Subject: Recruit School - BMQ Gen info
Good Day,
Based on ref, for your general information, listed below are a few "real life facts" that are actually taking place at CFLRS.
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As opposed to common belief, BMQ is 14 weeks long all together. Week Zero is when they complete all of the admin process and.... conduct their CF Expres. Then the 13 week BMQ training starts.
Recruit Fitness Training (RFT): This is a platoon especially designed to help those who fail CF Expres during week Zero.
RFT Program is 90 days long (3 phases of 30 days).
Here's how it works:
If successful after 30 days: Recruit rejoins a platoon that is in week 2 of training;
If successful after 60 days: Recruit rejoins a platoon that is in week 3 of training; and
If successful after 90 days: Recruit rejoins a platoon that is in week 4 of training.
If unsuccessful after 90 days: Recruit is released from the CF.
Platoons consist of 65 recruits: Average is 7-8 PT failures from get go. (Of note, last week they had a platoon with 15 failures at week Zero...)
Currently there are 105 Recruits on RFT. (This is not counting the 300 of those on PAT or PAR)
PAT: Personnel Awaiting Training due to recourse, TRB review, or injury.
PAR: Personnel Awaiting Release (new to the school).
No more than 5 years ago annual Recruit success rate (# of graduates) was about 97%, now it is down to 65%.
500 Recruits currently attending training at sister school in Borden. Borden cannot accommodate RFT, therefore, those recruits are transferred to St-Jean to undertake their RFT.
Current proposal would be for recruits to achieve 50% of the required standard on CF Expres. If below that percentage at week Zero, then they would immediately be released. Some recruits are unable to achieve "one" push up, and others, unable to achieve "stage one" of the shuttle run.
CFLRS is trying very hard to come up with ways of instilling healthy habit in recruits. For instance, all chips and chocolate bars in vending machines have been replaced by healthier products such as dry fruits, etc.
Due to poor initial quality control, the school is faced in dealing with many "dependence habit" issues and "bizarre" behavior problems, hence, more cases of releases.
A few examples:
A 55 yr old man (CRA...) showed up at CFLRS; was out the very next day.
A 54 yr old woman showed up at CFLRS; failed CF Expres in week Zero and was released.
A relatively heavy recruit could not go up the stairs; was immediately released.
Of note: Recruit SIP: 6,800 for 07/08 and 7,500 for 08/09.
By the way, a recruit that voices that he or she is not made for military life will be released on a voluntary basis. ...