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Passing the BFT or express test does not make one fit. Especially not in an army unit, let alone an Inf Bn. Most officers, from 2Lts on up the field officer ranks, I have come across are the fittest within their units, across the board, in support trades and combat arms units, because they have...

No, more of an add-on to what you said.

In an army environment most young NCMs and NCOs will refer to an officer by the position they hold. For example a platoon commander (usually a Lieutenant or Captain) will usually just be referred to as the platoon commander. Likewise for the OC (officer commanding), who is usually a Major and in...

What a load of poo... people have nobody but themselves to blame for their inability to pass BMQ.

1. Chief Warrant Officer(Chief Petty Officer 1st Class), also refered to as Regimental Sargent Major. a) NCOs can get around the ceiling by commissioning from the ranks (CFR as it is commonly refered to), whereby they take a commission, and are automatically given the rank of Lieutenant or...

What I regurgitated was the regs as I understand them. However, whether these are enforced everywhere you go is a different matter. People who work with machinery/moving parts will more than likely be told no necklaces, etc. People doing desk work, your WO or CSM probably won't give a toss how...

Yes, the only jewelry you may were as a male is your dog tags and a wedding band. As a female you can wear a stud earring in each ear. The reasoning I suppose is two-fold; a) it might get lost. b) safety concerns.

Yes posted life is alot different than any school. And your peers who are screwing around at the school will be sorted out sooner or later. Trouble making might be tolerated at the school you are at now, but I know a few veh techs and have worked with a few as well, and they expect you to be...

Handed in the appplication the end of January. Was still in high school, graduated June and got the call mid-August. Off I went in early October. Most people I did my basic training with were there less than 3 months after handing in their application, even under 2 months was pretty normal. A...

Your SQ may be before or after your QL3 trades training. All depends on when QL3 courses are scheduled to begin and if they can course load you prior to that. If the dates don't jive, you will probably be loaded on QL3, sent to your unit after that and it will become your units responsibility to...

You'll walk away with $870 in your pocket apparently according to your buddy who has made it to Battalion. Medical coverage is nothing. Owning a home exempts you from paying for quarters, go see the clerks with proof of your ownership and you will not be billed for it. Common law relationships...

CELE bases? No. CELE positions? Yes. FYI, NCR stands for National Capital Region, ie Ottawa.

Well that coupled with the fact that Kingston houses a whole regiment of Jimmy's and Edmonton is home to a Squadron of them, plus those attached to the rest of the 1 Bde units, whereas Borden has maybe a handful of Sigs working on base.

Common sense obviously prevails. You cannot prevent things out of your control, but totally ignoring your phone because it is a work number that appears on the caller ID, as someone earlier in this thread mentioned,  is not the most advisable option And I am not speaking from anything other...

By the looks of things, the army does things a little differently than the AF or Navy. We have fanout/recall that can be activated at any time, by pretty much anybody above you in your chain of command. Sometimes it is just testing out the fanout to see how quick pers can get to work. Sometimes...

And to thing, if he were to burn the same flag that he flies today, there would probably be no fanfare at all. Odd world we live in.

Yes you are entitled to request these days off, 2 before, 2 after. At CO's discretion of course. Any good supervisor would know this and should point you in the right direction if you ask.That is their job, to take care of their troops welfare and wellbeing.

Weird I got a pay stub in the mail at work every 2 weeks up to and include mid July.

Damned if you damned if you don't. If they were taken down, the DND would probably be accused of misleading new recruits by these same people.

Your element has no affect on where you serve in a purple trade. There are plenty of non-green Log types in the brigades and vice-versa. In fact I have even seen them draw from outside the brigades for tour manning, so not all hope is lost. Make sure your supervisors know your intentions. I...