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That is if you are in a Mod. You may not be. If you're in the white buildings you'll be either 2 or 4 to a room (depending on course size), and the floor will have a large common washroom for each sex. There's also one large TV room per floor in these buildings as well. Laundry facility is...

I'm still keeping my fingers crossed... but definitely not holding my breath!

Hoping to be able to make it to the meet, all depends on what's going on at work. Won't know if I'm free until closer to the date.

Thanks Wes, I'll give it a look for sure! So many options..

This is the same protocol I was following this past fall in BC. We were also using a device on the BVM that would light when we were supposed to breathe for the patient in some areas as part of a study.

That's where I think I want to go for my HLTA. I've wanted to go to Greece for a long time, and Santorini looks beautiful! I've got lots of time to think about it since we haven't stood up yet for the roto.

Things have changed recently due to the PMed world hurting big time for members, and you can now go PMed with just your QL3's. On our last few days at CFMSS we had a Sgt from the PMed cell come "recruiting" and advised us we can now go on the PMed course as 3's and will be promoted to MCpl upon...

I responded to a call a few months ago for a lady who "had no bread"... We arrived to find a house full of food. She just wanted some attention, and someone to make her some lunch. (which I did..) We then got called back an hour later saying she was in pain. So this time we took her to the...

Yup I graduated my 3's in December, and am on my first posting now. The field was a good time. Good luck on your test!

As per my course from May 08 - Nov 08: 1. You wear combats to school. When you work on the ambulance you wear the On-Car uniform. (which looks like the MP uniform, with a few alterations) When you work in the hospital you wear JIBC scrubs. 2. My course and the course there currently lived in a...

Ya that' the number. Maybe next time I'll do the same! They call at stupid hours too. They've even called my cell phone which is even more of a pain since it costs me money when they call.

I keep getting this stupid call where this fake ship foghorn sounds and tells me I've won a cruise. It's driving me nuts!!

There's a difference between stretching your stride and moving fast though. I can keep up no problem when I shuffle or walk ridiculosuly fast, however when doing that you tire yourself out pretty quickly on a ruckmarch. Stretching your stride is so you can still walk at that slower pace and not...

Something that really helped me with the pushups is along the same lines as working on the chin-ups. Start in the upwards position of a push-up and lower yourself very slowly. If you're not able to push yourself back up (while not on your knees) then drop your knees to push yourself back up...

I always complete the ruck marches we do as a group, but I find I still have a hard time keeping the pace. At basically 5 foot 0 I stretch my stride as much as I can (without doing the splits) and I just barely keep the pace of my staff. (I'm always at the front since I'm the small one) In time...

Chin-ups are not part of the Express Test, so no they aren't tested as part of your BMQ fitness test. However, they were a regular part of PT while I was there, so it's beneficial if you can do them for sure. (I'm still working up to doing a full chin-up, so I feel your pain. Just keep at it  :) )

Thanks Greymatters for the very constructive & healthy discussion.  :) I can assure you that after just shy of 2 years in the training system I have very much adapted to the "military way of life", and you'd never see me asking for extra meal time on a tasking or deployment. Obviously a person...

At $5.30 a meal it does sounds pretty cheap when you break it down like that. However when a person goes home on leave each weekend they now have to pay for 8 days of meals a month double. Also, I don't know about you but I cannot do PT on a full stomach, so that means no breakfast before PT...

I ate at both student messes in Borden during my stay there. However the one I am talking about is the T line mess where the BMQ students & purple trade students eat. (Not the mess CFSATE & PRETC eat at)

I have to second the original posters opinion of the healthy food being few & far between. Many a day my course would arrive for lunch and the salads, vegetables & fruits would be completely picked over with barely anything left. The hot meal "healthy" options were generally gone by then as...