Recent content by Gary D. in SK

IIRC the list says wide belt swim suit, casual dress clothes, sports shorts, towels, etc.  Fact is most everything you need is issued to you, just one set of gym clothes for the week 0 express test and whatever you want to wear off base on your weekends off and the first few administration days...

You're guaranteed to be CB'd during indoc, and again at the end of week 6 being duty week, and also Friday nights when you get back from Farnham.  But there is a pretty good chance you won't get all of the rest off.  My platoon got a total of 6 weekends off in 14 weeks.  If you want a specific...

Thanks, proud to be one of the guys who made it through in one shot.  A number of us older guys did well on this course.  Now on with the career!

Congrats to everyone on R0270E who made it through from day one, It's all over but the parading.  And to those who were unfortunate enough to get set back a few weeks, keep at it the feeling of graduating from this place is worth it.

the Q&R is pretty hefty for sure, ANd the food isn't that great (it's not bad, but for $500 a month you could eat a lot better even eating out everynight in civiland).  My warning to anyone with mortgages and families is be prepared to NOT get anything more than the single person without any...

In short, there are no bye's in BMQ, you civi credientials don't mean sh**  We have a former EMT doing the firstaid course.  And the truth of it is it is the same as any civillian St. John civi course, but I found that the training methods seeemed (for me) to be somewhat inferior to the way it...

Sleep in Farnham??????  what is this concept you're talking about. And for anyone awaiting the call and watching Basic UP, I can guarantee you that BMQ is nowhere near as fun as it appears on those videos (well here in hell platoon anyway).  But then everything recruiting seems to tell you...

OK I'm going to sound off on this one as I feel after just completing my 13K ruck march and week 9 here at BMQ, I can speak with some degree of knowledge on the topic.  WFT as lame as it may sound is an amazing program.  Although I personally passed my express tests and have been on platoon...

Well I'm off to Calgary to swear in, and then a day in Banff and fly out Saturday.  So I'll see you folks in St. Jean.  Oh and no I still haven't received my package.  I talked to the CRFC and they said not to worry, I'd get it all when I got there today.  Not giving me much wiggle room to get...

actually no, I haven't even got my enrollment package yet.  I'll be calling Monday.

According to the outline my autobiography will end about 1989 trying to stick with the guidelines.  Trying to include any information regarding the past 20 years is brutal if you are aiming for 400 words or less.  I think I'm down to about 640 with a nice bit on my parents former careers and a...

Thanks Lil.  I'm glad it's solidified now although I knew my position was held.  But when 5 weeks without word goes by, and seeing the BMQ date rapidly approaching, it starts getting stressful again.

Finally it is all official.  I recieved my offer on July 9th, I swear in, in what is going to be a non cerimonial private meeting at CFRC Calgary July 23rd and start BMQ in St. Jean on the 27th. They took quite some time sorting out my PLAR, and in the end are offering me my 3's providing I can...

the final update... Recruiting Center: Calgary Regular/Reserve: Regular Officer/NCM: NCM Trade Choice 1: Electrical Dist.Tech Trade Choice 2: Weapons Tech (Land) Trade Choice 3: LCIS Application Date: Mar 9/09 (reserves)  Mar 16/09 (Switched Application to Reg) First Contact: Apr 3/09 CFAT: Apr...

Congrats Tulach!  Good to hear you got your call. Looks like there's a fair number of us on the 27th now.