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I concur. BMQ is just not that difficult, certainly not in the mental sense.  I can understand people having difficulty with culture shock and that sort of thing, but don't try and over-analyse how much mental capacity it takes to pass the course because it doesn't take much. Essentially all...

There are a couple of Maxpedition dealers in Canada (such as SEALS Action Gear in Calgary). I haven't compared prices but it might save some hassle (customs, exchange rate etc).

Many Reserve units/brigades run the Basic Winter Warfare so that should not be difficult to get.  The Advanced Winter Warfare has a few positions allocated to Reserves, so it is possible to get on it but difficult due to the competition (keep in mind its only run once per year). Jungle and...

Since you are an OCdt going on BMQ, I assume you are a Reservist (PRes) as PRes BMQ = BOTP Pt 1.  BOTP Pt 2 is an additional 6 (in a row) or 7.5 (weekend) training days prior to going on CAP (or equivalent). Will rank make a difference?  The answer is both yes and no. Your rank will not make...

Weekend BMQ locations vary somewhat depending on how many recruits the unit has received.  I haven't seen actual dates yet for courses in the fall, therefore other than saying serials will run in Vancouver and Victoria, anything else would be a guesstimate. The RMR's did not run a BMQ of their...

A bit of clarification on which course fires what weapon system.  Both R Force and Pres do the following: BMQ PO 102 Operate the Service Rifle - 54 x periods. SQ PO 105 Fire the GPMG, 7.62mm, C6 - 30 x periods. PO 106 Fire the LMG, 5.56mm, C9 - 31 x periods. PO 109 Throw Grenades - 10 x...

First of all, no FAC should have been required since he was close enough to the Kandahar airfield that he was in their airspace.  Tarnak Farms range is only a few kms from the airfield, certainly close enough that I heard the bomb detonate from their. Secondly, if he really feels so bad he...

Since the thread topic was about the BMQ serials, I was referrring to the SQ serials that are linked to the BMQ (i.e. they start immediately after and will have, for the most part, the same staff and students). You are correct, their are 3 x SQ serials in Jul, although the actual dates are...

Two SQ courses (serials 0512 and 0513) will run in Chilliwack during the period 1-26 Aug.  This is the same time as the other decentralized SQ courses will run elsewhere. The only SQ courses scheduled for earlier in the summer (for those who completed BMQ during the fall/winter) within LFWA are...

I'm going by memory, but having read the TP for AFEA Basic Sniper a week or so ago, the prerequisites include: qualified AFDZ Basic Recce Patrolman, passed PT test, achieved marksman on PWT 3 and medically fit including the psych evaluation. As far as PRes, the TP does not disallow them taking...

Namao has limited quarters and there are other courses running there at the same time (QL 3 MSE Op, QL 3 Sup Tech and QL3/4 Int).  Therefore the BMQ/SQ will be at Debney just like last year.

8403 Roper Road (on the south side).

As per a previous post I made, there are BMQ/SQ courses happening in several locations within LFWA.  They are Chilliwack x 2, Edmonton x 1, Wainwright x 3, Dundurn x 1, and Winnipeg x 2.  All of the BMQs start 04 Jul and end 29 Jul.  All of the SQs start 01 Aug and end 26 Aug. The serial you...

The Edmonton serials of BMQ 0510 and SQ 0514 are slated to be held at Debney Armouries.  You will sleep there and meals will be hayboxed from the garrison kitchen.

It's possible but I wouldn't bank on more than a weekend.  The scheduling can vary quite a bit depending on several factors such as where you are coming from, where you are going to (if all your training isn't in the same location) and how many people from the same MOC are on training with...

There seems to be a bit of confusion and misunderstanding of things here, so will try and clarify things. 1.  A couple of weeks ago there was some risk that the courses in Chilliwack would be cancelled due to a lack of instructors.  This was because few instructor names had been entered in...

Your first period will be a course introduction.  This will involve you sitting quietly  (with the rest of the course) while the course staff is introduced followed by a briefing as to how the course will be run, administrative need to knows, behavior expected, etc. Although there is an optimum...

The AEL will probably not help you as it contains reference publications, not courseware.  However, if you have access to the DIN, some of the reference material could be useful as background information. The site with all the courseware is called Documentum and it resides in the CTC/Gagetown...

Not really, but I like to have my ducks in a row. :D Doug

I'll answer the best I can, but this isn't really a Standards issue.  In my experience this would fall under "Equivalency Request" and for Army courses a request would be sent from your unit, through the Bde & Area chain, to LFDTS in Kingston.  There is an LFCO that covers this, I can't...