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In two days time I'll be in Sudbury for my fitness/medical/CFAT/interview. The trade I applied for is Armoured, but Infantry is also a trade that interests me. I'm looking for the challenge, the 'boonie' stuff is a big deal for me, and it seems the most adventurous of all the trades.
What I need to know is how realistic my expectations of actually being able to pull the load are. I am one of those guys who is not very tall (5'6") and is quite lightweight. Don't get me wrong, I'm quite strong, and have great endurance. The problem I run into is posts that talk of 65-120lb *rucksacks*.
I have a friend in the services who forwarded me a BFT kit list including weights, and as it turns out, the 65lb weight for the BFT is distributed throughout all gear, the ruck and valise are roughly 28-35lbs. out of that 65. OK. This I can do, without an unusual amount of trouble, but I know for a fact that unless the CF hands out steroids, 80+lbs for just a ruck + valise is an impossibility for me. , my weight and frame simply exclude me from doing that.
I am a driven person, and will give 115% full-time, but I'm looking for how realistic are my hopes of making it into the Infantry are. I will be talking to the recruiter about it, but I would like to prepare more.
On a side-note, as Armoured is in demand, what my recruiter seems to be pushing, and a trade that excites me, if I *DO* decide I want to go infatry, I'd likely put in for it during BMQ, is this a realistic option?
What I need to know is how realistic my expectations of actually being able to pull the load are. I am one of those guys who is not very tall (5'6") and is quite lightweight. Don't get me wrong, I'm quite strong, and have great endurance. The problem I run into is posts that talk of 65-120lb *rucksacks*.
I have a friend in the services who forwarded me a BFT kit list including weights, and as it turns out, the 65lb weight for the BFT is distributed throughout all gear, the ruck and valise are roughly 28-35lbs. out of that 65. OK. This I can do, without an unusual amount of trouble, but I know for a fact that unless the CF hands out steroids, 80+lbs for just a ruck + valise is an impossibility for me. , my weight and frame simply exclude me from doing that.
I am a driven person, and will give 115% full-time, but I'm looking for how realistic are my hopes of making it into the Infantry are. I will be talking to the recruiter about it, but I would like to prepare more.
On a side-note, as Armoured is in demand, what my recruiter seems to be pushing, and a trade that excites me, if I *DO* decide I want to go infatry, I'd likely put in for it during BMQ, is this a realistic option?