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Looks like I'm in the 6.5% AF minority. Air weapons controller at a tactical mobile radar sqn in Bagtown.

Oui, je sais que c'est plutôt des anglos sur army.ca, mais ceci est un thread specifiquement pour les français. :) Merci pour le bienvenu. 

Agree with Flip.  It was okay.

Salut!  Je ne suis pas francophone, mais je travailles à Bagot... est-ce que je suis encore permis içi? :P

Yep.  They're pretty sought after.  And like someone mentioned, they're MCpl +. Everyone who graduates as AD from Cornwall goes to North Bay.  You gotta go your time in the Bay.

Yep.  It was back in July. But whatever - so it is snowing in Afg right now.  The guys and girls still go to the gym.

Besides the standard stuff already mentioned, I also included 1) Lots of Canadian paraphenalia from the dollar store - magnets, stickers, etc 2) Cigars! I get emails from them saying the cigarettes they can buy there taste like hay 3) Timmies GCs Awhile ago I sent a $10 Walmart t-shirt, and I...

Actually, even in Quebec, pilot business is done in english.  I work in Bagotville as a weapons controller, and all the briefs/debriefs/missions, etc. are in english.  There are a couple francophone pilots, but they speak english all day long, except if they're talking to other francophones.

Language profiles will always be part of the 'points' system, and rightly so.

I was there when it was shot - so funny. And he & Julian came to the mess a couple times too.

Glad you had a good experience.  Mont Laurier is also quite close to Ottawa.  Travel a little further North to Chicoutimi where I am - the majority of ppl here (besides the ones on the base, of course) have never left Chicoutimi and can't fathom a world outside of what they know.  It's also...

Hah! Tell me about it!  Had to change my plates ASAP after arriving here.  Heard too many horror stories about people having their car with Ontario plates spat on. Also warned to stay home on St Jean Baptiste, because some drunken separatists may not be too pleased with having a 'foreigner' at...

Yup, that is the plan for the future, but new IFR controllers are still being sent to the traditional places for now. 

Sois patient... c'était hier. Des fois des personnes ont d'autre choses à faire au travail :P

As tu recu le message que je t'ai envoyé hier?  J'ai envoyé l'address email de l'adj qui s'occupe de Kitshop à Gagetown........

Je connais qqn au Kitshop de Borden qui pourrait t'envoyer un beret belgique si tu t'interesse.  Les berets coutent seulement $20 et sont vraiment plus facile à former.  Ils sont BEAUCOUP mieux que ceux de Logistiks.

Historiquement, Quebec ne donnait pas autant de support au FC que d'autre provinces..... et je ne pense pas que ça soit different maintenant.

Have you read this? http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2006/07/24/kidney-stones.html

Sympatico, The chances of you being posted to Ottawa or Valcartier are less than 1%, and that's being generous. If you go weapons out of Cornwall, then you're heading to North Bay for another course, then either A) Staying in NB, or B) going to Cold Lake, Bagotville, or various US postings...

Agree with Max. Whenever a pilot comes down from a mission he'll watch most of the tape to get shot times, assess kill validity, and clear up anything  else that may have happened.