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actually....thats not true. I was recently talking with a JTF recruiter about support trades and you must be MINIMUM QL5 qualified in that trade.
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TangoHotel said:Just wanted to add a little bit here. Brihard was bang on with his statements, according to the JTF2 recruiting session I went to.
I asked the same question. I said, as a logistician, what can I possibly bring to the table as an SF assaulter? They basically said all of what Brihard said and then commented that at the time....one of the best snipers in JTF2 was actually a navy COOK. So there ya go
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actually....thats not true. I was recently talking with a JTF recruiter about support trades and you must be MINIMUM QL5 qualified in that trade.
Bando Commando said:Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that every member of the Canadian Forces...
is a soldier first...a trade second.
Just sayin'.
Snakedoc said:You are wrong, I am a Sailor first, MARS officer second.
Just sayin >
Ex-Dragoon said:LOL missed you at PSH and during cleaning stations then.
Yup.Hastings said:So we are to honestly believe that Canada's most elite soldiers were at one point potentially cooking meals and repairing vehicles?
You mean like that CF Dental Officer (LOLZ, a dentist) that just ran across wheverer desert that was, in some 120 mile foot race?Not that there is a thing wrong with any non combat MOC, but wouldn't there be a much higher likelihood of a seasoned combat arms professional making it through the JTF-2 training.
That's because you're not forming you're opinion on facts or experience but what YOU think sounds good and makes sense. Big difference.I'm sure lots of people are capable of getting in shape enough to meet the physical requirements, but I just have a hard time accepting that it isn't designed to favour the combat arms trades.
1. I would expect the majority of JTF2 personnel are of a combat background.
Baden Guy said:2. Does being able to run 120 miles across a dessert necessarily make a good Special Forces soldier ?
Baden Guy said:2. Does being able to run 120 miles across a dessert necessarily make a good Special Forces soldier ?
They remain whatever element they originally belong to and still remain that trade. So a Navy pers in the JTF retains his navel DEU's and is addressed by his navel rank.Snakedoc said:Just curious since we're talking about different trades going into JTF-2, are they elementally army? For example, someone in the navy being selected for JTF-2 would have to switch uniforms to army DEU's? Or is it 'purple'? Not sure if anybody on the forums knows the answer to this, I would think the former would be true though.
Run away gun said:They are purple just like the whole rest of CANSOF. They wear the tan beret with whichever DEU they fall into.
Now, them wearing DEUs... funny thought.
Flawed Design said:Honestly fellows, how in depth do we think the combat trades are?
Lets say Infantry -16 weeks of battle school. How much is really imparted on the soldier? I'm not crap talking the infantry but on average the combat arms back round isn't that awe inspiring in the greater scheme of things. I mean if someone has their recce course, sniper course, pathfinder course ya sure that's great but how many people really get those courses then apply?
Maturity, physical and mental endurance, attitude and drive seem (to me anyways) more important that having learned section and platoon attacks.
Combat arms probably DO have an advantage but not to the degree I think some of the posters here feel it does. Hell I know of a handful of combat arms types that would rather sit at home and drink and play call of duty than deploy (and in fact tried to get OUT of deploying).
I'd take a 35 year old clerk/dentist/cook who can hump 120 miles through a desert (coming in 1st no less) over a 20 year old infantry guy any day.