ExFlyer Posted February 26 Report Posted February 26 2 hours ago, Dougie93 said: but SAR in Canada serves no actual military role ... ... in fact, SAR is a drain on resources which results in Canada having very poor SAR capability the role should be transferred to a civilian agency so the money can be spent on actual military capability Yup, tell that to the thousands of Canadians saved and assisted and helped by the SAR squadrons. "To cover this area, about 950 Canadian Armed Forces personnel are delivering search and rescue services 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year." "On average, the Canadian Armed Forces search and rescue program is involved in the coordination of 9,000 search and rescue calls annually, approximately 1,000 of which result in the launching of search and rescue air assets. Each year, these actions provide assistance to more than 20,000 people and save more than 1,200 lives." SAR has done a lot more than basement dwelling wannabes like you LOL Quote It can be dangerous to believe things just because you want them to be true. - Sagan
ExFlyer Posted February 26 Report Posted February 26 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Dougie93 said: full commitment to being on permanent coffee break at luxurious air force bases in Canada / shrugs SAR does more on their coffee break than you do in a year in your basement LOL Again "Canadian Armed Forces responsibility for aeronautical and maritime search and rescue extends over 18 million square kilometres of land and sea. The aeronautical search and rescue area extends from the US border to the North Pole, and from approximately 1,000 kilometers west of Vancouver Island in the Pacific Ocean to approximately 1,500 kilometers east of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean." "To cover this area, about 950 Canadian Armed Forces personnel are delivering search and rescue services 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year." "On average, the Canadian Armed Forces search and rescue program is involved in the coordination of 9,000 search and rescue calls annually, approximately 1,000 of which result in the launching of search and rescue air assets. Each year, these actions provide assistance to more than 20,000 people and save more than 1,200 lives." What a loser you are...a narrow minded, small thinking loser and, limited experienced at that LOL Edited February 26 by ExFlyer Quote It can be dangerous to believe things just because you want them to be true. - Sagan
cougar Posted February 26 Report Posted February 26 On 2/14/2025 at 9:14 PM, CdnFox said: Canadian military leaders warned soldiers are overweight | Ottawa Citizen I guess if you don't put forward budgets for them to have the gear and money to go out and be soldiers they might put on a few pounds sitting around. It's a serious problem and we need to talk about it i'm sure, but the timing is really rotten right now. Trump's already calling us out on our lack of gear, lack of spending and lack of military readyness saying we're relying entirely on the us and now the media's saying on top of it our soldiers are all fatties apparently (or that's how it'll read). Everything really is broken On one hand this is a problem because they now provide a bigger target harder to miss. On another hand the fat mass may protect vital organs. 😃 What bothers me more is what kind of Canadian soldiers we have and which country they are more likely to fight for. Quote
Dougie93 Posted February 26 Report Posted February 26 2 minutes ago, ExFlyer said: Yup, tell that to the thousands of Canadians saved and assisted and helped by the SAR squadrons. they would have been better served if it was done by a civilian agency a non combat capable de facto civilian SAR service embedded in the military results in less SAR not more Quote
ExFlyer Posted February 26 Report Posted February 26 2 minutes ago, Dougie93 said: they would have been better served if it was done by a civilian agency a non combat capable de facto civilian SAR service embedded in the military results in less SAR not more Says the basement dwelling loser LOL Quote It can be dangerous to believe things just because you want them to be true. - Sagan
Dougie93 Posted February 26 Report Posted February 26 1 minute ago, ExFlyer said: SAR does more on their coffee break than you do in a year in your basement LOL you weren't a SAR Tech you were service support, swanning about in an air force love camp, followed by working in an office at NDHQ Quote
CdnFox Posted February 26 Author Report Posted February 26 6 minutes ago, cougar said: On one hand this is a problem because they now provide a bigger target harder to miss. On another hand the fat mass may protect vital organs. 😃 And this year's "I found the silver lining" award goes to..... 1 Quote There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data
ExFlyer Posted February 26 Report Posted February 26 33 minutes ago, Dougie93 said: you weren't a SAR Tech you were service support, swanning about in an air force love camp, followed by working in an office at NDHQ I did a career in the Air Force. Worked my way up the ladder to Chief. I didn't bail out and run to my basement and worship torturers and murdered like the loser did and you are. Even in the Army, real soldiers get promoted and do command the regiment and HQ in or NDHQ jobs. But hey, you would not know that because you were never real..... just a quitter and loser LOL Quote It can be dangerous to believe things just because you want them to be true. - Sagan
Dougie93 Posted February 26 Report Posted February 26 1 minute ago, ExFlyer said: I did a career in the Air Force. Worked my way up the ladder to Chief. Chief office worker around the water cooler in Ottawa / shrugs Quote
ExFlyer Posted February 26 Report Posted February 26 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Dougie93 said: Chief office worker around the water cooler in Ottawa / shrugs Give it up quitter and part timer torturer and murderer worshipper LOL /shrugs Loser Seen losers like you come and go and we always had a party....after you were gone LOL You can't win Loser.... I am more in lay back retirement than you ever were or will be. Edited February 26 by ExFlyer Quote It can be dangerous to believe things just because you want them to be true. - Sagan
