Canada's military, how impressive it really is.

[ExFlyer]

12 minutes ago, Dougie93 said:

don't forget, you were not a Citizen Soldier as an American would be

Canada is not a republic

you are bound to no fealty to the scum in Ottawa who betray their oaths to the monarch

the cowards, sycophants, cronies & traitors of the Canadian government are fit for the yardarm

you were a mercenary for the Queen

bound only to Her Majesty, as Commander-in-Chief

Canada is just an American protectorate, it's not a sovereign independent country in the Westphalian sense

your real nation in a practical sense, is the United Kingdom-United States Security Agreement (UKUSSA)

the entire Canadian Forces are subordinate to the United States Northern Command at Colorado Springs

none the less, I have many American veterans as the closest of friends

and they all love & respect their Canadian bothers in arms

while at the same time recognizing that Canada itself is a frozen freedom hating pseudo Communist GULAG

our only desire is to free Canada from these ignominious tyrants in Ottawa

 

I too have very close American Military and Coast Guard friends. Mine are in the SAR world like yours were in the soldier world.

My objection and offence was that taxme insinuated we (military) would shoot and kill Canadians (protesters).

[Dougie93]

I chose to serve in the Canadian Army because my American father was a die hard Leafs fan

so I was raised on the 48th Highlanders of Canada like mother's milk

my family is on both sides of the border

I am a Canadian-American

ducimus

 

Edited April 16, 2022 by Dougie93

[Dougie93]

10 minutes ago, ExFlyer said:

My objection and offence was that taxme insinuated we (military) would shoot and kill Canadians (protesters).

I agree with taxme

I fear the Canadian government

I can no longer predict what these Communist traitors in Ottawa will do

the Liberals are seemingly agents of the Communist Chinese in Beijing

who do you think funds their campaigns ?

Edited April 15, 2022 by Dougie93

[Dougie93]

13 minutes ago, ExFlyer said:

 

My objection and offence was that taxme insinuated we (military) would shoot and kill Canadians (protesters).

as a Canadian, I take no offence

as an American, I take no offense

as I said, people's opinions do not wound me

I would also defend taxme's right to be offensive, I would kill & die for that

but nothing he says insults my beliefs, I like taxme, he doesn't bother me

[Dougie93]

20 minutes ago, ExFlyer said:

I too have very close American Military and Coast Guard friends. Mine are in the SAR world like yours were in the soldier world.

you were a Chief Warrant Officer

doesn't matter what your trade was

you should not be going around castigating Canadian citizens for their opinions

it's unprofessional, get a grip

be an agnostic servant of the Crown

don't worry about what the civvies say

your role is to defend them, regardless

[ExFlyer]

12 minutes ago, Dougie93 said:

you were a Chief Warrant Officer

doesn't matter what your trade was

you should not be going around castigating Canadian citizens for their opinions

it's unprofessional, get a grip

be an agnostic servant of the Crown

don't worry about what the civvies say

your role is to defend them, regardless

I never "castigate" anothers opinion. All I ever say is that I have the right to an opinion as well and that I do not have to agree or disagree with others. That is called debating.

I am sorry you agree with taxme when he says that a Canadian solider would shoot and kill another Canadian if ordered.

[Dougie93]

Just now, ExFlyer said:

I never "castigate" anothers opinion. All I ever say is that I have the right to an opinion as well and that I do not have to agree or disagree with others. That is called debating.

I am sorry you agree with taxme when he says that a Canadian solider would shoot and kill another Canadian if ordered.

of course Canadian soldiers would shoot and kill other Canadians

it's called Aid to the Civil Power, if directed by lawful order of the chain of command, I would have shot Canadians

it's not a republic, I don't answer to Canadians, I only answer to the Commander-in-Chief

heir to the throne of Victoria Regina Imperatrix

Mother Canada

 

 

[Dougie93]

I was a state sanctioned mass murderer for the British Crown

close quarters combat specialist, recce patrolman

no Canadian civilian stands a chance against me

thus I have a particular responsibility to remain a politically agnostic servant of their Queen

if I choose sides against civilians, that is inherently intimidating for them

they have no answer if I lord my rank & trade over them

and that is unprofessional

so I will not go there

never pass a fault

VRI- Pro Patria

 

[Dougie93]

what did you call me ?

an "American Extremist" ?

in actual fact, on Canadian soil, I am the opposite of that

on Canadian soil, I represent Her Majesty The Queen

what would Elizabeth Windsor do ?

remain above the fray

thus I endeavor to follow Her example

 

[Army Guy]

Canada's top soldier says the military is on the 'cusp' of rapid change

Quote from the CDS: his warning to Canadians.

