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The only one who could really give you a definitive answer on that is your boyfriend. Its still 4 weeks away, his staff will let him know, or tell him to ask if he gets the long weekend or not.

Pierre Berton's book, Vimy, touches on that day aswell. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/sim-explorer/explore-items/-/0385658427/0/101/1/none/purchase/ref%3Dpd%5Fsxp%5Fr0/104-7551427-9402362 I don't have the book with me, so I can't quote anything, but its a great book, I highly recommend it.

lol I just used the CADPAT ranger blanket and my bivvy bag this month, was warm and toasty for the hour or so of sleep I got each night. I leave the sleeping bag inner and outer in the shacks. I've put the shitty cotton liner in the bottom of a kitbag since I was issued it in January.

NCM BMQ is now 13 weeks. They are incorporating more of SQ into BMQ, getting ready to phase out SQ.

Is it true that you have to be DP1 qualified to get a gerber? Because thats the story the QM tells, which is puzzling, as having a gerber on SQ and on DP1 would be more than handy.

I wear the black socks and the green wool socks, and I'm good to go. But the more you walk in your boots, the less problems you'll have with hotspots and the like.

Then why are all the compasses issued to SQ students at Gagetown tritium compasses?

At basic you'll get 2 free pair. I think you're entitled to $200 every year for eyewear, or every 2 years, I forget.

The official weight with your weapon, helmet, webbing (no tac vest until you get to your unit) and ruck is 24.5kgs which is 53.9lbs and its probably the lightest ruck you'll hump. A ruck you pack for the field, and hump all day, can easily weigh 70+ lbs. You don't run with the ruck on, you just...

I'll be doing my dp1 June 16th, then off to W battery for 3 weeks in the field to support a course.

For me, that sums it up.

In SQ you only use the C7, C9, C6 and C13 grenades.

I don't think having civvies instruct soldiers is a good thing for the soldiers/students themselves, because its during these classes you learn what its like to be a CF soldier from an actual CF soldier with experience. During breaks between classes, or piss/smoke breaks the NCOs tell you...

From my experience at basic and SQ, you have to earn the respect of the NCO, and it usually starts to show near the end of the course, if you've earned it. There is no asking for permission to touch you either, if they need you to move, or face another direction, they'll move you, or yell until...

There is a Dejardins bank at St Jean base, (where BMQ is for reg force) but whatever you do, don't get an accnt there. Use the phones for telephone banking, or the bank machine.

On my SQ course, Arty man in waiting.

Some of the posters around are pretty cool, none on my floor tho, 3rd floor.

I'm on SQ right now, its 33 training days, mines April 4th to May 25th, the next one is April 28th - June 14th. There is a max of 36 people, for 3 sections of 12. SQ right now is easy, but the pace picked up a bit today, we got our C9's, and they are pushing us harder for PT, but most of the PT...

One of the most effective recruiting strategies in my opinion, is public exersices, such as the one in the Halifax commons not so long ago. Canada needs to do more of them.

The only free time at BMQ you get is the weekends they let you have off, thats if your platoon doesn't fuck up. If you have any free time at the the end of a week day then you're not helping your platoon, or doing your platoon duties. I only get 2 15 min breaks a day after 5pm ish when you head...