Royal Canadian Regiment pics

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1st Batallion Royal CAnadian Regiment

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2nd Batallion Royal Canadian Regiment

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3rd Batallion Royal Canadians

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(BRUCE WILLIS) ;)

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(PARA COMPANY)

4th Batallion Royal Canadian Regiment

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[LongWayToTheTop]

ah yeah australia has the same thing RAR Royal Australian Regiment Canada was formed by the British Or French? i forget dont know much about canada well the French dont have an army so lol :P

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CAnada was formed by mostly the British the French had also occupied several places like Quebec. Most Commonwealth countries have a Royal Regiment by the way, Canada's is older then Australias.

[Roger Rabbit]

The yellow attachment on the end of some of the rifles in the pictures, are they for when your firing blanks?

[Javehn]

The yellow attachment on the end of some of the rifles in the pictures, are they for when your firing blanks?

Yes this is safety meassure in case there is life bullet between blanks. It's blowing up the barrel , and don't let the life one out .



ah yeah australia has the same thing RAR Royal Australian Regiment Canada was formed by the British Or French? i forget dont know much about canada well the French dont have an army so lol


I think it's British influence . If i am not mistaken , Canadian army still fighting "for the queen" .


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What the hell is going on here ??

[pAt]

[quote=Rupert]


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What the hell is going on here ??

There advancing on a position useing the leopard C2 as cover

[Schuster]

ah yeah australia has the same thing RAR Royal Australian Regiment Canada was formed by the British Or French? i forget dont know much about canada well the French dont have an army so lol :P

yes, like australia we have the Royal Canadian Regiment, but as i understand all Regular Battalions in australia are put under the heading of the Royal Australian Regiment, canada has 3 different regiments. i dunno, i just felt like posting something

[Jack Mehoff]

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Excuse me??/

Canada is fighting for the queen?? Who told you that? CAnada fights for her country, BUT if the land of our Queen needs assistance Canada will answer the call.

Yes the Canadian is basically British influence because the British started a military here when they first settled in Canada. Only certain regiments like the ROYAL 22nd REGIMENT is not British, its french. ROYAL 22e REGIMENT it is.




yes, like australia we have the Royal Canadian Regiment, but as i understand all Regular Battalions in australia are put under the heading of the Royal Australian Regiment, canada has 3 different regiments. i dunno, i just felt like posting something

What you mean 3 different Regiments??? YOu mean 3 Main regular Infantry regiments??

Princess Patricia's Canadain Light Infantry

Royal Canadian Regiment

Royal 22e Regiment

Thats Infantry....

Armoured are the Dragoons and the Strathcona's

[IDFM203]

First of all great pics :D (especially that bruce willes one for damn that looks just like him)

I just have a few questions.

First I see in one of the pics you say para unit...well I thought that the Canadians disbanded their para unit after that terrible incident in somalia??

Secondly, I am not sexist at all, but did I read that there is a hard core infantry unit named princess Patricia??. is that really the name of a combat infantry unit??? If so why?? I just never heard of a combat infantry unit being named after a woman (I am not at all saying that it’s a bad thing, just I am not familiar with that possibility. although now that I read this I can assume that the British have some of their combat units named after women, is that correct as well??).

shalom :D

[Roger Rabbit]

Princess of Wales Royal Regiment also known as "The Tigers."

Queens Lancashire Regiment

[EvanL]

First of all great pics :D (especially that bruce willes one for damn that looks just like him)

I just have a few questions.

First I see in one of the pics you say para unit...well I thought that the Canadians disbanded their para unit after that terrible incident in somalia??

Secondly, I am not sexist at all, but did I read that there is a hard core infantry unit named princess Patricia??. is that really the name of a combat infantry unit??? If so why?? I just never heard of a combat infantry unit being named after a woman (I am not at all saying that it’s a bad thing, just I am not familiar with that possibility. although now that I read this I can assume that the British have some of their combat units named after women, is that correct as well??).

shalom :D

After the disbandment of the CAR (Canadian AIrborne Regiment) the surviving members went on to the 3 regular infantry regiments. In each of the three regiments there is a jump COY with all airborne qualified soldiers. There is also a reserve (militia) unit which is airborne qualified. They are called QOR (Queens Own Rifles). I believe that is the unit Andyman is planning on joining. If he can handle the basic para course ;) ;)
You can find the history of the name PPCLI at www.ppcli.com
Its too long to explain and im lazy.
Shalom

[wholagun]

Damn you gotta love the CADPART especially in the dessert.

