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Wait what? I setup an email ruleset that blocked these emails.
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:Dudes at my office, for some reason, have interpreted the canforgen as meaning nobody ever will get new issue until all the sleeping bags are returned, whether the member in question has a bag or not. Well if I'm reading this right then they're doing recalls because they're running out of gear. And if they're running out of gear it makes sense they wouldn't issue it to people if they didn't have to.
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Those drat sleeping bags have seen more farts than a German porno. I think mine had 5 or 6 different crossed-out names on the tag.
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I’ve applied for a nurseO position at my local reserve unit and it’s been a really interesting experience. In the year and a half since contacting the unit I have dealt with 4 different recruiters, 2 who never contacted me back. One was great and managed to get me connected with the local infantry unit to do my force test but they left and their replacement is a ghost. A friend who was previously in the unit and has contacts there said that the turnover has been wild and he didn’t know who to get a hold of for recruiting anymore. I’ve been told they have a lot of vacancies for this position by both the former Fd Amb recruiter and the infantry recruiters... what is the best way I can actually help fill one of them? Would asking the infantry recruiter who did my force test and seemed to be a competent individual be helpful at all or would this break some unspoken code?
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my morning jackass posted:I’ve applied for a nurseO position at my local reserve unit and it’s been a really interesting experience. In the year and a half since contacting the unit I have dealt with 4 different recruiters, 2 who never contacted me back. One was great and managed to get me connected with the local infantry unit to do my force test but they left and their replacement is a ghost. A friend who was previously in the unit and has contacts there said that the turnover has been wild and he didn’t know who to get a hold of for recruiting anymore. Unfortunately the byproduct of the recruiting bureaucracy is that you'll be on a goose chase some of the time, especially for reservists. If I were you I would contact anyone I could to move your timeline up. I wouldn't worry about contacting recruiters, it's literally their job and they'll probably forget about you the next day.
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:Dudes at my office, for some reason, have interpreted the canforgen as meaning nobody ever will get new issue until all the sleeping bags are returned, whether the member in question has a bag or not. Can we incorporate this into a new thread title? This just about sums up my short career so far.
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SuperSix posted:Unfortunately the byproduct of the recruiting bureaucracy is that you'll be on a goose chase some of the time, especially for reservists. If I were you I would contact anyone I could to move your timeline up. I wouldn't worry about contacting recruiters, it's literally their job and they'll probably forget about you the next day. I did this and the recruiter contacted me to say he contacted the fd amb ppl and if they didn’t contact me in a week I can contact him again and he will try again. At least he responded 
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Jul 24, 2018 15:37
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my morning jackass posted:I did this and the recruiter contacted me to say he contacted the fd amb ppl and if they didn’t contact me in a week I can contact him again and he will try again. Good to hear, sometimes it takes a little badgering to get what you want. Remember that when you get in and have to sort out your admin.
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Jul 25, 2018 03:26
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Yea the giant clusterfuck that is recruiting is just a sneak preview.
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Jul 25, 2018 23:58
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Got my letter today, $40K in taxable education funding available if I send them the info about a program before it starts. Uhh... "And if you'd done two more years you'd be eligible for $80k" yeah well I didn't, so thanks for mentioning it I guess?
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:Yea the giant clusterfuck that is recruiting is just a sneak preview. I used to work for VAC and currently work in government. I am prepared.
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my morning jackass posted:I used to work for VAC and currently work in government. I am prepared. Tbf being in an underfunded clusterfuck with guns is different from being in one without
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Jul 26, 2018 21:42
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my morning jackass posted:I did this and the recruiter contacted me to say he contacted the fd amb ppl and if they didn’t contact me in a week I can contact him again and he will try again. The reserve recruiting system recently went through a bit of an overhaul, unfortunately health services is still in it's own little weird world on the recruiting side from what I understand. Hang in there! As much as we whine and moan about the military here it can be an excellent experience. In other news, what's everyone buying with their sweet sweet BOOTFORGEN money? I'm thinking a second set of AKUs (Coming in at exactly 15cm measured from the footbed to tallest point of boot...)
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Aug 4, 2018 21:32
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I just want a boot with good arch support.
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Nofeed posted:The reserve recruiting system recently went through a bit of an overhaul, unfortunately health services is still in it's own little weird world on the recruiting side from what I understand. Hang in there! As much as we whine and moan about the military here it can be an excellent experience. AKUs are sweet. As are some decent Lowas. I'm leaning towards https://www.lowaboots.com/mens/task-force-tactical/z-6s-desert
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Hello Canadian vets: peep this poo poo.Viva Miriya posted:http://archive.is/wNExe
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How dare they accuse us of being savages. This threat of savagery will surely show them who we really are.
