Archive for 2020

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#296Daily – Survivorman at the Movies

by CI Horton on July 17, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Les Stroud is a Canadian survival expert. Here he goes through some famous survival scenes from movies and gives his take.

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#296Daily – Operation Bolo

by CI Horton on July 16, 2020 at 9:00 am
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One of the most sucessful operations during Vietnam by the USAF – the team performed a deception operation, pretending to be slow moving bombers- using their callsigns, routes and operational signals – bringing a host of enemy fighters up for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – Productivity

by CI Horton on July 15, 2020 at 9:00 pm
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As we all work through the limitations put on by Covid. This article covers how you can help maximize your time, your space and your effort. From setting up a good workspace at home to ensuring you stay fit – […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Regional Mental Health Conference – WebEx

by CI Horton on July 14, 2020 at 6:28 pm
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There is the opportunity for all cadets to join a call/ conference related to cadet support and mental health. It will be held tonight ( 14 Jul ) as well as tomorrow ( 15 Jul). 1900h both nights. The Tool […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Follow up – vCTC and Login problems for vCTC

by CI Horton on July 14, 2020 at 5:11 pm
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We hope that most cadets have not been contacted and gotten issues resolved for their login / password / new e-mail for vCTC We have more than 50 course out to cadets ( in many cases – cadets taking more […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – The Canadian Virtual War Memorial

by CI Horton on July 14, 2020 at 9:00 am
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This fantastic resource – managed by Veterans Affairs Canada contains individual entries on each member of the Canadian Military whom has been lost.These entries contain lots of information – from the city they lived in to the service. It will […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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More good news – even more cadets selected for courses – Monday afternoon

by CI Horton on July 13, 2020 at 6:21 pm
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Here is the full list as it appears to me today: Now with all these changes – PLEASE GIVE THEM SOME TIME TO REACT TO THE CHANGES – they’ll need a day or two to catch up with their load […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – D-Day landing

by CI Horton on July 13, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Everyone knows about the five d-day landing beaches – but WHY were they chosen? Why was this beach – certainly not the closest beach to the UK chosen? Planners had to look at not just the landing beach- but tides, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – Swimming Tank

by CI Horton on July 12, 2020 at 9:00 am
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One this quickly realized during the planning for D-Day was that they very much wanted Tanks to support the landing. How do you float a tank? Find out about the Duplex Drive Sherman tanks

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#296Daily – Packing a backpack

by CI Horton on July 11, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Going into the woods for a night or longer? Your pack can be your best friend, or your worst enemy. Proper packing of the heavier items will help you balance. It’ll make your trip easier, and the km less arduous. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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