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I'm a Canadian sailor on loan to the USN for the next 3 years.
Americans must be short on talented Officers (joke here is, Canada has the highest officer:noncom ratio in the world).
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it is actually cheaper for me to buy Axioms while I am in the US, once you take into account 15% in additional taxes that our Federal and Provincial coffers like to take
Just GST on Axiom purchases, since they're out-of-province for you.
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And for those who didn't think Canada had a Navy
My ex-auto instructor was a white-hat... all 5' 7" of the little French fireplug was hardened by the rocks and shoals. May I suggest you don't get the india ink "sailor girl" tattoo, though... by the time you hit 55, she looks like a sasquatch.
Good luck down there, we'll keep Victoria moderate and rainy for you.
Bren R.
