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My high school principal recently passed away. Mr. Richard Michaud was a tall man with black hair and a deep voice. My school had grades seven through 12 and so I lived under his rule for six years. Everyone said he was ...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/dear-mr-michaud","title":"60-Dear Mr. Michaud","summary":"My high school principal recently passed away. Mr. Richard Michaud was a tall man with black hair and a deep voice. My school had grades seven through 12 and so I lived under his rule for six years. Everyone said he was ...","date_modified":"2023-12-09T05:57:04Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/59-the-gabardine-raincoat","html_content":"

Except for 1991, 1995 and 1999, I worked every Remembrance Day with the Militia in Woodstock. In 1991, I hit black ice on the highway, ended up in the ditch and decided to spend Remembrance Day in Grand Falls with dad. I...

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During our annual exercise in August 1995, I was a detachment commander and Sgt. Stiletto was the tech warrant in the command post. Sgt. Rutherford was unable to attend the exercise due to civilian work commitments other...

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My professional relationship with Sgt. Stiletto was not amicable. He was a back-stabbing dick head and he played dirty. I never lowered myself to his level, but I did do some innocently nasty things whenever I could.

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/57-bring-me-the-broom-of-the-wicked-witch-of-the-west","title":"57-Bring Me the Broom of the Wicked Witch of the West","summary":"My professional relationship with Sgt. Stiletto was not amicable. He was a back-stabbing dick head and he played dirty. I never lowered myself to his level, but I did do some innocently nasty things whenever I could.","date_modified":"2023-10-25T02:36:38Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/56-double-negative","html_content":"

After what seemed to be decades as a detachment commander, Sgt. Lugnut was now working in the QM to help out on Monday and Thursday evenings. As the ammo NCO, he fitted in well with the QM since ammo is like supply such ...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/56-double-negative","title":"56-Double Negative","summary":"After what seemed to be decades as a detachment commander, Sgt. Lugnut was now working in the QM to help out on Monday and Thursday evenings. As the ammo NCO, he fitted in well with the QM since ammo is like supply such ...","date_modified":"2023-10-24T07:17:30Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/55-nice-night-for-a-dump","html_content":"

Once a year at the annual exercise in August, during the time I was a detachment commander, I always had a competition with my gunners as to who could go the longest without having a bowel movement. Yes, these were the k...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/55-nice-night-for-a-dump","title":"55-Nice Night for a Dump","summary":"Once a year at the annual exercise in August, during the time I was a detachment commander, I always had a competition with my gunners as to who could go the longest without having a bowel movement. Yes, these were the k...","date_modified":"2023-10-20T03:29:59Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/54-the-art-of-offending-the-queen","html_content":"

The Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) does not have a flag as its regimental colors. There are artillery flags with the red and blue bars with the artillery cap badge in the center, but that is not the official colors. The ...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/54-the-art-of-offending-the-queen","title":"54-The Art of Offending the Queen","summary":"The Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) does not have a flag as its regimental colors. There are artillery flags with the red and blue bars with the artillery cap badge in the center, but that is not the official colors. The ...","date_modified":"2023-10-15T01:34:23Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/53-yakahoma-yodel-juice","html_content":"

Sgt. Sparks was a recovering alcoholic. While in the regular force, it is rumored that he could put away quite a lot of beer in one evening. At the battery, I never saw him have a drink, then again, he never went upstair...

