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Hey, is it true I'll learn to drive military vehicles and that'll apply towards a civilian license? That would be pretty sweet if so.
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Only air brakes. Everything else is useless from ML down.
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Mar 30, 2015 15:00
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Well, I don't have a license at all right now, so if I can take a course for a few weeks and bypass years of flopping around with various grades of learners permits, that would be awesome. That's how it was represented to me, anyway.
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Mar 30, 2015 17:31
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Nothing terrifies someone on the driver wheel course more than someone who hasn't learned to drive a normal car yet.
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Frosted Flake posted:Please tell me life gets better after PLQ. Not really. Just different.
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Mar 30, 2015 19:20
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Btw you need at least a G1 learners permit before starting any sort of driver training for the forces. Your 404's do NOT translate into a civvy license.
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I had a G1 and had never driven when I joined. I ended up with Driver Wheel, Dangerous Goods, Airbrakes, MSVS and Gun Tow and probably some more I forgot. Still not sure if I can drive a Honda.
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Mar 30, 2015 20:24
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Ditto for me, I was a bad driver when I started. Ended up with basically everything up to air brakes (the only useful one among them go figure) and was one of the last people qualified on the Iltis. Ask me how to jump one with a bic pen 
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Mar 30, 2015 22:55
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MA-Horus posted:Ditto for me, I was a bad driver when I started. Ended up with basically everything up to air brakes (the only useful one among them go figure) and was one of the last people qualified on the Iltis. Is it the same way as the g-wagen? Also did they change the learners rule? I know a guy who has a couple vehicles on his 404s without a civie license.
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Mar 31, 2015 01:27
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They wouldn't let me qualify on the Iltis cause I'd never driven stick before, so I did the test in a Tahoe or something. Nearly failed it too cause I didn't do a shoulder check like Linda Blair. You most definitely can get a 404 without a civi license, and use it to drive a military vehicle on a highway where the laws would normally require one.
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Mar 31, 2015 03:14
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Yeah I didn't need a full license but was able to get 404s on my learner's permit no problem If that's changed recently holy lol because I don't think they taught traffic rules during the course
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Mar 31, 2015 14:06
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They sure didn't. I was driving an 8 tonne truck with a howitzer when I learned you can't turn right on reds in Quebec.
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Mar 31, 2015 14:52
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When I did my 404s in Dundurn (lol) they gave us all copies of the SGI driver training handbook, so maybe it's on the course staff
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Mar 31, 2015 16:05
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Air Brakes doesn't carry over. Ask my bank account how I know that.
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Apr 1, 2015 03:13
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I feel like I'm done with combat arms, but I'd like to do a few more years. My OT to AESOP is on backburner because the helos have been delayed so as I understand it the training pipeline has slowed. Are there any good rear echelon trades where I can learn a skill and maybe have something to show for my time in?
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I hate all headquarters personnel. Just a bunch of useless, meddling, no good pieces of poo poo. If you work in a headquarters, it's because you fail at your actual job and need to tell others how to do theirs.
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Hizawk posted:I hate all headquarters personnel. Just a bunch of useless, meddling, no good pieces of poo poo. show us on the doll where the mean man yelled at you Ultimate Shrek Fan fucked around with this message at 15:38 on Apr 8, 2015 |
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Apr 8, 2015 15:35
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Hizawk posted:I hate all headquarters personnel. Just a bunch of useless, meddling, no good pieces of poo poo. B-b-but progression!! E: alt text - my best bet is to change it from the inside.
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Say, uh... How's the reserves for a part-time job doing income supplementation for a full-time job in another field? Any demand for university-educated people? Or is joining the reserves to make more money/fill empty time such a crazy concept that I'd receive an immediate medical disqualification just for thinking about it, all reverse catch-22 like? E: I just read the last several pages of this thread. On second thought, let us not go to the reserves. 'Tis a silly place. David Corbett fucked around with this message at 18:23 on Apr 8, 2015 |
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David Corbett posted:E: I just read the last several pages of this thread. On second thought, let us not go to the reserves. 'Tis a silly place. Probably the best possible solution at this point in time. I was actually thinking about going back in myself but with the current state of the reserves? gently caress no.
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So whats the current state of the reserves? I've never cared to learn about untermensch reservists.
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:So whats the current state of the reserves? I've never cared to learn about untermensch reservists. 30% cut to ammo and rats for training in 2015 as a starter.
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Canuck-Errant posted:30% cut to ammo and rats for training in 2015 as a starter.  Oh good. We're back to the days of screaming BANG BANG in lieu of ammo.
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Apr 8, 2015 21:03
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But we've got Poutine MRE's now!
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MA-Horus posted:
Pretty much! Not to mention vehicles being grabbed from res units in favour of the training centres / reg force units / anyone else - so there'll be plenty of VROOM VROOM for everyone.
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David Corbett posted:Say, uh... How's the reserves for a part-time job doing income supplementation for a full-time job in another field? Any demand for university-educated people? Or is joining the reserves to make more money/fill empty time such a crazy concept that I'd receive an immediate medical disqualification just for thinking about it, all reverse catch-22 like? I think it depends on what your trade is. If you want to go into combat arms now might be a sucky time to join. If there are other jobs you are interested in now is as good a time as any.
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Canuck-Errant posted:Pretty much! Not to mention vehicles being grabbed from res units in favour of the training centres / reg force units / anyone else - so there'll be plenty of VROOM VROOM for everyone. sick, for arty the nco's will ride on the trails whilst all the ncms are hooked up like a dog sled team to the gun. Vadoc posted:But we've got Poutine MRE's now! Are they any good? They just got MREs with tortillas and ravioli when I was leaving.
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:sick, for arty the nco's will ride on the trails whilst all the ncms are hooked up like a dog sled team to the gun. awww that's cute you think arty will still have howitzers! nope they'll be hauling mortars into the field and yelling "SHOOMP" instead.
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MA-Horus posted:BANG BANG Canuck-Errant posted:VROOM VROOM MA-Horus posted:"SHOOMP" Needs something for the fourth beat.
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poo poo PUMP
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:
I don't know, I just heard about it on the radio a few days ago.
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flakeloaf posted:Needs something for the fourth beat. I dunno, what does the .50 say?
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MA-Horus posted:awww that's cute you think arty will still have howitzers! Well reg-force took all the LSVW CPs, the guns are almost all broken, the vehicle fleet is shrinking every day, and now there are problems with the mortars too. "SHOOMP" might be an improvement.
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What the hell is wrong with the mortars? I knew about the C3s and have doubts on the LG1s but those mortars should only be a few years old!
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MA-Horus posted:What the hell is wrong with the mortars? I knew about the C3s and have doubts on the LG1s but those mortars should only be a few years old! The only time we ever had issues with the LG1 was when a master bomber who was made #1 for that ex wanted to be the first out of action and broke it somehow, I forget exactly how because it was like 5 years ago or something.
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Anybody know of any scholarships for former CF members? All the ones I see, except for Saskatchewan's, are for family members and not the actual person who did the time.
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MA-Horus posted:What the hell is wrong with the mortars? I knew about the C3s and have doubts on the LG1s but those mortars should only be a few years old! Mostly just wear on some of the parts, especially bipods. Compared to the C3 its small potatoes.
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Are there any intelligence or signals officers here? I'm guessing the IO's can't talk about it but I'm wondering about the skill set a signals officer would acquire and how it might apply to private infosec work later in life.
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Former int op here. There isn't a whole lot of transfer to private industry. Some police services have CrimInt civilian employees but we're maybe talking a few hundred jobs throughout the entire country. If you have a financial background you might be able to swing a business intel job.
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