Recent content by greenmachine

Try going straight to the unit.

Running, push ups, pull ups, sit ups, and more running. On BMQ you run EVERYWHERE. If you're not running, you are marching. Practice doing these. Look up the push up triangle, or the 100 pushup challenge. Get outside and run your a** off. As for being older, don't worry. There is some older...

Also, you will most likely be on BMQ every other weekend from September to January. With training once on a week night aswell, as MOST regiments will have a recruit platoon. So far as your working schedule, it will look something like that until you finish basic.

31 Combat Engineer has a Squadron in Waterloo. There is also the Royal Highland Fusiliers (RHFC) in Cambridge and Kitchener. Both very close. They are light infantry. If you want to go NCM, get in touch with the units and find out if they will be accepting applications in the spring. You would...

There will always be wars, and there's always going to be someone who has to go and fight it.

Good luck getting into RegF infantry with only a Grade 10 education. As stated before, FINISH HIGH SCHOOL.

My interview was maybe 15 minutes long. Beginning with the Officer apologizing for it being so short and stating the Reg Force interview was much longer and in depth.

Where are you located? Are you wanting to go Officer or NCM? I'm a reservist currently on BMQ. There are some Officer Cadets on my course and from what I've gathered it was pretty difficult to get in vs getting in as an NCM. From what I've heard and experienced, units in my area generally...

On my first day of BMQ the course staff made it very clear there is a NO bullshit policy about the mistreatment of gay/transgendered service members. It is not tolerated in today's forces. Sure there is some people who don't like it, but they can't say anything about it or mistreat you because...

Shout outs to science

You're lucky to be doing all 3 at once. Some people wait ages in between stages. Once again, good luck dude!

First thing, RELAX. The CFAT is simple enough and you should pass if you're prepared man. The interview is easy. Just know what you want to do, why etc. Good luck!

Regarding the education thing, maybe after getting your GED you should look at some construction related college programs? You can do a certificate program (1 year) and it'll give you a lot of useful physics and math skills that you would use as an Engineer. Ontario has a lot of good colleges...

thanks Noctis! I joined the reserves though, so it'll just be a locally run weekend course. However, I'm still just as amped.  ;D

Recruiting Center: CFRC Hamilton Regular/Reserve: Reserve Officer/NCM: NCM Trade Choice 1: Infantry Trade Choice 2: Trade Choice 3: Application Date: October 2nd, 2012 Application Date sent to Hamilton: October 10th, 2012 First Contact: October 17th, 2012 Aptitude Test: November 1st, 2012...