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Hey everyone,
I use to be in the Army Reserve (Windsor Regiment), joined in 2001. I was in for 2 years and completed BMQ, SQ and DP1 Recce (MOC).
After my DP1 was finished, I got a pretty good civvie job in management at a retail store which led to me getting OUT of the army (since I thought there was no longer any time/space for it in my life).
After a few years doing that, I decided to go back to school and at the same time, realized that I missed the military. So, now I am completing the long process of getting BACK in after a FULL discharge.
Since I have gained more experience in a leadership role in my civvie life and since I am graduating college soon, I thought it would be cool to take some courses with the army to get into becoming an instructor on future courses for new recruits; get a chance to gain some REAL leadership experience (not to mention, I always had a bad taste in my mouth from leaving the army as a "tpr", I always saw myself getting higher in the ranks than that).
So, here are a few questions, first off; once I go back (assuming I'll continue where I left off) i'll have to complete QL4 (or whatever it is called now); After that course is finished, are you automatically promoted to Corporal? (I assumed you needed 2 yrs and all courses up to QL4 completed).
Also, what would I have to do to get promoted to MCpl in a few years, what courses would I need? How do I get involved with becoming an instructor later on? What is it like to be in a leadership role with the army?
Another reason why I would like to do all of this is to gain more life experience that will hopefully assist me in becoming a police officer;
Any help/advice on what I should do to reach these goals would be appreciated, thanks in advance!!!
I use to be in the Army Reserve (Windsor Regiment), joined in 2001. I was in for 2 years and completed BMQ, SQ and DP1 Recce (MOC).
After my DP1 was finished, I got a pretty good civvie job in management at a retail store which led to me getting OUT of the army (since I thought there was no longer any time/space for it in my life).
After a few years doing that, I decided to go back to school and at the same time, realized that I missed the military. So, now I am completing the long process of getting BACK in after a FULL discharge.
Since I have gained more experience in a leadership role in my civvie life and since I am graduating college soon, I thought it would be cool to take some courses with the army to get into becoming an instructor on future courses for new recruits; get a chance to gain some REAL leadership experience (not to mention, I always had a bad taste in my mouth from leaving the army as a "tpr", I always saw myself getting higher in the ranks than that).
So, here are a few questions, first off; once I go back (assuming I'll continue where I left off) i'll have to complete QL4 (or whatever it is called now); After that course is finished, are you automatically promoted to Corporal? (I assumed you needed 2 yrs and all courses up to QL4 completed).
Also, what would I have to do to get promoted to MCpl in a few years, what courses would I need? How do I get involved with becoming an instructor later on? What is it like to be in a leadership role with the army?
Another reason why I would like to do all of this is to gain more life experience that will hopefully assist me in becoming a police officer;
Any help/advice on what I should do to reach these goals would be appreciated, thanks in advance!!!
