I have always wanted to join the Cf. I remember being 4 and sitting with soldiers on tanks and taking pics. My father was in the Queens Own rifles and I always loved hearing his stories. I contemplated doing reserves for a while now. But I am 27 and a mom of 2 young kids...5 and 2. I recently went through a seperation and figured screw it this is something I have always wanted to do, so I'm doing it. My issue is I've always looked into the reserves but never seriously looked into the reg force. I am considering med tech or combat engineer. I know with the regs you pretty much can be stationed anywhere in canada. Once basic is done, can you pick where you prefer to live? And how do you know the length of time you are stationed there? Also being a single mom, is childcare or something similar provided by the force? I'm seriously contemplating it, but I am extremely close to my family and I can see moving far from them being very very hard especially with two young kids. Any advice?