Armourchamp's Armour officer questions

[Armourchamp]

Hi, i would like to become a armour officer after RMC. I am joining the armour reserves next year in Halifax Nova Scotia i have a few questions to ask though. 1. Do you get to choose what kind of armour  you command exp recce or tank squadron. 2. I know that you can get a bachelor in anything to become a armour officer but what university bachelor degree would be a really good one to take. 3. Does the armour do alot of work with the combat engineers. 4. Does the armour officer acaullty drive or shoot the the coyote or tank or do they just look out the top and command while the armoured soldiers are doing all that stuff?  thanks for reading this

 

[Neill McKay]

Hi, i would like to become a armour officer after RMC. I am joining the armour reserves next year in Halifax Nova Scotia i have a few questions to ask though.

The usual advice to a new user here is to try searching first, since you're likely to find that some of your questions have already been discussed before.

Here's a start: http://www.google.ca/search?q=site%3Anavy.ca+%22armoured+officer%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a

(I haven't yet worked out how to get the results of the site's own search function into a usable link, but you may find that easier to use.)

 

[Quag]

1.  No you do not get to pick per se.  If you are joining and reserve unit, then you will be recce.  You will probably never get tank courses if you stay reserves.

2.  Any bachelor works.  There are no degrees that will give you a significant advantage in the armour corps.  That being said, I would recommend that you get a degree that you will have to write a significant amount with.  IE, a science degree will not help you in your day to day function as an armour officer, but a BA in which you write significant amounts will help.  This is because 90% of an officers duty is in garrison tending to the administrative functions of his/her Tp, Sqn or Regt.

3.  The armour corps works with the CE as much as any other trade.  Lately, there has not been a lot of inter-arms trg as everyone is busy with Astan.  Just out of curiosity, why did you ask that?

4.  The armour officer is in charge of his vehicle, his patrol, and his troop (at the Tp level).  You will move, shoot and communicate.  That being said, he has a gunner that specializes in firing of the weapons systems as he will likely be busy with other stuff IE the troop net, crew, patrol and tp leaders appreciations etc...  He can call "my side" and take control of the fire systems.  The armour officer can control all fire systems from his side of the turret.

 

[REDinstaller]

He can call "my side" and take control of the fire systems.  The armour officer can control all fire systems from his side of the turret.

Unless you are in a TANK. And some subbies never make it into a Sabre Sqn, HQ Sqn does absorb quite a few of them to fill critical positions.

 

[Quag]

Tango,

You are correct...on both accounts, thanks for the clarification. 

 

[REDinstaller]

No Problem. And Armourchamp, Officers tend to only drive a desk. ;D

 

[Quag]

HQ Sqn does absorb quite a few of them to fill critical positions.

Like:

-Assistant Administrative Officer
-Assistant to the assistant morning coffee maker
-Photocopier Replen specialist
-Regt mascot
-Assistant mess parking spot painter etc...

 

[Quag]

And Armourchamp, Officers tend to only drive a desk. ;D

Ah yes, the old and overused joke.

Let's try to help this guy out a bit before we make jokes etc...

If we wanted to make jokes, we could start my saying that officers could spend a lot more time in the field if we weren't correcting PDR's/PER's for the umpteenth time.

Or we could ACTUALLY do a field ex if we weren't busy doing up the paperwork for Tpr Bloggins who decided it would be a good idea to get sloshed up Friday night and drive home to shacks with all his compatriots in the box of his truck.... ;D

 

[Armourchamp]

I asked that question because my friend is going to be a engineering officer    so is it worth becoming a armour officer  or screw rmc and become a armoured soldier?    Officers are in huge need in the cf and they get paid alot more    also another question do officers rank faster then ncm or is it about the same?

 

[Tank Troll]

Hi, i would like to become a armour officer after RMC. I am joining the armour reserves next year in Halifax Nova Scotia i have a few questions to ask though.

Have you talked to the recruiter here in Halifax yet? What grade are you in now? You also might want to come in to Willow park building 5 and talk to myself or the 2IC of the Halifax Rifles.

 

[Armourchamp]

i live in sackville yes i have talked to the halifax recruiter me and my friends went down a few times acaullty, i am going into grade 10 turning 16 on march 15th

 

[Quag]

A couple misconceptions here.  Officers are not in high demand anymore in the armour corps.  Believe me, there are plenty (see above ref HQ jobs).  Officers do get paid better (at Capt), but also carry greater responsibility etc...  Officers do not rank faster than NCO's.  A Capt can expect to remain in rank for approx 6-10 years etc...

 

[Armourchamp]

any combat arms are in need of officers?    it only takes about 4 years to become capt though yes they do carry way more responsiblity.      do you reccomend being a armour officer or just become a armoured soldier?   

 

[Tank Troll]

any combat arms are in need of officers?    it only takes about 4 years to become capt though yes they do carry way more responsibility.      do you recommend being a armour officer or just become a armoured soldier? 

You can't join the reserve as an Officer till after you graduate high school. What I recommend is you join the reserves as a NCM till you finish school. That will give you some experience and you can go from there. Just because there are a lot of Armour Officers now doesn't mean there will be that many in 5 to 6 years which is the time frame you are looking at. The other thing is even if you you don't get in to RMC you still can be an officer in the Corps (You just won't go as far as the ring knockers).

 

[Armourchamp]

i am joining the reserves as a ncm im trying to decide if i go to rmc after high school become a officer or just joining as a ncm im joining regular force at 18    armoured solider ncm or armour officer

 

[George Wallace]

i am joining the reserves as a ncm im trying to decide if i go to rmc after high school become a officer or just joining as a ncm im joining regular force at 18    armoured solider ncm or armour officer

Good for you.  That may be one of the best ways to get a feel for the job.  In the meantime, please put some effort into improving your grammar and writing skills.  They are not exactly up to snuff at this time.

 

[Armourchamp]

I am joining rerserves at 16 (armour)  if i make it to Corporal in rerserves and switch to regular will i be corporal or private?.  I plan on being a officer not a ncm though

 

[Sig_Des]

Have you even thought of searching?

I am going to try to break this down.

if i make it to Corporal in rerserves and switch to regular will i be corporal or private

Maybe, maybe not. Depends on how long you are in the Reserves, if you reach the required time for rank protection on transfer, and have the appropriate trades qualifications required for that rank.

I plan on being a officer not a ncm though

1) do you plan on becoming an officer in the reserves? If so, you will never be a Pte or Cpl in the Reserves

2) If you plan on transferring to the Reg F as an Officer, then you will never be a Pte or Cpl in the Reg F.

On a personal note, your obvious unawareness of the principles of the site irk me. At this point you have not shown yourself to be innovative or creative enough to ask a question that has never been asked before. This also shows your lack of motivation by having obviously not searched or read through threads.

 

[REDinstaller]

Like:

-Assistant Administrative Officer
-Assistant to the assistant morning coffee maker
-Photocopier Replen specialist
-Regt mascot
-Assistant mess parking spot painter etc...

Wow, the Goons have quite a few smelly jobs for subbies. For us the have an isatiable need to have a Tn O, Accts O, FST O, SMT O, Regt Capt.

 

[Armourchamp]

Armour officer or Armored soldier, i want to drive shoot the coyotes but i want to be a officer. Does a Armour officer ever do any of those things or does he/she just command the armored soldiers to do those things