greenhorn said:
Also wondering about kit marking...is it the same as the individual units and should I have it done before I get there? Should I bring a cell phone to contact my kids or is there a CSN line available? Because everything is crammed in so tight, is there any down time, wk ends maybe, later on in the course? If so, is there a way to get to Winnipeg to visit my long lost Grandma? Are there Sunday trainings? Will I get first Aid training and certification? Will I get a St John's ambulance First Aid card? What weapons do we train on? Is there an obstacle course? Enough for now again, BTW, thank you so much, you're awesome, GH
1) Kit is marked with last name and last 3 of SN. When I went through, first day was a kit explosion. Basically, "everyone hold up your KFS holder. If not already done, Mark your KFS holder", etc.
2) There are payphones and CSN phones available, but I found with 12 phones TOPS, and around 250 students, a cell phone was great to have.
3) Assume that you won't have time off the base. You might, but expect to not have any. We had a couple of weekends off to go to Brandon, but not much other than that. Working on Sundays depends on the staff and what schedule you're on. You will have Church parade if you so choose, though. I tended to get some sleep on sundays while everyone else went to Church, and then spent the afternoon getting kit ready for inspection, and cleaning.
4) You will be trained on standard First Aid as per SJA, but you won't get the card or certificate. It'll be sent to your unit should you so request it, and then you can get it from them.
5) There is an obstacle course. Won't tell you about that one, you'll have to figure it out
6) Weapons are, C7, C9, Grenades. I don't know about the last couple of years, but some may do handling training on the C6. I never did in Shilo. Glad for it too, humping the Pig is a pain in the ***. So much fun the fire, however.