Recent content by csura2

Hey, I was actually in the almost exact same boat as you, until a few days ago!  I too received a late posting message with COS date May 8.  I too have my last exam on the 29th and my lease ends on the 30th!  I'm getting posted to PRETC Borden and my ULO was quick to ask me if I had lots of...

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Most of my experiences with civvies have been positive and primarily they are intrigued and curious about the military.  However, only recently I mentioned to an old friend that I was receiving my first posting soon and his reply was,"I hope you don't have to go overseas.  It's one thing to die...

It's a big pain in the bum, but if you go to the MIR and see a physiotherapist they can show you how to tape your ankle and foot so it provides the same support as the brace.  I don't know about special boots, it might be possible. 

I wondered when she mentioned the soldiers carried 25 lbs of weight on their backs and several frames later the camera pans across and shows several soldiers clearly carrying more than 25 lbs!  I think the number seems pretty low.  I really enjoyed the show though, wish it was longer.  I liked...

Please remember that things may have changed since I did CAP (two years ago) so these answers should be taken with a grain of salt.  We were able to wear our own PT shorts, no particular colour or style, and had to purchase a PT shirt that had the Infantry School logo on it.  Long grey PT...

See my post under "Schedule of CAP".

I know I always get the same way before a course;  trying to find out all the inane details involved with it beforehand.  It's good to be eager.  However, I've found that knowing the details early really doesn't help in any way.  Rest assured that you will know all the schedule details when you...

My fiance and I will be completing our final phases of training at approximately the same time, and there is a possibility that we could be up for our first tours within a year or so after.  He being a engineer officer and myself an EME officer, what are the chances we would be able to do a tour...

Hello,    My fiance and I have recently put in our request for our very first posting (exciting), and we decided Petawawa was the way to go.  We are both newly commissioned officers; he's a combat engineer and myself I'm an EME.  I have two questions about Pet.  I know that certain bases have...

Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to your question!  However, I became interested in your post because I too am going to be on Phase IV this coming summer(I'm civy U).  I'm also looking to do an OJT somewhere other than Borden this summer, but I can't seem to find any answers regarding...

I was wondering if anyone around these parts ever had their CMTT lost and never found?  This is my situation.  I'm still waiting for an answer about what will happen.  It's been missing for almost two months.  They won't officially say it's gone for good yet, but I'm getting pretty frustrated...

I just got an e-mail saying that ROTP can now claim their tuition or something like this.  The rules have changed this year, but I'm still not exactly sure how.  I'll be talking to someone about it tomorrow.  But if anyone knows how the new changes work, feel free to spread the word.

It's too bad there aren't any EME Officers on board this forum.  I was really hoping that someone might be able to satisfy my eager curiosities.  I don't go on my phase 3 until June, so I still have lots of time to get my answers.  Maybe I should have posted to a more heavily viewed page? (ie...

Yes, I do know the Maint-O from the Highbury Complex, Capt Morin, quite well indeed.  He is my exhausted resource actually.  He finished his phase training approximately five years ago as I understand.  I was hoping beyond hope that I might get answers from others because one's experiences are...