I dont' know why but they use that Bruce Willis guy in so many military brocheurs and advertisements, maybe cause he looks like Bruce Willis and people go yeah looks cool and join. Whatever the reason is, I see him all the time in pics.

[Schuster]

Excuse me??/

Canada is fighting for the queen?? Who told you that? CAnada fights for her country, BUT if the land of our Queen needs assistance Canada will answer the call.

Yes the Canadian is basically British influence because the British started a military here when they first settled in Canada. Only certain regiments like the ROYAL 22nd REGIMENT is not British, its french. ROYAL 22e REGIMENT it is.




yes, like australia we have the Royal Canadian Regiment, but as i understand all Regular Battalions in australia are put under the heading of the Royal Australian Regiment, canada has 3 different regiments. i dunno, i just felt like posting something

What you mean 3 different Regiments??? YOu mean 3 Main regular Infantry regiments??

Princess Patricia's Canadain Light Infantry

Royal Canadian Regiment

Royal 22e Regiment

Thats Infantry....

Armoured are the Dragoons and the Strathcona's

Yes i meant 3 Regular Force Infantry Regiments, and you missed one armoured regiment, 12e Regiment Du Blinde (Dunno if i spelled it right) but its the 5e Brigade groups armour. Than theres the RCHA and combat engineer regiments.

[Andyman]

The yellow attachment on the end of some of the rifles in the pictures, are they for when your firing blanks?

Yes this is safety meassure in case there is life bullet between blanks. It's blowing up the barrel , and don't let the life one out .

Sorry man but I was just told on my BMQ course that the real reason for the yellow tips is to disperse the gas that gets released when firing a round. The soldiers using blanks would obviously not have live ammunition mixrd with blank ammunition. Apparently the force of the gas coming out the end of the rifle is enough to kill someone at close range. The yellow tip is there to disassociate the concentration of the gas which would normally shoot right out forward. It would also cause very serious burns to people who were in the vicinity of the rifle tip when fired.

[MolliG]

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Brilliant! rofl :D

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Lol I agree Princess Patricia is a weird name for a combat unit....

They've got a serious history though, one tough Regiment no doubt about that. Some good stories about them in Korea too...

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Canadian Special Forces

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[IDFM203]

Thank guys for the answers before :D


Lol I agree Princess Patricia is a weird name for a combat unit....

They've got a serious history though, one tough Regiment no doubt about that. Some good stories about them in Korea too... I am sure they do have a great history and my comment had nothing to do with the history or the capabilities of this unit for I am sure they are as good as you say.

I just found the name odd.

Ok I know in the following I am getting a bit carried away here but hey I am in that mood today :D

I mean I can picture a scene in my head where there are soldiers from different armies in some bar and they are all sitting there and each one is acting all macho (you know how soldiers can be)

So then some Canadian asks to some American in front of his boys, “who are you” so the person answers “American”, so then the Canadian asks “what unit are you in” so the American answers confidently, “Marines” (or insert any infantry unit you like) and then you hear automatically from his boys, that loud “HOOAH” or “HOORAH” sound (someone needs to explain me the difference again) and then that American turns to this Canadian who is also sitting around with his boys and asks “who are you guys??”, so the Canadian responds “we are Canadian” (in a very cool and tuff manner) so the American goes “cool, cool,” “so what unit are you in”…..(remember everyone is in that cool tuff tone, not too intimidating but just enough to show supreme confidence in their service) so then the Canadian answers “I’m in the Princes Patricia unit” ………………………………

Now I don’t know about you but that doesn’t have that macho ring to it at all. It would seem like the whole attitude or tone in the bar would drop a notch p-)


Anyways the story is funnier in my head but oh well………….. :D


shalom :D

[Minjin]

I know the PPCLI guys are proud of their unit. The 3PPCLI group were in top shape when they came back from Afghanistan, I went to the welcome home parade. Great stuff.

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Thank guys for the answers before :D


Lol I agree Princess Patricia is a weird name for a combat unit....

They've got a serious history though, one tough Regiment no doubt about that. Some good stories about them in Korea too... I am sure they do have a great history and my comment had nothing to do with the history or the capabilities of this unit for I am sure they are as good as you say.

I just found the name odd.