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The corps values of the US Marine Corps are Honor, Courage and Commitment. I did not know this until Bombardier Eggert introduced me to the Marine Corps. I had no clue a military organization operated on these values. Wh...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/52-corps-values","title":"52-Corps Values","summary":"The corps values of the US Marine Corps are Honor, Courage and Commitment. I did not know this until Bombardier Eggert introduced me to the Marine Corps. I had no clue a military organization operated on these values. Wh...","date_modified":"2023-10-08T17:53:05Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/52-my-ticket-out","html_content":"

As the winter of 1995 progressed, I grew more and more unhappy with the Militia. I wasn’t making enough money and I was concerned about the decisions the battery leadership was making. The fact that Master Bombardier Sti...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/52-my-ticket-out","title":"51-My Ticket Out","summary":"As the winter of 1995 progressed, I grew more and more unhappy with the Militia. I wasn’t making enough money and I was concerned about the decisions the battery leadership was making. The fact that Master Bombardier Sti...","date_modified":"2023-10-08T01:52:35Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/50-maine-army-national-guard","html_content":"

Capt. Greer showed up in the tech room one night with a major from the Houlton, Maine Army National Guard. As part of the brotherhood of gunners, someone somewhere reached out and made contact and an invitation was exten...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/50-maine-army-national-guard","title":"50-Maine Army National Guard","summary":"Capt. Greer showed up in the tech room one night with a major from the Houlton, Maine Army National Guard. As part of the brotherhood of gunners, someone somewhere reached out and made contact and an invitation was exten...","date_modified":"2023-10-06T02:15:02Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/49-the-military-police-and-a-bowl-of-corn-flakes","html_content":"

When the Military Police show up with your name on their lips, it can never be a good thing. In the winter of 1994, I was an instructor on a QL2 course. It was a Friday night, and we had all just arrived in Gagetown at b...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/49-the-military-police-and-a-bowl-of-corn-flakes","title":"49-The Military Police and a Bowl of Corn Flakes","summary":"When the Military Police show up with your name on their lips, it can never be a good thing. In the winter of 1994, I was an instructor on a QL2 course. It was a Friday night, and we had all just arrived in Gagetown at b...","date_modified":"2023-10-05T02:59:36Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/48-one-arm-one-eye-200-pilots-and-boris","html_content":"

While working at the Canadian Forces Recruiting Center at CFB Gagetown, I came across a lot of interesting people. Even at a time where open military trades were far and few between, we still had a lot of people wanting ...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/48-one-arm-one-eye-200-pilots-and-boris","title":"48-One Arm, One Eye, 200 Pilots and Boris","summary":"While working at the Canadian Forces Recruiting Center at CFB Gagetown, I came across a lot of interesting people. Even at a time where open military trades were far and few between, we still had a lot of people wanting ...","date_modified":"2023-09-30T05:07:15Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/47-too-many-hats","html_content":"

As my full-time Militia career progressed into the late 90s, I found myself wearing too many hats. I enjoyed it but sometimes, it just felt a bit overwhelming. Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) sent me on various training co...

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In the mid 1990s, the government of Canada implemented a no smoking policy for all federal buildings across the country. This affected the mess since it’s a private social club where soldiers drink and smoke inside a fed...

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At the risk of offending just about everyone who ever served with him, I’m going to talk about Lt. Col. McGeachy. I will confess that I did not know the man well at all. I don’t think we exchanged more than five sentence...

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Master Bombardier Stiletto had the very special and rare talent of being able to drive just about anyone crazy. He often drove me to near physical violence, but I was able to diffuse my anger by locking myself in the bat...

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There are many types of men’s underwear on the market. There are boxers, boxer-briefs, briefs (whitey-tighties), thongs and G-strings just to name a few. In the military, we were issued ugly green boxer shorts. It seeme...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/43-maladaptive-underwear","title":"43-Maladaptive Underwear","summary":"There are many types of men’s underwear on the market. There are boxers, boxer-briefs, briefs (whitey-tighties), thongs and G-strings just to name a few. In the military, we were issued ugly green boxer shorts. It seeme...","date_modified":"2023-09-19T05:10:33Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/42-the-politics-of-women","html_content":"

The problem with women serving in combat arms is men. Men are physically different. Men think different. Too many men think with their penis. With this story, I will be labeled the male chauvinist pig that I am not.

