Talk:Land Force Command (Canada)

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Contents 1 The Forces are still unified 2 Rank insignia 3 Minor technical quibble 4 Americans 5 CSOR & JTF2 not LFC

[edit] The Forces are still unified

Though the naval and air components got back Distinctive Environmental Uniforms (DEU's) in the 1980s, there is still a single service, the Canadian Forces.--MarshallStack 06:19, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Rank insignia

Who drew up these rank insignia? A few changes need to be made:

1. There are no more combat epaulettes, they're now all CADPAT.
2. When worn on epaulettes, chevrons have straight arms, not curved.
3. Army NCM rank is only worn on epaulettes on combats, not on any other uniform. On dress uniforms they appear on the sleeve or as metal miniatures on the collar.

I may just do it myself eventually, I now have CorelPaint for Etch-a-Sketch. SigPig 04:05, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Ummm...so please do....

I believe the insignia were stolen from one of the insignia sites on the Internet, they look familiar. Some reserve units still wear olive green rank insignia so "they're now all CADPAT" is not accurate - they are worn on raincoats and Goretex jackets/parka as CADPAT has not made its way down to us - though I agree the images on this page are in bad need of an update. Looking forward to your artwork.Michael Dorosh 04:59, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

I've been trying. I tried to make a CADPAT 2Lt slip-on...can you say "dog's breakfast"? But yeah, I found the website where they were gotten from. Also, you are right, there are still some OD ranks out there; as a matter of fact, I still had them on MY raincoat and parks when I turned them in June past. Quick question -- images on Cdn gov't websites have something called "Crown copyright"...can they still be used on Wikipedia under "fair use"? Tks SigPig 23:08, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

the different colurs of the rank insignia....could there be an explainatian of why some are dull and others are not?

It might also be worth noting that in artillery regiments Privates, Corporals and Master Corporals are referred to as "Gunner", "Bombadier" and "Master-Bombadier", respectively. Sorry, I don't know remember the French equivalents.

Similarly, Privates in the Armoured Corps are referred to as "Troopers" ("Cavaliers" en français). While not formal, they are widely used within those branches. Esseh 22:48, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Minor technical quibble

I would just like to point out that the link for the Leopard C2 redirects to the Leopard II article. This is wholly incorrect, the Leopard C2 being an upgraded Leopard C1, which I seem to recall as a Leopard 1A3 with local modifications. The Leopard II is an entirely different tank and certainly was not acquired as a replacement for the dated Leopards in the CF inventory.

[edit] Americans

Out of curiosity, are Americans allowed to enter the Canadian Army? According the "US Army" article, almost anyone can enter the American army. --Anglius 20:34, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

• See here -Objectivist-C 21:31, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

I thank you, sir.--Anglius 23:11, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CSOR & JTF2 not LFC

The Canadian Special Forces Regiment (CSOR) and JTF-2 are not part of Land Force Command; both fall under CANSOFCOM (Canadian Special Forces Command. Point for future amendment.