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Were you trying to quote Henry Kissinger with your original comment?
ABadjusterrider_5
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I was in the Queens York Rangers. Did my basic training, soldiers course. I decided not to do my MOC because I wanted to go reserve medic. They kept dicking me around with my requests, so I quit. Been trying to re-join ever since. Dumbest move of my life.
Made it to the rank of Corporal in the Infantry (Reserve). I was in for 4 or 5 years (it was awhile ago).
Had some of my coolest memories from that time. Loved pushing myself physically, mentally on training exercises. The camaraderie was awesome. I helped teach GMT and BTT (Inf) for a couple summers too.
The summer we did heli-borne assaults was awesome. So cool flying at nape of the Earth with your legs dangling out the sides.
I wanted to go overseas on a call-out and had thought about going Reg Force, but it wasn't in the cards for me. I was strictly a "weekend warrior"
Hats off to all of you who did make that choice.
Oh, and favourite weapon: C9 (an FN M249 in non-Canadian parlance).
Had some of my coolest memories from that time. Loved pushing myself physically, mentally on training exercises. The camaraderie was awesome. I helped teach GMT and BTT (Inf) for a couple summers too.
The summer we did heli-borne assaults was awesome. So cool flying at nape of the Earth with your legs dangling out the sides.
I wanted to go overseas on a call-out and had thought about going Reg Force, but it wasn't in the cards for me. I was strictly a "weekend warrior"
Hats off to all of you who did make that choice.
Oh, and favourite weapon: C9 (an FN M249 in non-Canadian parlance).
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3 years British Columbia Regiment (reserve MOC 011)
11 years Royal Canadian Dragoons (regular MOC 011)
Both in the armour role, crewing a lot;
- a multitude of trucks ranging from a 1/4 tonne jeep to a 10 tonne, 6 wheel drive cargo truck
- Lynx recce
- M113 APC
- Cougar / Grizzly AFV
- Bison APC
- Coyote recce / surveillance
- Leopard C1A4 main battle tank
Favourite weapon; 105mm Leopard main armament followed VERY closely by the Coyote's 25mm Bushmaster cannon (great gun).
Deployed; CFE Germany, UNPROFOR Bosnia, IFOR Yugoslavia, various civil aid tasks around Canada and the US... even the infamous "Toronto Snow Storm".
Aside from traditional armour jobs (recce, Sabre troops, combat support), I was trained up as an Assault Trooper (mines & demolition) and a rappel master jumping from cliffs, buildings, helicopters... and throwing people off same.
The good times have become good stories, the bad times even better stories. The friends made are brothers for eternity and they're all over the world with open doors for me, as is mine for them.
As it turns out, today is the most celebrated historical day for the Royal Canadian Dragoons; commemorating the action at Leliefontein, South Africa on November 7th 1900.
BOLD AND SWIFT
DRAGOONS!
11 years Royal Canadian Dragoons (regular MOC 011)
Both in the armour role, crewing a lot;
- a multitude of trucks ranging from a 1/4 tonne jeep to a 10 tonne, 6 wheel drive cargo truck
- Lynx recce
- M113 APC
- Cougar / Grizzly AFV
- Bison APC
- Coyote recce / surveillance
- Leopard C1A4 main battle tank
Favourite weapon; 105mm Leopard main armament followed VERY closely by the Coyote's 25mm Bushmaster cannon (great gun).
Deployed; CFE Germany, UNPROFOR Bosnia, IFOR Yugoslavia, various civil aid tasks around Canada and the US... even the infamous "Toronto Snow Storm".
Aside from traditional armour jobs (recce, Sabre troops, combat support), I was trained up as an Assault Trooper (mines & demolition) and a rappel master jumping from cliffs, buildings, helicopters... and throwing people off same.
The good times have become good stories, the bad times even better stories. The friends made are brothers for eternity and they're all over the world with open doors for me, as is mine for them.
As it turns out, today is the most celebrated historical day for the Royal Canadian Dragoons; commemorating the action at Leliefontein, South Africa on November 7th 1900.
BOLD AND SWIFT
DRAGOONS!
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Just a bit of useless info:
Did u know a Canadian hold the record for farthest hit for a target?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Furlong
Did u know a Canadian hold the record for farthest hit for a target?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Furlong
A fantastic trio of shots that has yet to be matched. Too bad our government; 1- refused to allow Furlong to receive his American decoration for the hit and, 2- made him and his spotter the subject of a weightless investigation that soured his thoughts of the Canadian Military. Furlong is now a cop in Edmonton.
When were you at the North Marg? I was just down the road in the South Marg with 1RCHA from '82-'86. I was also attached to 4 SVC BN for the duration of the CAT '85 competition and, as mentioned in another thread, worked on the Leopards again in CFB Borden in the mid-90's.
Well I stand corrected. Surprising, as the Craig Harrison is reported to be a member of the Household Cavalry Regiment which is an armoured regiment (actually a combined regiment of the "Lifeguards" and the "Blues and Royals"... the latter being the Royal Canadian Dragoons' sister regiment) . When I trained with them (although that was back in 1994) they didn't have a sniper element.
Record broken, lol, damn
Corporal / Regular Force / Medic
7 years in now. Got back in Dec 2010 from Afghanistan.
I am either doing my Mod 6 this summer, some trade course or instructing as a 2 I/C on a basic. Who knows.
Use to be an MSE OP - switched to medic with a CT.
Doing the NCM SEP program at the moment out in Sarnia.
7 years in now. Got back in Dec 2010 from Afghanistan.
I am either doing my Mod 6 this summer, some trade course or instructing as a 2 I/C on a basic. Who knows.
Use to be an MSE OP - switched to medic with a CT.
Doing the NCM SEP program at the moment out in Sarnia.
Went to Bosnia with the RCD BG in 03/04 for roto 13 in Zgon
One of the best Unit's I have toured with.
I was there in 89 and spent the rest of my regular career in Petawawa.
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egypt_rider
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whats your name?
