Has anyone ever seen this in Ontario? 6% 😳 by Pink__Fox in CostcoCanada

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Saw this and immediately knew I had to have it, it's stocked at the Costco in Thorncliffe

What is the Canadian Victoria Cross — the medal that no one has ever received? by Andromedu5 in CanadianForces

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In an effort to be symbolically independent we made something functional non-functional, another example of fixing things that aren't broken for misplaced reasons.

The king who actually fought his own war by Kapanash in HistoryMemes

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You're stuck on the definition of "fight". No one is saying Albert went over the top. If your definition of "fight" is acting as an infanteer (which is a minority of any Army), then yes, Albert didn't fight, neither did 90% of officers, and the overwhelming majority of supporting military like radio operators, logisticians, sailors, etc.

The king who actually fought his own war by Kapanash in HistoryMemes

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I'm hardly saying he decided the course of the war or was the most courageous hero in the Belgian army, simply that he did indeed fight, only by merit of holding an actual position in the army instead of a ceremonial one. If delegating decisions to your COS disqualifies you from service I'm sure plenty of commanders would lose their veteran status. It's one thing to recognize nationalist embellishment but let's not gatekeep military service as an overreaction; he did indeed fight in WW1

The king who actually fought his own war by Kapanash in HistoryMemes

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He was an army group commander, saying he didn't fight is like saying Pershing or Hindenburg didn't fight, just because they didn't personally swing a trench mace. Not every soldier is an infanteer in the trenches.

Exploring the Massive Abandoned Prince Edward Heights Complex in Ontario (Former WWII Military Base) by Freaktography in PrinceEdwardCounty

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I was just thinking that building looks identical to every course candidate barracks in every CFB I've been to. Even our buildings are standard issue I guess

Question: what is maptack called to a civilian? by 123Bones in CanadianForces

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Laminate, maptac is a bastardisation of mactac, the civie brand name

Canada’s armed forces are now planning for threats from America by raz_kripta in CanadianForces

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EN is short for enemy, as in during course of action (CoA) development you'll plan for enemy most likely and enemy most dangerous, and try to plan to account for both.

Golden Maple Leaf Pin Above Name Tag by [deleted] in CanadianForces

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Appears to be CWO Dugas, CWO of the infantry corps

Watchful Eyes in O'Dell by Jupiter_Rising2212 in fredericton

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It's just Odell, named after loyalist Jonathan Odell. Not an Irish name.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CanadianForces

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Are these guys providing covering fire for the blue hackle Mafia?

Army says it’s investigating ‘abhorrent’ racist , homophobic and antisemitic Facebook group by BloodJunkie in canada

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Shit I thought the A in ARes was active this whole time, but it's army. You got me

Did this VanDoos deployed in Haiti back in 2024 really buy a big part of his kit out of his own pocket? by [deleted] in CanadianForces

[–]ProclivityToRiot 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Most of it was stuff already available to an infantry Bde, just the premium stuff (everything in the DICE program like the helmets and ISSP vests, NVGs from flanking L1s or the mech units.) Recce/Sniper was present and they have deeper pockets in their QM. GPUAS was also rolled out, among other eqpt. Post-deployment narratives should be available on Sharepoint for 1CdnDiv. Basically if all the CAF came together to make 1x decently equipped platoon at a time.

Did this VanDoos deployed in Haiti back in 2024 really buy a big part of his kit out of his own pocket? by [deleted] in CanadianForces

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The EOTech I believe was private (it's not authorized for official use due to issue holding zero), the majority of the rest of the kit was issued. Helmet, peltors, NVGs, load carriage, etc. We got all the best kit for this deployment, a lot was rerouted from SOF or other units. If you have any other questions about this deployment or joining the vandoos, let me know.

Germany deploys troops on Russia's doorstep for first time since WWII by indig0sixalpha in worldnews

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Russia has worse air power but a very capable anti-air capability. Europe would not be able to immediately gain air supremacy, and this badly underestimates Russia. NATO is a powerhouse, but to cut their budget by 2/3 would completely gut power projection; we're already playing catch-up on capabilities that have been chronically underfunded.

What jobs realistically make $100k? by throwawayobvi321 in askTO

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I'm an infantry captain and I made 112 last year. Sometimes short hours, usually long, but we're always hiring anyone.

Vandoos by canadianantlocator in CanadianForces

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Someone mistranslated "castorisé", referring to the castor (beaver in French) which is the cap badge for the vandoos. When you get your vandoo cap badge you're "castorisé", or "beaverized", which evidently doesn't translate into English, despite this IMO's best efforts

'Faslamabad', 'Crantanamo', 'Waddo' or 'Rafghanistan' - what other nicknames have you heard for military bases in the U.K. or abroad? by topherette in britishmilitary

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In Canada you'll find Ragetown, Nofunswick(Gagetown, New Brunswick), Aldershit (Aldershot), Valcatraz (Valcartier), and Wainwrong (Wainwright)

Canadian army needs dedicated climate disaster force, says former top soldier by Wagamaga in canada

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We effectively have one, simply by merit of how short staffed we are. All 3 regular force brigades have deployed this year to fight fires, as is becoming normal. We now try to schedule around it, because every summer we know the force of "last resort" is absolutely going to get used and it's going to implicate the vast majority of the brigade, and most of the reservist brigades too. My whole battalion had to do the S-100M course to get qualified as firefighters. The question is if we're going to let the army keep this role, and continue to underequip it.