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MA-Horus posted:You know the rule. If the girl you pick up promises to have you back to the shacks in time for PT, run the gently caress away. Pffft in Gagetown theres no need to even leave the shacks for pussy of that quality level....Thats what shackrats are for! D-Line shacks ghetto represent.
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MA-Horus posted:I had to tell a girl last night that I was deeply sorry, but her 17 year old sister that was doing DP1 arty this summer was going to be hosed by at least 5 different dudes. No exceptions. Actually in Gagetown all the females are now quartered in the cushy new hotel style shacks. I'm talking 2-person rooms with individual bathrooms, showers and microwaves. The shackrats in the D-lines were civilian skanks that slept with soldiers in exchange for being allowed to live secretly in the shacks. And now I feel bad for calling them skanks because they were all probably homeless. Still, the homeless shelters in Fredricton cant be that bad right? Right? Mr.48 fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Apr 27, 2010 |
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Canuck-Errant posted:Well, I labelled each and every item of my kit already under the advice of my MCpl. Anything I should be looking at doing in the month before? Apart from making sure I have all my poo poo stowed in duffel bags that are readily identifiable, and making sure all of the poo poo I'm supposed to have by the kit list is there, of course. Stop worrying so much, its just loving basic.
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MA-Horus posted:Pray to get posted to Borden. By far, one of the best bases in the CF. I'm more partial to Pet myself, a little further from major cities but the base itself is much nicer.
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Fraser CDN posted:I came across this video today. Thought everyone might enjoy taking a look at it. Dunno, I think that song is pretty terrible. Where were you when they built the ladder to heaven? Nine-eleven, nine-eleven.....
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MA-Horus posted:I know everyone is sick of hearing about G20 Some guys from my regiment did go, but they were doing checkpoints at the G8. A few guys were also in Toronto for the G20, but I'm not sure about what capacity they were employed in.
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Samu posted:If we're thinking of the same navy recruiter chick that dude deserves high fives from now until the end of time. If she had been there when I first went to the CFRC I would have had a hard time saying I didn't want to join the Navy. Some quick tips: -Shave and brush your teeth before you go to sleep, it will save you a lot of hassle in the morning when you're in a rush to shower after PT and prepare for inspection. -You only need to undo the top 2 buttons of your tunic to pull it on and off like a shirt, dont be the retard who spends the time to unbutton and button the whole thing back up. This is more for SQ as opposed to BMQ, but is of critical importance: -Get gortex socks, they are loving amazing. -ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS keep your sleeping bag in your waterproof bivy bag. Trust me on this, a wet sleeping bag is the worst thing on the planet. e: Oh, and another thing: Do your safety precautions and function tests diligently, the instructors sometimes like to sneak dummy rounds into your rifles, and you will usually get really beat up weapons, that may not be working properly (I had one with a busted safety) Mr.48 fucked around with this message at 23:01 on Jul 8, 2010 |
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Lt. Jebus posted:Bringing this over from the other thread because I think its more appropriate here. Could be a reserves thing, could be an army thing, could be she just got hosed over. I do have another buddy who commissioned from MCpl and got to keep his salary while an OCdt, but he's going through the pharmacy officer program, so I'm not sure the same rules apply, since he was practically getting free blowjob offers from personnel selection to make sure he commits.
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My Spirit Otter posted:Don't be afraid to stand out in a positive light, no matter what anyone says. You volunteer you get poo poo on more, do a good job and its a good thing. Could net you top candidate which is a good things because the same principals apply to any course Or that means that all the people learn your name so when some staff for a different section gets told to pick 2 guys to go clean poo poo, guess what? The guy who's name people know gets picked. Be the gray man, and you will always take the least poo poo. Note: Being the gray man doesnt mean not being buddies with people, just staying off the staff's radar, and volunteering always gets you on the radar. If you wanna stand out positively, do it by outperforming people on tasks that are given to you, don't just volunteer for random poo poo.
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Jul 9, 2010 06:59
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DrakeriderCa posted:C9!!! Pffft, after being a C6 gunner for a while he C9 felt like a feather sent down to me from heaven. I love it to bits.
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tuyop posted:Someone was allowed to use slings on his course. I have yet to see this mythical C9 sling I keep hearing about.
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So I'm forced to leave the army because grad school is eating up all my free time, and my patrol commander is trying to convince me to go into supplementary reserve instead, should I do it? what does it entail exactly?
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tuyop posted:Patrol commander? Are you on a patrol RIGHT NOW???? No  Patrol is an organization unit in recce, the equivalent of a section in the infantry.
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Just talked to my unit and I'm definitely gonna go into supplementary reserve. For those who are interested, the supplementary reserve thing is just them keeping your information on file, so that if want to come back within 4 years you get to keep all your qualifications, rank, pay, etc. You do have to fully clear out though and give back all your kit, which is a pain in the rear end I was hoping to avoid.
