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rant on I have a real issue with that statement.  Play along with me and follow my ‘logic’ Part of the strengths of the militia is the ties with the local community.  As people progress further up the ranks in the reserve they are also increasing in age and generally progress in responsibility...

Why is everyone so upset at this thread – the PRes/RegF bashing. It’s because they all probably view the current missions the Army is engaged in as being highly desirable to go -  I am going to make the generalization that a lot of people are thinking like myself and view the current Op ARCHER...

One should consider that RegF pers also require that experience, professionally and career wise....

A blatant rip-off from something I posted in another thread along these lines: If you know someone who has a DIN account just go to the CTC Gagetown site.  The National Calendar with dates, max course loads, allocations to different areas is there for all RegF and PRes courses.....

For what it's worth, I joined the reserves as an troop-o-loop to see if I would even like the Army or not (SYEP). After doing that for a year decided I would apply for RMC.  During my testing 'they' decided that I didn't have what it took to be an officer in the Canadian Forces. Loved my...

Keep in mind that the JTF fitness book is designed to take you from where the AFM ends and prepare you to do selection. It is not a fitness program per say. Try CrossFit instead.

It should be noted that the SITREPs on PRes Inf units would be interesting next year.  While most people on here would agree that they are less than enamored with the approach GO!! Takes he does have some points with respect to availability of PRes soldiers for domestic tasks and overseas...

Interesting point on the swim test.  When we first looked at the swim test out here we tried a number of different ways to do it (side stroke worked best).  We actually thought that it was just a water phobia test and that the test for CAT 1 should look more like the entrance requirements for US...

Nobody should be applying thinking that it’s not essential to pass the PT test. The chain of comd monitors the selection process.  The CO / RSM do have the final say - this is in part based upon recommendations from the Somalia Enquiry. Chapter 20 - PERSONNEL SELECTION AND SCREENING 20.6 ...

Bobbyoero Thanks for that - try using the full quote next time. You run summer courses - fine vehicles might be availible, instructors might be availible.  I know I did LAV CC in 2004, haven't actually used one since that summer - what is the associated increase in reserve training calendar to...

The LAV Crew Commanders course is 37.5 training days. Most reserve units are allocated 33 training days per man per FY. Course might be too long without setting up reserve specific courses (and they are still playing mad hat catch for all the Regs) plus lack of resources (numbers of LAV...

I might be inclined to argue that the Joint NBC Company and the guys at the hill have already stood up. EVERYONE needs to calm down with respect to the beret colour - everyone in the comd will wear one.  So before you get all wrapped up in the triva lets just be thankful that there is now an...

Inf Off,     You can probably see a common chain of thought in most of the posts concerning 'new' officers and their first commands.     During Inf 6B (at least reg) the students are reminded that a large part of their job is the training of their platoon commanders - one of the previous...

I got this from Matt Fisher, it's from one of his posts on the recce vehicle thread and cracks me up - he is poking at our preception of superiority "Americans are dumb, Canadians are smart, if we didn't have a small population and beer and hockey were never invented to distract us, we'd rule...

By being created - does that mean the first group will be hand-picked (isn't that how JTF 2 started??) - lucky bums curious in the 'bridge

There is a email floating around 1 CMBG..... Of note is the following para (I added emphasis based on posts above): "In the steady state once the JATF is up and running, the intent is for it to be a Joint CF Unit which will draw upon the full range of personnel to be members. That being said...

That Capt is a Major in the LER last I saw him.  Goes by "Mad Jack *****"

The part about the reserves being used as formed platoons for D&S tasks and as individual augmentation sounds like what is happening in 1 CMBG.  Guy at the head-quarters gave me an ear full when I made a comment about reserve companies being deployed as formed sub-units. Before you guys flame...

FYI CANFORGEN 163/05 DCDS 146 211540Z OCT 05 CANSOFCOM SENIOR APPOINTMENTS UNCLASSIFIED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMANDER CANADIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COMMAND (CANSOFCOM), I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING KEY APPOINTMENTS FOR CANSOFCOM UNITS(READ IN FOUR COLUMNS: UNIT, POSITION, NAME...

A quick glace through the Odom article made me remember the restructure of the Royal Marines in the UK.  Food for thought.... A commando is now commanded by a full colonel, as opposed to the lieutenant-colonels who command infantry battalions (and previously also commanded RM commandos). In a...