Shilo BMQ/SQ 2005
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I know people who are staff on courses in Shilo this summer. >
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RossF said:
I was there as R215 but my employer did not approve my 8 week leave for BMQ.
Have fun and good luck!
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I heard a rumour that the course will only be six weeks long this summer. I did mine last summer and it was seven weeks, the summer before me it was eight weeks. I know they cut a lot of stuff out of ours, like C6, M72, Carl G, and the 13k ruck march. (When I realized we weren't going to do 13k's I started doing them on my own). Anyway, if anyone has any info on whether or not this is true it'd be appreciated.
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It's funny cause i was just reading another thread by some reg force guys talking about their's being anywhere between 9 weeks to 14 weeks
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When I did my basic 2 years ago, I arrived in Shilo 2 days before the course started, and left the day after grad parade. We spent the 2 days before settling into our rooms, learning how to make beds etc., but didn't start attending classes till the actual course start date.
Correction: we never learned the M72. And for the record, we only learned how to use the Carl G, but never fired it on course. We did, however, get to carry it around for a week.
Six weeks now? Dang. That leaves barely 1 week of SQ before the field. : Our 8-week course was jam-packed with info enough as it was.
DJCamp said:
Correction: we never learned the M72. And for the record, we only learned how to use the Carl G, but never fired it on course. We did, however, get to carry it around for a week.
Six weeks now? Dang. That leaves barely 1 week of SQ before the field. :
Our 8-week course was jam-packed with info enough as it was.
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On the recruiting websites and at the recruiting center, when i went there when i first joined, it says you learn how to use all of these weapons. We only did grenades, C7, and C9. Oh well. I hope they keep the course at least seven weeks long, then again you can't always believe what those recruiter's say, like when they told me I was gonna do my basic during the summer of '03
ha ha i ended up doing it the next year instead cause the courses were all full
ha ha i ended up doing it the next year instead cause the courses were all full
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If all goes well, you might...2 years ago, I did all my tests in the beginning of may. Plus I had to re-do my fitness test (don't ask) a month later and got sworn in 10 days after that, and left for basic the week after. So it is possible! So long as nothing goes wrong with your medical or anything.
So long as nothing goes wrong with your medical or anything.
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I actually had to get a letter for my vision..dunno my eyes are just changing, I don't use glasses..so I had to get a letter from optomotrist, got that and it's on the way to them. The Captain who interviewed me told me (after I passed the interview) that usually if it is getting closer to the summer, and they are still looking for recruits they will prioritize your process and try to speed things up.. But yea, hopefully all goes well!
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Sigh. They babied down the BMQ/SQ in Shilo since I did mine in 02. First year there, they were building the classrooms as we started the training. The drive from the shacks to the school? We marched that. 2.7 clicks. Excellent PT, but we lost 6 people due to blisters, one guy's entire foot was a blister.
When you go to the field, bring your warm kit. Its blistering during the day, and freezing at night, especially when you're tired. Don't need the double sleeping bag, but the ranger blanket, toque and scarf + thermals are life savers.
If you get a nice big thunderstorm, turn out the lights in your room and watch. Its simply spectacular. I've never seen so much lightning and rain, being from southern Ontario. Northern lights are pretty cool too, you'll see those in the field if its not cloudy.
Overall, have fun. There's worse places to do your basic, and if you're lucky, you only have to go back once for your PLQ. Apparently Dundurn was a bigger hole than Shilo...
When you go to the field, bring your warm kit. Its blistering during the day, and freezing at night, especially when you're tired. Don't need the double sleeping bag, but the ranger blanket, toque and scarf + thermals are life savers.
If you get a nice big thunderstorm, turn out the lights in your room and watch. Its simply spectacular. I've never seen so much lightning and rain, being from southern Ontario. Northern lights are pretty cool too, you'll see those in the field if its not cloudy.
Overall, have fun. There's worse places to do your basic, and if you're lucky, you only have to go back once for your PLQ. Apparently Dundurn was a bigger hole than Shilo...
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SuperSlug said:
Yeah, the people from your year were pretty bitter when we told them how we got driven to school and back.
I was alot more bitter though, when I found out they weren't doing the 13 k anymore, apparently some courses hadn't done any ruckmarches at all. :rage:
Oh, as for rumours go, I've heard Shilo's gonna turn into a replica of Meaford's tent city this year, since PPCLI took over L101. Just a rumour though...
Umm...NOT!,....some recruit is probably sitting in my old room as i type this post, they were all put into L142, and i had to move to L101.Cpl Bloggins said:
Oh well, at least its good to see that the reserves and molitia are getting the recruits.
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I've seen a lot of recruits out in the old MFRC building.
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