Canadian Army goes back to the future with return to British-style ranks and designations
OTTAWA—The Canadian Army is marching into its past.
As part of the ongoing image makeover of the military, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced on Monday that the army will replace the Maple Leaf rank designation on the shoulder boards of officers with the traditional “pips” and Crowns in a nod to the country’s past.
The ranks of non-commissioned officers will also be returned to the original British Army and Commonwealth designations.
The decision means the rank of private, within the army, will be virtually eliminated and replaced with trooper, bombardier, fusilier, rifleman or guardsman, depending upon the unit.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/07/08/canadian_army_goes_back_to_the_future_with_return_to_britishstyle_ranks_and_designations.html
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They still had rum rations in the field, which our First Sergeant allowed us to partake in, under the condition of strictest secrecy. 
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Harper has increased our reliance on the USA, sold out our oil at rock bottom prices, etc.
I suspect this move is so when we send our troops over to help clean up the USA's messes that our troops will not be known to be Canadians.
The whole world knows our flag
they will have no idea what country these new emblems represent.
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