Fox Harbor 1 Hall Beach Nunavut

 

Royal Canadian Artillery spotter plane

 

Using my linguistic skills and compassion

 While on my way to work, I happened to find myself a nice spot to park my SUV at Shubie Park trail head in Port Wallis, Dartmouth Nova Scotia. 

I noticed a family pulled up in an SUV and prepare a BBQ in the ones provided by the municipality. With a fire ban currently on best to use them.

The father was going around through the tree line gathering up wood on the ground to burn. I got out and told him that seemed to be a good idea. He replied that he didn't speak English well.

So I took out my phone and Google translated into Arabic asking if they were Syrian. To my surprise, they responded that they were Afgans, to which I switched to the only Pashtun I knew asking if they were Urdu or Pashtun, they replied Dari, which I remembered was another group, to which I quickly researched were Persians.

I was wearing my Luftwaffen cap and a camoflauged sweater so I explained that I wasn't a soldier but my father was via the translation app. They asked where my father served which I said Canada, but I replied that my friends had served in Afganistan.

So I wished them well and went back to my book. A while later, the teenaged son came over with a plate of food. Dari styled chicken in a pita with tomatoes and an orange juice. I went into my kit and brought them some tea which the daughter and mother understood.

So I've seen first hand how those who served in that conflict has made such an impression that they chose to come here and that a sense of kindness and genuine warmth.

To  those who read this and have served there know that what you did there made a difference and that at least one family was able to have a BBQ in a peaceful city park in Canada 

Field craft with my RAV

 With the fuel costs going up, I'm contemplating camping this summer with my RAV while also working to try and save on fuel.

I have a cooler, my bergen, a sleeping bag but I'm looking into getting a new instant tent.

I'm hoping to get enough gear for under 300.00

And eventually I did. I used the tent but was also able to camp inside the RAV. So the next summer I shall see what I can do

Medical exam done

 Another progression of my enlistment has occurred. And also it looks like cadet training may begin again this summer.

Nope, but as of December 2022, I did find that my medical was fine, so we will wait and see if Summer 2023 is when I can get started. I also passed my phone interview and I need to do a few more bits of paperwork.

Glacial progress on my enlistment into the Cadet movement

 Well, as of December 2022, I'm now waiting for my medical. With hope, I will be able to plod along in 2022. 

With my new posting with the commissionaires, I am getting my physical activity up.

Haven't posted for a bit

 

Haven't been able to do much cadet stuff since Ian quit and the pandemic put a halt to any training. However I'm still plodding away at my recruitment