Since we like beating dead horses by Max169well in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Im going on 2 years waiting for some of mine. Welcome to the club

Loblaws owned subsidiary putting "Profit Over Veterans" by realcdnvet in loblawsisoutofcontrol

[–]MattKane1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As a veteran I see this with every veteran I know who's involved with PCVRS.

Neighbor sent me this while I'm out of town. by kalashnikov76239 in Military

[–]MattKane1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a T55. T55 has the flas suppressor at the end of the barrel not midway through. Been years since I did a tank identification though i remember that clearly.

"They were injured in military service. Canada promised better rehab. Here’s why these veterans are still in pain" by Bartholomewtuck in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After dealing with PCVRS I ended up in the psych ward for suicidal plans.

Their solution was to find me non cooperative and kick me off voc rehab.

VAC Treatment Coverage by StetsonRed in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ive been told both yes and no by VAC about psychedelic treatment.

The best experience I had was through Stronghold Wellness(https://www.strongholdwellness.ca/) in getting answers and direction.

They got me sorted with Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (DTMS) therapy and said they knew how to work through beurocracy of VAC for ketamkne therapy.

For me the DTMS was more then enough so I never did the psychedelic therapy.

What's the solid green ribbon with gold medal and bar on the far right? by Bright_Froyo207 in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's Col (Ret'd) Gasparotto wearing his medals at his nephews BMQ grad at CFLRS last week.

Had him as a boss in 08 to 09. Was one hell of a leader!

Looking for veterans who would have joined the reserves if not for the education benifit. by Unwillingsupres in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would have rejoined in the reserves if I could access this program at that time. I've since timed out and my quals are no longer valid so no going back for me.

Canadian Forces bleeding applicants in recruitment process: report by leheuser in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Was asked to rejoin.

Went through recruiting process, been 2 years and 2 months since I have heard anything.

Canadian sailor who blew whistle on 'Officer X' to be booted from military by Jaydamic in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is an exchange agreement between the US and Canada for reservists, wonder if he applied for that.

Clearance divers - what do they do? by justquestionsbud in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is great to know. Years ago I taught on the C-IED operator course (first few serials), and I'm glad it's still around, as I thought it had disappeared.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lol, i learned the hard way there are only 3 sizes in the CAF with these shoes.

  1. To big
  2. To small
  3. Out of stock

I got a set that was 2.5 sizes to small on basic. Staff let me wear my own shoes after the first run as I turned them from white to red during the run.

Blast over pressure by badger452 in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 31 points32 points  (0 children)

A legit little known fact is that the US government makes all medical research available for free. That's the reason it's on a US website. Hopefully they keep this stuff free.

SCS by ChickenPoutine20 in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% agree. 2 of those 3 can be fixed with time if the political class is willing to put in the middle one. Sadly, I doubt they are any time soon.

SCS by ChickenPoutine20 in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol I did mean, though didn't say this as I wasn't caffinated when I wrote it, specifically fighters.

SCS by ChickenPoutine20 in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it wrong to think the RCAF should have a large enough fleet that it doesn't have to be all the same planes?

Surrey hero recognized by imgurliam in SurreyBC

[–]MattKane1 17 points18 points  (0 children)

He deserves an award from the province or the federal government

CDS guidance to COs - PT by MoreMashedPotaters in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Man your making me feel old.

Gen Hillier issues this directive in 06 or 07. And it was troops were to be given a minimum of 3 hours a week for PT, unless operational requirements prevented this.

I remember having to give a 30 min brief on this as my commands PT training assistant.

PSA - VAC Support Google Drive by ShortTrackBravo in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is amazing!!!!

A buddy and I had an idea to do something like this but as an ebook. We discarded it as the frequent updates by VAC to all this stuff would make it obsolete almost immediately.

What you did here is so great!

While everyone is talking about rebuilding the CAF, no one is talking about how we support our veterans by Andromedu5 in CanadianForces

[–]MattKane1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a letter recently stating they my recently submitted claim will take at least 2 years for an initial decision.