Ok I know in the following I am getting a bit carried away here but hey I am in that mood today :D

I mean I can picture a scene in my head where there are soldiers from different armies in some bar and they are all sitting there and each one is acting all macho (you know how soldiers can be)

So then some Canadian asks to some American in front of his boys, “who are you” so the person answers “American”, so then the Canadian asks “what unit are you in” so the American answers confidently, “Marines” (or insert any infantry unit you like) and then you hear automatically from his boys, that loud “HOOAH” or “HOORAH” sound (someone needs to explain me the difference again) and then that American turns to this Canadian who is also sitting around with his boys and asks “who are you guys??”, so the Canadian responds “we are Canadian” (in a very cool and tuff manner) so the American goes “cool, cool,” “so what unit are you in”…..(remember everyone is in that cool tuff tone, not too intimidating but just enough to show supreme confidence in their service) so then the Canadian answers “I’m in the Princes Patricia unit” ………………………………

Now I don’t know about you but that doesn’t have that macho ring to it at all. It would seem like the whole attitude or tone in the bar would drop a notch p-)


Anyways the story is funnier in my head but oh well………….. :D

Wait wait hold on a tick....

The Marines wouldnt say Hooah, and when they ask the CAnadians what unit there in they'll say Prncesss Pats....and then there battalion and company blada blada. Then the Americans will say "really???" "Wow you guys have some crazy snipers, heard some stories bout ya'll in Afghanistan"
Thats all they'd say my friend...
Lol....thats what i see


Shalom

[EvanL]

its like wearing a kilt. You gotta be one tough mother****er.

[Dalleer]

I have to agree, The Canadian army is a very likable institution.

Especially due to their use of the green fatigues, now nothing can beat the green fatigues.

What comes to CADPAT, I like the pattern and from what I've heard it's supposed to be quite effective, I'd have to say that CADPAT goes into my top 3 Camouflage pattern list along with the Danish M/84 and Flecktarn.

[Ratamacue]

What about MARPAT!?!? ;)

[Dalleer]

Well, the pixel-camouflage has a special place in my heart as well.

The woodland version of MARPAT is pretty great, from what I've seen...

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Here's how i see it....

CADPAT/MARPAT are the best out there. I honestly believe they are the future.

[One?]

We might have funny names, we might be underfunded but our soldeirs are respected all over the world. Especialy when they put the canadian flag on their backpack.

our f**ked up government is making what used to be one of the best armies in the world a joke. I bblame the liberals!

[LongWayToTheTop]

Sigh.....

CAnada was formed by mostly the British the French had also occupied several places like Quebec. Most Commonwealth countries have a Royal Regiment by the way, Canada's is older then Australias.

Australians aint that stupid i know canada has been around longer then Australia so what you want a medal for it?

[EvanL]

Sigh.....

CAnada was formed by mostly the British the French had also occupied several places like Quebec. Most Commonwealth countries have a Royal Regiment by the way, Canada's is older then Australias.

Australians aint that stupid i know canada has been around longer then Australia so what you want a medal for it?
Gee that would be swell woot

[Roger Rabbit]

Can i have one to.

[hoganshero]

The BFA or "blank firing attachment" is not to "disperse" the gas. Although I'm sure it does that too( I was once told by an instructor that it was to stop the paint flecks; blanks are generally painted red near the tip to further denote them, from flying in the face of your target). It is to act in the same way that the round travelling down the barrel does. It bottles up enough of the gas to force some down the gas exchange tube or channel to force the rifle bolt back to pick up the next round. Without it you would have to recock the weapon after each round.

I'm sure some of the other canadians on the board can tell you about "Official Canadian Round Simulators" or a quarter jammed into the magazine during firing drills to keep the bolt from staying in the rearward position lol

The only safety for there not being a live round in the mix is the soldiers eye as he loads his magazine. If you've ever seen blanks versus live rounds the difference is quite striking.

[Andyman]

Yeah we had to do the whole nickel thing with the magazine during our C7 training drills, and we were in the ****e position on the hard brick floor that was bull****. But about the mixed reviews on the BFA, hey thats the Canadian Army for yah or at least my impression. One guy tells you one thing and then someone else yells at you cause you're wrong. I remember one time we were told by our section commander to "go upstairs and wait for our next lecture" and we were in the basement when givin the order. So me and my section waited with our rifles at ease on the parade square. about 5 min later were getting suspiscious and wondering whether our instructor meant "upstairs! upstairs!" so we decided to wait a little longer, as were not to disobey orders. To our dismay we have a steaming pissed instructor who comes charging down the stairs from across the parade square screaming at our section and telling us were F*cking retards and blah blah blah. Then this guy Mcglaughlin tells the MCPL that he should give us more precise instructions as to avoid any mistakes next time. The instructor who was fuming at the time said "ok gentlemen you want more precise instructions...less ambiguity eh...alright boys" he says "push ups till you cant do em anymore". I thought that was kinda whack but hey what can you do. And poor Mcglaughlin is the first guy to stop after like 15 push ups and the instructor took advantage of that situation phew! it was scary.

