Patrick A. Horsman

@seeairuhm Best part about being in Europe!

Glad I was able to visit so many European and African countries this year 🌍

@seeairuhm Nice trip down the gaming rainbow road. Crash Bandicoot. Medievil. Donkey Kong Country. Super Meat Boy. (Lol). Sly Cooper....

Maybe a bit reminiscent of Crash bandicoot but my memory is fuzzy

The game with the man with hands and feet but no arms or legs and he moved through imaginary worlds and collected coins like sonic but it also had a very Mario feel to it too

@emmy_does_it Was just in this exact spot two weeks ago!

My version of hell is 5 hours in an airport. Where I am presently.

Work phone has been turned in, outlook and DWAN have been D dashed, now all that's left is packing and waiting. Looking forward to some family and friends time over the next week as a send off. 12 days out. #CanMilTwitter

@CanuckMedic What a fantastic suggestion! Thank you.

Hey #CanMilTwitter - what am I forgetting to pack? What's one thing you wish you had brought with you on deployment?

@MidOfficer @TrevorJain Issued from supply, no more than 2 at a time 😂 Third vote for maple syrup though.

@Horsmanicus @TrevorJain You definitely want a stash of Canada/CAF adjacent memorabilia to trade or gift to friends and colleagues from other countries. Canned maple syrup is a good gift, but a small pile of these or something similar are also handy:

@jenifferault I suppose I also have to go European plug adapter shopping.

@TrevorJain Interesting. Syrup for trade?

@Horsmanicus Maple syrup and a better pillow.

@TrevorJain Thank you Trevor. You are always too kind. I'll tell you all about it when I get back.

@Horsmanicus The organization is lucky to have your skill set and professionalism. You will excel and make us all proud.

26 days from now I'll be sitting in an airport awaiting a flight to Germany with 7 months worth of gear packed in 4 bags. Really starting to feel that odd mix of excitement and anxiety as it fast approaches. So many things to try and finish before I go.

@cdnnavylady @RCRBuck @MidOfficer Many of the topics we want to discuss are truly contentious. It's difficult to find the balance between engaging with meaningful discussion vs. holding back for fear of getting into some kind of viral social media debate.

A little late on this one but wondering what advice #CanMilTwitter would give to encourage more CAF members to join us here? I was surprised to learn about the reticence to engage here from the young officers on the Army Ops course last week. Can’t stop thinking about this 🤔

@jenifferault Yeah you did! Congratulations again Jen. Always here for whatever support I can provide (until I leave 😂)

@seeairuhm What's the gym situation at the Kaserne? Functional fitness/CrossFit type space? Food situation on base for lunch? If you don't mind a DM shoot me a follow and I'll take my random fitness and lifestyle questions there.

@Horsmanicus Sure!

Having now lived in Europe for nearly a year, I can confidently say that it’s not the food that’s different - it’s the 25,000 steps you take a day on vacation and smaller portions you’re likely consuming

@seeairuhm 6 AM? Great. Hiking? Sign me up. 7 excursions planned in 3 days? Nah dude 😂 I draw the line at being scheduled so tight that there is no room to seize cool opportunities.

Not an opinion, but as I read through the QTs it appears as though I’m insufferable to vacation with. We’re waking up at 6, hiking for 6 hours and I’ve got 7 excursions we somehow have to fit within 3 days. 3 museums, hard reservation times, walking instead of ubering, etc

@jenifferault Congratulations my friend!

@LT__Media @SportsCenter Game really mattered. If they list they would have been in the play-in rather than 6 seed. Lakers had the tiebreak between them.

@SportsCenter They’re giving it their all against a g-league roster in the last game of the year :/

THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS PUT UP 55 POINTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER. THE MOST EVER IN A FIRST QUARTER IN NBA HISTORY 😱

@jsmacd Which is a small win - but even if they work 40 years they will be stuck at (in one case) a 38% pension. All that to say, I think your idea of being able to drop your worst years from the buyback and you earn better ones has merit and would absolutely help with retention

@Horsmanicus Pat. You can get to immediate annuity though. As soon as you hit 35 Pensionable years even if you aren’t at 25. Tell them

I CT’d from the PRes in 2014. I did a pension buy back and reached 35 years of Pensionable Service in 2021. At that time I was only at a 25 year pension (PT years counted in #1 as full years but in#2 as PT) Why can’t I trade PT year for FT year now so I’m incentivized to stay?