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CANFORGEN 137/09 VCDS 018/09 211958Z JUL 09
UNIVERSITY PROGRAM FOR PRIMARY RESERVE MEMBERS
UNCLASSIFIED
REFS: A. LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN CMP, CDA, RMC, C RES AND CDTS
B. CBI 210.801
1. THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM FOR PRIMARY RESERVE MEMBERS (UPPRM) IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM DEVELOPED TO FACILITATE THE PURSUIT, BY PRIMARY RESERVISTS, OF AN ACADEMIC PROGRAMME AT THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA (RMCC) AND ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE SAINT JEAN (RMCSJ). A MEMBER APPLYING TO THE UPPRM MAY BE OF ANY RANK OR OCCUPATION IN THE PRIMARY RESERVE
2. ALTHOUGH MEMBERS OF THE PRIMARY RESERVE HAVE BEEN PERMITTED, ON A SPACE-AVAILABLE, NON-RESIDENTIAL AND COST-RECOVERY BASIS, TO ENROLL IN ANY CANADIAN MILITARY COLLEGE ACADEMIC PROGRAM, EITHER IN YEAR ONE OR ON TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER UNIVERSITY, IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR MOST TO FIND LOCAL RESERVE EMPLOYMENT WHILE DOING SO. THIS HAS AFFECTED RESERVE SUBSCRIPTION RATES AND HAS NOT TAKEN FULL ADVANTAGE OF AVAILABLE MILITARY COLLEGE CAPACITY
3. THE UPPRM HAS THREE MAIN ELEMENTS. FIRST IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR PRIMARY RESERVISTS TO ENROL AT RMCC OR RMCSJ, SECOND IT ESTABLISHES THE STATUS, OBLIGATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS OF THESE PRIMARY RESERVISTS WHILE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE COLLEGES AND THIRD IT SIGNIFICANTLY AIDS THE TRANSFER OF PROGRAM MEMBERS TO PRIMARY RESERVE UNITS IN THE VICINITY OF THE COLLEGES FOR PAID EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
4. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM, PRIMARY RESERVISTS MUST:
A. BE ON THE EFFECTIVE STRENGTH OF THE PRIMARY RESERVE
B. ATTEND TRAINING AT A RESERVE UNIT ON CLASS A TERMS OF SERVICE (TOS)
C. OBTAIN A RECOMMENDATION FROM THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER (CO)
D. MEET THE ACADEMIC AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO RMCC OR RMCSJ AND INTO THE SPECIFIC PROGRAM REQUESTED IAW HTTP://WWW.RMC.CA OR HTTP://WWW.CMRSJ-RMCSJ.FORCES.GC.CA AND
E. BE ACCEPTED INTO AN ACADEMIC PROGRAM AT RMCC OR RMCSJ
5. PRIMARY RESERVISTS OUTSIDE OF THE GREATER KINGSTON OR GREATER ST-JEAN AREA AS APPROPRIATE MUST ALSO:
A. REQUEST, THROUGH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND, A TRANSFER TO AND BE ACCEPTED INTO A RESERVE UNIT WITHIN THE AREA OF RMCC OR RMCSJ AS APPROPRIATE
B. MOVE, AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE, TO THE AREA OF RMC OR RMCSJ AS APPROPRIATE
6. PARTICIPATION IN UPPRM IS NEITHER A DUTY NOR AN ENTITLEMENT. ONCE ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM, MEMBERS OF THE PRIMARY RESERVE:
A. ARE SUBJECT TO THE RMCC OR RMCSJ ACADEMIC CODE OF CONDUCT FOR NON-MILITARY STUDENTS
B. WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR PENSION, LIABILITY AND PAY PURPOSES AS NO DIFFERENT THAN STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE WHO ARE ALSO INCIDENTALLY RESERVISTS ON STRENGTH AT A RESERVE UNIT
C. REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE CODE OF SERVICE DISCIPLINE
D. WILL NOT BE PART OF THE CADET WING NOR BE REQUIRED TO WEAR UNIFORM
E. MUST REMAIN ON EFFECTIVE STRENGTH AT THE RESERVE UNIT TO WHICH THEY HAVE TRANSFERRED
F. ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL APPLICABLE FEES INCLUDING TUITION, BOOKS AND SUPPLIES
G. MAY REQUEST A PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT REVIEW BY RMCC OR RMCSJ TO OBTAIN CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS ACADEMIC CREDITS AND EXPERIENCE
H. MAY APPLY FOR EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLAN -
HTTP://WWW.CDA-ACD.FORCES.GC.CA/DLI-DAI/ER-RE/ILP/INDEX-ENG.ASP
7. MEMBERS OF THE PRIMARY RESERVE MUST INFORM THEIR CO IF THEY INTEND TO APPLY TO THE UPPRM. IN TURN, COS ARE ASKED TO:
A. DETERMINE IF A MEMBER MEETS THE BASIC MILITARY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR THE PROGRAM
B. WRITE A RECOMMENDATION IN SUPPORT OF THE MEMBER S APPLICATION AND
C. SUPPORT AND EXPEDITE THE MEMBER S REQUEST TO TRANSFER TO THE GAINING RESERVE UNIT
8. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE UPPRM CAN BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE DIRECTORATE OF RESERVES WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.VCDS-VCEMD.FORCES.GC.CA/DRES/INDEX-ENG.ASP AND HTTP://WWW.VCDS-VCEMD.FORCES.GC.CA/DRES/INDEX-FRA.ASP
