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    Service Pin

    According to the CF Mil Pers Instr, if you completed Basic, you are entitled to one, be you Regular or Reserve if you are honourably releasing from the CAF. (For some reason, I can't include a snip of the policy here.) Even if a member has barely served, their leadership should be marking...
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    Service Pin

    I've always understood it was your unit at the time of your final release. There's no point to a DWD if you aren't actually departing. I didn't have one either of the times I released from the Reg Force. But I'm damn well going to have one when I pull the pin for good. Hell, I might even...
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    Mess kit

    Thank you kindly, but I will wear a gown. But if other people want to get more wear out of the most expensive outfit they will ever own, they can fill their boots as I am concerned. I won't judge (unless it doesn't fit).
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    Mess kit

    For those who want to wear their mess dress again, this is the new direction from the updated dress manual. Mess Dress (No 2). The wear of Mess Dress (No 2 or 2A only) after release is permitted. Former members are to wear the style of Mess Dress authorized by their Branch/Corps or Regiment at...
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    Annuitant and Class C

    I haven't figured out yet what the actual implications are if we miscalculate and work 331 days, but the legislation only requires one day off contract to avoid re-enrollment. But I'm more likely to take a longer break than a shorter one. @dapaterson states above that there are policy and...
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    Sexual Assault & Sexual Misconduct in the CF

    Don't forget fear of retribution.
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    Updated Army Service Dress project

    Unfortunately (for me anyway), the Air Force has retained the gold trim on the mess kits. To me, the gold has the double advantage of being both garish and expensive. I would have happily switched to silver/grey. But I guess a lot of people don't want to put any more money into a...
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    In need of an RCAF Wedge Cap, Size 7 7/8 soon, Can anyone help?

    I have a fresh 7 3/8 with a Log cap badge available if you're at Carling Campus.
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    The Why Behind the Annuitant 35 Day Break?

    Good day all, Does anyone who the why of the 35 day break? If I understand correctly, legislatively annuitants only need a single day break to avoid being re-enrolled in the pension. So why 35 days? Is there a real reason for it or was it just a random decision with the intent of creating a...
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    Ottawa seeking ‘impartial’ board members to review military colleges

    I have a very good friend who is a lawyer in another government department. He joined the Public Service later in life. When he joined, they asked him what his birth tongue was, and he said English. And while this was true, as a toddler his family moved and started communicating exclusively...
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    Travel assistance

    Depending on where you need to go, you might be able to get space available on a service flight.
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    Flight delay/cancellation - compensation

    I would love to hear the official answer to this question as I am aware of this having occurred.
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    Snowbirds pilot suspended for alleged sexual misconduct

    Even when the misconduct constitutes assault, the victim does have the option of having the NIS investigate if he/she/they prefers. And many people are choosing to keep their complaints within the CAF.
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    New Crown

    Of course not. I like the ceremonial, no actual exercised power aspect of it all. The crown is a symbol. Symbols have their own power. And the monarchy is a link to our history. Our history is not pretty or glorious. It is messy, often brutal and was usually flagrantly unfair. Which in my...
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    New Crown

    I personally am happy to have a non-elected head of state. Our main parties have consistently failed to present leaders that would appeal to moderate Canadians. (And I am a very moderate Canadian.) I frequently find our elected head of government to be ...embarrassing. While His Majesty is...
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    Federal Government & Union spar over returning to office

    Actually, we weren't allowed to permit it when I was a manager in ADM(Mat). Our director didn't like it so we weren't supposed to do it. (Doesn't mean it never happened.) ;) Sometimes it's just common sense.
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    Federal Government & Union spar over returning to office

    The problem I have found with the public service is that you are not allowed to manage civilian pers according to their capabilities. Some people are perfectly productive working at home. Others produce little to nothing. But if those two employees are at the same level doing the same job...
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    Strike

    I'm remembering the strike in 1991. I had a friend who was vociferously anti-union and crossed the picket line. It was ugly; there were threats and physical altercations. Personal relationships never recovered. We had a number of clashes on the picket line in Trenton and tempers were very...
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    Current Dress Regs

    Do pers in the Navy uniform all have ballcaps? I thought they only received them if they served on a ship. I'm in the NCR and have seen a number of pers in NCDs wearing berets.
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    New Dress Regs 🤣

    I think it's the combination of the curly hair with the untidy beard.
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