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k, i'm typing this semi-toasted at the recruit bistro, 8 weeks in... So since there is alot of valid info, and alot of b.s. on this board about basic training, i thought i'd just clear some fog since i'm actually here and know whats going on for training. =)
1st rumour to clarify... combining SQ with BMQ. Yes its happening, the course is no longer 10 weeks long, 14/16 platoons here are doing a new 11 week course, and 2 guinea pig platoons are doing the 13 week course. and as of october the course will be 17 weeks long, a full combination of SQ and BMQ for ALL trades, not just army.The 11 and 13 week course are the EXACT same, same amount of classes, same ruck marches etc etc, except the 13 weeks have it spread out more. As an 11 week course, we only had 1 full friday night to sunday night weekend to ourselves.... BUT that week (week 5) we had platoon duties. So on top of inspections and fire picket and all that jazz, you had to go downstairs to the common areas (break rooms, smoke pits etc) and clean the shit out of them.
Also, some people seem to have that mentality "it won't be that bad, they will build me up to it"
WRONG!!!! With the new and improved bmq, everything has gotten way more hardcore, if you don't come in here at tip top shape, you will injure yourself, or they will cut you from the platoon. The instructors aren't here to babysit you. If you aren't fit, they will send you to the MIR, you will miss an important class, and they will recourse you back to week 1 or 2 just to make a point. There is full on swearing, sadistic pt, no sleep etc etc. Its pretty much full metal jacket, minus the physical beating, but trust me they do things far worse than hit you lol...
i only have 3 more minutes on the internetmachine so i will try to make it quick. uhhh what else to say, oh yeah... just dont go in thinking it won't be that bad, the first 3 weeks you are here, you are waking up at 4-5 in the morning, and working the whole day until you go to sleep at 11. There are morning pt's about 3-4 times a week, so you wake up at about 4:30, shave, make your bed, then go for a 5 k march. Here's another rumour to clarifhy... "you run at the pace of the slowest platoon member" wrong. If you fall out, they will give you major shit and fuck you up the ass, you run at the sargeants pace.
Long story short, BMQ is WAY more hardcore now. We started at week 1 with 60 recruits, in week 8 we have 38 left in our platoon. The rest were VR's and injuries and recourses.
anyways peace and love from st. jean.
IF YOU AREN'T PREPARED, START GETTING THERE, THIS SHIT IS WAAAAAAY MORE HARDCORE THAN ANY CIVY JOB EVER!!!!!
1st rumour to clarify... combining SQ with BMQ. Yes its happening, the course is no longer 10 weeks long, 14/16 platoons here are doing a new 11 week course, and 2 guinea pig platoons are doing the 13 week course. and as of october the course will be 17 weeks long, a full combination of SQ and BMQ for ALL trades, not just army.The 11 and 13 week course are the EXACT same, same amount of classes, same ruck marches etc etc, except the 13 weeks have it spread out more. As an 11 week course, we only had 1 full friday night to sunday night weekend to ourselves.... BUT that week (week 5) we had platoon duties. So on top of inspections and fire picket and all that jazz, you had to go downstairs to the common areas (break rooms, smoke pits etc) and clean the shit out of them.
Also, some people seem to have that mentality "it won't be that bad, they will build me up to it"
WRONG!!!! With the new and improved bmq, everything has gotten way more hardcore, if you don't come in here at tip top shape, you will injure yourself, or they will cut you from the platoon. The instructors aren't here to babysit you. If you aren't fit, they will send you to the MIR, you will miss an important class, and they will recourse you back to week 1 or 2 just to make a point. There is full on swearing, sadistic pt, no sleep etc etc. Its pretty much full metal jacket, minus the physical beating, but trust me they do things far worse than hit you lol...
i only have 3 more minutes on the internetmachine so i will try to make it quick. uhhh what else to say, oh yeah... just dont go in thinking it won't be that bad, the first 3 weeks you are here, you are waking up at 4-5 in the morning, and working the whole day until you go to sleep at 11. There are morning pt's about 3-4 times a week, so you wake up at about 4:30, shave, make your bed, then go for a 5 k march. Here's another rumour to clarifhy... "you run at the pace of the slowest platoon member" wrong. If you fall out, they will give you major shit and fuck you up the ass, you run at the sargeants pace.
Long story short, BMQ is WAY more hardcore now. We started at week 1 with 60 recruits, in week 8 we have 38 left in our platoon. The rest were VR's and injuries and recourses.
anyways peace and love from st. jean.
IF YOU AREN'T PREPARED, START GETTING THERE, THIS SHIT IS WAAAAAAY MORE HARDCORE THAN ANY CIVY JOB EVER!!!!!