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I myself had all these grand plans of getting in great shape before basic but then I realised this will be the last time for awhile I'll be able to hang out with friends and family so its been a bit of working out with a hangover.......figure I have to get used to suffering anyways so it works...

After being in a few fights in and out of the ring I'm comforted knowing I wont be the only one there who's had a few blows to the head...... ;D

Your not supposed to block the bat with your head!!!! ;D

For those of us in Vancouver B.C.........swearing in ceremony on the 19th whos going?

Excuse me Hitormiss I'm getting a little ahead of myself and your right, a buddy of mine was told ppcli and ended up in rcr. We all gotta get through training first!.......And In the letter they say 9 or more for the "school bus" less and its cab approx. 90-100 $ but they reimburse you......

It's interesting how many of us are going through bmq together and going ppcli as well, essentially some of us could go through the whole process with the same person and be able to talk about the good old days back in beautiful b.c  ;D

I'm flying out of van myself on aug 4th swearing in july 19th as well.......

Unfortunatley I wont see you guys on the train as I seem to be the only one so far coming from western canada ;D

I'm going PPCLI as well.........Anyone else flying out from vancouver BC?

Congrats Neko and Eager, I wouldnt mind knowing a couple peeps there as well.....see you on course :cdn:

I finally got the call!  I swear in on july 19 and fly to st jean quebec Aug 4 to start BMQ Aug 6, its still a ways away but more time to train...Anyone else goin to BMQ on Aug 6th? I geuss now my handle finally means something...... ;D oh and I'm goin infantry.

I think the canucks could go all the way this year! and we need to light a fire under naslunds ass.... :cdn:

I just did my medical and interview at cfrc vancouver and there were a few others that did that day as well.

I agree with para, as a BCer with a family member in VPD I can tell you that with the change in political climate and the lack of available firepower in western canada its a good thing to equip these guys with some equipment that would aid them with real or potential threats and it would be in...

Went in for Med and Interview on mon........passed everything but need a letter from my doc about my generations affliction known as a.d.d or a.d.h.d I had when i was like 6 but they need aletter anyways..........even though about 90% of my generation has it! but thats the only thing holding me...

Im joining becuase I here were being sent some place sandy with a hot climate......... ;D But seriously, Mostly I want to work with capable people of like mind, protect the country and people in it, find out where my limits are and grow beyond them, throw in some adventure and comraderie and...

Born and raised in beautiful british columbia......

Ive had alot of success by putting on a backpack and filling it with books or weights, if you want to be more accurate with wieght (5-10 pnds to start) and doing 4 sets of pushups to exhaustion with no more than a minute rest between sets, in my own case i went from 25 pushups to 60 pushups...

A good warm up for rotator cuffs is starting your workout with a good warmup but more specifically grab a 5 pnd weight, bend at the waist let your arm hang to the floor and make circles slowly for about 15 one direction then 15 the other for both arms a good way to warm up the rotators.

Well I went in today and did my cfat............passed and qualified for all trades, it was actually more challenging than I thought..........now I have a Med and Interview on Mar 12 then I was told it could be no more than a week till i get sent to bmq...........Now Im getting...