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/42-the-politics-of-women","title":"42-The Politics of Women","summary":"The problem with women serving in combat arms is men. Men are physically different. Men think different. Too many men think with their penis. With this story, I will be labeled the male chauvinist pig that I am not.","date_modified":"2023-09-18T03:17:08Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/41-baked-in-the-cake-and-other-musings","html_content":"

As a Militia soldier I always felt stigmatized for being a reservist. I can’t remember when it started or who told us we were inferior to the regular force, but I know it was very early in my Militia career. It just felt...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/41-baked-in-the-cake-and-other-musings","title":"41-Baked in the cake and other musings","summary":"As a Militia soldier I always felt stigmatized for being a reservist. I can’t remember when it started or who told us we were inferior to the regular force, but I know it was very early in my Militia career. It just felt...","date_modified":"2023-09-17T01:43:00Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/40-ppcli-aftermath","html_content":"

When I arrived home, I was very depressed. The PPCLI experience emotionally drained me. I had a lot of self-doubt about my soldiering abilities. Couple my self-esteem issues with Master Bombardier Stiletto’s “you’re not ...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/40-ppcli-aftermath","title":"40-PPCLI: Aftermath","summary":"When I arrived home, I was very depressed. The PPCLI experience emotionally drained me. I had a lot of self-doubt about my soldiering abilities. Couple my self-esteem issues with Master Bombardier Stiletto’s “you’re not ...","date_modified":"2023-09-05T03:28:18Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/39-ppcli-rtu-canoe","html_content":"

RTU is an abbreviation that stands for Returned to Unit. When a soldier attends a training course or operational work-up training, and he has failed milestones such as written exams or practical application tests, he is ...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/39-ppcli-rtu-canoe","title":"39-PPCLI: RTU Canoe","summary":"RTU is an abbreviation that stands for Returned to Unit. When a soldier attends a training course or operational work-up training, and he has failed milestones such as written exams or practical application tests, he is ...","date_modified":"2023-09-01T04:43:16Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/38-ppcli-camp-roberts","html_content":"

Camp Roberts is a military training facility run by the California National Guard. It was built in 1940 by the US Army and used extensively during World War Two and the Korean War. At its peak in 1945, it housed 45,000 t...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/38-ppcli-camp-roberts","title":"38-PPCLI: Camp Roberts","summary":"Camp Roberts is a military training facility run by the California National Guard. It was built in 1940 by the US Army and used extensively during World War Two and the Korean War. At its peak in 1945, it housed 45,000 t...","date_modified":"2023-08-31T05:59:59Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/37-ppcli-fort-hunter-hell-part-2","html_content":"

During my adventure in Fort Hunter-Liggett, I developed a strange rash on my face. It was only on the non-beard parts of my face. It itched and looked like excessive dry skin but I knew it wasn’t. There was no question i...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/37-ppcli-fort-hunter-hell-part-2","title":"37-PPCLI: Fort Hunter-Hell Part 2","summary":"During my adventure in Fort Hunter-Liggett, I developed a strange rash on my face. It was only on the non-beard parts of my face. It itched and looked like excessive dry skin but I knew it wasn’t. There was no question i...","date_modified":"2023-08-29T20:33:31Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/36-ppcli-fort-hunter-hell-part-1","html_content":"

Elvis Presley became an international sensation in 1956. His music and style influenced an entire generation, to include The Beatles. In the 1960s, he starred in many films that featured his music. In 1968, Americans wat...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/36-ppcli-fort-hunter-hell-part-1","title":"36-PPCLI: Fort Hunter-Hell Part 1","summary":"Elvis Presley became an international sensation in 1956. His music and style influenced an entire generation, to include The Beatles. In the 1960s, he starred in many films that featured his music. In 1968, Americans wat...","date_modified":"2023-08-27T04:58:37Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/35-ppcli-california-dreaming","html_content":"

