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Really good thing about the artillery is they are very efficient at processing OTs
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Jan 21, 2023 08:24
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Hizawk posted:Really good thing about the artillery is they are very efficient at processing OTs Lol no they arent, thats how they keep the numbers up
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Jan 21, 2023 15:13
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congrats/condolences
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Jan 21, 2023 16:58
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Seriously though, ask for shilo, its not as bad as everyone says and if you ask for it youre almost guaranteed to get it. Going to shilo also ensures you wont get stuck in whiskey battery in gagetown which is in the field st least 3/4s of the year, or was and has 0 chance of deploying or getting tasked.
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Jan 21, 2023 17:07
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SRQ posted:I SAID after a few years in you and gramps can get matching hearing aids ❤️👴
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Jan 21, 2023 20:12
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My Spirit Otter posted:Seriously though, ask for shilo, its not as bad as everyone says and if you ask for it youre almost guaranteed to get it. Going to shilo also ensures you wont get stuck in whiskey battery in gagetown which is in the field st least 3/4s of the year, or was and has 0 chance of deploying or getting tasked. Most importantly though, it'd mean avoiding Gagetown entirely.
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Jan 21, 2023 21:11
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Fearless posted:Most importantly though, it'd mean avoiding Gagetown entirely. It would not, sadly. Thats where the school is!
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Jan 21, 2023 22:27
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My Spirit Otter posted:Seriously though, ask for shilo, its not as bad as everyone says and if you ask for it youre almost guaranteed to get it. Going to shilo also ensures you wont get stuck in whiskey battery in gagetown which is in the field st least 3/4s of the year, or was and has 0 chance of deploying or getting tasked. What _is_ Shilo? I thought the first time this was brought up was some sort of in-joke. Regardless, yes "congrats". This is the only plausible gateway out of the poo poo-pit hell with no future that Alberta is now, and beyond that certain world events forced a moral promise I always made myself to be put into practice. So thank you.
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Jan 22, 2023 11:58
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Hizawk posted:Really good thing about the artillery is they are very efficient at processing OTs ...Overtime? Occupational Therapy?
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Jan 22, 2023 11:59
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SRQ posted:What _is_ Shilo? I thought the first time this was brought up was some sort of in-joke. Shilo is a small base 20 minutes east of brandon, mb and 2 hours west of winnipeg. When i left in 2011, the only things outside of the base were a trailer park, gas station, and a motel and accompanying offsite sales and bar. SRQ posted:...Overtime? Occupational Therapy? Close, occupational transfer
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Jan 22, 2023 18:46
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Honestly, not a bad base if you like hunting/fishing/camping. Many a time i camped around the river bombing around farmers fields on a dirt bike, too drunk to stand. Good times. If you head south from the base, theres a bridge over the red river that you can drive down beside and it was a prett good place to camp.
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Jan 22, 2023 18:49
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Congrats future gunner. Wear your ear-pro Wear your ear-pro WEAR YOUR loving EAR-PRO, No matter how much anyone tries to mock you for it.
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Jan 22, 2023 19:35
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dont listen to him, he just wants people to think youre a nerd
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Jan 22, 2023 19:52
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MA-Horus posted:Congrats future gunner. I absolutely 250% am going to be "that guy" that wears his ear protection like he's afraid the fluid in his head is gonna fall out without it. I have very, very, good hearing and I'm not about to lose it if I can help it.
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Jan 22, 2023 23:15
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More like having to sleep with something on to drown out the ringing sucks
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Jan 22, 2023 23:27
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You would think that there would be a serious culture of safety in a government job that will be paying out the costs of this injury forever but I suppose not?
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my morning jackass posted:You would think that there would be a serious culture of safety in a government job that will be paying out the costs of this injury forever but I suppose not? Well you've got that running up against feeling of invincibility and a problem that takes a long time to develop. "I'm fine," the private.says. "I'm fine!" the corporal barks. "I'M FINE!" the master corporal shouts. "WHAT THE gently caress DID YOU JUST CALL ME??" the sergeant screams.
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Jan 23, 2023 01:11
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The longer I work in safety management, the more I realize that there are only two possible root causes: 1. Capitalism 2. Toxic masculinity
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my morning jackass posted:You would think that there would be a serious culture of safety in a government job that will be paying out the costs of this injury forever but I suppose not? US Army, I had an officer tell us not to worry about how much a training exercise might gently caress us up because “the VA will pay you for it later.”
