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I have DJed a number of mess dinners for this Regt prior to joining the military, and although I did not know LCol Bobbitt personally, I would like to express my condolences to the family and the 2RCHA.  I know that the unit and the family will be supportive of each other, and I just wanted to...

Any idea if they'd offer this as a distance learning course or an on-line course?  I'm in Halifax right now, and not sure if there is anything around me here to offer the same thing.

Most of my old high school friends think that the Navy exists to assist the Coast Guard in SAR and FishPats...  Only when they see TOR and REG in the news for drug busts do they say "Oh, we do that too?"  :facepalm: If only they knew what we are supposed to be here for...

Which courses were they?  I wonder if they'd be available online, and applicable to more than just one trade...

I can see your college certificate helping you with a Prior Learning Assessment Review (PLAR), but I'm not sure how that would factor into accruing PER points for a promotion. Besides, you won't see a PER until you hit LS/Cpl anyways.  Promotion to AB/Pte(T) and LS/Cpl is usually time in...

I have to applaud the school for participating in such a honourable program.  This is definitely the sort of thing that needs to go on more often.  Just to think that some people will be eligible to get further training, and that the school will provide a scholarship to ensure that the majority...

As a VERY Jr member of the RCN (with only 3 years under my belt), I am at a loss for words to describe the feelings of confusion I have for this whole situation.  I was under the impression that something of this situation was to be dealt with internally, through the proper channels.  Is this...

To everyone who has posted on this line, and everyone after who reads it, please do not give up hope.  Some trades and jobs within the CAF take a while to provide any openings, and some can't even give their openings away.  I also agree that you have to ride the CFRC to ensure that your file is...

I'll echo the "Short answer - NO" sentiment, but I'll add a longer explanation, and a couple of options, having had something along the same lines as both your situation and the Original poster's question. It took me around 9 months to complete BMQ.  Between being out of shape when I got there...

And by then, berets will be army only, and every one else will be using ball hats, Air Force wedges or navy peak caps...  Unless we have some new futuristic headdress coming out soon...

Buddy, Take a deep breath, and worry about the things you CAN control...  like the standard of your ironing, or proper hospital corners...lol. Relax, bud.  You will be fine.  All you need is the chance to shine, and you should have no problem meeting your challenges head-on.  Just remember...

Yeah, my bad.  I forgot that there are rules, and that everyone follows them to the letter.  ::) Anyways, at BMQ, it won't really matter what you eat anyways, because you will lose so much weight being run into the ground with all the PT you're gonna do anyways.  I mean, I lost some serious...

Yeah, Mister Donut... If it's the t-shirts, you get those at QM If it's the DEU shirts, you get those at Logistik Unicorp. If your QM is giving you a hard time, tell your supervisor.  I had an OS at QM giving me a hard time and told my MS.  He subsequently told our CPO2, who called and said...

Wow... ok, I wasn't sure how to answer this.  I know there are a lot of health concious people out there, and I am not really one of them.  I try to diet, and have been maintaining a "less than 285 lbs" mentality, but I am still considered "fluffy", as it were.  That said, my cardio is in the...

I would stay in Halifax, if I were you.  By the time his grad parade rolls around, you could fly out for that.  They usually give the recruits the night before grad parade out with their families, as well as the night of the grad parade.  The day after the grad parade, he'll be sent to wherever...

You don't have to do each question in sequential order.  If you don't understand one, skip it and come back to it after.  Don't miss an easy one because you are stuck on something.

And now, from a Reg force perspective... My name is Chris, and I have been in the Reg Force since June 2011.  I am currently posted on a ship in Halifax as a W Eng Tech, or Weapons Engineering Technician. Firstly, I want to tell you that, no matter what advice you recieve from this site, or...

I'll echo the last poster in saying that if your boss is willing to give you a LOA so that if the CF doesn't pan out, you have something to fall back on, then kudos to him.  Also, make sure they know that if you get injured at BMQ, your stay might well be longer than 3 months (take it from...

When I was going through my recruiting process, it was about this time of year, too.  Just show a bit of patience with the recruiting center, as they are probably minimum manned at this point, seeing as it's getting close to Christmas Leave period, and all.  You may feel like your file is...

For a more recent update on this topic: Yes, the NCSM Ville De Quebec is considered a bilingual unit, with French being considered it's primary language.  While in harbour, all daily routine pipes are SUPPOSED to be made in french, and emergency pipes in english.  However, there are instances...