I GOT RECOURSED... Please help me out guys.

[lowfiwhiteguy]

Hey everyone,

So, the unthinkable happened to me this year on IAP/BOTP in beautiful Esquimalt BC: I blew out my knee, leading to a medical recourse and up to 2 months in and out of a physiotherapist's office. They simply said, come back next year, and sent me on a plane home.

I had been waiting for this opportunity since September, when I joined on. It was built up in my head as the one thing I had to get right, and as it turns out I guess this time around it wasn't meant to be. I know how everyone just tells me, oh, come back next year, it'll be fine since you're a reservist, but it's really not. Being a MARS Officer was something I was even considering as a fulltime career after I complete my degree and so on (I'm from Newfoundland, been on the water my whole life..) and I had a blast at IAP, got my ironing and polishing down, and made a lot of friends. I'm pretty much heartbroken and I don't know what to do, honestly. I don't want to have to spend another whole year at my unit with nothing to do since I'm not basic-trained and unable to take part in pretty much all the training and weekend exercises.

Anyway. I just thought I'd post this and see what you guys think. I know I'm not the first one to have to repeat a course, so have any of you guys had to repeat or complete a course like this? What did you do with yourselves to fill in the one year? Any replies are appreciated.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[Harris]

Not sure about your Unit, but mine lets the untrained guys participate in everything they are allowed to.  If we're doing something they can't, we use them as GD's, get a Sect Comd to give them some lessons, etc...  They are kept busy and not left to themselves for the year.

 

[geo]

low...
Just because you are not qualified does not mean that your CO can't employ you in some capacity.  The work can't be too technical & you can't really supervise personnel but - there are always more things to do than time or people to do it with.

Good luck with the knee.... I sectioned my Right Quad in November.... and again in February.... Ouch!!!

 

[Shad4now]

Low, first thing first, ensure that you have a CF98 (report on injury) if your injury happened on course.(I'm a clerk, what can I say!)  Second, once you have been deemed fit for duty by your MIR, you could be loaded on a Reg Force IAP/BOTC in CFLRS.  You just have to talk to your training department, if there is room in the Reg Force course, they will load you.

 

[Neill McKay]

Here's a tiny bit of silver lining: think of how well prepared you'll be the next time, having already done part of the course!