Maclean's Report ~ Why Canada’s military risks returning to a decade of darkness

wildthing - Lol, got ya now, It only took this head a full day to sort out what you meant.
wow, maybe i should not drive today, sit and veg, and sort the puzzle pieces,,lol, VVV

I know i had some in gagetown but my head can only focus on pet and the hell day in and day out it consumes me 24/7.

I had some good times wild thing when I served...many good people that I trusted...it's been awhile but every once in awhile we contact each other for conversation about our past...but absolutely some bad times of course but for the most part fairly good memories.
Those that could not carry their weight were dealt with as to an iron fist...so the unit held it's own which made for close comradeship amongst the group.

Cannot remember good trooper bad is a constant memory though.

FNC2

TOW...Tube launched..Optically tracked..Wire guided anti tank Missile ....not sure if they still use these but saw it on the news lately when the Kurds shot down a Russian Helo.

Memories...some good an some not so good.

johnny211 wrote:wild thing, ok the puzzle is more mixed up today, or maybe both of ours are,,what are you talking about..lol..VVV.

was talking obout you running around going bang bang as a throat claim yes osi is full throttle johnny.

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wild thing, ok the puzzle is more mixed up today, or maybe both of ours are,,what are you talking about..lol..VVV.

heck we have been in many decades of darkness . ever since Pearson really no matter the party in power .

im a new vet yet I still remember doing A ta C yelling bang bang eventually the troops stopped yelling bang bang and started yelling budget cut budget cut but you know how the troops are lol.

its in are Canadian culture not to spend nerly enough on defence unless there is a world war .

culture my friends is very hard to change .

propat

Man o man memory lane... I be-bopped a few TD's early 80ish. Don't remember bang bang Johnny but we had lots of blanks sneaking up on JLCs. Trooper... adjust your firing pin and pour on the oil. Memories... mine are fracked.

Johnny did you lose your voice? and is that a legal claim? LMAO

This is what I have been saying, every conservative will say and brag they did so much for the military and veterans but if they had none of this would have occurred. It was a smoke screen and con job. The problem now is I believe our navy is headed the way of a coastal defence force and there is no way we can afford new fighter jets especially the f35 so in reality there is going to be big changes coming and our military will become a territorial force for defence only much like New Zealand and some Europe countries.

Johnny, those dark days have already returned, well before the Liberals took over. The Army was only allowed to purchase half of their normal amount of live ammunition last year, and I think that simmunition was completely denied, as they cost even more. Plus how the Tories cancelled or cut back almost every benefit for the CF. They cancelled cost moves on release. they cancelled Post Living Differential (PDL) that compensated members who were posted into areas will higher costs of living, like Toronto and Vancouver. They cancelled severance pay. They greatly increased the members portion of the medical and pension plans. Plus there has been a wage freeze since 2013. So, under the Tories, Soldiers had less and less in their pocket at the end of the month, while the costs of living kept going up. So hopefully the Liberals will not only get better equipment for them to do their job, but make just being in the military better overall.

FNC1

Yep the good old days changing mags without rounds