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Hey Everyone, Over the summer, I finished up my BMQ, did my DP1 and BPARA, and since I've joined, I've wanted to wear DEUs and look like a bus driver. I got sized in late June (as a reservist, I had to wait till I finished DP1) and was told by the tailor the turnaround time was a month. It has...

Hey Everyone, I was on standby for BPara at CAAWC last month and now have a hard spot for this Sunday. I have a couple of questions: I was issued a Pattern 82 ruck, and while the kit list just says “CAF-issued ruck,” others in my unit who have their wings say you can’t jump with a Pattern 82...

Hello everyone I recently joined the CAF PRes and have only one weekend (3 days) of BMQ and have been to 4 Parade nights. At the most recent night with the training company of my reserve regiment we went to the QM to grab weapons to learn to do bolt disassembly and cleaning. When giving me the...

Hello Everyone, I’m hoping this will be my last post in the recruiting thread as I have some final processing questions about the background checks/security screening they do prior to enrollment. Is there anything I personally can do to speed it up and what is the likelihood that I will make a...

I Can't say this is 100% true, but an acquaintance of mine transferred from the 48th Highlanders to the QoR. He told me that they ran the basic jump course physical test and would award the slots available to the individuals who scored highest on the test as an incentive to keep the regiment in...

The Sgt selected me for the QoR after my PROFS, but the LT before the interview said they’re always full, so there is very limited availability since they have para, oldest Infantry regiment, etc which makes everyone want to join them. I might get a job offer from somewhere else, but he said I...

If any of you guys are curious about what happened to me, I'll fill you in (and I'll fill in the people reading this forum post 20 years from now as I read posts that old now). I emailed the Mcpl about whether I was eligible for RESO, and she replied, "Unfortunately, no. The scores you have...

To be completely honest, I did not know that was an option. I have just emailed the file manager to see if RESO is still available to me as I have my interview and Medical booked already.

If I quit and DEO as soon as I'm available, would that hurt my career/chances? The way I'm thinking about it is that I'll get the experience I wouldn't typically have had I waited to DEO, which is time not wasted on my career since my career would not have been able to start as an officer since...

Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that they told us our region (Toronto) had a significant backlog of officers and were likely not hiring any for this or next fiscal year. I wouldn't be able to join as an officer now anyway since I don't have a degree yet and didn't qualify for ROTP. if I'm not...

Hello everyone, I did my CFAT for the reserves and qualified for All NCM trades and Officer if I have a degree but not ROTP (I am currently in my second year of University). I decided I did not want to wait like my friends and never end up joining, so I will be going through as an NCM infanteer...

I asked my recruiter, and he basically told me not to worry about it and to just do my tests. If I'm competitive, I'll get hired. "Thank you for reaching out to me. I fully appreciate your enthusiasm and forward thinking with your potential career with the Canadian Armed Forces. You are booked...

Okay, that's a good response; it's very thought-provoking. Thank you. I've decided I'll go through with it regardless of whether I am an NCM or an Officer. Once I graduate, if I am still unable to receive my commission, I will try to get into the RMC for an MBA master's. If that doesn't go as...

Okay, in that case, I'll be doing that. I was asked for NCM roles and I listed my three picks as infantry, crewman and artillery NCM with the email to the recruiter to be able to go ahead with my application. But my online application is still listed as an officer, which should be good for me...

Would you recommend I wait? CAF reserve forces are not accepting officer applications until April in the GTA and claim to have a large backlog (Which is not hard to believe). In your experienced opinion, if I wait to be recruited as an officer of the bat, would it take longer than through NCM...

Hello, I've made two previous posts about applying as an Officer for the CAF but have now realized that they are not hiring officers at this time and have a long backlog (here in 32nd Res down in Toronto). Since that is the case, I am applying as an NCM and hoping to be booked for BMQ by the...

Hey everyone I recently posted on this sub before I started the application process. Since then I have done my online application and applied with my preferred regiment of choice being the Queens own Rifles as an Infantry Officer. Recently I’ve read up and heard that the wait time from...

Hello Everyone! I’m currently a Second year history student at TMU (Ryerson) and have been interested in joining for a long time after university as an active member but have finally decided why not now as a reservist? Unfortunately recruitment centres are now closed until Jan 2nd so I’m here...