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Pufflekins posted:In all reality it's just a good way to get rid of the 300 pounders. Aren't most of those people on a medical category anyway saying basically that they're broken but can work a desk?
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Jeremy360 posted:I've seen people that absolutely bombed the EXPRES test either pass, or come very close to passing the FORCE test. Even the grumpy old men don't seem to have many issues with it. To be fair, the old express test was a dumb method of training general military fitness. I dont recall where I did a pushup in the field, nor where the majority of my lifting/strength happened to be from my triceps and pecs. The new FORCE test seems a bit more "realistic" as to what one actually does in the field. I know plenty of strong, fit guys who just because they don't do pushups in their regimin, suffer on their PT test.
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May 8, 2013 05:02
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tuyop posted:Aren't most of those people on a medical category anyway saying basically that they're broken but can work a desk? Not all of them. We had a medic that was a good 350+ and he was never broken
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May 8, 2013 11:03
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Hey, I'll be cutting your guy's grass this year wooo
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May 8, 2013 15:07
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Mederlock posted:Hey, I'll be cutting your guy's grass this year wooo Congratulations on your extra duties, Pte.
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May 8, 2013 15:23
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flakeloaf posted:Congratulations on your extra duties, Pte. Nah, I'm just a civie working for roads and grounds
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May 8, 2013 17:11
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So, Halifax harbour. What's that about?
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May 8, 2013 22:50
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Sir John Eh posted:So, Halifax harbour. What's that about? Heh. Not a good scene
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Last time I saw the St-John crew it was at Op Nanook in Churchill last year. It was 4pm and they were all drunk in the town after being away at the sea for over 2 months.
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Frog 1.0 posted:Last time I saw the St-John crew it was at Op Nanook in Churchill last year. It was 4pm and they were all drunk in the town after being away at the sea for over 2 months. Thats us pretty much (although they weren't drunk this morning!)
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I was under the impression that most of the regular crew of STJ were overseas at this point. I had a lot of fun when I sailed with them.
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May 9, 2013 00:35
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Quick, look away! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/05/08/ns-hmcs-toronto-drug-bust.html
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May 9, 2013 00:37
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Mederlock posted:Nah, I'm just a civie working for roads and grounds Has your work been effected in any way by the horrible, crippling budget cuts that are destroying our way of life?
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tuyop posted:Aren't most of those people on a medical category anyway saying basically that they're broken but can work a desk? There are a number of restrictions on such things that only ever seem to affect the decent human beings. The good ones get medically released, the bad ones haven't done a fitness test in 3+ years. I thought Kingston was bad, but Ottawa is truly frightening at times.
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Jeremy360 posted:There are a number of restrictions on such things that only ever seem to affect the decent human beings. The good ones get medically released, the bad ones haven't done a fitness test in 3+ years. I thought Kingston was bad, but Ottawa is truly frightening at times. No lie, I saw a MCpl get pulled off of t-cat, promoted and posted only to go right back on category again, and it certainly looked to us like it was because we wanted to be rid of her. It was worth it. flakeloaf fucked around with this message at 16:52 on Sep 2, 2022 |
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flakeloaf posted:No lie, I saw a MCpl get pulled off of t-cat, promoted and posted only to go right back on category again because we wanted to be loving rid of her. It was worth it. Can't help but assume this happened in the air force. Also I thought we were the Canadian Armed Forces now shouldn't we change the title?
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Guest2553 posted:Can't help but assume this happened in the air force. Hint: It was purple.
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Guest2553 posted:Can't help but assume this happened in the air force. It'll never be the Canadian Armed Forces in my heart, as much as the Harper Government wants to make it sound all oorah debil dawg. Dunno if there's enough push I'll ask a mod to change it I guess. "Canadian Armed Forces: Home of the appropriations nightmare"
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Not that I was around then, but was it not CAF from unification up until the budget cuts of the mid-90s? EDIT: And I guess my sarcasm emitter is faulty because I personally don't care about the title and assumed most others don't either. This was my way of kickstarting some edgy conversation. Oh well! Guest2553 fucked around with this message at 04:50 on May 9, 2013 |
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May 9, 2013 04:47
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Guest2553 posted:Not that I was around then, but was it not CAF from unification up until the budget cuts of the mid-90s? I like tossing around the ridiculous acronyms that come up. Like, EME just changed to Royal Canadian EME Corps. Does that mean that the Canadian Forces School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (CFSEME) is now the Royal Canadian Armed Forces School of the Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (RCAFCSEME)? I also keep hearing people say REME (pronounced ree mee) for RCEME and it makes me think that somewhere, that must be an inuendo.
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No I think just CAFCEME. Like CFSAL (Canadian Forces School of Administration and Logistics) would be CAFSAL. At least designations for the Guns shouldn't change. It's always been RCA/RCHA. I think it's actually be more of a clusterfuck to UNroyal the military.
