To my sailors, soldiers, aviators, Special Forces operators and your families; to our Deputy Minister, DND and NPF employees, and my friends and colleagues; to the members of the CDS Council; to my senior leadership, I wish to inform you that I have conferred with our Minister of National Defence, our Prime Minister and, Her Excellency the Governor General and have conveyed to them my intent, and with their permission, to relinquish command of theRead More

Chaplain’s Corner Padre Oliver Edwards Being in my 40s one of the first records (yeah, back in the day, you bought records – a collection of songs by the same artist intentionally arranged as an experience – with sides even!) I ever got into was Bryan Adams’ Reckless. On that album was a song that I thought was pretty good, though it was never a radio hit. The chorus went like this: I need somebodyRead More

LCol Richard Hannah, 1 CAD Surgeon In recent years, there has been a great deal of attention focused on improving the safety of the workplace. This is true in the industrial and corporate realms to the government and military worlds, and has greatly increased the overall safety of employees. Within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), and specifically the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), members of a variety of trades, including Aircraft Structures (ACS) Technicians, haveRead More