Snr Med A,
Roger, now that I have a bit more info, here's the scoop. You'll be knocked down to Pte and will have to do battle school in it's entirety. Upon graduation of battle school, you'll be sent to a battalion. When you get your Cpls will depend on how much reserve time you have in. you need a total of 4 years to be eligable for Cpl (in terms of days of service). So depending on how much time you have in, you could be promoted to Cpl within a few months of being in Bn!
As for courses to expect, if you go to a LAV Bn, you are likely to spend a year as a rifleman and be loaded on either a Dvr Whl Crse or the LAV Driver course if you are already qualified driver wheel. In my bn, we usually load more senior Cpls on gunner courses. That being said, not everyone has to do a LAV course. Even as a Pte, you can get loaded on Basic Recce, Para, mountain ops, etc. in terms of what courses will come first, that will depend on what is being run and who is available! (sorry, I can't give you the answer that you are probably looking for!) Battalions usually run a QL4 cycle in the fall and run about 3-5 courses concurrently so there is the opportunity to get a course every year. Depending on the operational cycle, there may even be 2 QL4 cycles in a year so if you miss out the first time, there's always a second. As for the DP2B, that course is merit-loaded so I can't really give you a timeframe for that course. I believe you have to be a MCpl to be loaded on it. Hopefully that provides you with a bit more clarity on the issue. Best of luck if you decide to take the plunge!
Have you ever considered CTing to the reg force as a medic? Being a medic in an infantry battalion isn't a bad go either. Our coy medic did basic para, basic mountain ops, desert and winter warfare while he was in the Bn- not bad for a MedA! Anytime the Coy deploys for exercises, ranges or operations overseas, he's there with us.
