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Anywhere from a couple of weeks to several months. For non-commissioned members, about $90/day (or $45/half-day) before tax.

TD Meloche Monnex is pretty good. Especially good if you belong to an organization, e.g. a university student/graduate, a professional engineer, belong to Canadian Military Engineers Association (if you're a combat engineer, join this), to name a few. Being part of an organization will get you...

Yeah, don't worry about it, you will be given bio instructions while on course. You will have to write, and re-write, and possibly again re-write it. It will be a sh!t show that will turn into a funny memory.

Strictly speaking - no. But I find it's a better look than wearing your interview dress shoes with PT gear. :)

Applicants are still overthinking this step. It's just a job interview like any other! You dress appropriately (business or business casual), act appropriately (sit up straight, speak in respectful manner), and come prepared (know general things about your trades and the CAF, know how to answer...

If you note in the thread you referenced, the individual was found medically unfit, and was advised the reasoning would be mailed to him. I was not aware this is done, but looks like it's only in the "unfit" case anyway. Last I know of (I was in application process just last year), you are not...

You aren't sent any medical letters from Ottawa directly. Your medical results are sent from your recruiting centre to Ottawa for review. The approval (hopefully) is then sent from Ottawa back to your recruiting centre, and your recruiting centre lets you know what the next step is.

Suit/business attire for the interview, and t-shirt/shorts for the medical. You will be given a chance to change.

Or longer. In addition, the date you enrol is likely to be determined by when the next local BMQ serial is scheduled to run. I remember I would inquire about my application during the summer months and it wasn't getting much traction, but then things really started moving in the fall as I was...

Two-week full time BMQ-L is offered to our unit this summer.

Keep in mind application process takes forever. If this is something you know you want, consider applying several months sooner than you intent to "begin". It will get the process rolling and reduce the gap in wait.

Agreed. What I meant was, because sizing has two parts - length and width - it took some time wearing the items to actually determine the correct size combinations for each. All comes with experience.

As I'm fairly new in the army, I've had to make a few trips to my clothing stores in recent months to dial in my correct size for combat tunic and pants. In the end, I've found the right sizes, and was issued 3 brand new pairs of 'new style' pants and 3 quite worn 'old style' tunics. I have a...

I have a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering and work as a mechanical engineer on the civvy side. After all my research, I chose to join as a Combat Engineer (NCM) in the Reserves. I could have joined as an Officer too but the NCM side was more in line with what I wanted to achieve and how...

If ShoddyGunner could return to clarify the questions asked in this thread, it would be helpful to everyone here trying to understand. We don't want to go down the ignorant path.