Edmonton Recce

[Old EO Tech]

Ah roger. Yeah we don't have a house here in Victoria so thats all squared away. And yes X its true just starting. Just getting ducks in a row to ensure we are prepared. Thankfully as far as I know, when the government started to reduce the number of troops in garrison, they overkilled it. I was checking the openings for all Cpl positions within the PPCLI and there are quite a shortage. As I am sure you are aware they forced Ptes to remuster (a lot of them to my trade in the Navy actually), but they never foresaw the attrition problems the military has, plus releases etc...If I can get into 1 or 3VP excellent.

My wife is a geologist and as Alberta is a hotspot for her work I will be moving to Edmonton remuster or not lol...Would rather stay within the forces as I truly do enjoy the brotherhood that comes with being employed in the forces. Really hope it all works out because I couldn't imagine doing anything else than being in the military.

While it is true that nothing is a sure thing until you get a posting message.  You are correct, I work at 1VP, and both 1 and 3VP are very short infanteers.  We are even running an exported DP1 Infanteer this summer/fall in the Bn.  And 3VP will soon be going from a purely light Bn to one with TAPV...so IMHO it's a pretty safe bet that you will have a place to work here in Edmonton.

 

[Scuba_Dave]

Rog EO. Thanks for the info. Is this in-house DP1 looking like its going to become something of the norm from the Bn level? Because if that is the case obviously #1 its going to cut down on expenditures for sending guys off for training, makes sense financially for all the number crunchers up at NDHQ. Also #2 it would make this transition from the navy to the infantry a little smoother I feel. IE not going to Wainwright for X amount of days rugga rugga. TAPV..Tactical Armoured Patrol Veh correct?

Cheers thanks for that tidbit

 

[X Royal]

My wife is a geologist and as Alberta is a hotspot for her work I will be moving to Edmonton remuster or not lol...Would rather stay within the forces as I truly do enjoy the brotherhood that comes with being employed in the forces. Really hope it all works out because I couldn't imagine doing anything else than being in the military.

I hope your lucky enough to get posted where you want but don't completely count on it.
Even if your remuster sends you to Wainwright for your trades course there is no guaranty you'll be posted to Edmonton. By than your plans of "moving to Edmonton remuster or not" may not be a viable option.

 

[Old EO Tech]

Rog EO. Thanks for the info. Is this in-house DP1 looking like its going to become something of the norm from the Bn level? Because if that is the case obviously #1 its going to cut down on expenditures for sending guys off for training, makes sense financially for all the number crunchers up at NDHQ. Also #2 it would make this transition from the navy to the infantry a little smoother I feel. IE not going to Wainwright for X amount of days rugga rugga. TAPV..Tactical Armoured Patrol Veh correct?

Cheers thanks for that tidbit

I don't think decentralized DP1's will be the norm, it's just a temporary solution to the pers issues in the Regt, in normal years CTC in Gagetown is more that capable of meeting DP1 demands.  There is no real cost savings, in fact it likely costs more as the Infantry School already has the setup to do this, 1VP has to source the resources.  But yes it does have the advantage that the Pte's will just role from the course right into the Pl's they will spend their first tour in, and continue their PCF training.

Yes TAPV is Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle, a much larger version of the RG-31 fundamentally.  Being used for general support and Recce roles.

 

[Scuba_Dave]

Excellent, thanks for the info. Hope that the "temp fix" continues for a few courses at least. I am crossing my fingers to get into the mix come winter/fall, either way should be a good change of pace! Trying to piece everything together. As I have stated in another thread awhile ago, you always hear of 031 VOTing to other trades...You rarely hear of career navy types switching to 031 lol. I honestly think the BPSO's face will be slightly priceless lol

 

[Old EO Tech]

Excellent, thanks for the info. Hope that the "temp fix" continues for a few courses at least. I am crossing my fingers to get into the mix come winter/fall, either way should be a good change of pace! Trying to piece everything together. As I have stated in another thread awhile ago, you always hear of 031 VOTing to other trades...You rarely hear of career navy types switching to 031 lol. I honestly think the BPSO's face will be slightly priceless lol

It is not common for sure, but it does happen, I just lost a Vehicle Tech of mine to become an infanteer.  Some people just want to play with the toys and not fix them :-/

 

[Scuba_Dave]

Haha!! Would you happen to know how long DP1 is now? I had asked awhile ago in another thread what the course progression for 031 is now as I know they have gone through a lot of changes as of late.

 

[Old EO Tech]

Haha!! Would you happen to know how long DP1 is now? I had asked awhile ago in another thread what the course progression for 031 is now as I know they have gone through a lot of changes as of late.

The Calendar has it starting 22 Sept- 12 Dec, and I think its safe to assume they are using the Training Plan from CTC, so this is a standard course.

 

[Scuba_Dave]

Excellent!! Thank you! So I am assuming that because of its length that the rumours I have heard of SQ and BIQ and DP1 being combined into a more streamlined course has actually gone ahead and happened.