BMQ OCT3rd to DEC16th <-----Who's Attending?

[Bradboy]

  Hey guys. Does anyone know why they are sending Infantry recruits to Borden, Ontario and St. Jean, Quebec for the same BMQ dates? I'm from Ontario and not that far from Borden and I'm being shipped to St. Jean, Quebec for the October 3rd BMQ. I'm not complaining as I'd much rather go to Quebec (been to Borded already) but it seems strange that someone from Ontario is being sent to St. Jean and someone from New Brunswick is being sent to Ontario. Is Borden acting as an overflow or something? 

 

[Fry]

I do believe Borden is an overflow base, but it's also just one extra test, to see how you can function far from home I guess... some people can't.

 

[cp_marion]

Hey everyone, got the call today and I will be on this bmq! Vech Tech Is my trade! I think This will be better then quebec!

 

[Fry]

heh, I'm thinking so too... Borden is a naval reserve training facility though right?

 

[Winstone]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHah

ME found out today

 

[Fry]

.....

Congratulations. CFB Borden?

 

[Winstone]

yes Borden

 

[chalk1]

Looks like I'm in for Saint-Jean. I don't believe that we would return after Christmas leave in order to train. The most prominent indication of this would be that when you got the call, the person on the other end said the course ran from 3 Oct to 16 Dec. See you guys there.

 

[Fry]

My docs say my basic is only 9 weeks long anyway, and well it kinda fits in with the date and all.

Good Lord, the thought of them splitting basic into 2 parts and running the other part after Xmas is obsurd. The cost of flying recruits back and forth, and getting everyone situated again is just insane.

 

[Wolfe]

BMQ is supposed to be 2 months 1/2 ...10 weeks. Are they splitting in 2 parts...??? i wouldn't think so it will be too expensive like fry said...well personally i think that from October 3rd  to  December 16th its the bmq and after the SQ. Well anyways i want to go from October 3rd  to December 16th  i think that if i am selected at september 5th  i should go for October or......are they gonna run another BMQ from December to....February ???

Cheers Lads 

 

[Fry]

oct 3rd to nov 3rd to dec 3rd, 2 months. dec 3rd to dec 16th, 13 days, so 10 weeks shy one day.

 

[Wolfe]

Come on they are splitting in 2 parts the BMQ....with no offense to the military personnel who are organising this but its really not professional and not military....thats means when i am gonna be in the beat of the BMQ i am gonna be send home then wait, relax and after start again .....i wouldn't call this soldiering, doing basic training and going home for a little cup of tea and a break....please correct me if i am wrong .....thank you very much.

Wolf 

 

[Mojo Magnum]

take what you can get brother.

 

[Wolfe]

Thats true ... its only the begging but after when you gonna do the specialisation courses, well.... then its gonna be a lot of soldiering.

****It was off topic but i had the need to write it down****

 

[Ninja9186]

BMQ is not being split into 2 parts. BMQ is from Oct 3rd to Dec 16 which is 10 weeks.  Then we go home for christmas and head down to a training facility for our SQ.  So there's only a break in between BMQ and SQ but BMQ is still one whole course.

 

[Wolfe]

If its one part, well i take my words back...............

Cheers 

 

[Jer1]

on another note, this is BMQ for Borden, Ontario. Not St. Jean, Quebec.


Jer1, what trade did you apply for?

Sorry it took so long to reply. Been out of town for a few days. I'm going into the infantry

 

[REJ]

I will be going, too. Got the call yesterday afternoon. I will also be in Borden for the same dates. My trade is is Comm Rsch.  I must say, I am terribly excited and it will be very interesting to meet you guys after seeing your posts!

 

[watson]

heh, I'm thinking so too... Borden is a naval reserve training facility though right?

no, borden is an infantry reserve base, it's just outside of barrie ont. I live about 40 minutes from there and they're still sending me to st jean for my BMQ on the 26th. Barrie's a cool town though, college parties and a couple beaches within an hours drive. Wasaga beach a party hot spot for longweekenders in southern ont.

g/l guys

 

[Fry]

Infantry reserve training or not, I've been told that we're attending NRTD Borden. NRTD = Naval Reserve Training Division. Says so in my docs.