Канадская армия отказывается от Кленового Листка
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 10:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
idan11 И вместо кленовых листьев (как различительных знаков самоидентификации канадских вооружённых сил) обратно нацепит "короны и звёзды" (в просторечии "pips" and crowns) Британского Содружества (читай Британии).
As part of the ongoing image makeover of the military, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced 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 designations were in place throughout the First and Second World Wars, when Canada achieved some of its greatest military triumphs, and the changes don't strip away any Canadian identity, but rather strengthen the bond with the past, MacKay said.
Т.е. теперь это будет "канадское подразделение" британской армии? Или ещё пока нет?
Боже храни Королеву!
Аминь.
As part of the ongoing image makeover of the military, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced 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 designations were in place throughout the First and Second World Wars, when Canada achieved some of its greatest military triumphs, and the changes don't strip away any Canadian identity, but rather strengthen the bond with the past, MacKay said.
Т.е. теперь это будет "канадское подразделение" британской армии? Или ещё пока нет?
Боже храни Королеву!
Аминь.