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DrakeriderCa posted:You clearly have never worked with armoured crewmen before. They're getting you fat and lazy to prepare you for your course. They have standards to uphold. gently caress you buddy, it's to protect us from shrapnel, we cant move around the vehicles in flak-vests  Edit: Not fat, but also leaving the armored corps. Mr.48 fucked around with this message at 02:08 on Oct 21, 2010 |
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Oct 21, 2010 01:39
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Nofeed posted:He tied one of his victims to a pole with a pair of CF issue thermal underwear. The nice new ones or the old waffle poo poo? This is important.
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Agent Escalus posted:So how difficult is basic, anyway? I know it's supposed to be tough, but have things gotten tougher in the past few years? One person who I know through the social circle apparently is giving up and looking into the local police because he can't pass it. Ahahahahaha! Seriously? The only people who can't pass basic are whiny shitbag mamas-boys (and girls). For anyone in something approaching good physical condition and with a little bit of perseverance basic is a joke. If you are really worried about physical load, just be sure to start conditioning your body ahead of time. Running and cardio would be the most important things. Don't worry about building lots of muscle as most of the physically demanding things you will have to do will be more about endurance than power.
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Nofeed posted:Nice new ones! Oh well thats a relief. Imagine the indignity of being tied up with the waffles on top of the rape and murder.
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Agent Escalus posted:I've been wondering recently: how much hand-to-hand combat training are you required to do in basic? And what exactly are you learning - wrestling/grappling moves? Punches and kicks? Choke holds? Do Army recruits do additional training when they pick their specialty? As far as I remember theres no official hand-to-hand component in basic, but if your instructors are cool they will teach you some anyways. And no you dont do any specialized training until you start doing your QL3's (your trade courses).
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My Spirit Otter posted:I loving hate DEUs. gently caress wearing them. I have gone my entire career in the CF (4 years) without putting my DEU's on once. I loving hate parades.
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Lt. Jebus posted:I don't see how this possible unless you are in some weird reserve unit. I just show up in combats and get told to do something else while everyone parades. Then the SM lectures me for 5 minutes at the end, which is totally worth it to miss half an hour of drill with 20 minutes of standing at attention while some goofball officer takes his sweet time with inspection.
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Lt. Jebus posted:Reserves.txt  You know it.
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Heavy neutrino posted:How are the reserves corps? I've been thinking of joining because the job market isn't too hot where I live, and I'll need a stable job through College. How often will I be called in? Every week-end? Every other week-end? Reserves are great while being in school. Reserve regiments usually parade one night a week and have weekend exercises twice a month (although this can vary throughout the year) so lots of chances to make some money. I believe the current requirement is for you to show up to at least one parade night and one exercise a month, but this can vary by regiment (mine was more strict and demanded higher attendance, but its good money so why not). During the summers there are usually lots of training and other postings available for months at a time which is where you can make some serious cash.
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InterwebzRN posted:So, question. Compared to a US Service such as the USMC where insane PT is the norm (i.e like Friday morning, an 8 mile run followed by 30 pound ammo can lifts until your arms could no longer lift above your head)and Non-Judicial Punishment (NJP) is awarded for blowing your nose the wrong way, how different are the Canadian Forces from the US military? Does it depend on the Unit? i.e Princess Patricia's Light Infantry vs some random Logistics Group? Well, even at my armored regiment 10-15km morning runs were common (around 8 miles give or take a bit), interchanged with ruck-marches of slightly shorter duration and of course interval training. As for cock (ridiculous punishments) the worst I've see was taking all the furniture out of a barracks room and arranging it the same way outside (back and forth until the instructors got bored). The worst I had to go through myself was taking mod-tents up and down for about 8 hours straight. Mr.48 fucked around with this message at 21:34 on Nov 21, 2010 |
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Fraser CDN posted:I hear getting your 404's is retarded. You have like a 40 mins class on how to take a left turn, then a 40 min on how to take a right turn. Dunno about driver wheeled courses but on our armored driving courses we just gave the instructors our drivers licenses, got in the G-Wagens and went offroading. Best course ever.
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Hizawk posted:It sounds retarded, but all I want for Christmas is my comms course. 522's aren't even that bad (when they work), the 521's on the other hand are completely loving useless all the time. Our unit just used off the shelf Motorolas instead.
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Fraser CDN posted:Warner Hill? Ive run and rucked up that fucker so many times. It sucks in the winter. Going on runs down it suck, cause you know you have to go up it. Anyone who has been to Meaford knows Warner Hill and how much it sucks. Is that the same hill as the Hog's Back? If so, gently caress it, gently caress it to eternal oblivion.
