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Royal Canadian Navy
06-08-17, 08:37 PM
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VAdm G.C.JONES, CB, RCN.
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Gino
Now that I think about it, rather than an...
Now that I think about it, rather than an article, I think it was the chapter on Admiral Jones from "The Admirals: Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century".
I also think I read...
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Royal Canadian Navy
05-08-17, 09:52 PM
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VAdm G.C.JONES, CB, RCN.
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Gino
Canadian naval historian Richard O Mayne wrote an...
Canadian naval historian Richard O Mayne wrote an excellent article some years ago about the intense rivalry between Jones and LW Murray that divided the RCN officer corps into two camps. I'll link...
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Royal Canadian Navy
22-02-15, 07:06 PM
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Diver badge ?
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Gino
At HMCS Quadra in the late 70s there was an...
At HMCS Quadra in the late 70s there was an actual 8 week scuba trade course. Interesting to note that the trade badge for blue square rig uniforms featured a double scuba tank. The one pictured...
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Royal Canadian Navy
08-12-14, 05:14 PM
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Canada Flashes
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Gino
I would guess that since the photo is a series of...
I would guess that since the photo is a series of about 5 showing how to pass the life line that they would probably have been taken specifically for this manual. Anyway, here you go.
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Royal Canadian Navy
07-12-14, 07:11 PM
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Canada Flashes
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Gino
I can give you a download link to the entire pub...
I can give you a download link to the entire pub if you like, although it is 175MB in size. Interestingly, I was just skimming through it and in Ch 12, it shows photos of a killick in 2As passing a...
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Royal Canadian Navy
07-12-14, 04:47 PM
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Canada Flashes
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Gino
Many thanks for taking the time to look into...
Many thanks for taking the time to look into that. It may well have been a product of the interval between Unification and the ubiquity of the jolly green garbage bag.
WRT the MS badge, I have...
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Royal Canadian Navy
22-11-14, 04:52 PM
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Canada Flashes
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Gino
Canada Flashes
I recently saw a picture taken in a ship's messdeck c 1968 where a sailor has Canada flashes on the sleeves of his gunshirt. Does anyone know if that was common practice as I don't think I've seen...
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Royal Canadian Navy
05-11-14, 04:22 PM
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1 Nov 1914 Battle of Coronel
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Gino
I should also point out that in the fifth image...
I should also point out that in the fifth image they show the insignia for cadet captain beside Arthur Silver. When I attended VENTURE in the mid 80s, this was still being worn by class leaders on...
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Royal Canadian Navy
05-11-14, 04:14 PM
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1 Nov 1914 Battle of Coronel
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Gino
I attended a very nice memorial service at Royal...
I attended a very nice memorial service at Royal Roads University to mark the event. For those who may not know, the former naval and military college is also home to the Coronel Memorial Library.
...
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General Topics
01-09-14, 09:43 PM
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New / old corps names
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Gino
I had heard that the Government had received a...
I had heard that the Government had received a legal opinion that they would be able to reinstate the names of corps that had previously held Royal designation at the prerogative of the Minister of...
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Royal Canadian Navy
08-05-14, 05:53 AM
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One for RCN
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Gino
A small correction; Commodore Jung is actually...
A small correction; Commodore Jung is actually Surgeon General of the Canadian Forces, not of Canada.
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Royal Canadian Navy
01-05-14, 09:35 PM
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Diamond Patches at HMCS Cornwallis
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Gino
Very interesting. That would most likely be the...
Very interesting. That would most likely be the origin of the trade patch diamonds that we wore as sea cadets at HMCS Quadra. We wore patches on each upper sleeve of our work shirts and jackets and...
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Royal Canadian Navy
01-05-14, 03:33 PM
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Diamond Patches at HMCS Cornwallis
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Gino
Diamond Patches at HMCS Cornwallis
I've seen photos of sailors doing basic training at HMCS Cornwallis and they have diamond patches sewn on the upper sleeves of their jumpers. Were they to show which new entry division you were in...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
28-04-14, 02:17 AM
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Admiral's Shoulder Ranks
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Gino
Admiral's Shoulder Ranks
It was suggested to me that not all might be familiar with the change that was made to RN ranks in 2001. At that time they switched the number of stars for rear-admirals to two, vice-admirals three,...
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Officer Training and Cadets
25-04-14, 05:25 PM
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Royal Military College of Canada uniforms (modern)
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Gino
The Ex-Cadet newsletter site has some pictures of...
The Ex-Cadet newsletter site has some pictures of the current MilCol uniforms.
http://everitas.rmcclub.ca/?p=106728
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Officer Training and Cadets
25-04-14, 05:21 PM
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Royal Military College of Canada uniforms (modern)
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Gino
I never cared much for wearing sweaters in...
I never cared much for wearing sweaters in uniform, so I think I only wore the new one once. The previous cable knit one looked better, and the old green crew neck one was even better, except for...
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1968 post unification: CAF(N)
24-04-14, 10:04 PM
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RCN Officer Cap badge Post Unification..
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Gino
Distinctive Environmental Uniform - bureaucratic...
Distinctive Environmental Uniform - bureaucratic double talk for having three different uniforms again
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Royal Canadian Navy
24-04-14, 10:02 PM
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Admiral Shoulder boards
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Gino
Affirmative, they still wanted to keep in line...
Affirmative, they still wanted to keep in line with the rest of the CF.
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Royal Canadian Navy
24-04-14, 08:28 PM
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One for RCN
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Gino
Bryan, on the subject of distinctive colours, did...
Bryan, on the subject of distinctive colours, did RCN flag officers wear their branch colour under the gold lace on their shoulder boards? I recently saw a picture of an RAN Surgeon RAdm who has the...
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Royal Canadian Navy
24-04-14, 08:15 PM
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Admiral Shoulder boards
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Gino
After Unification, our flag officers all wore the...
After Unification, our flag officers all wore the green uniform with the single synthetic gold broad stripe and shoulder straps with the crown, baton, and sword above maple leafs showing their rank. ...
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Royal Canadian Navy
24-04-14, 02:35 PM
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Admiral Shoulder boards
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Posted By
Gino
Good point, I guess I just assumed that anyone...
Good point, I guess I just assumed that anyone whose primary interest was RN badges would know this.
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Royal Canadian Navy
24-04-14, 03:06 AM
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Admiral Shoulder boards
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Posted By
Gino
Further to this, I'm not sure if you were aware,...
Further to this, I'm not sure if you were aware, but in 2001 the RN changed their admiral's rank boards to be along the lines of the USN with 4 stars for an admiral, 3 for a vice-admiral and so...
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Royal Canadian Navy
24-04-14, 02:39 AM
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Sea Cadet Badges
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Gino
Sea Cadet Badges
Here's an interesting photo I came across of RCSC badges along with some from Royal Roads Military College. Did sea cadets even have trade badges before the 1950 Canadianization of RCN trade badges?...
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General Topics
22-04-14, 08:26 PM
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Please help identify this fur hat
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Gino
Out of curiosity, does anyone know when they...
Out of curiosity, does anyone know when they changed the collective name from Canadian Services Colleges to Canadian Military Colleges. Was it about the same time that Royal Roads became RRMC in '68?
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Royal Canadian Navy
22-04-14, 07:07 PM
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Black Gaiters
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Posted By
Gino
Your points are well taken, although it a shame...
Your points are well taken, although it a shame as it was a far superior looking uniform to what our sailors wear today. I wore it as a sea cadet and loved it. Of course back before Unification,...
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