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All Reg Force Int Os regardless of element now do CAP. I have only heard rumours that navres types will have to do CAP in the future. Thanks for all the info.

If a Navres Int O SLt (ie. Army Lt) wanted to OT to Res Inf O, would this be an accurate description of courses needed? - CAP (3 months?) - DP1 (3 months?) I assume rank would be reduced to 2Lt until DP1 is complete. Thanks for any input. Senor Mono

What about CTs from Reg to Res? How smooth is this process?

I've been going through old posts and remain confused. I'm new to the Reg Force- with all the changes over the past few years am I still able to retire after 20 years service (with a reduced pension [40%])? Thanks very much for any insight.

I would love to move down to NZ but from what I can tell the military pay is terrible compared to ours. The NZDF website notes that a new army captain starts at about 41K Cdn. Compare to 66K up here. I believe prices are lower but the pay still doesn't seem to be any comparison. Oz pay doesn't...

Question regarding Common Army Phase: Can anyone assess whether one leaves this course (9 or so weeks long) with... A similar level of infantry training to that learned on a reserve pte's inf crse? A similar level of inf trg to that learned on a regular pte's inf crse? Neither? Thanks for any...

Naval Reserve BOTC takes place every summer at Venture. A few years ago it achieved equivalent status to the reg force course, though not sure if that is still the case. People like to say it's "easier" than St Jean, but I know someone who did it at both locations and he said it was the same in...

Or perhaps the current greet tunic with the discontinued tan shirt underneath- which would achieve that US Vietnam-era look...better than the look of the "mint" green shirt IMHO.

Seen. From my perspective I envision a hypothetical, law-breaking, problematic VOI being stopped in other Canadian waters (ie. East Coast/West Coast), if necessary, by naval assets who have the ability to control movement. As we have no such capability in arctic waters, I understand the desire...

It's a warm arctic July in 2020, and the Passage has turned into a convenient summer freeway for all manner of shipping. Let's say a particular merchant vessel wanted to transit, and let's say we had major concerns regarding this particular VOI with respect to the risk of an environmental...

Regarding the retired CGG executive's letter, don't we need capable, armed enforcement, at least at the entrances to the Northwest Passage, if large numbers of foreign merchant vessels start to use our northern waters as a shortcut a few years down the road? If we want to control the situation...

That is hilarious. I see at least six sets of wings on the man's chest. Looks like one at the most might be from a legitimate military organization. I know the LOF has its own wings it likes to hand out (in addition to dozens of fake medals). Overseas they call these guys "walts".

Will these be commissioned vessels then?

Can anyone list all of the IAP/BOTC POs for me? -if it's not a complete pain in the arse. Or perhaps there is somewhere I can view online? Thanks!

I recently attended a Navel Reserve Division's change of command parade, and was curious as to the manner in which the unit was formed up. Being from an army reserve background I am used to a formed up company format or a Guard or two on certain occasions, but in this case the unit was formed up...

18 months for a six week vacation? That is shocking. I have just finished a wait of just over two years for security clearance, but I lived in the UK for a year...which still shouldn't require a two year wait (on top of the year it took security clearance to commence and other testing, which now...

Zook: great info, thanks. I will email you.

Interesting. Zook, with respect to the Class B time needed to transfer to Reg Force Int, assuming one year of time is completed after three summers of full time training, how would one make up the other two years of class B needed in good time? Would this be tough to obtain, or does a...

Thanks very much for all of your replies, very helpful. I should be sworn in very soon after a 3+ year wait, but I have unfortunately been told that it is unlikely I will get on this summer's Navres BOTC because the intake is full. I was told there are winter BOTC courses, though. I know...

Can anyone tell me... 1. At what point does a Nav Res NCdt get commissioned? I understand that in the regular force it is after BOTC, but that this is possibly not the case in the reserves. 2. Does Naval Reserve BOTC ever start as early as May? Found some good info with a search, but not sure...