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Thanks again guys. I'm working through a civvie college program and looking forward to getting back to work. This opportunity came up for me to be re certified at a local dive shop and to have some fun over the summer. It sounded like a great deal, but it's likely not for me. The only place I'd...

No time no check! Thanks for the tip, wes d!  I do appreciate it and will keep that in mind.

Thanks guys! I'm sure that I won't freak out under water or in tight spaces down there. Any idea on how to apply for the Ship's Team Diver course internally? Or is it a recommendation thing?

:piper: For ANYONE who can answer ... What's the benefit for having Advanced Open Water SCUBA certification before being posted to a naval base?  Is it really any help if you would like to be part of a ship's dive team?  Can any member of a ship be part of a dive team that would inspect the...

It does.  Thanks for the help!

I appreciate the help Stacked, but that's only tuning the vagueness up a few notches for me... kind of like boot black before you spit it up for polishing  :)  How's your BMQ? I graduated the same platoon as kmcneil. Keep that rifle oiled!  :warstory:

I'm enlisted as NE Tech (Comm) RegF and that trade may change with the 'amalgamation' that we all keep hearing about. Needless to say, a ship is a ship and needs its electronics techs. So many of the Officers (referencing the ship's bios on the Forces site) that take command of the subs look...

Can anyone out there provide some info on the subject of submarine service? I've been browsing the forums sections over and over and up and down and it looks like all of an NCMs initial training is completed on a surface vessel.  So, if I were hoping to serve on one of the refurbished subs then...

I'm from the Owen Sound, Ontario area, 6 or 7 hours from Kingston. Looks like I'm wrong - 4 of us in total! Missed you OBigD. Sorry, guy.

Wow!  The word's out. I heard well on Friday afternoon and will see 2 of you at BMQ. Congratulations! I wonder if the early notice is for SEP.  Are we all SEP?

I'm about 2 or 2 and a half hours away and it's the closest CFRC to home. It really is an extension these days.  My cousin who was living there, she's moved down to around Bradford to help solve the lengthy commute to work in Toronto.  What a wasted day!  1.5 to 2 hours on the road everyday at...

Precisely. The NE Techs are 4 year contracts with additional initial time based on education inside or outside the CF.  That's exactly what I was asking because I've heard about layoffs in certain trades and positions.  As a matter of fact an Army guy I had played ball with was forced to move...

Have an open app for NE TECH (COMM) right now and patiently working my way through the processes. Waiting for my medical after blowing the CFAT out of the water  ;D Any advice out there from Navy people ... I'm already employed and looking for better long term employment. That's part of the...