Reserve Infantry DP1 part-time

[KnightShift]

Hello Everyone,

I'm currently doing a weekend BMQ in Ontario and have been told that Infantry DP1 can be done part time as well. I'm wondering if anyone has done it recently and can provide any info about course structure/length etc. Specifically I'm curious about how many weekends it takes to complete and if there are any longer training periods (for field ex's etc.) that are involved. If all goes well I'm hoping to be on a part time DP1 next fall.

Thanks!

 

[NavyShooter]

Trg Coy CSM for a PRes Infantry unit here.

I had a soldier a couple of years ago who was looking for a weekend based DP1 Infantry Course - we looked across the country to see if there was one being run. At that time, 39 Brigade was running a Weekend DP1 module 1 course, but the Mod 2 had to be done during the summer. We could not send him out west, and his full time job precluded him taking summers off to train. He ended up releasing, and unfortunately we lost a good soldier.

Since that time, the DP1 has been changed to the RQ INF PTE course, and there is no longer a Module 1 and Module 2 that can be done separately.

I think there are 37 Training days required, and there is no way that such a course could be run over the non-summer period by a unit.

That would require 17 weekends. It's hard enough for troops to commit to a 10 or 11 weekend BMQ.

Since the switch to the RQ INF PTE course, I have not seen any sign of these courses being run on weekends.

Also. There is no appetite to have PRes troops attend RegF Battle School for training during the winter months - I tried that too.

I will suggest you line yourself up to attend the RQ INF PTE course next summer.

Best regards.

 

[KnightShift]

Trg Coy CSM for a PRes Infantry unit here.

I had a soldier a couple of years ago who was looking for a weekend based DP1 Infantry Course - we looked across the country to see if there was one being run. At that time, 39 Brigade was running a Weekend DP1 module 1 course, but the Mod 2 had to be done during the summer. We could not send him out west, and his full time job precluded him taking summers off to train. He ended up releasing, and unfortunately we lost a good soldier.

Since that time, the DP1 has been changed to the RQ INF PTE course, and there is no longer a Module 1 and Module 2 that can be done separately.

I think there are 37 Training days required, and there is no way that such a course could be run over the non-summer period by a unit.

That would require 17 weekends. It's hard enough for troops to commit to a 10 or 11 weekend BMQ.

Since the switch to the RQ INF PTE course, I have not seen any sign of these courses being run on weekends.

Also. There is no appetite to have PRes troops attend RegF Battle School for training during the winter months - I tried that too.

I will suggest you line yourself up to attend the RQ INF PTE course next summer.

Best regards.

Thanks NavyShooter, appreciate the info!

 

[daftandbarmy]

Trg Coy CSM for a PRes Infantry unit here.

I had a soldier a couple of years ago who was looking for a weekend based DP1 Infantry Course - we looked across the country to see if there was one being run. At that time, 39 Brigade was running a Weekend DP1 module 1 course, but the Mod 2 had to be done during the summer. We could not send him out west, and his full time job precluded him taking summers off to train. He ended up releasing, and unfortunately we lost a good soldier.

Since that time, the DP1 has been changed to the RQ INF PTE course, and there is no longer a Module 1 and Module 2 that can be done separately.

I think there are 37 Training days required, and there is no way that such a course could be run over the non-summer period by a unit.

That would require 17 weekends. It's hard enough for troops to commit to a 10 or 11 weekend BMQ.

Since the switch to the RQ INF PTE course, I have not seen any sign of these courses being run on weekends.

Also. There is no appetite to have PRes troops attend RegF Battle School for training during the winter months - I tried that too.

I will suggest you line yourself up to attend the RQ INF PTE course next summer.

Best regards.

IOW they're trying to decimate the Reserves, right?

 

[brihard]

IOW they're trying to decimate the Reserves, right?

How do you figure? BMQ followed by eight weeks of full time training for SQ/DP1 full time in the summer was the norm for years and years and worked fine. Some potential recruits can’t swing full time summer training for two months- ok, sucks, but so be it. Most recruits can, so focus on delivering the best training that can be achieved in those two months. Expecting a one size fits all is unrealistic. PRes DP1 will continue up to be build around the availability of full time students.

 

[daftandbarmy]

How do you figure? BMQ followed by eight weeks of full time training for SQ/DP1 full time in the summer was the norm for years and years and worked fine. Some potential recruits can’t swing full time summer training for two months- ok, sucks, but so be it. Most recruits can, so focus on delivering the best training that can be achieved in those two months. Expecting a one size fits all is unrealistic. PRes DP1 will continue up to be build around the availability of full time students.

Diversifying options for recruit training is a great way to ensure the maximum number of people can enter the ARes, and running local weekend courses has helped build that resilience, especially for people with jobs vs. full time students.

No surprise, some of my more capable and longer serving NCOs came through that pathway.

'Tough sheisse buddy, sucks to be you with a real job over there' isn't a great way to build the bench strength of a citizen army in the long term ...