lyle herod:  

Hey all. Too much time has gone by to catch up with everyone, so will leave a note on this page. For those of you with a good enough memory to actually remember me, I've bounced around quite a bit. I had a great time in HS, loved playing football, but didn't like having to actually work for marks! I was politely shown the door half way through my second try at Grade 13! Worked in Toronto for a bit, went to York U for a couple years, but not long enough to get my BA. Just couldn't take any more school. In 1982 I joined the Canadian Army as a field artillery officer. Finally hit my stride (which was a good thing after half a dozen years of drifting after High School). I stayed in the Regular Force until transferring to the Primary Reserve in 2010. I had some great jobs, served with some exceptional men and women, reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and finally completed my degree (did it part time while deployed overseas, while working a 10-12 hour days in garrison as well as while in the field on training exercises, not an easy way of doing it. Sure wish I had the wisdom at 20 that I had at 40, so I finished my degree early like normal people!). Over the years I've lived in every province and territory except SK, PEI and Nunavut. That' 13 different cites and towns in Canada, and number of temp deployments overseas from a few months to just under a year. I got married in 1987, we had our son Tyler in 1992. Luckily he is much more focused than his Dad was and is in 1st year engr in D...Expand for more