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The museum has free internet access, also the 501 (on Princess downtown) has cheap access (basically an internet cafe/ arcade, if you're willing to dodge all the nerds in there.) Kingston has quite a few good bars (which were mentioned) most of which are within walking (or staggering) distance...

Well, I'm off to K-town tomorrow, starting my 5s course. Hope to see some of you guys soon!  :)

Years? As far as I know you can be deployed on tour as a sig op after you complete your 3s. The more experience/ courses you have, the better though... You usually do your 3s the summer after basic. However remember, just because you apply for a tour doesn't mean you'll necessarily get it...

There's quite a few of us sig ops on this board, if you read through the "Signals" forum (under "Combat Service Support") you might find some helpful info.

Yes, sig ops are one of the trades always in demand on tours, that's why they're really looking for them in recruiting.

Hi doucelotus, I'm a reserve sig op, and from what I've seen, the main difference between the two trades is that sig ops seem to operate much more frequently in the field, to provide communications to the various units and thier commanders there. The trade is fairly technical, but does have a...

In all seriousness, it is possible to get a day or two off for personal matters, a buddy of mine last summer got a leave pass for the weekend to fly back home to attend his sister's wedding. But something like a graduation, I don't know...your best bet would be to send up a memo through your...

I joined at 17 too, my mom took a bit of convincing and the recruiters had to assure her that I wouldn't be on the next plane to Iraq the minute I signed on the dotted line, and my dad took a bit of convincing that this is the Canadian army, and they wouldn't feed me slop and clobber me over the...

If you haven't yet done your interview, there is a chance that they might not have you slated yet for a summer course. Speaking of which, how far along are you with the recruiting process? As far as I've seen, weekend basics start during the fall. Yes, which unit at Fort York?  :)

I did on my course, great for battling the good ol' shack hack. Never had a problem.

We do! (Parade on Mondays that is.) Sorry had to feel special.  :P

Sorry to burst your bubble man, but if everyone's just getting the vests now, the chances of them being issued to spanking-new recruits going on their basic are pretty slim. My guess is you'll get the vest once you return to your unit after completeing the course. But if you get lucky, hey...

Yes, most of the Army Reserve seems to have theirs, I know all of 32 Brigade does. We're talking about the Comms Reserve, which is its own little strange entity.

Wow. *pauses to wipe drool from chin* Maybe I'll actually grow to enjoy this whole "ruck march" business. ;D

What you're probably thinking is the Reserves, if you take a look around this site you'll find plenty of information on the different jobs availible there. In essence, you work full time during the summer, and one night a week and minimum one weekend a month during the year.

Hmm, I'm part of 70 Comm Gp, so maybe next parade night I'll get lucky... :)

Any mod want to make this a sticky? Or part of the FAQ or something, just thought it's a pretty valuable resource to readers deciding which unit to join.

YES I can finally say I'm done too. As of Wednesday at noon. Yay me!   :) School's out for the summer.... 8)

Hey I'm just saying that's what I was taught on my basic. Not that I've had any personal experience with beards... ;)

I think I know who she is...there's only one female hooked sigs pte from your unit that I know of... :)