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who needs enemies when you have friends like the KSA
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I remember a Canadian destroyer pulled up once and everyone was green with envy because you all could get hammered on your ship before you even stepped off the quarterdeck and then just drunkenly wander around the base all night trying to find the main gate out.
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Does anyone know what's going with the neverending boot saga right now? Last I heard people got the OK to go buy new boots but ORs aren't accepting receipts for reimbursement yet or something?
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You’ll need to get pre-approval from your BOR for the claim. Lots of troops running out and buying boots on 15 Aug without it. BOOTFORGEN and the direction on the Defence Team webpage spell this requirement out pretty clearly though. 3 Div has since published their own direction too, BLUF: wait out.
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Tl;dr: always travel on a travel claim
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Aug 23, 2018 05:58
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gently caress me. I’m gonna start a boot making company.
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mom and dad fight a lot posted:Tl;dr: always travel on a travel claim If it makes you feel better, I saw a "tl;dr don't buy a house on course" story occur in real time.
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Guest2553 posted:If it makes you feel better, I saw a "tl;dr don't buy a house on course" story occur in real time. It wasn't me, but we had a couple people from our unit just take off on a TD halfway across the country without claims initialized, and now they're asking us for advances because they can't afford the hotels or meals. I was getting a little too specific with the details in that post and realized I was just venting frustration. Nevertheless, a lot of heartache can be saved if you just visit your OR before going on TD/course. You're building a rod for your own rear end if you try try and do that poo poo later. These guys didn't even have an individual travel authorization/DND2999 done. We had a guy move out of his apartment before a 6 month deployment. There's a ridiculous housing shortage here, with 78 people on the Pri 1 list for PMQ's, and mod tents set up because there's not enough shacks. Why the gently caress would you give up your apartment 
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What. Where is this so I can never go there? One thing I’ve had the great luck to have instilled into me early on was the principal of keeping one’s orderly room happy. Life is way better when one does! Venting is good, and this is a good space for it - helps keep our sleepy little thread from dying too.
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Nofeed posted:What. Where is this so I can never go there? (Redacted). Turns out it was one for the summer while the cadets were here. There's places here, but the shortage has really driven up costs. A 2 bedroom apartment is maybe $1,200-$1,300 and climbing. Without PLD, it can be tough if you're first moving here. The cost of living is otherwise reasonable, and it's a beautiful place to live. It's not uncommon for people to transfer to the reserves so they don't get posted out. mom and dad fight a lot fucked around with this message at 01:25 on Oct 5, 2018 |
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Nofeed posted:Venting is good, and this is a good space for it - helps keep our sleepy little thread from dying too. That's why I made this thread, venting about non-OPSEC stuff is good. Plus every time I have this niggling wish to walk into Moss Park Armories and see if they're looking for reserve officers in 7TOR I just read back through this thread and laugh at my stupid idiot self.
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Hey mom and dad, Do you know if a replacement tailor has been set up at the base after the last one retired?
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I don't actually know, but if you're saying a position might have opened up for a tailor then I need to dust off my resume.
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8 AM: Beardforgen is out! gently caress yeah! Morale up! 1 PM: CO calls a meeting. "Some pers may not be able to grow a beard because of respirators, and it might be unfair to them if all other members are allowed. We'll look into it." Morale down!
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:8 AM: Beardforgen is out! gently caress yeah! Morale up! Lol aircrew Between beardforgen and cannabis DAOD, I can't wait to see what the MND has planned for christmas.
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mom and dad fight a lot posted:Lol aircrew "Reservists are going back to '84 style combats due to supply chain shortages"
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MA-Horus posted:"Reservists are going back to '84 style combats due to supply chain shortages" "Reg Force will be switching immediately to Multicam, but only at NDHQ"
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Canuck-Errant posted:"Reg Force will be switching immediately to Multicam, but only at NDHQ" "Ranger's old Lee Enfields now being pushed to units to make up for the lack of C6s."
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Nofeed posted:"Ranger's old Lee Enfields now being pushed to units to make up for the lack of C6s." Approved for pintle mount on LSVWs
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Nah gently caress that PIAT mounts.
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mom and dad fight a lot posted:Lol aircrew This aircrew is fine to beard it up. "Enjoy" was the quote from the CO. Pretty wild that he was one of the few, it seems, to be able to interpret "effective immediately" from the CDS correctly.
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I heard at least one unit was prohibited from participating in beard-growing contests as to not interfere with oxygen masks. Eh, might have been rumour in hindsight.
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