Recent content by beardedsawyer

Thank you George Wallace. I am in the process of contacting the unit for further info. The officer that conducted the interview seemed very certain. The idea related to me was that I already know rank, structure, history, boot shining and such so it would be a waste of time. Honestly, the idea...

This afternoon I reported to my local CFRC for the (PRes) medical and interview. I was last in the forces in the mid 90's. During the interview I was informed that it would not be necessary to take the BMQ as I had prior service. But that was 20+ years ago. Does anyone know a reason for this? I...

WOW... I love this board! A guy asks a question and starts a whole conversation. Very cool. Thanks to everyone for all the responses.

That is fantastic. Thank you Simian Turner. The closest I could come up with was size of unit and number of guns used. But only in a very general sense. Wikipedia failed me tonight.

Good evening folks, Can someone tell me what the difference is between an Independent Field Battery and a Field Artillery Regiment? Both are reserve units in Alberta. But you probably guessed that... Thank you

Thank you very much mariomike.

Well. Now I feel like a bit of a turd...

Good evening folks. This website is an astonishing wealth of information. For the last several years I have lurked here learning as much as I possibly can about joining the Reserves. More often than not, the search function has been the go-to method. Right now though, I can't seem to find an...