Basic Up

[FishOuttaWater]

Good find Lavitz! Good find for you too, the_girlfirend...!

 

[the_girlfirend]

The search function is sensitive to which forum you are in... so to make sure you are searching the entire site use the search function when you are on the home page (army.ca forums) 

 

[Roy Harding]

And merged.

Good work the_girlfirend.

Not to worry Lavitz - at least you tried, and now you know more about the search function for next time!


Roy Harding
Milnet.ca Staff

 

[Lavitz]

Yeah, the search engine likes to give you everything but the thing you're looking for. I searched for Basic Up and it gave me a bunch of posts with the words "basic" and "up" in them.

Atleast we got this thread bumped and links to the entire season on YouTube so everyone knows about it.

 

[Roy Harding]

Yeah, the search engine likes to give you everything but the thing you're looking for. I searched for Basic Up and it gave me a bunch of posts with the words "basic" and "up" in them.

Atleast we got this thread bumped and links to the entire season on YouTube so everyone knows about it.

Enclose a phrase (two or more words) in quotes - "Basic Up" - this holds true for most search engines I'm familiar with.

So as not to knock this thread off topic, if you've got more questions about the search function, PM me or any other DS.

 

[FishOuttaWater]

So for all intents & purposes, here's the preview for next/this season...

Follow Platoon R0013E as it copes with the rigours of Canadian Forces Basic Training.
New recruits, new instructors, new challenges! It's Basic Up Reloaded. Watch for it in 2009!

For more information on the Canadian Army and other videos visit: http://www.army.forces.gc.ca

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbHGTcUo9Nw&feature=related

I just watched all 10 episodes of season 1. Good stuff...!

 

[Miko]

Season 2 "Reloaded" of basic up has come out with their first episode.

Available below;
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/land-terre/life-vie/basic-voie/episode-eng.asp?id=1

Expect the Canadian Army News channel on youtube to upload it anytime soon.
http://www.youtube.com/user/CanadianArmyNews

 

[Neolithium]

Oh I wasn't aware it was up yet. Thanks for the info!

 

[owa]

These videos help keep me motivated to train hard for whenever my time comes.  They are the bomb diggity.

 

[Neolithium]

It definitely is motivational. One fact I also enjoyed and noticed in the first season is that it murders one of the Hollywood-driven myths that Basic Training Instructors are there to weed you out as quick as possible.  You can easily see at CFLRS that they were there to motivate you past the limits (Which are mostly mindset anyway), and for all the booming voices you hear a great deal of encouragement that gives recruits exactly what they need to keep going.

Season 1 sure made me anxious to get there...

 

[Alpheus]

Episode 1 is up on Youtube.

 

[Lavitz]

It says that Season 2 was filmed back in 2006. Anyone know when the first season was filmed?

 

[CEEBEE501]

Call me crazy but aren't some of those scenes from the first basic up?  ???
Or do they just make the same mistakes, same staff it seams tho so I guess that a lot of the same is going to be said.

 

[the_girlfirend]

It is the same training, at the same place, it has to look somewhat the same... but it is with new rectruits though so overall it is a new story.

 

[owa]

Is there a "sign up" thing to be on the next season?

 

[Biathloneil]

Presented in memory of MCpl Priede, Image Tech. First name on the credits roll.
Some details on MCpl Priede career.
http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/view-news-afficher-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=2323
http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/Commun/ml-fe/article-eng.asp?id=4071
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/land-terre/news-nouvelles/story-reportage-eng.asp?id=2344

I hope everyone enjoys the "Basic Up" series as much as I have.
-Neil

 

[Captain Coffee]

I don't recognize any material in the new one from the first one.  It is the same school, basically (no pun intended) the same trainning.  But all of the people involved are new to me.  Even the outside shots of the school seem different.

I also like that there's no narrator this time around.  Not that I minded it last time...  But now the action sort of speaks for itself.  I freaking love the guy in the french series showing up for his BMQ with a Mohawk!  Why not?  They're just going to shave it all off in the first couple of days anyways.  lol

 

[F8nbethere]

Yes it was at the same school, minimum of 2 camera crews were used on that new series, sometimes.. .4 cameras,  each had a soundperson with it. All instructors in the action had to wear a RF Microphone linked back to the camera. Sometimes you will see the camera bounced up and down.. some of the sequences were so funny to videotaped that at time my shoulders were going up and  down ;-).

Hope you enjoy it as much as we did filming it. (f8nbethere)

*Basic Up II Reloaded is dedicated to MCpl Darrell Preide Killed in Afghanistan. Darrell was one of the original shooters at the beginning of this second series before going to Afghanistan

 

[Rajneesh]

If basic training started near the end of October, then we're going to see beautiful Farnham in the winter.  I was there in the winter and damn near froze to death.  I don't envy these guys a bit!!

 

[Neolithium]

Aw come on! Canadians thrive on cold weather!  :nod: