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Hello all,
I was wondering if any of you folks out there could answer some of my questions about the lines trade in the military. I poked around here and saw the answer to a few of my questions, but still have a few others which are nagging at me and I want answered before I go and try to get in.
1. What is the training schedule like? From what I gather, these things aren't usually set in stone but I was wondering if you could give me a rough idea of what the initial experience is like? I guess I'm asking because I feel like I'm out of shape and would need to spend some time getting ready before I went off to training.
2. After your initial training is over, what happens next? I read that you have to go to trade school and all of that, but where you go after your finished your trade school seems a bit hazy for me. Personally I would prefer to stay close to home, but something tells me that isn't a realistic expectation. The only reason I have it in my head that such a thing is even possible is because I know quite a few people who are in the reserves now who don't leave home too often. Are the linemen in the reserves able to get away with that type of gig or do you have to travel around a lot more than the other trades?
3. Do you have a civilian job on top of your serving in the military / are there linemen in the Canadian Forces who are only linemen on a part time basis or are the lines trades pretty well a full time military job?
One thing to keep in mind is that I do work similar to what I saw on the website's example of military linemen so I have a bit of experience in the trade.
Anyways, thanks for taking the time to read this and thanks in advance to anyone who wants to help me out!
I was wondering if any of you folks out there could answer some of my questions about the lines trade in the military. I poked around here and saw the answer to a few of my questions, but still have a few others which are nagging at me and I want answered before I go and try to get in.
1. What is the training schedule like? From what I gather, these things aren't usually set in stone but I was wondering if you could give me a rough idea of what the initial experience is like? I guess I'm asking because I feel like I'm out of shape and would need to spend some time getting ready before I went off to training.
2. After your initial training is over, what happens next? I read that you have to go to trade school and all of that, but where you go after your finished your trade school seems a bit hazy for me. Personally I would prefer to stay close to home, but something tells me that isn't a realistic expectation. The only reason I have it in my head that such a thing is even possible is because I know quite a few people who are in the reserves now who don't leave home too often. Are the linemen in the reserves able to get away with that type of gig or do you have to travel around a lot more than the other trades?
3. Do you have a civilian job on top of your serving in the military / are there linemen in the Canadian Forces who are only linemen on a part time basis or are the lines trades pretty well a full time military job?
One thing to keep in mind is that I do work similar to what I saw on the website's example of military linemen so I have a bit of experience in the trade.
Anyways, thanks for taking the time to read this and thanks in advance to anyone who wants to help me out!