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Joined in may 98 with 723 Comm Sqn CT'ed to the regs as a lineman Aug 14 2001 4 trips across the pond and a CD later, still enjoying the adventure.  ;D

IMHO P90x is a great way to improve/maintain your cardio, but if you are concerned about your strength I would suggest modifying your current fitness regime by adding some strength training in as well. While it's been a while since I completed basic (12 yrs and counting  ;D) doing anything to...

On the bright side, you'd see it coming from a long way off.  ;D

Must be amazing to climb that high, I've only ever done the 150' at the school.  ;D

Mine were just happy that someone else was going to have to pay my grocery bill ... me! ;D

Is it wrong to pay midgets under the table? ;D

The writing boards for the courses themselves are still in progress so everything is still on a watch and shoot basis. Good luck with your OT 

    Karma struck me pretty hard as I was told to go get teflon tape from the QM. Not knowing anything about plumbing or the like I refused, even arguing that "if nothing sticks to teflon, how can they make tape out of it?!?" Was my face red when the storesman pulled out a roll of teflon tape and...

  To Sig op   You can try switching over to line on the PRES side of the house, although to be fair you will face obstacles there. As you are in a comm res unit you should inquire as to the state of the QL3 package, as I'm not sure if it takes two years or three now to get your full QL3 trg...

My wife is a member of married to the canadian forces (follow link) http://www.z9.invisionfree.com/MCF_families which looks at military life from a spouse's point of view. It may help.

From what I hear there are supposed to be many changes, but there are a lot of concerns about how the new trg is going to impact the comm reserve wrt retention. The progression from basic private to qualified tradesman is going to take a lot longer than what it once did, but to be fair, this is...

There will always be another one ... sooner or later  :2c:

  Linemen install and maintain the telecom/data cable infrastructure for all of the C&C that the CF employs in theatre. Our tasks encompass a large range of tasks from installing radio towers to laying tactical field line to OP's and bunkers. I know that when we deploy with a BN, linemen...

Not really an issue, trying to force an unwilling candidate to climb would be dangerous at best.

  I have personally found that respect from the subordinate side of the house is very much a two way street. The leadership principles I learned on my JLC/JNCO have been very good at helping me stay effective when put into the leadership role. By treating my peers and subordinates with respect...

There is, sadly enough, a Facebook page supporting the Taliban. There is also a group trying to get said page banned from Facebook ( Ban the group "Taliban Soldiers are heroes"). The security issue posed here is definitely viable, however it is not necessarily the Marines themselves that may...

An 1908 Russian Moisin-Nagant, with the old royal cypher engraved on it. My father-in-law bought it from a gun collector in the 80's as a "conversation piece". It currently resides in my gun safe.

No problem, good luck with your courses. :camo:

Gagetown right now is in a bit of a transition as linemen are gradually being posted to field postings, You can still request the area though.  Only Edmonton has a support position left for linemen in their ASG Sqn. More than likely you'll be heading for a brigade or you might get into JSR...

Wow I would suggest that you review some of the other posts under recruiting if you want a fairly accurate picture of what the recruiting phase is going to be like. As well as the fitness aspect of the whole process. I personally have never been 'interrogated' on any interview I've had in the...