Recent content by boomer38

So I was wondering about other peoples opinion... I do not have any weights at home and at the moment I do not have enough money to go to a gym. I can do about eight pushups currently. One of my friends who works out suggested I start with "girl pushups" to increase my upper body strength... any...

Thanks guys! I guess Ill make sure I stretch and limber up more before hand until I can get in to see a doctor, thanks again cheers ciao&Ubique Boomer38

Just a question, you mention no applicants for combat arms,(I am not trying to argue with you just wondering) on the Forces website it says that arty and Armoured are in high demand(as well as the TV commercials  :) ) I guess I was wondering if all combat arms applicants are not accepted at the...

Hello I have started fast walking and then jogging about a month ago, when I get home it feels like all the muscles in my back tighten up and hurt like a son of a... I figured this could be from 1 of 2 reasons 1) Lack of work(I'm a carpenter) and exercise in general since the beginning of Dec...

Glad I found this topic in search :) After reading the comments posted by everyone I have came to the conclusions, if you do not smoke pot or you have quit smoking pot for some time with no intention of smoking it again you should be alright. As long as you inform them that you may have been...

This sounds like an awesome program to get in shape. The down side I face is I cannot find anything even close to this kind of training in small town Nova Scotia! The best I have is a not so super YMCA a few clicks away. anyone know a good website with routines listed that you can do on your...

I think a lot of people will have to stop saying that after reading this thread!

After doing some research on Med tech (my girlfriend was considering this trade) I seen that grade 12 Chem and Bio are needed other than that I did not see much else on what you would need on the actual forces website. I would guess your best bet would be talking to arecruiter about such things...

Truly awesome, a story like this shows that it is never too late to do what you want in life, and that it is never too late to make a difference in this world! my hat is off to you CPL Hjalmarson! Ciao & Ubique

I guess time will tell all about these kinds of sites and where the root of them actually is. It is scary to believe that peoples credit may be stolen and ruined to fund terrorism in such ways!

Kirk’s Song Stanza: 1 We raise the banner high today, For a son who gave his all. He bravely went to take his place In answer to the call. A victim of the battle field, As soldiers sometimes fall. Yet proud to set a people free, Our hero standing tall. Stanza: 2 Kirk’s boy hood dreams we...

Very good post KingofKeys While I am still fresh in the application process, one thing I have learned recently in life about the CF and Life in general is that patience is a virtue! That should be brought with you where ever it is you travel!

Hello this is the beginning for me I choose to tell my story here because I don't really have anyone around home to tell it to! I am from a small fishing community on the south west tip of Nova Scotia and just so happend to be the only boy in my family to have no interest in fishing. As I was...

Thanks, As far as the Construction engineering officers, I guess I was not aiming twards something like that for the same reasonI have not persued a Foreman job with some of the bigger local Companies, at this point in my Life I'd rather be more of a doer than an overseer type position I...

Hello I'm fairly new here, this being my first post. Well me and a few of my friends have been strongly considering the CF for a career! I have been searching through the site and a small bit of the forums but this place is pretty big and I figured I could get pointed in the right direction or...