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I just received my summer OJE msg for TD to Cold Lake, but I am having issues deciphering if and to which squadron/unit/which ever I am attached to. TD FROM MAY TO JUL 2012 AT 0134, CANADIAN FORCES BASE COLD LAKE, AB Is the "0134" a squadron code or something?

Just want to remind people of a few things now that offers are being given out: 1) If Bloggins receives his offer today, that doesn't mean you didn't receive one. Take a breath, do 20 pushuups and be patient 2) Don't flood the CFRC's asking if your offer is in, each phone call of that type is...

Ah, I see. I was just basing it off my experience where I was placed on LWOP after my enrollment until I left for my course.  As for recruit camp, it was an interesting experience. It was the first time the course had been ran and mine happened at RMC, but I've heard it happens at the MEGA...

Chances are you will be put on Leave Without Pay (LWOP) until your course starts. Enjoy your time off.

Top Gun is why I am a pilot.  8) Congrats on finding what you really want though, doing what you want and not what you think you want to do is the key to it all.

Thanks, appreciate the insight. - Heff

I know PhII(G) is fairly new, but is it a stand alone course or a continuation of PhI? I'm in my 3rd year of the CAMP Program (Multi-IFR earned at university) and will be getting the Phase I - bypass, and was just wondering if PhII(G) may be an option? While it would be awesome to move onto the...

I have a friend in school who had this exact problem. He was enrolled as an "Air Ops" officer (for the brief period they did that), and he spent the first 2 years trying to get re-measured or find some alternative to get into pilot. He is now designated as an Aerospace Control Officer.

I was red for the Hawk as well, but more than one CF pilot has told me that once I get to Moose Jaw and if I want/get chosen to go fighter, it'll be "looked into". That's just word of mouth though, so take it for what it is.

The mature student definition sounds like an AND statement.. Ie you have to be 23+ AND not have the required pre-reqs AND be a Canadian citizen or perm resident to qualify as a mature student. On a side note, I was accepted based on my college marks. I certainly did not have the grades or req'd...

Edit: Turns out I need to just look in the right places to find my answers. Were there many/any OCdts on the summer course? As I understand it, RMC has the OPME's integrated into their curriculum so there may not be too many ROTP students involved.

As one pilot hopeful to another pilot hopeful, if pilot is the trade you really want, I would recommend applying for pilot. Even if this means another year, at least you will know whether it was an attainable goal. After talking to many ROTP and RMC students who are trying to switch into pilot...

@CAND2011 Yes, your gr.12 marks, and all your high school marks, will be considered when you apply, even if you begin post-secondary. You are not required to begin post-secondary, but if you were, they will most likely ask for a copy of your first semester marks when they come available, so as...

The only time I did more that 15 push-ups on my course was for the express tests. I hear the "back in the day" stories all the time from my dad & his buddies, and they can't believe how things have changed.

Apply now when you have the time! I applied in mid-December a few years back and had to rush through the entire application just to make the deadlines. There was the Christmas break that shut down processing, then the backlog of applicants to catch up on. I was snagged on a medical issue and...

On my course last summer, there was a 3 hour block set aside for people to fill out their security clearance form. Everyone on my course had already done so at their CFRC, but unless you had a photocopy of the forms, you had to re-fill it all out. Many people spent many hours on the phone...

That's a two way street: regardless of rank, people are idiots at times. Even some of those A (or W) get a bit of an authority complex at times, since they've "been there so long". My point is, certain people have certain beliefs of themselves and others, regardless of what rank they are or will...

Blue & Green sector designations now?

The biggest thing I took away from my own enrollment is that no one really has any clue what is going on until you have the piece of paper telling you where you will be going. My recruit camp was happening in July, August, end of August, start of August, in Kingston, at CMR, at the Mega, and it...

If the recent history holds true, successful applicants will attend a ~2-3 week Recruit Camp this August and then attend BMOQ the following summer.