the reserves

[william]

What Ceasar said was what I was thinking of doing.
I'm not quite 16 yet but I think I'll give the reserves a shot.
And if I like it I'll try the regs. 

 

[dutchie]

In that quote Reserves would have to be trained harder because they have to be trained just as hard as the Regular Forces, but in less time (because you don't liive on a base).

This has gone far too long......

The reserves are not harder. They have some unique challenges, like balancing a civie job and your reserve job (makes for some long stretches of days without a day off), but it is not harder than the regs, its different.

This debate is like debating which country has the best special forces unit, or which Ghost Recon character is the best soldier, or who's dad could beat up whos dad....it's silly and its not possible to come to any agreement. It's personal choice and personal experience, but in the end it's totally irrelavant.

 

[rounder]

In that quote Reserves would have to be trained harder because they have to be trained just as hard as the Regular Forces, but in less time (because you don't liive on a base).

    We don't train to the same standard, there is ALOT they do we don't.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Exactly rounder

Armyboi, do some checking before posting.

 

[the 48th regulator]

to be a soldier or a copper....

join the reserves mate.   It will give you a chance to explore the army and at the same time be amongst others who are cops.   That way you have both worlds and you can get the path you most desire.

You join the reg force and don't like it, you are back to scratch one.  , you will be 3 years older and disgrunteled at the instatuional life, making it harder if you still want to be a police officer

trust me you will dig the reserves, as remember, there is no life like it!

'cause there is no life in it!

tess

 

[pbi]

We don't train to the same standard, there is ALOT they do we don't.

Actually, that isn't completely correct (but I know what you're driving at...)

There is normally only one standard for any skill or any Battle Task. There is not normally a "Reserve" standard for a section attack and then a "Regular Army" standard. The primary difference is not in the quality of tasks (they should be identical) but in the quantity of tasks: the Regular Army has more time so it can train to do more tasks.

Cheers.

 

[ARMY 523]

I choose the reserves because i didn't know what to expect. And of course i was 17. But when i look back i was glad that i did it but i can't say that the reserves are harder because when u look at the reg force they are physically trained harder. I had 2nd rcr infantry training my platoon for the QL3 Infantry and they treated us like the reg force there was no ending to the punishment and physical fitness where as i had a friend doing the QL2 and QL3 in the same summer and he said it wasn't bad at all, he didn't find it hard until i told him what i went through daily and it was nothing at all he was going through. When i was going through my paper work until Math held me back i heard that when u go through to basic in quebec that u don't use the elevators in the barraks u have to ise the stairs no matter what floor u may be on . MY leaders for the QL3 told me what they put infantry recruits through. Monthly marches into the field that last months with out seeing the inside of a building and other things. SO from a reg forces eyes they think reserves are just a little junior kindergarten class. Not that the reserves are not all that but they have more time to be trained in better conditions. So either which way u want to go it is all good.