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Samu posted:My SQ is in Wainwright in January. How bad is that going to suck? Wear the mukluks whenever possible, they are a lifesaver. Also, get nice warm civy gloves, the thick black leather ones with the cadpat wrist parts you get issues are crap. They aren't warm enough and you can barely do anything in them. Also, when it gets really cold work the action of your weapon at least a few times an hour, it can and will freeze solid otherwise and wont work. To further avoid such problems see if you can get any graphite lubricant like the kind locksmiths use (if you dont get issued any that is). CLP freezes pretty easily. Mr.48 fucked around with this message at 09:26 on Dec 5, 2010 |
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Faffel posted:I'm a fairly smart, but officially uneducated guy (dropped out around grade 9 due to serious depression issues - a stupid decision and a long story) and one of the big pushes for me to go back to school is to finish my Grade 12 and apply for Navy or Air Force and I was just wondering if life in the Canadian military is as reviled as it is in the US military. Do you guys feel like the amount of effort you put into military life is worth the payoff? How often do Canadian infantrymen get deployed into hostile situations? If I'm more interested in the technical jobs/not getting my balls shot off, should I not even consider regular Army? I'm fairly ignorant about the whole thing, but life for me is not going well and I need some serious structure and rear end-kicking to get myself in gear and the military looks like a good way to do that. I just don't want to end up counting the minutes until my contract is up, so I'd like to hear from some experienced guys about what it's like. Everything acumen posted is very true and applies to every trade I've seen so far, not just infantry. Also, keep in mind that if you just sign up right after you finish grade 12 you will start as a private with poo poo pay. A better way would be to talk to a recruiting center and find out what technical jobs are in demand, then try to get accepted into a college or university for that type of profession. The army will pay for your tuition and most likely offer you a rank and pay incentive when you finish school and are ready to serve. A friend of mine did that for optics/electronic technician and he got offered an automatic promotion to corporal with specialist II pay, which is pretty good. Another option would be to get into university and go for the regular officer training plan (ROTP). Which is basically the same thing except you go in as an officer and you can be slotted into a number of different trades. In either case you would owe the army 2 months of service for every month they sponsor you at university/college, but the pay and rank advantages over just signing up as an untrained private are enormous. Edit: Oh yeah, and to the end of getting into good university programs put considerable effort into high-school, take useful courses (math, sciences, etc.) and don't slack off. Mr.48 fucked around with this message at 18:14 on Dec 8, 2010 |
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Samu posted:Man, our MLs are nuts. The new ones are always broken but the ones from the 70's are indestructible Hahahahaha no, they're not.
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HammerOfHope posted:It's also a question of maintaining capabilities and participating in the communities that operate that equipment. I was actually just about to type out pretty much this exact post.
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Frank Dillinger posted:quick question: Go work in a Benz dealership/shop then, I highly doubt the wages the CF could offer you could compare, and the working conditions will be worse. If on the other hand this is just something you want to do for the novelty/part-time you should be fine as we have a large fleet of Mercedes G-Wagens for you to deal with (at least at any armory that houses a reserve armoured regiment)
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MA-Horus posted:Sure they work pretty well and are fun to drive AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA Good one there.
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Hey guys, if anyone still remembers me, I left the army about a year and a half ago in order to do my masters degree. Now I'm 11 months shy of finishing the degree and thinking of going back to the army when I'm done. Is this a terrible idea?
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Morristron posted:To elaborate on what Spirit Otter said, it's a terrible idea not just because the army sucks, but also because with Afghanistan winding down/done we just aren't getting the kind of money we were before. On top of that, we are now being reminded of all kinds of lovely tasks we've been able to do sparingly or not at all with Afghanistan as an excuse. Thats what I was afraid of, guess I was just thinking about the army through the rose-colored glasses of nostalgia. I really did miss it sometimes in gradschool, something's wrong with me  I miss shooting guns and getting paid for it
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MA-Horus posted:A certain retarded meathead I went through basic with (who is now regforce god save us all) got a maple leaf with CROSSED C7s. Not sabers. Not bayonets. Crossed C7s, complete with ELCANS and everything. It looks loving hilariously bad. I knew one idiot that not only had that but had it tattooed in gigantic form over his whole back. And he tried to be shirtless as often as possible to show it off. 
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fart420-BONGVILLAN posted:Your BPSO will have the most up to date information (they used to publish it on the DWAN but they recently withheld it). I'd expect to see all combat arms trades as well as MARS on the list of open officer classifications. CSE is open if you have a degree remotely science related and it is exciting (imo...) What is CSE? I've fallen a bit behind on my TLA's (three letter acronyms)
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My Spirit Otter posted:Turned in my last uniform today, freedom is only 2 days away Welcome.........Home
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MA-Horus posted:Just for you, Spirit Otter. Because I love raging on the C3, seems the M777 has some teething problems too. Holy poo poo, when and where was this?
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MA-Horus posted:Be outstandingly average. Don't break the mold, don't make yourself noticeable, don't be an individual. DON'T VOLUNTEER FOR ANYTHING. Help your buddies as much as you can, as long as it doesn't get you extra duty. Listen to this man.
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