From: dancetimedj@hotmail.com   
      
   As mentioned, I was in Course 7341, "fighting 9 platoon", which was the last   
   "male" class to use 9 Platoon, I believe. The barrack became a woman's   
   platoon after that, as more women started joining, that would have given   
   them two buildings from back then. They used to serve treats at the Catholic   
   Church back then too, I had forgotten how many Catholics we converted.   
      
   I was in the band, having played trumpet with cadets and schools before, we   
   were given special freedom to go to the band hall twice a week. They had a   
   beer fridge, and it caused havoc when two of us wobbled back home after band   
   practise, smelling of beer, and the rest of the platooon did not have   
   privilages too.   
      
   I was unfortunate enough, to have a Warrant Officer (that was formerly my   
   father's WO when he was with 3 Mech Commando) and I used to date a girl in   
   Germany, who's father turned out to be one of the "hitler gestapo" and my   
   Platoon CPL. He recognized me, it had only been about a year then, since I   
   left Germany. He didn't want me poking around Granville at night, so he saw   
   to it, that I didn't get a local pass. At 5 weeks, I was granted a pass, and   
   he wanted to insure I went to Halifax, not near his daughter or Granville.   
   So, we (there were a few from Halifax) were escorted right to the bus for   
   Halifax for a weekend home, but not local. I never saw the inside of the   
   Green and Gold either, as we had a course party at the Band Shack I believe,   
   and I had been denied "Wet Passes" week after week.   
      
   Hard to believe, looking back, that all this happens. I had one Sgt who   
   taught NBCD, who later was on one of my ships, and part of my trade until he   
   retired. And I have only met two others from my original platoon over the   
   years. One was an Engineer like I was, took his commission and then his   
   early release. The other was a storesman, I met when we recovered the "GTS   
   Katie", that ship that had all Canada's military vehicles and weapons and   
   refused to dock with them. This guy we called *Radar* was the stores chief   
   unloading the cargo in Baiconcour.   
      
   And, as Susan knows, Richie (The Hound), one of the Karaoke Hosts in Ottawa,   
   is the son of one of my platoon from Cornwallis. He is still serving, but   
   should be retiring soon, he would be getting close now. Ah, the memories we   
   try to surpress...   
      
   I should have my retirement party soon, it will be a year soon, they are   
   expected to get around to it any day..   
      
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