Montreal reserves?

[Na$tySal]

Are there any reserve units in Montreal that are English speaking or at very least would tolerate a non-french speaking Canadian?

 

[TheHead]

What type of trade are you looking for?

 

[Na$tySal]

Infantry or Armored, I've found several units in Montreal that are those trades (Regiment du Montreal, Black Watch, HCH, maisonneuve regiment...) I just can't seem to see what their primary language are. Their websites are all bilingual and don't specifically state what language they operate in.

But as to trade, if neither of those are available in English and another is, I would not be opposed.

 

[geo]

A little bit of everything....

Armoured Recconnaissance
Royal Canadian Hussars

Artillery
2 Field Artillery Regiment

Engineers
34 Combat Engineer Regiment

Infantry
The Canadian Grenadier Guards
The Black Watch (RHR of C)
The Royal Montreal Regiment
Les Fusiliers Mont Royal
Le Régiment de Maisonneuve

Signals
712 Communications Squadron

Medical
51 Field Ambulance Company

Music
Black Watch Pipe band
34 Brigade Band
438 Squdron Band

Also
4th Intelligence Company
CIMIC (Civilian / Military Cooperation
Psychological Operations

Off Island (North or South Shore)

4th Bn Royal 22nd Regiment
51 Service Battalion
438 Tactical Hellicpoter Squadron

 

[Na$tySal]

Ciao geo, are those just English units or are those all the units in Montreal?

 

[geo]

English units......
None of them are 100% anglo - this is Quebec after all and you recruit from the local population
All in all - the Black Watch & CGG are mostly english - but not exclusively english...
The FMR & the R de Mais are mostly french - ..... umm... pert much exclusively frency....

Most other units are a mix - where you can talk & be heard in either language without too

 

[ark]

Ciao geo, are those just English units or are those all the units in Montreal?

The following units (Armour/Inf) are English:

Royal Canadian Hussars (Armour)
Royal Montreal Regiment (Inf)
Black Watch (Inf)
CGG (Inf)

The Recruiting Center in Montreal should have a list of all reserve units with occupations related to each and the language of preference. Watch out for units who claim to be bilingual as they may have a dominant language.

 

[Na$tySal]

The following units (Armour/Inf) are English:

Royal Canadian Hussars (Armour)
Royal Montreal Regiment (Inf)
Black Watch (Inf)
CGG (Inf)

The Recruiting Center in Montreal should have a list of all reserve units with occupations related to each and the language of preference. Watch out for units who claim to be bilingual as they may have a dominant language.

Thanks, that was what I was worried about. I'd be in a bilingual unit and it would be mostly French, they'd be yelling orders at me in French and I would jsut be standing there with a blank stare on my face not even knowing they were talking to me. I'll give those 4 a call Monday to inquire as to more information and just to confirm. Thanks.

 

[geo]

Thanks, that was what I was worried about. I'd be in a bilingual unit and it would be mostly French,
they'd be yelling orders at me in French and I would jsut be standing there with a blank stare on my face not even knowing they were talking to me. I'll give those 4 a call Monday to inquire as to more information and just to confirm. Thanks.

Sal,
If you are able to work / study / live in the greater Montreal area, you can deal with pert much all of them - xcept possibly the FMR, R de mais and the R22R.

 

[dapaterson]

The following units (Armour/Inf) are English:

Royal Canadian Hussars (Armour)
Royal Montreal Regiment (Inf)
Black Watch (Inf)
CGG (Inf)

The Recruiting Center in Montreal should have a list of all reserve units with occupations related to each and the language of preference. Watch out for units who claim to be bilingual as they may have a dominant language.

Legally, all those units are Bilingual units, as is 34 CER (the Engineers).

 

[aussiechangover]

Thanks, that was what I was worried about. I'd be in a bilingual unit and it would be mostly French, they'd be yelling orders at me in French and I would jsut be standing there with a blank stare on my face not even knowing they were talking to me. I'll give those 4 a call Monday to inquire as to more information and just to confirm. Thanks.

as an anglo myself in montreal i can tell you that during parades there is a short delay from what others do to what i do because of the language, although some of the commands always catch me out. but you do get to practice before so it`s not quite so noticable.

 

[the_girlfirend]

Hi!

I have applied to a bilingual unit in Montreal, and reading this topic, I am wondering how does it work?
Everybody talks in the language they are most confortable with???
I just don't see how that can work.
There has to be a dominant language.
Is there anybody who has experience at a bilingual unit, and can explain how it works?

Thank you

 

[aussiechangover]

Hi!

I have applied to a bilingual unit in Montreal, and reading this topic, I am wondering how does it work?
Everybody talks in the language they are most confortable with???
I just don't see how that can work.
There has to be a dominant language.
Is there anybody who has experience at a bilingual unit, and can explain how it works?

Thank you

for me personally i work in english only because basically i butcher the french language (although i butcher the english language as well, guess that has to do with the aussie accent). if i have to speak french it`s slow and bad but i can sometimes get a point across with pointing and pictures. i don`t think you`ll have much to worry about though i make it sound tougher than it actually is. normally if people speak to me in french and i have no clue i give them the look of a deer dazzled by headlights and appologise and say i`m anglophone usually works.

 

[davidk]

I work in a Montreal 'bilingual' unit and I find that while it's not strictly bilingual in that orders are given in duplicate, English and French etc., people generally make an effort. Our primary working language is English, and there's no way around it. However, we do have members whose first language is French. People go our of their way to make sure that they understand what's going on - there's no sense marginalizing individuals who could be very capable soldiers but simply grew up speaking something else. During a CO's hour a while back, one of these people asked a question, and the CO did his best to answer in French.

the_girlfriend, what unit did you apply to?

 

[the_girlfirend]

HighlandIslander,

I applied to 712e escadron des communications, and I have to say that everybody seemed to be bilingual when I went there, so I did not bother.
But now that I think about it there has to be a dominant language.
I am very very french 
I usually understand english very well, I can write in english, but speaking is another game...
I just hope that I will be able to speak french in general, but still it is not a big obstacle.
The worse that can happen is that it might lead to awkward situations, I guess... let me know what you think.

Thank you

 

[dapaterson]

There should not be any issues with 712e Esc Comm in either official language; I've know quite a number of people there, with both languages as their mother tongue.

In fact, since there are only 3 Reserve comm units in the province, they are heavily tasked to support 5e QGET (Regular Force signals unit in Valcartier) where French is the language of day to day work.

 

[ark]

Legally, all those units are Bilingual units, as is 34 CER (the Engineers).

Can you elaborate a little on the legal side? My understanding is that units in bilingual regions may be unilingual as long as there exists an alternative in the other language for the same type of unit. In other words, infantry units in Montreal can be unilingual as there are alternatives but units like RCH, 2 FD Arty etc. should be bilingual as they are one of a type.

 

[George Wallace]

Can you elaborate a little on the legal side? My understanding is that units in bilingual regions may be unilingual as long as there exists an alternative in the other language for the same type of unit. In other words, infantry units in Montreal can be unilingual as there are alternatives but units like RCH, 2 FD Arty etc. should be bilingual as they are one of a type.

Your....er...."interpretation" is wrong.  These units designated as Bilingual, are Bilingual. 

 

[ark]

Your....er...."interpretation" is wrong.  These units designated as Bilingual, are Bilingual. 

So units in bilingual regions are automatically designated bilingual?

 

[davidk]

You shouldn't have any problems at 712 squadron.