When I was a little boy, I dreamed of someday living in Hollywood and working as a TV star. This desire was a result of having a very fertile imagination and watching more TV than was recommended for elementary school-ag...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/35-ppcli-california-dreaming","title":"35-PPCLI: California Dreaming","summary":"When I was a little boy, I dreamed of someday living in Hollywood and working as a TV star. This desire was a result of having a very fertile imagination and watching more TV than was recommended for elementary school-ag...","date_modified":"2023-08-26T02:25:59Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/34-ppcli-the-sand-model-room","html_content":"

Being cut from the company didn’t change much in terms of my lodging. I continued to live in the same room in the shacks. What did change, was my daily duties. Everyday weekday, soldiers in the cut platoon held a formati...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/34-ppcli-the-sand-model-room","title":"34-PPCLI: The Sand Model Room","summary":"Being cut from the company didn’t change much in terms of my lodging. I continued to live in the same room in the shacks. What did change, was my daily duties. Everyday weekday, soldiers in the cut platoon held a formati...","date_modified":"2023-08-25T15:11:35Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/33-ppcli-kapyong-barracks","html_content":"

The Battle of Kapyong took place April 23-25, 1951 during the Korean War. Seven-hundred Canadian soldiers fought from a hilltop against an estimated 5,000 Chinese soldiers. The Canadians won the battle. Those 700 soldier...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/33-ppcli-kapyong-barracks","title":"33-PPCLI: Kapyong Barracks","summary":"The Battle of Kapyong took place April 23-25, 1951 during the Korean War. Seven-hundred Canadian soldiers fought from a hilltop against an estimated 5,000 Chinese soldiers. The Canadians won the battle. Those 700 soldier...","date_modified":"2023-08-24T15:17:14Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/2-ppcli-intro","html_content":"

Princes Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) was founded by Captain Andrew Hamilton Gault, a Montreal businessman, who donated $100,000 to raise and equip an infantry battalion for overseas service in the First Wor...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/2-ppcli-intro","title":"32-PPCLI: Intro","summary":"Princes Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) was founded by Captain Andrew Hamilton Gault, a Montreal businessman, who donated $100,000 to raise and equip an infantry battalion for overseas service in the First Wor...","date_modified":"2023-08-24T00:32:31Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/31-first-ql2-whispers","html_content":"

When teaching a recruit course, you spend a lot of time giving drill, speaking loudly and shouting. At one point or another, your voice starts to give out and you have to rest your vocal cords. This is what happened to m...

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The grenade range was absolute pure joy during this course. It seemed as though we were given a hard time from just about every direction.

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Growing up in the hamlet of Benton, New Brunswick, I don’t think Master Bombardier Rutherford was exposed to anything but trees. Carleton County and the northern part of York County was very homogenous, with a majority d...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/29-first-ql2-the-jewish-incident","title":"29-First QL2: The Jewish Incident","summary":"Growing up in the hamlet of Benton, New Brunswick, I don’t think Master Bombardier Rutherford was exposed to anything but trees. Carleton County and the northern part of York County was very homogenous, with a majority d...","date_modified":"2023-08-09T16:53:14Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/28-first-ql2-use-your-head","html_content":"

One night after dinner, Master Bombardier Rutherford and I went into one of our section’s student rooms to take a look before we started inspections in the evening. There was a small chalkboard on the wall behind the doo...

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A few weeks into the QL2, Private Benumbed (not his real name) was having issues. It seems he was having difficulty adapting to military training. He was from 89th Battery and he was in my section. He joined the Militia ...

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While I was convalescing from chickenpox, I received a phone call from Lt. Don Henley, our troop commander at the battery. He wanted to know if I was interested in teaching a recruit course. Since I was a fresh CLC gradu...

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I can honestly say that I learned nothing of real value on my Block II Combat Leaders Course (CLC). It was three weeks of bullshit tolerance at Canadian Forces Camp Aldershot near Kentville, Nova Scotia. CFC Aldershot wa...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/25-varicella-zoster","title":"25-Varicella Zoster","summary":"I can honestly say that I learned nothing of real value on my Block II Combat Leaders Course (CLC). It was three weeks of bullshit tolerance at Canadian Forces Camp Aldershot near Kentville, Nova Scotia. CFC Aldershot wa...","date_modified":"2023-08-06T06:01:14Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/24-chilliwack-chicken","html_content":"

Master Bombardier Stiletto was always trying to pull the wool over people’s eyes in order to gain an advantage for himself. He must have had low self-esteem to be such a rotten person then again, he was not aware of his ...