He didn't mince words when speaking about the CAF's need to modernize. "Overall, the armed forces that we have today is not the armed forces we need for the future," he said.

"We are on the cusp of so much change that has to come."

Eyre said the military needs to focus on improving its capabilities in new technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum computing and hypersonic weapons. He also said the CAF needs to develop skills in the domain of cyber warfare. And many other capabilities lost to governmental interference, such as Air defense capabilities, portable anti tank capabilities.... 

Canada's top soldier says the military is on the 'cusp' of rapid change (msn.com)

[Dougie93]

in terms of SAR ?

you are literally heroes to Canadian civilians

thus you too have a particular responsibility to remain above the fray

you have invoked yourself as a SAR CWO

at which point, you can't just go around the internet behaving like a random sock puppet troll

because you are not anonymous, you are flying the Queen's Colours

the Queen does not command you to correct taxme's opinions, quite the opposite of that

either you are a Soldier of the Crown, or you are a civvy, but you can't have it both ways

[Army Guy]

Military members feeling bite of skyrocketing housing, living costs: defence chief

Quote

 

Eyre took special aim at what he described as a shortage of housing on military bases. 

“Now we’re somewhere in the neighborhood of 4,000 to 6,000 units short on our bases, which is also accentuating the housing problem,” he said.

An internal Defense Department report on military housing published in December said there were around 12,000 units across the country, which provided accommodation to about 20 per cent of Armed Forces members.

 

Just another example of the state of our military, While some will say the whole country is having the same issue, yes but those people can move to where housing is affordable, military personal must live where the military tells them to...back in the day more than 1/2 of the military lived in government housing... these homes where built between 1948, and 1956, while there has been some updates done to them, they are still very old, very drafty, very inefficient oil heating, not well insulated...and very expensive to rent... 

Military members feeling bite of skyrocketing housing, living costs: defence chief - Victoria Times Colonist

Edited April 15, 2022 by Army Guy

[Dougie93]

5 minutes ago, Army Guy said:

Canada's top soldier says the military is on the 'cusp' of rapid change

Quote from the CDS: his warning to Canadians.

He didn't mince words when speaking about the CAF's need to modernize. "Overall, the armed forces that we have today is not the armed forces we need for the future," he said.

"We are on the cusp of so much change that has to come."

Eyre said the military needs to focus on improving its capabilities in new technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum computing and hypersonic weapons. He also said the CAF needs to develop skills in the domain of cyber warfare. And many other capabilities lost to governmental interference, such as Air defense capabilities, portable anti tank capabilities.... 

Canada's top soldier says the military is on the 'cusp' of rapid change (msn.com)

I used to respect General Eyre

until he became a ridiculous careerist sycophant for the Liberal Party of Canada

he drags the Ric-A-Dam-Doo through the dirt, by choosing sides against his own people

shameful

 

 

[Dougie93]

I am very close to Patricia's

Ainsworth Dyer

Perry Gresty

and Rick Rozon

Rick Rozon was the first Patricia I ever met

and he did the regiment proud, I looked up to him, I tried to emulate him

Pro Patricia

 

[Dougie93]

even Clayton Matchee

I didn't think he was such a bad guy

I played pool with him at Sassy's

I had no quarrel with him

I was shocked when he killed Shidane Arone

I suspect the Mefloquine had something to do with that

[Dougie93]

one time I went to NDMC to visit a buddy

and I walked past Clayton Matchee's room

I stopped, I went back, I looked in

I just looked him in the eyes, then I nodded to him

he nodded back, like he wasn't that out of it

like he knew me, like he remembered me, from hanging around the games room at Sassy's

[Dougie93]

for those who don't know, Sassy's was the only club in Petawawa

we all went there, it's just outside the gates of the base, on highway 17

all the soldiers on base partied there, all the girls in Petawawa went there

there's like a restaurant area, where you go could for lunch, and a big patio overlooking the river

then there was a dance floor, which was as hopping as any dance floor in Toronto

then there's like a games area, which had pool tables & video games

then there was the parking lot outside, where we settled all scraps

then there was a pizza joint across the road, where we went for slices after

Edited April 15, 2022 by Dougie93

[Dougie93]

the only other bar was Shots, it was like a sports bar, where all the senior NCO's hung out

Shot was fun if you just wanted to drink, not looking to hook up with girls

but you'd probably end up drinking with your bosses there

Shots was the old guy bar

Edited April 15, 2022 by Dougie93

[Dougie93]

then there was the River Club

Club Riviere

that was over the river, on the Quebec side

that was a tiny little road house

with a tiny stage, a tiny dance floor, one pool table & a bar

I used to go there a lot, when my girlfriend was only 18, couldn't drink in Ontario

the River Club has a huge parking lot

and that was like Thunderdome

ah, the scraps I got into at the River Club, those were epic

I got at least one 129 charge for scrapping at the River Club, but it was fun none the less

Edited April 16, 2022 by Dougie93

[Dougie93]

oh yeah, then there was Banana Pete's in Pembroke

no reason to go to Banana Pete's tho

it was just the Sassy's of Pembroke

and Sassy's was actually better

like I am from Toronto, I was a club fiend from the 6ix

and I actually had a great time as Sassy's, and hooked up with a lot of cute country girls there

Sassy's had everything you needed, and you could easily walk back to G101 from Sassy's

Edited April 16, 2022 by Dougie93

[ExFlyer]

1 hour ago, Dougie93 said:

in terms of SAR ?

you are literally heroes to Canadian civilians

thus you too have a particular responsibility to remain above the fray

you have invoked yourself as a SAR CWO

at which point, you can't just go around the internet behaving like a random sock puppet troll

because you are not anonymous, you are flying the Queen's Colours

the Queen does not command you to correct taxme's opinions, quite the opposite of that

either you are a Soldier of the Crown, or you are a civvy, but you can't have it both ways

I am sorry I tried to be civil with you.

Aid to Civil Power in no way means orders to shoot and kill Canadians. It means "Aid to (or of) the Civil Power, the calling out of military troops by the civil authorities to help maintain or restore public order"   Meaning the military has authority of a constable in the police force.

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/policies-standards/queens-regulations-orders/vol-1-administration/ch-23-duties-aid-civil-power.html

Edited April 15, 2022 by ExFlyer

[Dougie93]

10 hours ago, ExFlyer said:

I am sorry I tried to be civil with you.

I try to be civil with every man I encounter

I'm a Christian, so I have no quarrel with my fellow man

love thine enemies says Jesus of Nazareth

Edited April 16, 2022 by Dougie93

[ExFlyer]

1 minute ago, Dougie93 said:

I try to be civil with every man I encounter

I'm a Christian, so I have no quarrel with my fellow man

love thine enemies says Jesus of Nazareth

 

Your offensiveness belays your Christianity unfortunately.

Again, sorry for trying to be civil and have a civil conversation wiht you.

[Dougie93]

1 minute ago, ExFlyer said:

Your offensiveness belays your Christianity unfortunately.

Again, sorry for trying to be civil and have a civil conversation wiht you.

whatever, if you want to make an enemy of me, I can't stop you

 

[Army Guy]

14 minutes ago, ExFlyer said:

I am sorry I tried to be civil with you.

Aid to Civil Power in no way means orders to shoot and kill Canadians. It means "Aid to (or of) the Civil Power, the calling out of military troops by the civil authorities to help maintain or restore public order"   Meaning the military has authority of a constable in the police force.

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/policies-standards/queens-regulations-orders/vol-1-administration/ch-23-duties-aid-civil-power.html

Most instances of Aid to civil power does not include the use of force, how ever aid to civil power can include deadly force, such as FLQ crises, OKA, or protection of major events like security of the Olympic games in BC, where Air defense units, Infantry and Armor units. there may be restrictions to the use of deadly force, we were not allow to bring any Machine guns or 25 mm ammo. Now OKA every weapon system we had was free game... 

We never had powers of arrest, a person could be taken down and held , but police officers had to make the actual arrest, that was the same for OKA,BC, Ice storm, Winnipeg floods... which seen police officers inserted in with military patrols. I'm not sure how the FLQ crises went or what powers they had. 

History has also shown examples of military using deadly force on civilians but the laws have since changed.