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Here is the reason why the military is the best to deal with flood disaster relief...

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This is just the engineering compounds, we dont need no stinkin MSE Ops

[Canadian_Mind]

You guys have your own truck drivers?

Who's supposed to deliver the food, blankets, water, etc?

[bootlegga]

bossdog bossdog:

Lemmy Lemmy:

I'm aware that it's BECOME their job, but aren't there better alternatives? Shovelling snow and bagging sand just seems sort of "beneath" our military. I'd sooner see our tax dollars better used by making the recipients of the "brown envelope" earn their dollars and let our fighting forces worry about national defence. I don't know. Maybe someone from the military could comment.

It's called Aid-To-Civil-Power. I was there in 1997 and neither us or the citizens of Winnipeg felt ashamed or "lowered" to assist in any means possible. This may be a long shot but one could consider saving a city a form of National Defence.

Unfortunately, we didn't really get the same feedback about our presence in Montreal during the Ice Storm.

Welcome back Bossdog, haven't heard from you in a while!

[ziggy]

Where was the rubber tired hoe built? I dont recognize the make or model.
And whats the 2 boxs on the roof for? Supplies?

[roger-roger]

Canadian_Mind Canadian_Mind:

You guys have your own truck drivers?

Who's supposed to deliver the food, blankets, water, etc?

Its the Canadian military, most of the engineers can drive several of those vehicles. I personally can drive the boats and the 10 ton trucks.

[roger-roger]

ziggy ziggy:

Where was the rubber tired hoe built? I dont recognize the make or model.
And whats the 2 boxs on the roof for? Supplies?

All I know is that its called an ARVA, the boxes on top hold additional modular parts and tools.

[roger-roger]

More Vehicles....

[PENATRATOR]

ziggy ziggy:

And whats the 2 boxs on the roof for? Supplies?

Beer

[Lemmy]

PENATRATOR PENATRATOR:

ziggy ziggy:

And whats the 2 boxs on the roof for? Supplies?

Beer

[Gunnair]

Lemmy Lemmy:

I'm aware that it's BECOME their job, but aren't there better alternatives? Shovelling snow and bagging sand just seems sort of "beneath" our military. I'd sooner see our tax dollars better used by making the recipients of the "brown envelope" earn their dollars and let our fighting forces worry about national defence. I don't know. Maybe someone from the military could comment.

Tell ya what...

I spent two weeks in Winnipeg last time ferrying soldiers, sandbags, and RCMP in muddy zodiacs and living in a zamboni room. St Mary, St Agathe, Ile de cheins (sp?) and Grand Point - all of them were nautical miles underneath the keel.

Two very fulfilling weeks and part of the reason I joined.

[Lemmy]

[quote="Gunnair"]Tell ya what...

[Gunnair]

Maybe... I was at sea.