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After what seemed to be an eternity as a detachment commander, Sgt. Lugnut was finally assigned to a different job. With only three guns at 89th Battery, his remaining as a detachment commander was creating a bottleneck ...

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I first met Bombardier Eggert when he joined 89th Battery in late fall of 1994. He arrived at the unit as a private from 1 RCR, fresh from the regular force. BSM Gimpel held the first parade and introduced him to us.

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While teaching on the recruit course in the spring of 1997, there were a number of crazy things that happened. The most memorable one involved cleaning weapons after the rifle range.

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I reached my two-year mark in the Militia in October 1991. At that time, the two-year mark meant that a gunner was eligible for promotion if he had completed an additional training course such as a drivers course or comm...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/techs-and-sigs-nco","title":"20-Techs and Sigs NCO","summary":"I reached my two-year mark in the Militia in October 1991. At that time, the two-year mark meant that a gunner was eligible for promotion if he had completed an additional training course such as a drivers course or comm...","date_modified":"2023-07-24T04:06:14Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/19-baby-killers","html_content":"

Recruiting at a Militia unit is always a challenge. Everything depends on the unit’s ability to dedicate paid workdays for the guys doing the recruiting. If the manpower budget is tight, less days will be dedicated to re...

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At the completion of the Militia summer school in 1991, there was a gigantic graduation parade on the south parade square at CFB Gagetown. We were close to 400 soldiers. Each course was a platoon in the parade. There wer...

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During MILCON ’91, training stopped for hurricane Bob which passed through New Brunswick that August. We had three days in the bivouac where we set up tents and prepared to ride out the storm. There were modular tents se...

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After I graduated from my Artillery Reconnaissance and Command Post Technician course in August of 1991, the regiment went on a 12-day annual exercise. This was my first experience with a major exercise and I was excited...

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I experienced a lot of ridiculousness while serving in the Militia. There is always someone, somewhere that’s going to come up with some stupid arbitrary rule. And then there’s someone in the lower part of the chain of c...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/the-rsms-hair","title":"15-The RSM's Hair","summary":"I experienced a lot of ridiculousness while serving in the Militia. There is always someone, somewhere that’s going to come up with some stupid arbitrary rule. And then there’s someone in the lower part of the chain of c...","date_modified":"2023-07-17T18:19:54Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/14-eighty-five-percent-homo-sapien","html_content":"

During my time in the Canadian Army Reserve, there were three classes of pay. “Class A” pay was based on a full day or half day of work. A training evening on Thursday night was less than six hours and therefore was a ha...

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Released in 1977, Fleetwood Mac’s album “Rumours” was a great commercial success. It spawned four top 10 hits and the album was number one for weeks. But I’m not going to talk about the “Rumours” album. I’m going to talk...

","url":"https://militiawars.com/f/13-rumors","title":"13-Rumors","summary":"Released in 1977, Fleetwood Mac’s album “Rumours” was a great commercial success. It spawned four top 10 hits and the album was number one for weeks. But I’m not going to talk about the “Rumours” album. I’m going to talk...","date_modified":"2023-07-15T04:41:29Z"},{"id":"https://militiawars.com/f/12-fun-with-channel-8","html_content":"

The 8th Canadian Hussars (Princes Louise’s) (VIII CH) was a Militia armored reconnaissance unit based in Moncton and Sussex, New Brunswick. There was also a regular force unit of the same name and performed the same func...

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The Combat Leaders Course is the junior NCO leadership course required by all non-infantry soldiers in order to get promoted to master bombardier/master corporal. At the time when I was serving, the course subjects were ...

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