I played a lot of paintball and airsoft when I was younger. I've had this admiration for soldiers in military movies like Black Hawk Down and Jarhead. I joined Reg Force as Armoured even if I was qualified to be Aircraft Tech with my civilian equivalence.
Did 4 years, deployed once, and 20...
Oh absolutely ! I'm not saying the CAF needs only mature 30+ men (and women) in their ranks, but you do need a certain balance with mature people in the lot.
The major difference that I would like to quote you on is ''REG vs PRES''. I chose PRES exactly for these specific reasons; part-time...
To be honest, I served in the REG force when I was 19 years old for roughly 4 years as Armored.
Today, at 39, i'm joining back the PRes as a MSE Op and I can say this from a personel perspective;
At 39, I am more mature, more experienced and more aware of a lot of things that I wasn't aware of...
I got enrolled last week. March 25th I wrote an email to the CFRC to get an update on my case, and the day after on the 26th I got an email back offering me a position in the trade I wanted with a scheduled swearing-in 2 days later on the 28th. I was really surprised to get that email and now...
Depending on when you enroll, you'll be given the choice to do your BMQ either full-time during summer, or part-time starting on September. Depending on your trade, I believe they are all full-time during the summer and must be completed inside 24 months from the date you get enrolled.
IE: I...
You will be given what we call a DND404, which is the military driver's license equivalent.
You will be allowed to drive only vehicles that you've been qualified on the course. You'll be given extra courses to attend to get extra qualifications once you join your unit.
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