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Well, I am going to resusitate this Thread from "back in the day" to illustrate that I am not as foolish as I may have seemed. More importantly, by far though is to ask about the CASEVAC training that is being provided to CF medical personnell, as reported in Maple Leaf...

I am not in recruiting, but you could possibly "angle" into a spot as qualified paramedic before becoming Corporal. However, if you would rather fly, please focus youe energies exclusively on that, and do not dilute your effort trying to cover all bases. Gully

Very good question. I beleive the stock answer is yes. However, If you are a qualified Paramedic, maybe not. The actual up-to-date requirement for military is that you must have 48 months service completed before the actual course (not selection course) starts. This allows soldiers advanced...

you'll be fine. just "play the game" and enjoy the fun. Good luck

End November

If you are a doctor, be a doctor. The world needs doctors. Be a kick ass, Gun totin' rootin' tootin' helluva Doctor. Go to Afghanastan and save some lives there. Leave SAR Tech to those of us less talented.

but they do carry a gun....

Full blown Combat medics are Medics. There are TCCC qualified Infanteers to assist. You can get TCCC as Reserve, my guess is it is more likely if going on deployment. You should join the Reserves and if you like the Army, Occupational Transfer to Medic once you have the prerequisites. Until...

Just to be clear, joining the army doesn't make you an Infanteer. The army revolves around the Infanteer, but you don't have to be an Infanteer to be in the Army. Med Tech is a separate job. If you want to do medical stuff, join as a Medic. There are many posts in here about medics...

Meow! I am going to check out the Amazon version!. The Airforce manual has been reprinted as the CASARA Survival Manual. I have a few copies lying around the house but can't find them right now... Contact your local CASARA organization and ask about it. I don't think it available at booksellers...

are you a paramedic? We have had 41 year olds successfull @ selection, but if you are not yet in the military, or qualified as a paramedic, you had better get busy. Official answer, yes you stand a chance. However file selection for the  August 2010 course ends around Halloween 2009. Course is a...

So there will be 2 can div flying orders. Wow, more reading! Sounds like CFSSAR will switch too?

Since we are so many pages later going over the same tired pipe dream of a new SAR bird, thought I'd dig out my old post on how the C27 kicks C295 a$$ Dare to dream, dare to dream... ah for the heady days of 2005, when a new SAR Bird was to be delivered any time, and the Buff only had to...

I'm sure you know the scenario far better than me Randy, since you have been paid to provide rebuttals. I know we are often airborne within an hour, but we both know callout time is 2 Hours from call to launch. . There is also only 1 hour allotted for refuelling. I don't think we can count on...

Zoomie can correct me, but I'm fairly sure that the C27 is already a compromise. The "Gold standard" would be an increased Herc fleet. That would be one less airframe to cross train on. However, the specs was settled on as a suitable minimum compromise between the current capabilities of the...

Sigh... what are we going to do when we have no Buffalos left? I guess they will reallocate H model Hercs to Comox. Maybe they should just give SAR away to Contractors, who can charge a fee for service. I wonder how many private pilots will keep Rescue insurance?

I never did get the hang of flip turns, but if you can do them, they are definitely helpful. BTW, the pool in edmonton was a bit smaller (maybe 18m?) than the 25 m pool I trained in, I think it added a length. Beleive it or not, more wall touches actually speeds up your time (big push off wall)

Yes, during the application process (for military transfers, anyway) you are required to pass the "modified" version of the test. The ""actual" test was the first thing we did when selection started. And on day one of the SAR course, and periodically thru the course.

GoodQuestion on the SAR PT test, I am not too sure for direct entry, I will tell you what I think, and get back to you with the goods. For remuster you must complete a modified version of the SAR Tech PT test, namely 2.4 km under 10:15, 8 chinups, 31 pushups 33 situps, and shuttle run... can't...

pretty sure this has been covered, but you can expect to remain in your initial posting for 4-5 years. Generally you will complete all your training to the Team Leader level at your first unit. After that, it gets a little less predictable, as the needs of the trade require. Postings are mainly...