Is There Anything I Should Have But Won't Be Issued?
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The best piece of kit that the army doesn't give you is your brain.
Here are the steps to a successful career in the army without too much poo being flung your direction:
1) Keep your mouth shut - speak only if you need to and when told to speak. There's a time and place to tell jokes and goof off, learn where and when that is.
2) Be a sponge - absorb everything you're being taught, believe it or not you will use it all. Not only that, but absorb everything your instructors say, many of them will have a lot of experience and sometimes one of their smoke pit words of wisdom will help you big time down the road.
and last but easily the most important:
3) Ask for help - I have never been had anyone in the CAF ever give me shit for saying "Excuse me Corporal/Sergeant/etc. I don't quite understand this, I need some help." I have been given shit when I don't ask and something either wasn't done, or wasn't done correctly. We rather than people ask for help and learn than to not understand, get jacked up for being incomplete, not learning, and then later on getting someone or themselves hurt or killed when it could have been avoided.
Here are the steps to a successful career in the army without too much poo being flung your direction:
1) Keep your mouth shut - speak only if you need to and when told to speak. There's a time and place to tell jokes and goof off, learn where and when that is.
2) Be a sponge - absorb everything you're being taught, believe it or not you will use it all. Not only that, but absorb everything your instructors say, many of them will have a lot of experience and sometimes one of their smoke pit words of wisdom will help you big time down the road.
and last but easily the most important:
3) Ask for help - I have never been had anyone in the CAF ever give me shit for saying "Excuse me Corporal/Sergeant/etc. I don't quite understand this, I need some help." I have been given shit when I don't ask and something either wasn't done, or wasn't done correctly. We rather than people ask for help and learn than to not understand, get jacked up for being incomplete, not learning, and then later on getting someone or themselves hurt or killed when it could have been avoided.
LunchMeat said:
But to be fair, the army does test to see if you already have one before they will let you in. (CFAT)
The real best piece of kit that the army doesn't give you are boot-bands. They are widely available in Canex and online, and you will need them. And best of all they are inexpensive.
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PPCLI Guy said:
Yes, goretex sock, like this: http://www.mec.ca/product/4000-338/rocky-stretch-gore-tex-oversocks-unisex/
When I did BOTC, we weren't issued anything like this. Maybe it's different now, but if not (or if the supply system doesn't have them) then this is what I would recommend buying. Dry feet are a huge morale booster.
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Ostrozac said:
;D
Sometimes I wonder.
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Ostrozac said:
;D
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Ostrozac said:
It seems though, no matter the results, it's good enough
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Pusser said:
Too many Gluten free crowd these days......No bread.
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BinRat55 said:
It is necessary to have modifiers to differentiate the purpose of similarly named items. While I (and probably every other soldier) had much need of "cup, drinking" there would have been some hesitation in having a coffee in the field if we had been sent "cup, athletic supporter".
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Dimsum said:
Really? I figured I'd rather go for this watch:
https://timex.ca/watches/expedition-vibe-shock-t49983cs
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