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Hi folks,
Having recently started considering joining the CF, this board has been a Godsend in getting a feel for what‘s what; thanks to everyone for many enlightening comments. I‘m starting to narrow down my list of MOCs, and was hoping to find out more about the life of a Signals Officer in the Reg forces. In particular:
- What‘s a typical day when you‘re in garrison and not deployed?
- As I understand it, SOs are often attached to combat and other units; this being the case, is the SO officially part of (for example) an infantry unit, or part of a communications unit?
- If not attached to another unit, would you typically end up in Kingston? Or at a large HQ like Edmonton? Or?
- Further to the above: if you were attached to an infantry unit, would you be expected/able to engage in infantry training --- for example, could you get into a recce or para course?
- How much can you influence whether you have an HQ office-style job vs. spending a lot of time deployed or overseas?
Thanks in advance for any insights shared!
Having recently started considering joining the CF, this board has been a Godsend in getting a feel for what‘s what; thanks to everyone for many enlightening comments. I‘m starting to narrow down my list of MOCs, and was hoping to find out more about the life of a Signals Officer in the Reg forces. In particular:
- What‘s a typical day when you‘re in garrison and not deployed?
- As I understand it, SOs are often attached to combat and other units; this being the case, is the SO officially part of (for example) an infantry unit, or part of a communications unit?
- If not attached to another unit, would you typically end up in Kingston? Or at a large HQ like Edmonton? Or?
- Further to the above: if you were attached to an infantry unit, would you be expected/able to engage in infantry training --- for example, could you get into a recce or para course?
- How much can you influence whether you have an HQ office-style job vs. spending a lot of time deployed or overseas?
Thanks in advance for any insights shared!