Trades

[dr.no]

As I'm reading through these posts, I keep coming across trades. What are they?

 

[jswift872]

when we trade top secret info. between each other..... :


trade=job, infantry=trade

 

[D-n-A]

a trade is your job in the military

it could be Infanteer, Cook, Artillery, Armour, Vehicle Tech, etc

 

[Private Jimbo]

lol,

Tell that to my mom, she says infanteer is not a trade

 

[Ender57]

She probably doesn't think that it is a trade because to her there isn't a lot of usefull skills that you could use from being in the infantry in civi life.

 

[Private Jimbo]

Yeap, thats exactly what she tells me.  She asks what Im going to do when I need a real job.  I just laugh at her and tell her Im in for the long haul.  She frowns and  I laugh... then the yelling starts lol.

 

[Michael OLeary]

She probably doesn't think that it is a trade because to her there isn't a lot of usefull skills that you could use from being in the infantry in civi life.

If you remain in long enough to achieve NCO ranks and get some leadership and instructional experience, then how about:

      leadership
      method of instruction
      public speaking
      development of instructional material
      personnel management
      resource management and scheduling

      opportunities for continuing education through RMC Correspondence courses
      opportunities to pursue other training through the Personal Enhancement Program

And don't forget:

      development of personal discipline
      a sense of timing and punctuality
      responsibility for self and others
      development of habits of personal appearance and presentation

While the popularly conceived technical skills of the infantry soldier (firing machine guns, throwing grenades and bayoneting people) do not have direct civil equivalents, there are plenty of skills picked up through military training that will assist in follow-on career aspirations.

At this point your Mother may think she'd prefer you spending a few years flipping burgers, but you won't build your future resume anywhere near the extent that a few years or more of military service can offer. Think outside the traditional job description offered by the Recruiting Centre. And plan for your own future.

 

[dr.no]

I'm hoping to eventually find my way into MOTP. Unfortunitly, at the time I was signing up, I didn't know that there was a medical division in Halifax. Then I would've joined the 35th medical.