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I have the understanding that DRDC has recently finished with a study on the possibility of allowing laser eye surgery for pilots and decided that for now it will not be allowed, for the aforementioned reasons of how such a surgery will affect the eyes at low pressure and under high strain and...

Thanks for the corrections guys. With regards to the number of jet slots in a given course, maybe the guy who told me that was exaggerating slightly to get the point across that the number of jet spots and your chances of getting jets really depends on the course you make it on. It did get my...

I am proof that it is possible to pass air crew selection without any flying experience. The only preparation I had was buying a few hours on a simulator at a local flight school - which I recommend. It was a pretty stressful three days in the simulator, and they never really tell you how you...

My understanding is that at RMC, there is a set number of students they can push through in a given year, and those total number of seats are broken down and assigned MOC's based on the CF's requirements. So recruiters will act to fill those pilot seats that are available there first as these...

I forgot to mention that my uncle was a Skyhawk for a number of years and he has so many great stories. Sounds like it would be a blast to be apart of that team if  you ever get a chance.

Everyone in the CF undergoes the same basic training courses and then specializes. I believe most paratroopers come from the combat arms and thus are usually Army, and not Airforce or Navy. So you would do basic, then Common Army Phases (CAP I, II...X or whatever), then to your trades training...

There is currently research being done to assess whether laser surgery is acceptable in the cdn forces at DRDC (DCIEM) in TO. I hear its near the end of the project and last I heard the outlook wasn't good for those who have laser eye surgery. Apparently Canada and Australia are one of the few...

I thought I would add in my few cents of information. I was in Cold Lake a few weeks ago and had a chance to talk to some people at 410sqn there. BOTC isn't quite the hell that most members of the military will tell you. I heard some scary stories that freaked me out prior to going. It IS hard...