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my morning jackass posted:You would think that there would be a serious culture of safety in a government job that will be paying out the costs of this injury forever but I suppose not? Lol, in an org full of swinging dicks who hold the medical pension as almost as aspiration to obtain? Techs will wander out to a running jet with naught but foamies in their ears and wonder why their car stereo is so quiet as it's thundering through the closed windows so loud you can make out the lyrics from across the street. Then we have meetings on the hangar floor, and absolutely nobody can hear what the speaker is saying, because he's also deaf as hell and doesn't cotton on to how loud hangars are just from all the poo poo running so he just speaks in a normal tone of voice to 300 people 15m away. I try really hard to force PPE onto my apprentices, because that stuff generally doesn't come back once it's gone. Time will tell.
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Look we can't expect the officer ranks to bring in a better, safer approach to work. That sort of culture change can only come from the bottom up! 
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Jan 25, 2023 01:13
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Yeah! That's why we make most of our ROTP candidates attend a college with prevelent sexual misconduct!
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mom and dad fight a lot posted:Yeah! That's why we make most of our ROTP candidates attend a college with prevelent sexual misconduct! How else will they make cds??
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Jan 25, 2023 01:33
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stevobob posted:"Veteran's Education Benefit" and is a genuinely good benefit from what I can tell, everyone is entitled to it after six years ($40k, $5k/semester), and entitled to twice the amount after 12 years ($80k max, $10k/semester). A lot more than that now, its $92,392.30 for 12 years and half that for six. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/education-and-jobs/back-to-school/education-training-benefit
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92k seems like a lot. Are you able to use it for living expenses or is this just education expenses? Feels like you could get a professional bachelors and masters with that easily.
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Sort of legalese but "The Education and Training Benefit (“the Benefit”) provides up to $80,000 [currently 92k+] (taxable) to cover mandatory education costs and some incidental and living expenses" https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/about-vac/legislation-policies/policies/document/2685#anchor99751
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I have always been curious - what does "some incidental and living expenses" actually mean - are there any outlines and regulations?
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Jan 27, 2023 13:54
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BMOQ wants me to get a "sports watch." Ya'll got any suggestions or should I just pick up whatever basic thing with decent utility I see at the mall?
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Jan 27, 2023 23:16
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I'd just buy a $20 Casio whatever from wal mart. One of those lasted me my career and a tour. Just needs an alarm and illumination, nothing fancy. Theft is definitely a thing too so I'd wait until you're more seasoned before you look at those fancy operator mgrs watches or whatever.
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Jan 27, 2023 23:26
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Casio f91w is gods watch
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So, i had stretched ears as a teen then joined and took them out and left them out. Well im back up to around 1/4 to 3/16th of an inch. Edit: i know nobody cares, but i like these changes to the dress policy My Spirit Otter fucked around with this message at 04:15 on Jan 29, 2023 |
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Jan 29, 2023 04:07
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my hair is getting long af and it’s beautiful. new regs are so nice.
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Jan 29, 2023 16:47
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my morning jackass posted:my hair is getting long af and it’s beautiful. new regs are so nice. Theres a guy walking around 17 wing with dyed bright red hair and beard, its pretty magnificent
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My crusty WO immediately went to bright fluorescent pink hair, so that the troops would feel more comfortable with non-conservative hairstyles. He’s a gem. Some chain of comds are still Just Not Getting It (I’m looking at you BGen REDACTED, for banning sunglasses with “bright” frames or lenses within your formation (And having the loving nerve to send your EA around to people to tell them that “The General doesn’t like your sunglasses”))
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Nofeed posted:My crusty WO immediately went to bright fluorescent pink hair, so that the troops would feel more comfortable with non-conservative hairstyles. He’s a gem. Your WO could teach your BGen a thing or two about leadership, I think.
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Is low-stubble accepted male facial hair? I'm kinda torn between (what I know of as a civilian) regulations of bare skin or growing an actual beard. The former I have to get used to because I have baby skin, the latter has always been itchy as poo poo. Low stubble was my middle ground for the last forever.
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Feb 1, 2023 11:25
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Afaik, keep it clean and tidy and you can have almost whatever you want
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I only shave a couple times a week anymore and am typically the least scruffy non-coalition person in my area because of it.
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Nofeed posted:My crusty WO immediately went to bright fluorescent pink hair, so that the troops would feel more comfortable with non-conservative hairstyles. He’s a gem. The solution to that is, of course, bigger sunglasses.
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