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  1. backinblack

    BMQ / BMOQ - Medical, Dental, Mental health questions [Merged]

    Yeah, I've got to agree about the air in the Mega.  After Cornwallis I was at St Jean for about 7 months, and if I didn't get outside for fresh air, it wasn't too long before I was feeling burned out. Medicineman:  I was on Course 8824, 7 Platoon.  (10 June - 26 Aug 1988)  <---I'm a little...
  2. backinblack

    BMQ / BMOQ - Medical, Dental, Mental health questions [Merged]

    Jarko, When I went through recruit training in 1988 (Cornwallis, NS), I caught a killer cold about 1/2 way thru.  All I can say is "soldier on!".  Keep a can-do attitude and you'll do fine.  My experience with that was it didn't take long for the cold to disappear and I can still remember my...
  3. backinblack

    My rant about pay raises and civilians

    gnplummer421: I don't know if it is still like that ... I had my 22nd birthday in 1989! 
  4. backinblack

    My rant about pay raises and civilians

    Hey, Reminds me of my 22nd birthday - a couple guys from my unit took me out to Brandon for a "few drinks", and to hopefully meet up with some ppls of the opposite gender persuasion.  We started out at the nightclub most frequented by CF personnel, but I kept buggin to go to the nightclub most...
  5. backinblack

    What is your military status?

    Ex-Military - Took a posting to 1 HFC* in 1994, and am planning to re-enlist soon.  Just attempting to make a well-informed decision on MOC by doing research at the CF recruiting site and here at Army.ca, among other things.  There is a lot of good info on this site!  Boyd * 1 HFC = One Happy...
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    My rant about pay raises and civilians

    Ghost, It seems any job that is sort of deemed to have one advantage or another brings out the envy in people - I even ran into that as a school custodian - my first job when I got out of the military!   Usually, the local school board didn't post the wage when they ran a job opening in the...
  7. backinblack

    You know the army is getting into your brain when...

    253.  Fresh out of Basic Trg, getting ready for Xmas dinner at Mom's house by putting on DEU's, you announce to your mother that you can't get the "c**t out of your tie!" - lol 
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