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Slight tangent, but good watch on some tried and failed recce models: The Forgotten U.S. Army Dirt Bike Scout Platoons

In terms of VAC claims hearing loss is the most costly thing overall to the Government of Canada. As such, there is a real interest in preventing it to the greatest extent possible. 1. Yes and more importantly is has become ingrained in field army culture, more than less. I have seen a...

It is approved (both paramedic and combat medic). Not sure I have seen it outside of DWAN yet.

I think until Med Tech / Med A / Combat Medic / Paramedic digs itself out of the manpower shortage hole they are in then you will not see it. The trades are very understaffed, and it is hoped this new combat medic MOSID will fix that by streamlining the time to OPF. Doctrine is aspirational as...

You might have the coolest garage of anyone I know.

I was talking to someone at work today. I was not tracking but the CFHS paid for a large number of medics to attend the Canadian Tactical Paramedic Conference (CANTACMED) last year. In fact, CAF medics delivered a notable chunk of the presentations and the key note address! It would seem that...

In the Res F there will be Combat Medics and Paramedics and both Med A and Med Tech will cease to exist. Once you are trained as a medic in the Res F you can expect to continue to train (both military skills and medical skills), support army units by providing medical support to them when they...

The infantry Coy will have 1 x MCpl Paramedic, 1 x Cpl Paramedic, 2 x Cpl Combat Medic. So it could be ether. Both are well equip to deal with GSW / explosive injuries (although the paramedic has a few more tools).

Here is how I would train for land nav, assuming I could not wait for someone to teach me... 1) Get a 1:50,000 topo map (where does not matter), Silva Compass in mils: Silva Compass 16DCL-6400 MILS/360 Degrees | MEC (or Suunto: Suunto MC-2/G/6400 - Military mirror compass) and a C2 Protractor...

This is the million dollar question - everyone is waiting to see if both, one, or neither of the new MOSID get some sort of Spec Pay.

The intent it would seem is to have a quicker, less costly, CAF controlled training pipeline to deployment for Combat Medics. The training from recruitment to QL5 (or RQ Cpl) is too long now for Med Tech and there is a realization that the Primary Care Paramedic skill set is not universally...

The new Paramedic MOSID will see Paramedics paid to have their licences maintained. This is the same as other NCMs - MLAB TECH , DENT TECH, and MRAD TECH for example.

The problem in the Reserves is that there is no training pathway for someone who is not qualified as a Primary Care Paramedic (or higher) to be trained as a MOSID Paramedic. As such, if you so not hold a PCP / ACP / CCP in the Reserves you need to become a Combat Medic. Although individual...

Medics on HMCS will be from the Paramedic MOSID.

You will be required to have an EMR course (and maintain currency) as a Combat Medic as that is in the occupational specification. So no fear about getting an EMR course!