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As a Signals Officer you will be busy. There's a lot of demand for SigOs in many different situations. You'll work with many bright highly-trained men and women. You'll never stop learning because technology is constantly evolving. You'll also have a good resume for civilian work. Many of our...

I checked Army National Calendar last night.  I did not see any new dates for DP1 BMOQ L beyond the course starting Jan 25 and running to April 8 -- however I would expect there is a Spring and/or Summer serial for the course.  Does anyone have dtates for the course after April 8? Thanks in...

Is it just me or does 'HMCS DeWolfe" sound better then 'HMCS Harry DeWolfe'?

Guy on my weekend PRes Basic was in the exact same situation; as I recall he gave the course staff notice well in advance; he was able to miss a day without recoursing.

This is about right.  I'm an Army Reservist and I also vounteer with the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary.  It's a volunteer, non-profit, charitable organization that receives some funding from the Coast Guard.  I don't see a conflict with Reserve service.  It's similar to volunteering with your...

Congratulations, I entered as DEO at 47.  You'll find that you can contribute a great deal with some life experience.  Enjoy BMQ, give it all,

I'll second the response from OldCrow -- the technolgy and management skills are directly transferable to a wide range of civilian roles.

Interesting question posed in the thread above -- how do countries like Sweden and the Netherlands, with smaller GDP then Canada, manage to sustain a domestic military equipment industry?

For what it's worth, as a Sigs Officer you could have some options within the 'Golden Horseshoe' area, depending on the Regiment you join.  32 Sigs currently has a squadron parading at the Fort York Armoury in downtown Toronto and another squadron parading at Borden; 31 Sigs parades out of John...

Hi, As this is an older thread would appreciate an Ack if I am reading this correctly: Either the long coat (gabardine?) or the winter cadpat goretex jacket is authorized winter outerwear with Army 3c. Many thanks, :piper:

As has been stated already, you will need a letter / e-mail from a reserve unit before the CFRC will process your application.  You say you're in Toronto and interested in Signals so I would recommend you contact 32 Signals Regiment directly. For what it's worth, I did the weekend BMOQ in...

The Canadian Coast Guard Auxilary was cited earlier in this discussion as an example.  For what it's worth, my CCGA station has 45 uniformed, trained, experienced volunteers on the water doing patrols 32 hours every week during the boating season (more if there is a callout after duty hours) --...

Does anyone have links (internet or DWAN) for the Cyber challenge (hosted and held  CFSCE)? Cheers, :piper:

The other side of the coin... - When I need information I check the appropriate forums on this site for relevant threads. - If I cannot readily find the information I need, I post a targeted question to an existing thread on the same topic.  If there is no existing thread, I start a new one. -...

Come volunteer for the Coast Guard Auxiliary... where you can pay for your uniform, your PFD, kit, courses, etc.  and then hang out on the docks waiting for a tasking while listening to people complain about overpaid government workers... By the way, many sincere thanks to all the folks out...

Is anyone aware of anyone doing the reverse?  i.e. transferring a private-sector pension into a CAF pension (Reserve or Reg?) -- either by transfer or cashing in the private-sector pension and buying into the CAF plan?  I believe a private-sector pension can be converted to a RIF but I don't...

I'll second Jim Seggie's comment because it is worth repeating: Canadian drinking practices are an issue.  Canadian drinking practices at large are unhealthy and probably worthy of a seperate thread.  This is not a comment on the current story -- I am not in the RCN, was not on Whitehorse and...

Dumb question here -- but it must be a pain to carry beer on board an MCDV?  There must be an expense to transporting / storing / cooling -- I would think that space would be needed for more important stores like food, fuel and ammo?  On the basis of cost alone -- control issues aside --...

Thanks E.R. Campbell that made me smile! 

Just thinking about the quote above "The problem is the media keeps spinning them on slow news days.  Don't believe everything you hear about the subs take it with a grain of salt.  The problem is we are not allowed to say much in our own defense most times and the truth is much more boring and...