CANFORGEN 137/09 VCDS 018/09 211958Z JUL 09
UNIVERSITY PROGRAM FOR PRIMARY RESERVE MEMBERS
UNCLASSIFIED
REFS: A. LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN CMP, CDA, RMC, C RES AND CDTS
B. CBI 210.801
1. THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM FOR PRIMARY RESERVE MEMBERS (UPPRM) IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM DEVELOPED TO FACILITATE THE PURSUIT, BY PRIMARY RESERVISTS, OF AN ACADEMIC PROGRAMME AT THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA (RMCC) AND ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE SAINT JEAN (RMCSJ). A MEMBER APPLYING TO THE UPPRM MAY BE OF ANY RANK OR OCCUPATION IN THE PRIMARY RESERVE
2. ALTHOUGH MEMBERS OF THE PRIMARY RESERVE HAVE BEEN PERMITTED, ON A SPACE-AVAILABLE, NON-RESIDENTIAL AND COST-RECOVERY BASIS, TO ENROLL IN ANY CANADIAN MILITARY COLLEGE ACADEMIC PROGRAM, EITHER IN YEAR ONE OR ON TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER UNIVERSITY, IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR MOST TO FIND LOCAL RESERVE EMPLOYMENT WHILE DOING SO. THIS HAS AFFECTED RESERVE SUBSCRIPTION RATES AND HAS NOT TAKEN FULL ADVANTAGE OF AVAILABLE MILITARY COLLEGE CAPACITY
3. THE UPPRM HAS THREE MAIN ELEMENTS. FIRST IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR PRIMARY RESERVISTS TO ENROL AT RMCC OR RMCSJ, SECOND IT ESTABLISHES THE STATUS, OBLIGATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS OF THESE PRIMARY RESERVISTS WHILE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE COLLEGES AND THIRD IT SIGNIFICANTLY AIDS THE TRANSFER OF PROGRAM MEMBERS TO PRIMARY RESERVE UNITS IN THE VICINITY OF THE COLLEGES FOR PAID EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
4. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM, PRIMARY RESERVISTS MUST:
A. BE ON THE EFFECTIVE STRENGTH OF THE PRIMARY RESERVE
B. ATTEND TRAINING AT A RESERVE UNIT ON CLASS A TERMS OF SERVICE (TOS)
C. OBTAIN A RECOMMENDATION FROM THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER (CO)
D. MEET THE ACADEMIC AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO RMCC OR RMCSJ AND INTO THE SPECIFIC PROGRAM REQUESTED IAW HTTP://WWW.RMC.CA OR HTTP://WWW.CMRSJ-RMCSJ.FORCES.GC.CA AND
E. BE ACCEPTED INTO AN ACADEMIC PROGRAM AT RMCC OR RMCSJ
5. PRIMARY RESERVISTS OUTSIDE OF THE GREATER KINGSTON OR GREATER ST-JEAN AREA AS APPROPRIATE MUST ALSO:
A. REQUEST, THROUGH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND, A TRANSFER TO AND BE ACCEPTED INTO A RESERVE UNIT WITHIN THE AREA OF RMCC OR RMCSJ AS APPROPRIATE
B. MOVE, AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE, TO THE AREA OF RMC OR RMCSJ AS APPROPRIATE
6. PARTICIPATION IN UPPRM IS NEITHER A DUTY NOR AN ENTITLEMENT. ONCE ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM, MEMBERS OF THE PRIMARY RESERVE:
A. ARE SUBJECT TO THE RMCC OR RMCSJ ACADEMIC CODE OF CONDUCT FOR NON-MILITARY STUDENTS
B. WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR PENSION, LIABILITY AND PAY PURPOSES AS NO DIFFERENT THAN STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE WHO ARE ALSO INCIDENTALLY RESERVISTS ON STRENGTH AT A RESERVE UNIT
C. REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE CODE OF SERVICE DISCIPLINE
D. WILL NOT BE PART OF THE CADET WING NOR BE REQUIRED TO WEAR UNIFORM
E. MUST REMAIN ON EFFECTIVE STRENGTH AT THE RESERVE UNIT TO WHICH THEY HAVE TRANSFERRED
F. ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL APPLICABLE FEES INCLUDING TUITION, BOOKS AND SUPPLIES
G. MAY REQUEST A PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT REVIEW BY RMCC OR RMCSJ TO OBTAIN CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS ACADEMIC CREDITS AND EXPERIENCE
H. MAY APPLY FOR EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLAN -
HTTP://WWW.CDA-ACD.FORCES.GC.CA/DLI-DAI/ER-RE/ILP/INDEX-ENG.ASP
7. MEMBERS OF THE PRIMARY RESERVE MUST INFORM THEIR CO IF THEY INTEND TO APPLY TO THE UPPRM. IN TURN, COS ARE ASKED TO:
A. DETERMINE IF A MEMBER MEETS THE BASIC MILITARY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR THE PROGRAM
B. WRITE A RECOMMENDATION IN SUPPORT OF THE MEMBER S APPLICATION AND
C. SUPPORT AND EXPEDITE THE MEMBER S REQUEST TO TRANSFER TO THE GAINING RESERVE UNIT
8. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE UPPRM CAN BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE DIRECTORATE OF RESERVES WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.VCDS-VCEMD.FORCES.GC.CA/DRES/INDEX-ENG.ASP AND HTTP://WWW.VCDS-VCEMD.FORCES.GC.CA/DRES/INDEX-FRA.ASP
