I know reservists work one night a week one weekend a month usually, does that mean you need a job that is 9-5 Monday through Friday? Ive heard of firefighters and police in the reserves, they usually have a rough schedule with alot of night shifts.
Does my civilian job work with Reserve Service?
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I work in a hospital ER - my rotations give me 2 weekends and 2 parade nights a week. My other (military) bosses aren't complaining all that much, as I give what and when I can.
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Fowler88 said:
No. But, be prepared for scheduling conflicts. Especially during Basic and Trade training. Your full-time obligations are something you should discuss with the Reserve Recruiter.
Check these discussions regarding shift-work and the Reserves,
Shift Work and Reserve Training.
http://army.ca/forums/threads/84673.0
Balancing Regular Night Shifts with Class A reservist training
http://army.ca/forums/threads/94698.0
Targeting CivPol for recruiting in the PRes
http://army.ca/forums/threads/101249.0/nowap.html
Civilian Police Officers Joining Reserves
http://army.ca/forums/threads/87995.0
Reservists in the civilian police??
http://army.ca/forums/threads/65667.0/nowap.html
Balancing CBSA and Reserves
http://army.ca/forums/threads/95637.0
RCMP mbrs in the Militia
http://army.ca/forums/threads/110.0
RCMP member a reservist
http://army.ca/forums/threads/13286.0/nowap.html
etc,
Sir medicineman, I can also afford two weekends and two Parade nights a week. But I cannot afford the 'continuous two or three weeks' distant training to another military base because I am much needed in the company. They cannot afford losing me for 1 working day since I am responsible for looking for lost files. But I have found a way to circumvent it. I plan to enroll in a secondary school course like 'foreign languages' offered by the Catholic school board. Secondary school curriculum offers reserves training. Another of my problem is that no reserves training in secondary school is offered here in Greater Toronto Area. All are offered in far away cities of Ontario. Can you please help me with my problem, sir medicineman. Can you please offer me advice. It has been my fervent wish to be in the reserves. Not only do I like marching drills that would mould me into a disciplined soldier. I also like to put on that uniform. Maybe offering them in a secondary school near GTA would be a good step.
anabelen said:
If you join the reserves, expect to be gone for two full months the first summer you're in. You need to do that to do basic training and get qualified in your military occupation. If you can't make that commitment, don't waste the military's time.
With that said, you're talking about secondary school. Are you still a high school student? If so I'd be surprised if your current job pays nearly as well as a summer of basic training would. Also, an increasing number of employers now offer military leave. What is it that you do for work?
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Um, WTF just happened there??!!
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I will be available for everything during the summer months (all parades and weekends april-october) in the winter i drill on a rig so I won't be able to put much time in. My brother in-law served two tours in Afghanistan, and got my interest sparked in joining the reserves. Thanks for the responses!
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Reserve units stand down late May/early June except for the full time(mon-fri) staff. In September the unit will stand back up for the training year.
August has a division level exercise for the Reserves, it is 1-2 weeks long. There are no weekend exercises during the summer. As well, no parade nights outside of maybe some admin nights.
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=tp&crtr.page=3&nid=1014669&crtr.tp1D=1&_ga=1.112899204.1451375029.1401209581
August has a division level exercise for the Reserves, it is 1-2 weeks long. There are no weekend exercises during the summer. As well, no parade nights outside of maybe some admin nights.
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=tp&crtr.page=3&nid=1014669&crtr.tp1D=1&_ga=1.112899204.1451375029.1401209581
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Some courses are run in the summer - doesn't mean you will be able to do a course every summer though.
As well there are taskings you can apply to, such as be a storesman, instuctor, driver, demo troop, etc at a training base. Rank and qualifications will determine what you can apply to.
Stand up is when the unit returns to weekly parade nights plus weekend exercises. Stand down is when regular parading ends, no more parade nights or weekend exercises.
The unit training year is generally from Sept to end May or early June. After that, if you aren't on course or a tasking you aren't doing anything with the military for the summer. As noted earlier, a large exercise usually takes place in August, that may be the only military thing you do in the summer - assuming you are available for that time frame.
As well there are taskings you can apply to, such as be a storesman, instuctor, driver, demo troop, etc at a training base. Rank and qualifications will determine what you can apply to.
Stand up is when the unit returns to weekly parade nights plus weekend exercises. Stand down is when regular parading ends, no more parade nights or weekend exercises.
The unit training year is generally from Sept to end May or early June. After that, if you aren't on course or a tasking you aren't doing anything with the military for the summer. As noted earlier, a large exercise usually takes place in August, that may be the only military thing you do in the summer - assuming you are available for that time frame.
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Fowler88 said:
You don't need 100% attendance, but you can't be a ghost who rarely shows up either. At the very least you need to show up enough that you aren't put on NES(which can lead to you being released).
Especially in your first year or two, you're going to need to be available so you can get your basic training and trade course completed.
Also, Reserves run their weekend BMQ during the fall/winter and winter/spring. Full time BMQ in the summer may or may not be available.
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Fowler88 said:
I don't know if he joined, but the Original Poster in this discussion asked about the possiblity,
"Hey my name is Bruce, I am 22 years old and currently working on the oil patch..."
https://army.ca/forums/threads/102386/post-1072976.html#msg1072976
Fowler88 said:
From what I have read, oil field schedules are much different than emergency services.
I don't know if it applies to your situation, but this is what I read, "Rig employees refer to their work period as a 'hitch.' A common hitch is 20 days on, followed by 10 days off. Typically, two crews will be on and each crew will spend one week working 7am-7pm and the following week 7pm-7am. Or, crews may do a full two weeks of 7am-7pm and then, upon returning after their 10 days off, will work the next two weeks 7pm-7am (the third rig crew being on their 10 days off). Some rigs may operate four crews; these crews typically work eight hours shifts."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilfield_terminology
Fowler88 said:
Discuss that with a Reserve Recruiter, and see what they say. Good Luck!
Much appreciated, I don't usually have a set schedule and if I do it's usually 14 days on 7 days off. I may even stay doing construction but even then I can be out of town for a couple weeks at a time and not 100% know what I will be doing a week in advance. I will call my recruiter tomorrow and ask him about what I can do. I would like to stay in the reserves long term and do all the volunteering, possibly serve a tour etc.. I don't want to be the guy tat gets a dishonorable discharge, I'm not a quitter I like a challenge.
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Fowler88 said:
You don't sound dishonourable or a quitter. Quite the opposite. It's simply a question of availability. Your full-time career comes first. Incidentally, have you considered applying for the Regular Force?
I applied for regular force in 2008, I went to the recruiting office in red deer, turned out it was reserves (the unit I want to get in right now) I filled out some papers and she saw I wanted to join reg force so basically told me i had to go to edmonton. Went to edmonton, had everything ready to find out i was two high school credits away from being able to join, all my high school credits had been deleted. It was $900 to get the three credits I needed, so I pursued other things.
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Fowler88 said:
Fowler88, if you're joining the Artillery in Red Deer, the full time Recruiter there is from the Field Battery and he can definitely discuss with you whether your schedule will work or not. If you're joining Signals, let me know and I can get you in touch with someone from the Signal Squadron there.
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