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4 months after applying I had been in contact with my recruiter at the regiment and CFRC Toronto. The thing is there is a hiring freeze now where I'm located. They canceled summer courses, stopped ones right in the middle, and only allowed parade nights (no weekend exercises either) The last...

6 weeks... sounds better than what I've been waiting. I applied last September as a reservist here at CFRC Toronto, I spent about 4 months going back and forth with the recruiter from my regiment, and the recruiters at the office only to find out that no one knows when I'll get in and to just...

Any new word (asides from the article) on the hiring freeze? I applied in October but have yet to hear anything.

Although my friend's advice is better, it still doesn't mean he's right, thats why I'm here asking. Like I mentioned, I've been to the recruiting office and I pretty much got the same answer that I received here, I was looking for more detail or perhaps someone who has gone through this process...

I went to the recruiting centre I first visited when I joined the reserves and all they told me was I'd have to apply all over, then the papers would be sent to a head office of some sort and a decision could be made then. But I've heard from a friend who is still in the reserves, that I have an...

I apologize but I had to bring this up to the top again... so many views and not one reply, I'd really like to find something out about my situation and what can/can't happen, its a pretty big decision for me and I want to make sure I don't regret it.

Hello there, I've been in the army before (reserve, infantry) for a year and half. I completed my BMQ, SQ, and did reg force BIQ because I got sick of waiting for the reserve course to come up during the summer. When I came back to my unit after the BIQ, I saw the significant differences between...

Anyone know the length of the field exercise for the DP1 course? I am going away on Monday, its 11 weeks and I have heard mixed answers about how long the field portion is.

Congrats! How was it?

I wouldn't know if its been shortened or not. I have heard that the BIQ (reserve course) has been extended. I know the only thing I didn't do on my SQ was the 84mm, CG, mortars, and pistol training. Also, can anyone confirm that there is hand-to-hand combat on the DP1? I heard this from someone...

Hey there, I finished my BMQ and SQ over the summer and am quite enthusiastic about going on to doing BIQ and finally getting a rank and trade. At my regiment I heard about a DP1, which was apparantly the reg force BIQ course happening in Meaford this January to March. I asked about this and am...

Well, now I know what to do to kill time when I get the chance. But I still don't know what to expect. I understand its going to be tough, just because its my first time and because its the army's way of eliminating the weak. But I've heard stories of punishments such as... filling a sand bag...

Yeah, the sleeping conditions as I was told was going to be either; A) In a tent on a cement floor, an air matress, and hopefully a cot. Mind you that at the pre-BMQ all I had was the air mattress and the parade square floor... or B) A building like stated above. The food at the pre-BMQ was...

Hey there people, I'm heading up to Meaford as well for my BMQ and SQ or whatever they are called... I just came back Sunday afternoon from The Old Fort York in Toronto doing my pre-BMQ and I tell ya, I'm hungry  :evil: Now, the instructors there sure gave hell and they soon began to sound like...

Hi there, I have recently enlisted into the reserve and am considering going on to the Regular Force in the future. However, I am unsure of what NCM and Officer mean and how they would apply to me if I were to go regular force.

The way I see it, there is little reason for people to get those awards and commendations. I always assumed they are pretty much handed out druing war times, which is the only time that quite possibly should entitle soldiers for such a commenoration. Sure there are wars and conflicts going on...

Ah ok, so that means I'm part of B coy  :salute:

That is powerful, and thankfully, everything did go well.

I didn't want to start a new topic since I figured what I was going to post pretty much had to do with this topic. I got a bit of the same problem when I run. My joints at the knees begin to hurt and I remember being told as a kid that the more weight you carry above the knees, it puts pressure...

They won't let you in for something like that? Damn, thats terrible. Lord knows the Canadian army needs all it can get and here they are not letting people in for something like this. I ran into problems myself at the medical examination. I had to have my knees checked out because they were kind...