Army Guy Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 19 hours ago, ExFlyer said: On and on and on..... I am sorry you feel besmirched. I am sorry you don't like it any more. I am sorry you have a need to complain about it. I am sorry the military standards are not up to your liking. I am glad you realize it is not your military anymore. Living in the past is not becoming of a professional. Understanding the need for change to achieve targets and objectives is paramount. Please do not become a dooogie. I hope tomorrow is a better day for you Thanks for the condescending remarks, Which not sure where they came from or why, but here we are..., I've had nothing but respect for you and your service. Your basically telling me to STFU and stop posting in anything military related, as you see it as complaining....This coming from a guy who has done the same thing, complaining about military topics or Public service workers....Normally i would just end this with a f*ck you...and the horse you rode in on.... What i don't need is for some Air force guy with no operational experience to lecture me on what is professional or not, or what is going to work in an operational theater or not....I spent my whole career doing just that....Understanding the current direction to achieve force manning objectives casts a wide net that attracts quantity not quality... and not the direction we should be following...is also paramount. What is needed is not mass numbers from across the entire civilian population and all it's spectrums, but quality recruits that can easily conquer the rigors of their jobs...pass higher fitness levels than currently expected but also mental health profiles. That may sound like complaining but those very concerns are coming from the rank and file of 2 RCR , RCD and Arty school.... As for becoming dougie, Dougie has proven to the world he is a Royal Canadian , an infantryman and on that note alone he has earned my respect as a soldier..... I have no issues with Dougie, and would serve alongside of him any day, you may not like his personality, but that's not what makes him a good soldier, he has been molded by the best soldiers in Canada has to offer. I hope the lectures are done with, and perhaps your the one that should be looking forward to a better day Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
ExFlyer Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 (edited) 13 hours ago, Army Guy said: Thanks for the condescending remarks, ..... I hope the lectures are done with, and perhaps your the one that should be looking forward to a better day ....Dougie has proven to the world he is a Royal Canadian , an infantryman and on that note alone he has earned my respect as a soldier. I always have a better day. Every extra day after my battle with cancer is a better day. as for doogie...anyone that resorts to praising and worshipping murderers and tortures should get no respect, from anyone. My hope that you have a better day is because of your constant complaining about the Canadian Military and that it is no longer your Military, that it should not bother you as much as it seems to. Edited February 27 by ExFlyer Quote It can be dangerous to believe things just because you want them to be true. - Sagan
Dougie93 Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 7 hours ago, ExFlyer said: your constant complaining about the Canadian Military and that it is no longer your Military, that it should not bother you as much as it seems to. one never leaves the regiment, except feet first in a pine box Quote
ExFlyer Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 30 minutes ago, Dougie93 said: one never leaves the regiment, except feet first in a pine box Talking about constant complaining, like you do. You may like to spend time in your mess but it ain't your military any more. You just like the old guys, sitting around and complaining about the good ole days...which no longer exist and will never come back. Has beens with a beer in hand LOL Ya wonder why the younger folks laugh at the baby boomers? I don't. Quote It can be dangerous to believe things just because you want them to be true. - Sagan
Dougie93 Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 20 minutes ago, ExFlyer said: You may like to spend time in your mess but it ain't your military any more. You just like the old guys, sitting around and complaining about the good ole days. I don't spend any time in the Mess now that is for the young soldiers, let them have their own adventures I only meet with the brothers at regimental funerals now it's bittersweet, one of the greatest men you ever knew is lying there in his casket yet all your regimental brothers have gathered round to honour him Corporals (ret.) mingling with Brigadier Generals (ret.) only my wife ranks above these men, the regimental family is my fatherland Quote
ExFlyer Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Dougie93 said: I don't spend any time in the Mess now t..... it's bittersweet, .... You live in the "ole days". Every post is evidence of that. it seems to be all you have LOL Edited February 27 by ExFlyer Quote It can be dangerous to believe things just because you want them to be true. - Sagan
blackbird Posted February 28 Report Posted February 28 If 3/4 of the Canadian forces are overweight, it sounds like a free-for-all. Why are the higher ups not controlling these people and ensuring nobody gets over weight? Quote
CdnFox Posted February 28 Author Report Posted February 28 54 minutes ago, blackbird said: If 3/4 of the Canadian forces are overweight, it sounds like a free-for-all. Why are the higher ups not controlling these people and ensuring nobody gets over weight? Because 4/5 of them are overweight and why rock the boat? 1 Quote There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data
blackbird Posted February 28 Report Posted February 28 1 hour ago, CdnFox said: Because 4/5 of them are overweight and why rock the boat? That's right, but it means they're not in the best shape for military action if required. Quote
cougar Posted February 28 Report Posted February 28 On 2/26/2025 at 9:49 AM, CdnFox said: And this year's "I found the silver lining" award goes to..... You can give the award to Hashek. For about $15 you can get the complete digital version of Svejk and have 24hours of bliss, or you can just enjoy the first few chapters free at this link: Quote
Army Guy Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
Gaétan Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 (edited) It's unbelievable that European leaders have 800 billion euros to put into the purchase of bombs and armored vehicles. Who elected them? Vaccine and arms companies? The judicial system of these countries does nothing? How are they going to recruit soldiers for their dirty work? Edited March 7 by Gaétan Quote
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