Naval Boarding Party.

[Rockstar]

Ok,
NBP is a secondary trade. 
Does this mean that you perform at your primary trade until there is a reason to assemble the ships NBP?
Are there any branches of NBP that are a full time trade?

 

[navymich]

Ok,
NBP is a secondary trade. 
Does this mean that you perform at your primary trade until there is a reason to assemble the ships NBP?
Are there any branches of NBP that are a full time trade?

Depends upon the situation the ship is in as to whether you are pulled out of your trade during a certain trip or evolution, or you only assemble with the NBP as required.

No, there are no "branches" that are full time.  The NBP is made up of many, if not all, of the different trades that are on a ship.

Search for NBP or Naval Boarding Party and you will find lots more information.

BTW, if you are already posted to a ship, these are questions you should be asking the team on the ship, or through your divisional chain.  If you are not yet trained/qualified/posted, get through all of that first.  It takes time in and qualifications to be on the team.

 

[George Wallace]

Why are you starting a new thread with a statement from another source?

If you have been reading this site you would know the answers to these questions




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[Salt]

Sorry for derailing a bit, but I have a quick question.

I'm applying for bosun, and am extremely interested in this new ANBP. It's a definite goal of mine to be selected and try and make it on. Based on what I've been told, I'm expecting (hoping?) to start BMQ by January, or April at the latest. Does anyone have any idea how the timeline would go as far as going from BMQ to having a realistic chance of being selected for the Advanced Naval Boarding Party, or might it still be too early to tell? Would I have to have completed my NETP and BOQT to even have a chance of being eligible/noticed?

Thanks in advance.

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[TCM621]

Sorry for derailing a bit, but I have a quick question.

I'm applying for bosun, and am extremely interested in this new ANBP. It's a definite goal of mine to be selected and try and make it on. Based on what I've been told, I'm expecting (hoping?) to start BMQ by January, or April at the latest. Does anyone have any idea how the timeline would go as far as going from BMQ to having a realistic chance of being selected for the Advanced Naval Boarding Party, or might it still be too early to tell? Would I have to have completed my NETP and BOQT to even have a chance of being eligible/noticed?

Thanks in advance.

At least ql5 qualified before you can do this would be my best guesd. So expect 2 years after you get to the fleet. Probably 4 years all told depending on coursing.

 

[darkskye]

I would check with your BPSO for info regarding ANBP recruiting. There was a solicitation message for the East Coast sent out not too long ago.

 

[MARS]

Apply!  Now!

I just received an email this morning that the East Coast cannot meet our requirements.  It was a hastener to re-canvass any interested people.

The email specifically said:

RegF: Sea Element/Navy MOS
ResF:  All NAV RES occupations

NCMs:  LS to MS
NCOs: PO2 – PO1

Officers: Lt(N) ATR

So put in your application.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Apply!  Now!

I just received an email this morning that the East Coast cannot meet our requirements.  It was a hastener to re-canvass any interested people.

The email specifically said:

RegF: Sea Element/Navy MOS
ResF:  All NAV RES occupations

NCMs:  LS to MS
NCOs: PO2 – PO1

Officers: Lt(N) ATR

So put in your application.

Interesting.  I am posted back to Halifax this summer.  Is there a "detachment" in Halifax or will they all be out of Esquimalt ?

 

[MARS]

JJT,

The next Asessment Centre is from 8-15 Jun 15.  Files are "due" to PCC(A) 1 April, so next Wednesday.  That being said, we haven't reached the minimum 30 files MARLANT is looking for to select the 16 candidates to tryout for the 11 spots, so maybe there will be some extensions for a short period.

They need folks to deploy with the next FFH end-Nov 15

Gimme a couple of hours and I will post the message here, but if you have DIN access, you are looking for: COMCANFLTPAC 122323Z Feb 15 (RCN Enhanced Naval Boarding Party Team 2 Solicitation)

Cheers,

 

[runormal]

Apply!  Now!

I just received an email this morning that the East Coast cannot meet our requirements.  It was a hastener to re-canvass any interested people.

The email specifically said:

RegF: Sea Element/Navy MOS
ResF:  All NAV RES occupations

NCMs:  LS to MS
NCOs: PO2 – PO1

Officers: Lt(N) ATR

So put in your application.

Sorry MARS I wasn't clear I'm currently in the army reserves as an ACISS trying to do a CT-OT to Reg-F NAV COMM.

If only I had off went Nav Res from the start :facepalm:.

 

[NavyShooter]

I attended the brief in Jan, and took a few notes.

If people are interested, shoot me an e-mail on the DWAN on Monday and I can forward details that I passed to my department (unclas)

Happy to share the info. 

