Calgary Jeep Association
General Forums => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: JasonL_031 on November 26, 2006, 02:47:35 PM
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Well i found out on thursday right before my shift started at Parts Canada that there was a opening on a leopard and TLAV Drivers course and then after that go to Afganistan. The course starts monday nov 27 06 and i was like wow short notice but i jumped on it and said yes i will apply for the course. Found out at 358 pm that i was accepted on the course so now i am getting ready to head up to edmonton to take the course and then after that i am going to be attached to the Lord Strathcona Horse C Squardron. So i will be taking lots of pics of my experiences and of my deployment over seas to Afgainistan. I belive that i am getting deployed in either April or August of 07. I will be down almost every weekend untill i get deployed. But i will be one of 4 memebers of the Kings Own Calgary Regiment to get the TLAV and Leopard and i will be one of the first members to use the leopard in Afganistan.
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Good luck, nothing like the Armoured Core. Former PEIR myself for a short time.
Come back safe, now, you hear? :)
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Congrats for you mano.
You service guys and gals are frickin heros in my mind.
Come back in one peice. Take lots of pics.
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Take lots of pics.
Ditto here, man. Frickin' 4x4ing in a Leopard - take some videos! :lol:
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cool....................a tip on drivin the leo. your gona wana keep ypur revs up going into a corner............ other wise it wont want to turn for nothin. the sharper the turn the more rpm. when i knew i was commin up to an intesection and had to make a hard left or right, i would time it and drop it about two gears, it would crap down and i would crank it and pin it at the same time. nuthin but v-12 rumble, black smoke and a wicked lookin turn 8)
lot of good memories burnin them around germany.
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While you're over there, bring me back one of those G-Wagons, will you? :lol:
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well an update i have been put on the TLAV course but doesn't look like i am going to get a leopard course .......... Yet hopefully i do. In january i am going down to fort bliss in Texas to train. And damn i have 350 hp in canada and 400 hp in afganistan. You guys should see the size of the turbo :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D HUGE will have pics as soon as i can but been way to busy doing the course lol.
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well now that i have some down time i though i should post some pics of what i am driving and the engine etc.
(http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/2103000-2103999/2103630_346_full.jpg)
(http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/2103000-2103999/2103630_347_full.jpg)
How do you guys/ and gals like that engine? 350 HP in canada And 400 in afganistan
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As per normal someone has to get at least one of them stuck lol and it has to be at night at minus 31
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(http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/2103000-2103999/2103630_351_full.jpg)
or what about this engine? 800 hp :D out of a leopard main battle tank
(http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/2103000-2103999/2103630_352_full.jpg)
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And i am the only person from the course to have gotten a tlav AIRBORNE and damn it was fun :D :D :D :D :D