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If the government was to adopt that kind of a policy, the CF would be even smaller than it is today.   Many of these so called "not capable" recruits sometimes turn out to be fine soldiers once they have been given the training and learned about the military.   I taught some very mediocre...

Marine reservists go through the exact same boot camp and MOS training schools as the active duty Marines do.  I had reservists go through when I went to boot camp and there was no difference that I could tell.  We all start out the same and share in the same culture building experience that...

I just wanted to give everyone an update to the overwhelming response that I received from this thread. Overall, in roughly a four week period, I received 50 emails requesting information on how to join.  From these, 23 met the basic requirements or soon will meet the basic requirements.  Two...

A physical fitness test is designed to evaluate the applicant's abbility to meet the minimum required physical fitness standard to undertake training.  If the applicant is processed in one month and only sent to training six or eight months later, their ability to perform the minimum standard PT...

From all accounts, the CF is not in a situation where they can pick and choose too much.  LFC tried to go in the direction of quality vs quantity back in 1999.  This move was due to a lack of equipment and funding.  Six years later, they are short 5,000 soldiers and are trying to recruit more...

I can sympathize with your cause.  I was once a frustrated MCpl instructor as well.  As a former CF QL2 instructor, I faced the same challenges in 1997 when I had a female in my section who was experiencing many of the same problems.  She spent the first 15 days of training going to medical. ...

And that's about how long I have been away from the CF...sorry I didn't keep up on the restructure...we don't get much news down here. ;) PJ D-Dog

I'm not surprised at the poor quality of recruits that the MCpl is speaking of.  Back in 1997/98 we were having the same problems with the vetting process at CFRC.  I had one recruit who ended up leaving because he was not adapting well to military life.  On further examination, he had a drug...

I am of the opinion that recruiting is an operational commitment.  Without new blood in the ranks, there will be no mission in the end.  Both go hand-in-hand. Here in the Marine Corps, the number one priority along with war fighting capabilities is recruiting.  Everyone here knows that you...

The CF recruiting process is held up by security checks, as I have been told. In the US, we don't really have any expedited enrolement process.  If an applicant shows up with all the required paperwork, has nothing wrong with him and meets all the basic requirements and does not need any...

My understanding is that members of all branches participate in the recruiting process.  Way back when I worked at a CFRC, we had all branches working to process applications for all branches as CFRC is intergrated just like the CF.  Not really sure what you are getting at on this one. PJ D-Dog

If you are interested in immigrating to Canada, you need to visit your local Canadian Embassy where you live and inquire from there.  To find the location, just do a google search for it. Just a helpful pointer, it usually helps to be able to spell the name of the country you want to immigrate...

I may be wrong since it's been a while, but 37 days a year is what each unit budgets for each member to train in any given fiscal year.  A reservist may work up to 120 days a year on Class A.  There are limits though.  At 60 or 80 days of class A training, a member requires a waiver from the...

You'll have to make a request to the national archives in Ottawa in order to get a copy of it.  If he is still living, he'll have to sign a disclosure form of some sort to get a copy sent to him.  It takes some time to get a copy of the WW2 records but you should be able to get it.  Try to...

There is also that smell that comes with clothing and gear from supply....by the time Recruit McAllister hits the rack tonight, he will have been up for more than 24 hours.   He won't know what time it is when he goes to bed but it will still be daylight.   As he tries to fall asleep, all he...

I beg to differ.  There are a lot of things we can do to prevent another terrorist attack or at least minimize the effort.  Redundant security systems, more patrols for police, actively pursuing known terrorist organizations within Canada and train everyone in individual protective measures by...

The entire Canadian attitude toward terrorism is based in smug complacency.  I have many buddies of mine who are still serving in the CF and they tell me how there is no anti-terrorism training of any sort in the general populous of the CF (except maybe JFT units).  The attitude in which this is...

There are a number of issues taking place here in the US.  Last week, the Pentagon asked Congress to consider raising the enlistment age from 35 to 42 for all branches of the service as well as raising the retirement age from 55 to 62. There is a shortage of manpower all around due to the...

This forum is not designed to tell people to be quiet about their views.  I strongly object to your tone. Now, to address your comments: 1.  Contrary to popular belief, you cannot just cross the border and join the US Army.  That stuff just doesn't happen.  As much as all the US recruiters...

That's an excellent point.  I read something on this not too long ago.  From my understanding, the entire CF accession pipeline is having issues due to manpower shortages.  It's one thing to get people in, and it's another to get them trained. Unfortunately, over the years, the CF has let the...