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May 9, 2013 15:36
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Gay but Spooky posted:Quick, look away! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/05/08/ns-hmcs-toronto-drug-bust.html Glad we can contribute a dual LM2500 gas turbine-powered 5000 ton warship with two kinds of missile, torpedoes, lots of heavy guns and 225 very well compensated crewmembers to the critical task of busting dinghies carrying some drugs. Definitely worth the taxpayers' money IMO.
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MA-Horus posted:At least designations for the Guns shouldn't change. It's always been RCA/RCHA. I think it's actually be more of a clusterfuck to UNroyal the military. They wouldn't change. Reg force is RCHA and depending on your mo unit it's usually RCA. Some have X Field Rgt
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May 9, 2013 16:29
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So it really wasn't budget cuts, it's just that all the money went to adding "Royal" to the letterheads.
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Pufflekins posted:They wouldn't change. Reg force is RCHA and depending on your mo unit it's usually RCA. Some have X Field Rgt Yeah I know, but it's always X field regiment, royal Canadian artillery. The guns are our colours ffs.
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What the hell is going on with the recruiting center in North Bay? I've been trying to contact them for over a week now to figure out whats going on with my application, but nobody there ever picks up the phone. I even called my local recruiting office but they said that all my files were in North Bay, and there is no other phone-number that could be used to contact them.
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Mr.48 posted:What the hell is going on with the recruiting center in North Bay? I've been trying to contact them for over a week now to figure out whats going on with my application, but nobody there ever picks up the phone. I even called my local recruiting office but they said that all my files were in North Bay, and there is no other phone-number that could be used to contact them. The obvious solution is don't join back up. It's not worth it!
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Pufflekins posted:The obvious solution is don't join back up. It's not worth it! But I need a jerb 
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That badly?
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Mr.48 posted:What the hell is going on with the recruiting center in North Bay? I've been trying to contact them for over a week now to figure out whats going on with my application, but nobody there ever picks up the phone. I even called my local recruiting office but they said that all my files were in North Bay, and there is no other phone-number that could be used to contact them. I knew the last OIC of that place and if I remember right, the person replacing them is also somebody I know. If you really want sent me a PM and I can try to do some digging around for you. No promises etc but I'm from the internet and I'm here to help.
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Before North Bay sent my application forward, it regularly took them a week or more to reply to my emails. If I got a reply at all, which didn't always happen. Since they forwarded it, the guy who's handling my application locally gets back to my emails within a couple hours and definitely within the same day. It just took, like, two and a half months for my application to get out of the queue in North Bay.
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Recruiting seems to be mostly hit or miss. Sometimes they seem to really drag their heels.
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Pufflekins posted:That badly? It's a harsh world out there
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The recruitment or re-upping process in the CF is god awful. There's just not enough people to do the work.
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Pufflekins posted:That badly? Finished my MSc in February but haven't been able to find a real job since then and money is starting to run out. Its either this or go back for a PhD. Plus, Bioscience officer sounds like exactly the sort of thing I what to do for a real job anyways. Not to mention that I'm already used to all the army crap, so bad could the airforce be? E: I applied to airforce because on the online form you get to pick 3 trades, so by picking bioscience in the airforce I was able to pick pilot and airnav as my second and third choices on the off-chance that I might get to fulfill my childhood dream and get to fly a jet. Mr.48 fucked around with this message at 21:32 on May 10, 2013 |
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gently caress dude, if that's what you wanna do and can't find a civie side job doing it then there's no shame in going back at all, especially in the officer world. If it wasnt for having to do the same course I did already and having to put up with stupid bullshit I'd get back in but as an electrician.
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My fire team buddy in basic was a bioscience officer. He has had a great go so far and has worked with the airforce, army, and navy. If you have any questions about hiring for bios in the near future I can see what he knows
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Never even knew that was a trade but if that's your thing go ham. More and more navs are being replaced by microchips (admittedly platform dependent) so I'd recommend against it. They are admittedly a trade mafia because because of their size and clout at least, if you don't mind being part of the problem 
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Gay but Spooky posted:My fire team buddy in basic was a bioscience officer. He has had a great go so far and has worked with the airforce, army, and navy. If you have any questions about hiring for bios in the near future I can see what he knows Please ask him to find out whatever he can if he doesnt mind 
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Mr.48 posted:Finished my MSc in February but haven't been able to find a real job since then and money is starting to run out. Its either this or go back for a PhD. Plus, Bioscience officer sounds like exactly the sort of thing I what to do for a real job anyways. Not to mention that I'm already used to all the army crap, so bad could the airforce be? Hey I think you've got the right reasons, but since you're obviously willing to move why not Alberta or Saskatchewan? Sorry in advance if you've already looked and the military was the best option for the field you're very interested in. Edit: As for the recruiting process, when I was getting in I had the same problem and tried lighting a fire by calling a larger recruiting center and telling them how unimpressed I was with the smaller recruiting center's performance. I had my medical four days later and an invaluable introduction to the world of passive-aggressive administration!
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