CDN Aviator said:
Think about that for a second.......The reserve units are in canada...hes in the US.......
Think about it for a second.....
However, interestingly enough, there is at least one MOU where selected individuals in the Reserves from Canada or the UK can serve with the other one. This DIN link from the Chief of Reserves web site refers to a formal MOU between the UK and Canada:
http://vcds.mil.ca/cres_cdt/dres/pubs/compensation/newMOU_e.asp
This is the excerpt:
Selected Canadian and United Kingdom reservists will now have the opportunity to pursue their Reserve training and career while overseas for extended periods for work or school commitments, thanks to a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Canadian Department of National Defence and the UK Ministry of Defence. The MOU, allows a reserve member to continue their military development by joining a unit similar to their own in the UK or Canada (as appropriate), was signed between Canadian Chief Reserves & Cadets, Major-General Petras and his UK counterpart the Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets) Major General the Duke of Westminster. All members of the Primary Reserve or UK Reserve Forces relocating temporarily to either Canada or the UK as a result of a job transfer or secondment with civilian employers, or for purposes of attending an educational institution may apply under the provisions of the MOU through their chain of command. This agreement is a groundbreaking initiative, which is now being considered by many other NATO Nations. On the picture from left to right, MGen H. M. Petras, Canadian Chief Reserves and Cadets; MGen Klaus-Peter Treche (German Air Force) Chairman of the NATO National Reserve Forces Committee (NRFC) and Major General the Duke of Westminster, UK Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets).
Obviously, this does not work for someone who is not already in the military, but it is something to be considered and asked for up the chain of command for exceptions.
Case in point. A LS in a Naval Reserve unit was fortunate enough to go to Australia for her Masters Degree in Music. Although not having an MOU; with some legwork between the Naval Reserve unit and offices of the Chief of Reserves combined with the Australian Defense Ministry, the individual in question was able to parade with an Australian Naval Reserve unit. She would fax copies of her Attendance Sheets signed by both her and her RAN supervisor back to her Canadian unit who would enter it into the RPSR. According to the letter received from her employing unit in Australia upon her return to Canada last summer, she was well accepted and it was filled with accolades regarding her as being a fine ambassador of Canada and looking forward to future similar opportunities.
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