[Sabre]

Cheers, I was going to make a comment about BFAs, but now I don't need to.

If a live round was put loaded into a rifle with a BFA fitted, it would explode in the breach, correct, but it would also take some of your face off too. Not good.

There is a lot of **** that flies out of the end with blanks, it still does as there is still a hole in the end of the BFA and so is still dangerous. (cue instructor firing at an empty coke can to demonstrate)

We also have the "Round simulators", except we call them "Penny depressors":

"With a magazine of one penny depressor...LOAD!"

:D


BTW, about being named after a woman. So what? At one time it was regarded as noble to fight in the name of a woman. Kind of gives you a feeling of history and being part of something established and chivalrous.

[Marxist203]

Thank guys for the answers before :D


Lol I agree Princess Patricia is a weird name for a combat unit....

They've got a serious history though, one tough Regiment no doubt about that. Some good stories about them in Korea too... I am sure they do have a great history and my comment had nothing to do with the history or the capabilities of this unit for I am sure they are as good as you say.

I just found the name odd.

Ok I know in the following I am getting a bit carried away here but hey I am in that mood today :D

I mean I can picture a scene in my head where there are soldiers from different armies in some bar and they are all sitting there and each one is acting all macho (you know how soldiers can be)

So then some Canadian asks to some American in front of his boys, “who are you” so the person answers “American”, so then the Canadian asks “what unit are you in” so the American answers confidently, “Marines” (or insert any infantry unit you like) and then you hear automatically from his boys, that loud “HOOAH” or “HOORAH” sound (someone needs to explain me the difference again) and then that American turns to this Canadian who is also sitting around with his boys and asks “who are you guys??”, so the Canadian responds “we are Canadian” (in a very cool and tuff manner) so the American goes “cool, cool,” “so what unit are you in”…..(remember everyone is in that cool tuff tone, not too intimidating but just enough to show supreme confidence in their service) so then the Canadian answers “I’m in the Princes Patricia unit” ………………………………

Now I don’t know about you but that doesn’t have that macho ring to it at all. It would seem like the whole attitude or tone in the bar would drop a notch p-)


Anyways the story is funnier in my head but oh well………….. :D


shalom :D


If I were in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry I would take some sort of a sick pleasure in knowing that I fight for the memory of a 6 year old girl. Knowing the history of the regiment...Im sure the guys in it dont find it to be a goofy name. The men of that fighting unit have proven themselves as the best light infantry unit in NATO through all the joint excersizes.

[Marxist203]

Sigh.....

CAnada was formed by mostly the British the French had also occupied several places like Quebec. Most Commonwealth countries have a Royal Regiment by the way, Canada's is older then Australias.

Australians aint that stupid i know canada has been around longer then Australia so what you want a medal for it?

well...Aussies seem to brag about anything possible. Im pretty sure the history books in Australia seem to differ from those of the rest of the world. I mean really. The Aussies say the British screwed up Gallipoli and the British say it was the Aussies. So...in retrospect I dont really know what Im talking about anymore.

Yes! I do want a damn medal for it! Canada's the favoured colony!

[hoganshero]

But about the mixed reviews on the BFA, hey thats the Canadian Army for yah or at least my impression. One guy tells you one thing and then someone else yells at you cause you're wrong.
I dont' mean to malign the instructors. They have a difficuult job. They are there as much to instill confidence in the training as to teach it to you. Answering "i don't know" to a question creates a lack of confidence. When asked why BFAs are there the instructor is on the spot to either know or make something up. Once your instructors are fallible then you begin to view the training as fallible and you won't follow it in the thick of things. Bad for morale and discipline. So in a sense the made up answers do serve a purpose lol

[Skaman]

The yellow attachment on the end of some of the rifles in the pictures, are they for when your firing blanks?


ummm.......ya

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Sigh.....

CAnada was formed by mostly the British the French had also occupied several places like Quebec. Most Commonwealth countries have a Royal Regiment by the way, Canada's is older then Australias.

Australians aint that stupid i know canada has been around longer then Australia so what you want a medal for it?

well...Aussies seem to brag about anything possible. Im pretty sure the history books in Australia seem to differ from those of the rest of the world. I mean really. The Aussies say the British screwed up Gallipoli and the British say it was the Aussies. So...in retrospect I dont really know what Im talking about anymore.

Yes! I do want a damn medal for it! Canada's the favoured colony!

Flavoured Colony....

YEA MAN! Hell yea it is.....