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Wow, given the title of the thread and some of the ensuing commentary, I expected a photo of Mr. Brison and his amour in some type of torrid, teetering on X-rated embrace. It's actually a very tasteful and beautiful card. They look very happy. I have to wonder why anyone would have a problem...

From what our course staff told us, this is absolutely correct. Completing the Confidence Course is not a PO. It is considered a PT class (or two, depending on how much time is slated for it, ours were usually 2 PTs). The number of times a platoon goes to the CC depends on what Standards has...

I did it in mid-January of this year on my first course (in St. Jean) and in late November/early December on my last (in Borden), so obviously that does not always happen. Ironically, the CC was closed on rainy days. But a little ice and snow? No problem. Go figure, eh.  :P

Good luck, Zybot! I'm sure you will make the right choice for you and your family. Cheers!

You will need to read my post again. I did not suggest that "standards be lowered". I was talking of Standards, the division. You know, the folks who decide what is taught on military courses like BMQ? They are the ones who decide things like how many times a platoon will visit the Confidence...

No kidding. I was lucky not to have broken anything after a nasty fall from the monkey bars. One guy on our platoon dislocated a hip, another a knee, and one cracked his ribs (and hid the injury for weeks until going to MIR for something else and getting X-Rayed...the MO was surprised to see...

You have to consider what is best for you in your situation, Zybot. I started out reg force and was slapped with a custody bid from my ex in the early weeks of basic training, so I fairly quickly determined that I needed to rethink the whole reg vs. res thing. I am now a reservist in a...

Determination, lots of hard work, and the support of my loved ones (my hubby especially) got me through it. :)

Thank you, BG. The reality has not sunk in yet. Maybe it will on Thursday. LOL Cheers!  :D

I'm 38 and about to graduate from basic training this coming week. It has not come easily for me, though, I have to tell you. This is my second attempt at it this year, and I believe I'm in pretty good shape for my age. On my last Expres test, I got to level 7 on the shuttle run, 21 push-ups, 51...

We've had only 3 removed from our platoon due to H1N1, but there were several more from the other platoons. The week before last, 8 were removed from one platoon alone and more than a dozen total. When the changes came into effect (10 days ago), we were told it was for an indeterminate period of...

BMQ is BMQ whether you do it in Borden or St. Jean. The Borden course is designed to mimic St. Jean's as much as possible, and having done 2/3 of the training at both places now, I can assure you that the content of the course is identical in the 2 locations. Any differences will be minimal. The...

Holy flip...I feel more nervous this time around than last!  :P I'll see you 14 Sep Borden folks this Sunday. Enjoy the last couple of days of freedom!  :blotto:

Several ppl got top secret clearance during basic tng on my former platoon...IIRC, the trades were MARS, Sigs, and Int.

Thank you very much. :)  I plan to kick lots of butt...hopefully not my own! lol

Danteh, Monday the 7th is a holiday, and yes, I believe the course does start on 8 Sep (so I've been told).

I'm thinking of my friends in NS today as the hurricane / tropical storm starts to hit. I'm also thankful that my daughter is here with me in NB for another week and isn't back in CB right now. The countdown is on for basic...3 weeks from now I'll be 'there'. Wow.  :-\

I knew it wasn't just me who was thinking that.  ;)

I think most of us could make a fairly accurate guess as to the reason for her little trip.  ::)

No, I don't...apparently, I'm out of the loop.  :P