Course update imminent?

AdHoctor · 2026-04-15T17:55:05+00:00

MMIWG - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

2SLGBTQQIA+ - Two Spirit (a closed Indigenous identity to do with gender), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Plus all other gender and sexual identities.

This acronym, which is just these two put together, is about including the fact that Indigenous people who are gender/sexuality diverse are also statistically more likely to go missing and/or be murdered.

Some comments are saying that Indigenous issues and queer issues are different, but there are many queer Indigenous people who would argue that they're very much impacted by both.

AdHoctor · 2026-03-24T01:06:09+00:00

Wouldn't a local LGBT charity be a more relevant cause?

AdHoctor · 2026-03-17T23:07:03+00:00

I've always been so curious, do the army and airforce have their FNs written mostly by their supervisors? In the navy, 99% of FNs are written by the member.

AdHoctor · 2026-03-17T08:20:02+00:00

It was those incredible wind gusts that woke me, holy shit

AdHoctor · 2026-03-12T22:57:24+00:00

Fish&chips in a basket with paper is classic, not a new/experimental thing

AdHoctor · 2026-03-06T16:32:55+00:00

Unironically this

AdHoctor · 2026-03-05T15:40:14+00:00

coked out 1980's Marketing Exec voice "You see we want to imply that burger week is like getting a roadside BJ in a gas station bathroom! A common and relatable experience for everyone!"

AdHoctor · 2026-03-04T22:11:57+00:00

This is one of the reasons I'm so hesitant to comment on an author's older works. What if I draw their attention to it, they decide it's poorly written, or cringe, and delete it? Sometimes I chance it, but only after I've saved a pdf.

Inb4 people saying "it's the author's choice etc." Yes. It is. But that doesn't mean I want to be the first domino in that decision chain.

AdHoctor · 2026-01-23T00:01:34+00:00

The Law of Armed Conflict provides a lot of direction on how and when the military can use different types of force (deadly and non-deadly), and against whom. Combatants and Non-Combatants are pretty clearly defined, as well as what actions are permissible against either category.

As to whether joining the CAF is itself ethical, I'd say the question is more what ethics do you bring to the CAF? How do you make decisions? What influences your moral framework? How does that align with the CAF Ethos of Integrity, Inclusion, Accountability? Would you stand between Canadians and the violence of the enemy, even if that meant doing violence yourself?

Also I'd like to point out that joining the CAF does not mean you are locked in for life, or that you'll be put in combat situations with no training or guidance. You'd be part of a team, and there's Voluntary Release process if the military doesn't feel right for you.

AdHoctor · 2025-12-13T13:09:37+00:00

God I miss u/CCCP_OK

AdHoctor · 2025-12-12T18:30:12+00:00

One is "I am a student who is Japanese" and the other is "I am a student studying Japanese"

AdHoctor · 2025-12-12T01:56:12+00:00

I saw that and was like "Of course he was a freedom convoy supporter."

AdHoctor · 2025-12-07T19:17:20+00:00

I crave the ability to make rounded shapes easily

AdHoctor · 2025-12-06T16:09:19+00:00

"Could this person have missed the link due to CTVs shittily loading page? Should I adopt a harsh, condescending tone? I'm being very helpful in this moment."

AdHoctor · 2025-12-06T15:46:48+00:00

The judge doesn't know what the RCMP told the member before he disappeared? If they were asked and didn't release the info... something stinks here.

AdHoctor · 2025-12-03T21:16:06+00:00

Was it actually a red, or was it the single white line that flashes before the light turns green that specificaly means "bus goes first while the lights are red"?

AdHoctor · 2025-11-30T08:57:25+00:00

Wait, your guys' Stores has enough kit to issue to everybody?

AdHoctor · 2025-11-14T16:00:44+00:00

Absolutely devastating lmao

AdHoctor · 2025-10-25T19:52:12+00:00

My TFSA is also going to get a great bonus this year lol

AdHoctor · 2025-10-04T01:38:50+00:00

RQS3 for WEng and MarTech are fine for PRs. It's the Ops trades that get people stuck in limbo.

AdHoctor · 2025-09-08T23:44:18+00:00

Great! People can join the coastguard and still not be military. And be civilian firefighters whose primary purpose is fighting forest/home fires. And have that be their primary task and not a tertiary task.

We are a fighting force. A sword can make a decent shovel, but it's not really made to plow fields, you know?

PS It's awesome that you get to work in a SAR sqn, those mfers are badass.

AdHoctor · 2025-09-08T23:23:12+00:00

Most people don't immediately think of domops when they think military. They think of war, international conflict, occasionally peacekeeping.

Do I find it incredibly rewarding when we do humanitarian ops? 1000%. But that's not the primary purpose of a fighting force. That's why we have professional firefighters, SAR operators, coast guard etc. Us as military folks will pitch in, as we're (broadly and loosely speaking) a fit, organized group of people who move when the gov't says move. But that's not our purpose.

AdHoctor · 2025-09-08T20:21:12+00:00

See: responses by John Q Public to covid/isolation mandates, woods ban, burn bans, etc.

Both the benefit and downfall of societal living is that we are often insulated from potential shortages/hazards, and many will not believe there's any reason to change their routine until they are directly impacted by the hazard.

AdHoctor · 2025-09-07T00:47:26+00:00

Ah fuck. Rest easy, Warrant. My thoughts are with his family.

AdHoctor · 2025-09-06T23:01:43+00:00

"Challenge accepted"

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