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If I got an exemption from the Public Service Commission of Canada for english, would the CF consider this to be exempted to take the language course of the CF ?
Piper said:All the SLT types I saw this summer wore Combats everyday, excepting the Navy folks who wore NCD's.
Bobby147 said:Hi all,
I was reading CF recruiting web site and found:
"Second language training will be provided to officers who are not already fluent in both official languages. The length of training is based upon an individual’s second language proficiency. "
My question:
If somebody's second laguage is really bad, he/she will have to continue BOTC until he/she becomes reasonably well in that language?
What is general length of BOTC?
I am asking as my French language skills are not good....
Thanks in advance....
Bobby147 said:Is there any pass or fail system?
Radop said:As I have been fortunate enough to get a year long French course, I have also had time to discuss the topic of when should this course be offered to soldiers? There are about 60 291ers taking French Trg here in Kingston with exceptional results. Most are walking away with BBB after NP7. The question is 'Should all trades be doing the same'? It is going to be manditory in the very near future that to get to the MWO and CWOs rank, you will have to be at least AAB and for certain possitions BBB in the second language. (Please note that the forces considers you bilingual only if you have both French and English, not English and German or any other languages) We (the year long French students) have seen the progress of these people and feel that that opertunity should be all part of the initial training system. Basic, Language Training (AAA min), QL3s, etc. Since the language school is right there witht he Recruit school, why not? It would take time to incorporate but we think it could work. Better than telling someone yeah you were number 1 on the merit list but because we never loaded you on a French Course in your career, you can't be promoted. I can see the redresses now.
Your thoughts!
D3V1L6 said:.... but truth is, in when working overseas with coalition forces, french is absolutely useless.
Again, the stats prove out that more Francophones are Bilingual than Anglophones upon entering the forces. This is changing because of French emmersion in schools today but still more Francophones are able to talk English to us than Anglophones speak French to them. Furthermore, if you read the regs, superiors are to talk to their subordinates in the language of choise (French or English beforse someone points out some are Polish or another first language) of the SUBORDINATE. This makes learning French all that more important. Over rated, I think not, assist in bringing our forces togeather, I think so.D3V1L6 said:What I would be curious to find out is how much are they pushing for english courses in Valcartier?
MOOXE said:Adding a year to Basic, Driver, QL3, PAT.. I'd be depressed!
D3V1L6 said:The whole Bilingual thing has been a topic of discussion for years...and politically its all nice and dandy.... but truth is, in when working overseas with coalition forces, french is absolutely useless. I'm fortunate enough to have been born and raised in an environment that resulted i me being bilingual, but at the risk of sounding prejudiced, I think french is obsolete in our army of today for anything other than interacting with our co-workers in QC that do not speak english.......