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Are future troops legit here? I'm joining up in September, maybe earlier. Anything I should expect aside from clusterfucks everywhere?
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Anyone know just how long infantry recruitment is going to be open in April? Or just that it is?
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Jan 18, 2010 20:50
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Simkin posted:Here's a silly/rhetorical question - how much less fun am I going to have on winter ex, now that I can see the grass poking up everywhere around gagetown? Dragging sleds is going to be awesome. You fun level is going to be HUUUUUUURGHLAGHUGHAL/10(it's the sound you'll be making when you pull the sled over rocky patches)
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Jan 27, 2010 22:02
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So recruitment is still looking to open up in April, right? At least that's what I gathered from earlier portions of this thread, and from what a few emails have told me. I'm intending on going into Infantry if I can: I've wanted to be a soldier my whole damned life, with all it's inglorious bullshit duties and all.
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Mar 8, 2010 09:52
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Samu posted:Why the hell does everyone want to be infantry anyways? For a lot of people it's the mentioned Hollywood, for me it's seeing the poo poo our forces have done in the past, notably various peacekeeping operations. Edit: this basically means I'm a wierdo and want to join the forces because I'd like to do what our military has a nice international reputation for. MohawkSatan fucked around with this message at 00:11 on Mar 11, 2010 |
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Mar 10, 2010 22:08
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MA-Horus posted:Don't be an artillery officer. Our arty is in a bit of a poo poo state unless you're lucky enough to get assigned to a battery of M777's. You really don't wanna work with mortars, C3s or LG1s. Heard any word like that on Armoured Soldiers? It's the other 'In Demand" job, or so I've heard(and seen on the Forces site)
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Mar 14, 2010 05:56
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More wonderful fun on the journey to enlisting: I got told by a recruiter today that the only space left in any of the combat trades is in a French unit. So, anyone know anything about Signals Operators? Is it just being a general radio tech like is sounds, or something else?
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Apr 8, 2010 06:43
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My Spirit Otter posted:There is no way artillery is full. We are hurting for numbers so badly. However this is a reason we are hurt for people. It sucks rear end I'm just reporting what I was told. I'd much prefer a job in any combat trade rather than being a plumber or some such; if I was interested a civilian job, I'd go do that instead of joining the military. MA-Horus might be right about the numbers though. Could be that there's some serious holes in the chain of information. Or just some rear end in a top hat recruiter lying his balls off to me, which is always possible.
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Apr 9, 2010 01:23
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My Spirit Otter posted:Which recruiting station are you going to? Also are you going NCM or officer? Beause I know for a fact that the ncm's are grossly undermanned. Tell your recruiter that you have heard that from people inside of an arillery regiment That was just over the phone with the nearest base, in New Westminster. Can't remember the guy's name right now, got it written down somewhere though. As for NCM or officer, definately going NCM. Edit: I'm actually meeting with the guy tommorrow afternoon, since he's coming through town on the way to PG. Which, now that I think about it, reeks pretty badly of something. Why would you go to the biggest city(or second biggest) in Northern BC if so many trades are filled right up? MohawkSatan fucked around with this message at 09:19 on Apr 9, 2010 |
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Apr 9, 2010 04:59
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Lt. Jebus posted:Signals. AKA Communications. 4/20 sigop every day. Yep. Signals Operator was on the top of my list. Wooo. Edit; just to clear up, I'm not in yet. Recruitment papers are in, now it's time to harass the recuiter.
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May 16, 2010 10:58
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Anyone got any idea how damned long it takes the military to get back to people on average, or how long it takes before you go through your basic testing(to see if you're even worth hiring)?
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Aug 1, 2010 22:21
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Yet another thing that makes me glad I never joined. Seriously, that's a major league dickbag move.
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Jan 29, 2015 19:39
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Kazinsal posted:http://www.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/en/dynamic-article.page?doc=the-evolution-of-the-smart-gun/i5xyz550 Didn't everyone else realize that 'loving bulky' is not a good thing for a gun to be in like the 90's? Also why put the money into that when the odds of it getting issued are 'hahahahahafuckno', and the procurement process(should it overcome those odds) will take so long that everyone else will be using lasers and railguns?
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Feb 12, 2015 05:33
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Pretty sure any modern naval engagement would be decided by three things: Subs, carriers, planes. We don't have two of those, so we sould be throwing money at the third one so that's it's moderately effective.
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Sep 29, 2015 19:28
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LCdr. Jebus posted:I like the cut of your jib sailor This thread taught me why joining up would have been a horrendous idea, the least I can do is pay it back with occasional insights/comedy.
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Sep 30, 2015 04:42
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compressioncut posted:Would that be the Canadian Forces Chief Warrant officer, in an email in which he uses the word "pissed"? If you have such an email, please post it.
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Nov 6, 2015 01:07
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stevobob posted:New CANFORGEN says TCAT/PCAT will no longer cause promotion ineligibility. This is good. For a civilian who follows this thread, can I get a translation to English on this?
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Jan 21, 2017 04:44
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:Don't get me wrong, I think he's doing a better job at keeping campaign promises than Harper. That's a pretty loving low bar. Burrowing animals regularly go over that bar.
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Apr 10, 2017 19:01
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I found out this weekend that one of my buddies is enlisting. As infantry. I laughed, called him an idiot, and then remembered how reading GiP horror stories stopped me from making the same mistake. Thanks army goons
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Lassitude posted:A lot of us who were infantry don't regret our decision. It was a formative experience, to be sure. Tons of lovely stuff, but the good parts (in most of our estimations) more than make up for it. Just probably don't make a career out of it, is all. Totally. But for every good story, with a positive end, there's five 'oh gently caress me' stories.
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