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dan E
 
Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 05:57 am
could anyone give me an addres or any tips to help me with info about getting into the canaidian military
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dlowan
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 06:13 am
Not you too, Dan E!!!!!!!!

Are you our old friend, dan e - of the peanut butter/pussycat system?

Well, welcome. Or welcome back.
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 06:25 am
Welcome to A2K! Very Happy

I don't know a darn thing about the Canadian military, but I think that the folks on this site do:

http://www.recruiting.forces.gc.ca/engraph/home/index_e.aspx?bhcp=1
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dan E
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 04:03 pm
yeah its me
dlowan wrote:
Not you too, Dan E!!!!!!!!

Are you our old friend, dan e - of the peanut butter/pussycat system?

Well, welcome. Or welcome back.


I AM the maker of the pb sandwich-cat hovertrain sys
thanks Laughing
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dan E
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 04:07 pm
Phoenix32890 thanx 4 the info Im looking into it right now :-)
D dan
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blueveinedthrobber
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 04:09 pm
don't join the military.....
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dan E
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 04:29 pm
y not
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blueveinedthrobber
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 04:35 pm
good time to risk your life for nothing....of course Canada may be different...you may actually stick to having a military that is merely for defending your homeland and not invading the homeland of others for profit ......
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dan E
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 04:45 pm
well I certianly wouldnt consider joining the army if that meant the assurance of being shipped off to war. and Im not too concerned about Canada getting invaded either its more for the training they offer, and the expierence
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blueveinedthrobber
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 04:47 pm
dan_E wrote:
well I certianly wouldnt consider joining the army if that meant the assurance of being shipped off to war. and Im not too concerned about Canada getting invaded either its more for the training they offer, and the expierence


just don't discover any oil reserves...or Canada will become part of the new bush "box of evil"
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dlowan
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 04:57 pm
Is it a box now, not an axis?
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dan E
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 05:00 pm
lol
it would give Bush an excuse to march in and make Canada the fifty-first state
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roger
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 08:37 pm
Really? Canada has enormous oil and gas reserves, especially around Edmonton. Ask Ceili.

It's your call dan_E. As I mentioned to Craven when he was having similar thoughts, people enlist for any number of reasons; yours are as good as any. The trade off is that Canada gets a relatively inexpensive defensive and deterrent force. How inexpensive is something you discover when you receive your first pay packet.

Take on all the training, experience, and responsibility you can get. It is a certainty you won't be doing it for either money or gratitude.
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Craven de Kere
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 09:14 pm
Long time no see! How are things going?
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Fri 7 Jan, 2005 08:43 am
danE - before you do anything, read General Romeo Dallaire's book, Shake Hands with the Devil . link Mostly about his time in Rwanda.

I grew up in a military town - army base as well as RMC, and Fort Frontenac (the international military college). There can definitely be some upsides, but enlisting is not something to take lightly, even in Canada.
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Bella Dea
 
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Reply Fri 7 Jan, 2005 09:02 am
roger wrote:
Really? Canada has enormous oil and gas reserves, especially around Edmonton. Ask Ceili.


Shhhh.....don't say that so loud or we'll be in there faster than you can say "gimmie your oil!". Rolling Eyes :wink:
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dan E
 
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Reply Fri 7 Jan, 2005 03:42 pm
Craven de Kere wrote:
Long time no see! How are things going?

hey Craven nice to see u too, things are fine and dandy as u can see im back online now with a cable connection Smile
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Fri 7 Jan, 2005 04:37 pm
and if you're comin' back to enlist - tell me - we need to sit down with some maple syrup Very Happy
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dan E
 
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Reply Fri 7 Jan, 2005 04:40 pm
ehBeth wrote:
danE - before you do anything, read General Romeo Dallaire's book, Shake Hands with the Devil . link Mostly about his time in Rwanda.

I grew up in a military town - army base as well as RMC, and Fort Frontenac (the international military college). There can definitely be some upsides, but enlisting is not something to take lightly, even in Canada.

thanx ehBeth I will, just as soon as I can get ahold of it, but something tells me that it shows more the negative side than not.
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Fri 7 Jan, 2005 04:54 pm
hmmmm, I think General Dallaire has always been proud to be part of the Canadian military - believes good things can be done - but the frustrations of bureaucracy can certainly have more effect on people's lives

I wouldn't tell someone not to enlist - but I'd say it's best to enlist with your eyes as open as possible.

and maple syrup and pancakes - and no military talk - when you come back to Canada.
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