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Thank you very much! Good info I’ll keep that in mind for the next year. I’m near 39 Service so would I join through them I guess?

Thank you for the in-depth reply. What are the QL’s of supply tech and how long do they take to reach? So what your saying is you’ll have to leave the appointment of “Rigger” at some point of your career unless you decide to stay Cpl forever?

Thanks for the history Old Sweat very interesting. I know that if someone wants to be a rigger once they complete phase 3 of rigging they can be offered to pack the SAR’s chutes.

So how hard would you say it is to get selected for rigger or para instructor? Is it hard to even get in to the course(s) or is it by chance/avaliabitly you get in?

The jump course is pretty hard to get on but my corps gets pretty good opportunities to go. I’m also in great physical shape and score very high on the testing which helps people get selected. I’ve talked to a rigger, Jon from Warrior Gear he said it’s not hard to do it’s just a lengthy and...

Ok, I see. My plan is to get my wings In cadets so I can skip through jump course in the military unless they’d send me for a refresher. So I’d have to do BMQ-L? Is that the BMQ course for everyone but infantry? And I’m also not too sure on what the QL3 is. Sorry haha

So basically, I’d have to do my BMQ then DP-1 then QL3(not to sure on what that is assuming it’s a course for supply techs) and depending on my fitness they’d select me for rigger? I’ve heard that my local recruiter is pretty good at helping people getting where they wanna go.

I’m new to the forum and I’ve done some searching around for this topic but couldn’t really find anything. I’m currently a RSM in cadets and I plan on getting my wings within the next two years I have left. I’m going reg force once I age out and joining up with the RWR. The problem is they don’t...