the air field but a fighter ground attack on a search and destroy mission would not even...

A couple of points for though, good discussion so far. During the war years in Yugo 93-95 tubs were in theatre! Specifically 105 and 155. Let us not confuse all the terms like peace ops and peace keeping the the CBC calling Afgan combat. In the end all the politics at the head office details...