BROWNE PO1 BK@HMCS MONTREAL@HALIFAX

 

[Blake Castelein]

A quick question from the civvi side;
Do you have to be a bos'n to apply for ANBP? After I wrap up grade 12 I was thinking of going to the combat engineers (having troubles deciding between NCM or officer, the latter being what ma and pa want -_-) but the prospect of ANBP has really sparked my interest.

 

[Pat in Halifax]

A quick question from the civvi side;
Do you have to be a bos'n to apply for ANBP? After I wrap up grade 12 I was thinking of going to the combat engineers (having troubles deciding between NCM or officer, the latter being what ma and pa want -_-) but the prospect of ANBP has really sparked my interest.

Read about 4 posts back:
RegF: Sea Element/Navy MOS
ResF:  All NAV RES occupations

NCMs:  LS to MS
NCOs: PO2 – PO1

Officers: Lt(N) ATR

 

[Blake Castelein]

Read about 4 posts back:
RegF: Sea Element/Navy MOS
ResF:  All NAV RES occupations

NCMs:  LS to MS
NCOs: PO2 – PO1

Officers: Lt(N) ATR

Thank you!

 

[Pat in Halifax]

All the interest here and around the Fleet but a bit of a downer regarding applicants. That said, for some reason, the process is a tad cumbersome with one electronic file to be submitted to one place and a hard copy to another. I am trying to 'hand' push a last minute applicant through right now and it is like herding (stuffed) cats!

 

[blacktriangle]

All the interest here and around the Fleet but a bit of a downer regarding applicants. That said, for some reason, the process is a tad cumbersome with one electronic file to be submitted to one place and a hard copy to another. I am trying to 'hand' push a last minute applicant through right now and it is like herding (stuffed) cats!

The process for applying to any type of special employment (CANSOF, HUMINT, CP etc) always seems to be cumbersome, sadly.

I would love to try the ANBP, but despite the fact that I can be deployed on ship, I am not navy.

 

[mba2011]

So will the regular Naval Boarding Party still exist or just the Advanced Naval Boarding Party?

There will be no change to the Naval Boarding Party on ships, they will continue to exsist as they do now. ENBP(Enhanced Naval Boarding Party) will be eventually tasked out onboard certain ships on certain deployments. Once the other ENBP team is trained, it will be posted to Halifax, one per coast.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Belatedly spotted this:

In recent years, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has been a little behind the times, but lately they have really been pushing to up their game. Since their recent discipline issues and ships malfunctioning at sea, the RCN has buckled down and begun upgrading their capabilities. Recent press releases have officially announced the awarding of contracts for upgrading the current RCN fleet, replacing the Sea King helicopters, acquiring amphibious assault vessels, and building the new joint-support ship. The RCN also announced in early 2014 the creation of the Maritime Tactical Operations Group (MTOG), which could bring about a huge increase in their boarding parties’ tactical capabilities.

The Canadian Navy’s standard boarding parties have proven their worth in the past. Of note, the HMCS Toronto made a record drug bust of 280 kg of heroin during interdiction operations in the Indian Ocean in January of 2014. During the operation, the HMCS Toronto was part of an international task force that recovered a total of 538 kg of heroin. The Navy boarding parties were effective at conducting searches and detaining prisoners. The new MTOG boarding parties are trained to maintain those skills while expanding their abilities to react to threats. The purpose of the MTOG position is to “increase agility, flexibility, and tactical expertise to confront and deter a variety of threats in high-risk operational environments.”[1] This training includes increased weapons and CQB training, and advanced IED/EOD training.

The MTOG is designed to increase the capabilities of RCN boarding parties and “to fill the gap between what our special forces can do and what we need to do on our own as a navy.”[2] The MTOG selection phase is a grueling five days during which candidates are “put through a rigorous physical and mental selection process.”[3] If a candidate is successful during MTOG selection, they will then be invited to attempt the Maritime Tactical Operators Course (MTOC). The MTOG’s first operator selection phase occurred in early 2014, followed by MTOC. The first MTOC class graduated in March of 2015 and resulted in 13 operators being qualified and forming the Enhanced Naval Boarding Party (ENBP) Team 1 ....

More from the Info-machine here.

 

[Underway]

Belatedly spotted this:More from the Info-machine here.

5 years ago I would have dropped everything to do this.  Very nice article and informative, both of them.

 

[Privateer]

Some good photos of the Enhanced Naval Boarding Party taking part in an exercise during OP REASSURANCE:

The most recent photos added to this DND album:  http://www.forcesimages.ca/default.aspx?aid=3305

And for those on Facebook, the same photos are at the end (bottom) of this album:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1005608919473116.1073741895.112082765492407&type=3