Sig_Des said:IIRC, most comms are done in English, and when a French unit is working with and English unit, they are supposed to use English VP, as per the ACP, but I do seem to remember that they also use French VP within Franco units.
211RadOp said:You do remember correctly. At one time, all Bde level and above (when we had a Div) were English Only nets. Idividual Bn (or equivalent) could be in either language. I'm not sure about the 5 Bde Comd Net now, but at one time it was in English when 2RCR was part of the Bde.
211RadOp said:Rien n'attendu - nothing heard
211RadOp said:Cordinnée - grid
Sig_Des said:BTW, when performing a Radio check with Wainwright Range Control in French, hilarity ensues.
When talking with any air elements, FAC, air traffic control, etc, I believe that the UNIVERSAL standard is English.airmich said:Nothing against the French, but they have a voice procedure in the CF? I thought all comms were English. I know the first QL courses as navsig/comm are offered in French, but I thought that was just the basic structure, not the procedures.
On that note, would the procedures be the same no matter which element? Because if so, I am just headed into work and I can send an email off to contacts I have in Standards at comm school out west. Let me know!
211RadOp said:Kyu,
Sorry about that. I did a cut and paste from an e-mail from a friend at QGET. My written french is not strong, so I did not pick up on those.
Kyu said:BTW, do the VanDoos speak in "Bilingual" on the radio, like a mix of english and french voice procedure? Like : "Plus à suivre, Over"?
Officially, it should be in either English or French. Having said that, I'm sure that it has come out that way more than once.Kyu said:BTW, do the VanDoos speak in "Bilingual" on the radio, like a mix of english and french voice procedure? Like : "Plus à suivre, Over"?
Jammer said:Hehehe, Try going to orders with the Van Doos. One hour in french....ten minutes in english. I'm sure there was something important we were supposed to know