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We toyed with an alternative training schedule. A Coy 1 Plt would come in Monday, 2 Plt on Wednesday and 3 Plt on Thursday. HQ would continue on Wednesdays. It seems like this may not be working, so we might go back to Wednesdays only. My course has resumed so technically I don't have to come...

It depends on the unit and their traditions. My unit gets a calf tattoo. When I joined the requirements for the JRs were a little more stringent and were definitely enforced. As time went on the rules became a little more lax for a number of reasons, but for sure at the very minimum you must be...

The course I'm currently on will apparently require a swim test at some point. I'm just curious as to the format of the swim test as we have a mix of people, such as myself who did a swim test on my infantry course that saw us treading water and swimming without and with a life preserver, in...

One of our former members had a penchant for tricking people into looking at their feet while at the urinal and then urinating on them. A good laugh when it's your fellow privates and corporals and it's in the JR's where you can just hose off your combat boot or Oxford and carry on. Not such a...

Blackadder, that's interesting as I'm nearing 40 and have not had a recurrence. I have noticed, however, that my hayfever has been worse in the past few years (although I'm not the only person I know to have experienced this). But anything I used to do that would trigger my asthma doesn't seem...

I have sort of a similar story. I had asthma has a kid; it slowly faded away over the year to the point that when I signed up I had no problems doing physical activity and had not used an inhale in about five or so years. I mentioned that I used to have asthma and it took my a further two years...

Our RQSM is a class-B position and one of our former QM's held that position for 7+ years before he decided he wanted to work in the civy world and simply parade as a Class A.

Not that I know of. You can immediately find out what the next steps are (if the rejection letter didn't outline them for you). The minimum amount of time is however long it takes to follow the next steps and send the results off.

I'd be okay with him avoiding jail if his punishment was physical castration.

A record of minimal attendance has a myriad of effects, from "official" things like being passed over for course (seen it happen), not being considered for deployment (seen it happen, and to bring it back to the original topic) to much more administratively difficult things. We have a member who...

Correct, yes - one night a month. But as others pointed out, that is the bare minimum. Depending on who our CO is at the time, the unit has been told that full attendance is expected. We even had a few years were we would need to submit memos or fill out leave requests if we weren't going to be...

I don't know, my CoC over the last few years has been pretty understanding as to why I don't always go on ex, or have to miss a night. I've even been allowed to leave early on the odd parade night during my wife's last pregnancy so I don't have any trouble believing that family can sometimes...

As far as I know, the contracts are ending August 31st (some may have ended sooner). I haven't heard of any extensions.

I was married before I was sworn (submitted my paperwork a week before the wedding actually) and I deployed with the full support of my wife. I definitely wasn't deploying due to any issues in our marriage. It was something we had discussed for at least a year beforehand.

I served with a guy who volunteered to go to Afghanistan "because he wanted to kill someone." He ended up in BG, but not killing anyone. He quit the army very soon after, only to rejoin as an officer a few years later. I personally didn't join with the intent of deploying. When I put my...

Guess reading that first sentence would have helped me. And way to go on my local news paper for bringing me "old" news (MP Qualtrough is my riding's MP).

It looks like it was passed: https://www.delta-optimist.com/news/qualtrough-announces-expansion-of-covid-19-disability-benefit-1.24172522 Does anyone know the criteria? I doubt that everyone receiving PFL will get $600. I haven't seen anything on the VAC site yet.

Not "everyone" is on contract. We were given the option to go on a class C contract back in the spring. Large numbers of people took the offer. Personally, I did not. It made no sense for me to give up my full time civilian job. As a result, I have not really worked any Class A days since March...

Same here. My civilian employers does not have my cell # on record, nor have they asked for it. I have voluntarily given it to a few select people under very certain circumstances.

As Haggis said, it depends on what's coming up and what the unit's focus is. You may also find yourself on course during a parade night (depending on the course). My unit, for the first several weeks, focuses on basic soldiers skills - weapons handling, CBRN, detainees, fieldcraft...