I just got on as a Medical Assistant with the Reserves, and had my swearing in ceremony a couple weeks ago. It's been difficult to get a straight answer from my unit as to what is going to happen from here, so I thought I would ask here.
So I know that the next step is BMQ, but that's really all I know. What happens after the 13 weeks of BMQ? All of the information I've been able to track down is for Med Techs and the Regular Force, I'm not sure which aspects of the training would be different for Reservist Med A's.
Also, is the training all back-to-back, or can you take a few weeks between training programs? Part of the expectation with the Reserves is that you have a job and other things outside of the military, so it seems like a significant amount of time to be gone all at once to realistically think your other job would be understanding. 13 weeks is easy enough but to then be immediately followed by 4 weeks and 16 weeks of other training, that's a long time.
I would just like to know what's going to happen over the next few months so I can make the necessary preparations.
Thank you for any info you guys have.
So I know that the next step is BMQ, but that's really all I know. What happens after the 13 weeks of BMQ? All of the information I've been able to track down is for Med Techs and the Regular Force, I'm not sure which aspects of the training would be different for Reservist Med A's.
Also, is the training all back-to-back, or can you take a few weeks between training programs? Part of the expectation with the Reserves is that you have a job and other things outside of the military, so it seems like a significant amount of time to be gone all at once to realistically think your other job would be understanding. 13 weeks is easy enough but to then be immediately followed by 4 weeks and 16 weeks of other training, that's a long time.
I would just like to know what's going to happen over the next few months so I can make the necessary preparations.
Thank you for any info you guys have.