The Colonel’s Journey

To our amazement, we all need human interaction. The old psyche is sometimes a force to be reckoned with. This last year has been hard and not being able to socialize has played havoc on most of us. The military is a family and we veterans are the family members with a lot in common. […]

Hello, it has been a while! Time to brush the dust off the old key board and share some thoughts and gleams of wisdom. The Missus and I were trolling through Facebook this morning and came across an article about Vets Canada. We want to send out a plug to this organization. This is a […]

The Missus and I were having our morning coffee and discussing how we would fix the world when the discussion shifted to end of life issues. We decided to research what resources are available to us as veterans and how to tap into them. Since there is a lot of material associated with this subject, […]

WHAT TO EXPECT: APPLYING FOR DVA COVERAGE FOR HEARING LOSS AND TINNITUS **This is a blog that was written by Matthew Box of Ritchey Hearing here in Woodstock** If you have served in the Armed Forces, Reserves, Militia, Cadets etc then you may be eligible for hearing aid coverage or tinnitus compensation from the Department […]

Okay troops, start your engines! This week I am going to apply for my military records. These would be a really good thing to have if I were going to submit a claim, or maybe to apply for a civilian job to verify my courses. It took me awhile to figure out which form to […]

This week I have decided to take a look at Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) The first thing I did was set up a VAC account at http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/e_services/create-my-vac-account There are two sign in options – the Sign-in Partner option where you can sign in using your BMO Financial Group, CHOICE REWARDS MasterCard, ING DIRECT, Scotiabank, Royal […]

Okay troops, start your engines! I have decided to apply for veteran license plates for my chariot. It is a free service specially for veterans. “A Veteran is any former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who successfully underwent basic training and is honourably released.” This also applies to the RCMP as their disability claims […]

The Missus and I were at a local store a while back when the young cashier asked if we were seniors. Due to my lack hair and cane and The Missus’s grey hair and walker, that should have been a no-brainer, but obviously she had sensitivity training and was testing her new skills. Being the […]

The Colonel’s Journey

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