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Forum: General Chat 25-07-2008, 19:31

Replies: 45 Joining the army not to fight? Views: 1,544 Posted By Eric Re: Joining the army not to fight? ok ... that clears things up ... I hadn't thought of "the obvious cultural implications", but Canadians do not seem to be overly sensitive about that. As far as I know, women do not udertake "front...

Forum: General Chat 23-07-2008, 20:31

Replies: 45 Joining the army not to fight? Views: 1,544 Posted By Eric Re: Joining the army not to fight? Thanx .... that clears things up some .... so, that means that in the British forces, a woman could act as a forward artillery observer, as did the late Captain Goddard.

Forum: General Chat 23-07-2008, 17:15

Replies: 45 Joining the army not to fight? Views: 1,544 Posted By Eric Re: Joining the army not to fight? A little question to clear up some confusion: you say that there are no women in the infantry; does this mean that the British don't employ women in combat roles? The Canadian forces do employ women...

Forum: General Chat 09-07-2008, 20:53

Replies: 45 Joining the army not to fight? Views: 1,544 Posted By Eric Re: Joining the army not to fight? In the First World War, being a musician was one of the most dangerous occupations ... musicians often became stretcher bearers who had to go grab the wounded under fire.

Forum: General Chat 09-07-2008, 20:51

Replies: 45 Joining the army not to fight? Views: 1,544 Posted By Eric Re: Joining the army not to fight? Just reading some more about the Court of Appeals decision. It does appear that in Canada, one can join the armed forces and choose not to fight if one can prove that what one is ordered to do...

Forum: General Chat 08-07-2008, 20:29

Replies: 45 Joining the army not to fight? Views: 1,544 Posted By Eric Re: Joining the army not to fight? On a little wander ... and one that will annoy Barb ... the Canadian Federal Court of Appeals recently overuled a govt decision to send an American deserter back to the US. The court set up new...

Forum: General Chat 08-07-2008, 20:26

Replies: 45 Joining the army not to fight? Views: 1,544 Posted By Eric Re: Joining the army not to fight? The Canadian Forces are pretty much up front about the deal. The latest ads go something like "Fight with the Canadian Forces/Combatez avec les forces Canadiens". As an aside, the 87th Canadian...

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