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I had heard last year that DND was looking into acquiring (whether it be through construction or purchase / lease) an apartment building just for all the IR pers to alleviate the costs. Don't know how true this is, as I can't even fathom how much it would cost; but even though the up front cost...

Yup - currently, unless there are operational circumstances dictating, PRes members will not be loaded onto any further EOD training past CMD(B). At the last CF EOD working group in Nov, all of the EOD teams across the CF had to vie for the limited amount of seats on courses this year, and they...

I knew I was close :D Absolutely - it is NOT a TCCC course, but the skills taught are close and I figured it was something he could relate to. No worries  ;) In any case, there is a lot of useful suggestions here  :2c:

Depending on which base your task is at, they may be running BTLS (Basic Trauma Life Saving - *I think* - it's been a while) at the base hospital, which is basically an advanced civy TCCC-style first aid course aimed at paramedic types. I took it back in '03 or '04 while I was posted to Gagetown...

IIRC, the last trades helper course run was Mason Helper in Chilliwack back in 1997 or so. I don't think CFSME ran any of them after the move to Gagetown. Shame really, considering there's even less of the 600 series trades deployed than there are of us, and they can always use a hand, it's a...

Not to sound too nitpicky, but assuming you'll end up in Valcartier is a pretty big assumption - especially considering you could end up way farther than 2 hours away, like say in Victoria, BC or Halifax, NS.  There are no guarantees that even with enrolling in PQ, you'll end up there in a first...

It takes more than that to offend me ;) Civy Engr I assume? Your profile says you were a R411 a ways back... My comments were also directed (although as I reread them, it is pretty impossible to see that) elsewhere to the masses who do not understand the full spectrum of tasks and...

Have you ever done heavy equipment output calculations? That is a job required of Cbt Engrs, and is far easier to do using a homemade excel spreadsheet than the old way by hand. It's not as visible or loud as conducting attacks or obstacle breaching, but is just as important.... Back on topic...

Discipline (including self discipline to follow direction) is the most basic foundation of everything the CF does - even if you cannot see that following dress instructions falls into that. What's next - going to decide / debate / post online for comments whether C team following the order to...

Is this a PRes thing? All throughout the RegF Regts, Pte(B) pers regularly (and are expected to) wear Regimental accoutrements across the board, minus of course the single chevron.

Most likely because Nov 11th is on the list of Stat holidays in the leave regulations  ;) I don't consider 11 Nov a leave day, but I don't consider it work either. Kind of fits somewhere in the middle in the grey area...

Before you do that, is there a School SOP that perhaps might lay out when / why / what? Wouldn't be the first time an exception was made based on something specific that didn't apply to the CF at large, but is auth specifically for certain times / places / reasons  :2c:

Which element do you belong to? The Army uses the LFCO on individual trg as a guideline, but your school should have a specific set of orders / SOPs that are used. Just because your Stds guy can't back up what they are saying, doesn't mean it doesn't exist - they just don't know. All too...

I wouldn't hold your breath in waiting for a quick resolution - mine's been sitting at that step since June, when I received the same form letter (albeit with the info personalized to my specific claim) stating they received everything and it went to the decision making level on 01 Mar 12. I...

Here is Gagetown, the MIR creates and signs the leave pass, and then forwards it to the applicable unit's Adj - at least that's what happened this year when two of my NCOs went in to get snipped and were given sick leave for the first couple days. Could be different elsewhere?

If you don't mind me asking, what was the turnaround time between them receiving your supporting docs and receiving the decision letter?

Yes - however as an officer, you can expect less opportunity to attend "shiny" specialty courses (i.e. jump, dive, EOD) than the NCMs. The reason is quite simply that to command a troop, you don't need to be qualified (with the exception of jumping for some pretty obvious reasons), only know how...

This is the biggest bunch of hooey I've heard in a while. We see just as many 5eRGC students on courses throughout the CF as we do from the other 3 regts. Not to try to reduce your enthusiasm, but while you may plan on doing these, your CoC may have other ideas for you. Just keep that in mind...

I had that saved as a favourite at work and checked it out today - OP, you're SOL. Your IE25 came into effect the day you signed it. As already stated, you can release at any time, but it won't be the same as if you didn't resign a new contract...

What's the effective date of the IE25 on the TOS you signed?