Today's the day
At 6pm I will be sworn in as a 2nd lieutenant in the army reserve. Then July 2 it's off to basic training followed by platoon leader training at a later date, as yet TBD.
So, wish me luck. I'm probably going to need it, as I think I may well be the oldest 2nd john in the Canadian army.
"What, have Canadians run out of guns to steal from other Canadians and now need to piss all over our glee?"
- TSM
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Good Luck!
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Good luck, Goof. You may be an officer, but I really don't know about a "gentleman" ...
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Good luck !
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Congrats Goofy. Lt Goofball, sounds good to me.
RIP Tosa
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nice one, good luck
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Luck!
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Congratulations!
Now of course, his mother will be constantly making statements to her friends like, "My son came by the other day, my son the officer, and he... "
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Congrats!
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Good luck, Goofball! Joining the army when you are old may be tough - IMO youngsters are much more capable of putting up with crap. My father and uncle are twins - one did his national service at 18 and thought it was a great adventure; the other postponed until he was 21 and hated it. I'm guessing you're a little older than 21, but the point may still hold.
Forgive my curiosity, but what is the story behind you joining the Canadian Reserve? Is it voluntary? Part time? How big a commitment is it? In the UK we have the army proper and then the Territorial Army who are kind of weekend soldiers, but can see action, especially if they are specialists. What is the Canadian reserve?
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Best of luck! And enjoy.
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Congrats -Originally Posted by Goofball
O well, seems like 'some' people decide to ruin a perfectly valid threat. Nice going guys... doc bean
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Best of luck. Do not expect anything being given, I recently became the equivalent of a lieutenant and it is hard. You are responsible for the lives of your group, but your people usually come through for you. Always trust your people.
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Keep safe! Will you still be able to post regularly?
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Good fortunes to you!
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36 (in August) actually. But I have a small advantage in that I was a private in the regular army when I was younger, so I at least know what to expect.Good luck, Goofball! Joining the army when you are old may be tough - IMO youngsters are much more capable of putting up with crap. My father and uncle are twins - one did his national service at 18 and thought it was a great adventure; the other postponed until he was 21 and hated it. I'm guessing you're a little older than 21
It's pretty much the same as the Brit Territorial Army or the U.S. National Guard. It's voluntary, and part time; I think the average commitment works out to roughly 1 evening/week and 1 weekend/month (aside from additional training/taskings). I decided to join up again mainly because I enjoyed it when I was in before, and wanted to give it another go.
Thanks, PJ. I probably won't be able to post at all during basic, but after that life will be back to normal again.
And thank you to everybody else for your good wishes and advice...
"What, have Canadians run out of guns to steal from other Canadians and now need to piss all over our glee?"
- TSM
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Goof , go pay corps or catering corps, every Lt.shold be able to make adecent buck , just keep the senior NCOs well paid off .
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gl & hf
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Officer, eh? Afraid of real work?
Do me a favor and when people asked why you joined, tell them "because I wanted to PVP"
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Congrats, and stay safe!
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Viva La Canada!
...wait wrong border
Oh well, congrats!
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Congratulations and be skillful.
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Good luck and have loads and loads of fun! - teehee -
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What he said.
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Best of luck, soldier!
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Crap. Just saw this. Outstanding! *applause* The Cannuks need all the good officers they can get (just as any service).
Reinvent the British and you get a global finance center, edible food and better service. Reinvent the French and you may just get more Germans.
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ha ha
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