canadian military basic training

[alisont]

I'm looking at a direct entry program to finance my graduate studies and I wondered if anyone out there has been through basic and what it was like, level of physical intensity wise....I am very physically active (work out at least 4x week). Would I be getting in over my head? How athletic do you need to be?

[MadCow]

You should be fine. It's not like you're applying to become a Navy Seal.

From what I've read, you need to able to do the following (for recruits under 25):

Push-Ups: 19
Sit-ups: 19
Hand Grip: 75lbs.
Cardio: 2.4km run in under approximately 11 and a half minutes

They look for proper form for the push ups and sit ups. I have friends who think they can do tons of push ups in one sitting, when they are only moving their body a couple inches up and down.

You should be able to get more information from this website:

http://www.recruiting.forces.gc.ca/e..._e.aspx?bhcp=1

[slowtalon]

Check out the forums at Army.ca

There's a tonne of great information from actual Canadian soldiers.

[shawn99]

if they fund your grad studies and did the basic trainning, doesn't it mean that you are part of their reserves? When war calls, you go.

[coolspot]

Holy cow:

Signing bonuses For Doctors and Specialists - $225,000 and $80,000 for Specialists. Salary is $121,344 or $186,852 for specialists.

Geez, so after 4 years in the army, a doctor has ~500K in the bank.

What would a civilian doctor make after 4 years of work out of school?

[alisont]

In DND physiotherapists are commissioned officers. It means I'm an officer for five years after I'm done my schooling working as a physiotherapist maybe overseas, maybe at a base in canada. In the summers, you work for DND, don't know doing what.

[jacky27]

Holy cow:

Signing bonuses For Doctors and Specialists - $225,000 and $80,000 for Specialists. Salary is $121,344 or $186,852 for specialists.

Geez, so after 4 years in the army, a doctor has ~500K in the bank.

What would a civilian doctor make after 4 years of work out of school?

you missed read, this is the corect posting

Incentives for Military Doctors and Dentists
In addition to existing recruiting bonuses for physicians of $225,000 (for a 4-year commitment) or $80,000 (for a 2-year commitment, renewable with a $100,000 bonus) and for dentists of $25,000, new pay improvements are in place:

[FastFokker]

Read the army.ca forums or better yet, talk to a recruiter directly.

If you're physically active now, don't worry about BMQ. It'll still be some hard work, but it won't kill you. I guess in the case of commisioned, it would be BOT, not BMQ.

[ZxExN]

The mental aspect of it will affect you more than the physical. Most of the guys I was on course with quit voluntarily. Be prepared to be out in the field for a month. (You'll have nightmares lol) Good luck

[jd82]

The mental aspect of it will affect you more than the physical. Most of the guys I was on course with quit voluntarily. Be prepared to be out in the field for a month. (You'll have nightmares lol) Good luck

but IMPs are damn good.

[greg123]

What would a civilian doctor make after 4 years of work out of school?

A LOT MORE

[greg123]

I'm looking at a direct entry program to finance my graduate studies and I wondered if anyone out there has been through basic and what it was like, level of physical intensity wise....I am very physically active (work out at least 4x week). Would I be getting in over my head? How athletic do you need to be?

http://www.recruiting.forces.gc.ca/e...t/index_e.aspx

on their site theres not much on the requirement of the direct entry program, do you have to apply like you were applying to a grad school or ? what are the basic requirement to apply?

[Tomato_1]

Best thing call / go down to the army recruitment center and ask. They are no where close to being pushy as the American counter parts. Hell I remember going to a center once and they showed me Officer boot camp training just to show that they are not hiding anything.

[Thanh]

I'm looking at a direct entry program to finance my graduate studies and I wondered if anyone out there has been through basic and what it was like, level of physical intensity wise....I am very physically active (work out at least 4x week). Would I be getting in over my head? How athletic do you need to be?

As a reserve officer, I can assure you that the physical part will be the lowest of your concern. The BMQ (basic military training) is 10-11 weeks long and it will test your mental toughness. Your day will start around 5h30 and you won't be in bed until 23h. That schedule for a day is easily doable but dealing with that schedule for multiple weeks while facing tons of physical & intellectual challenges is definitely tough.

Passing through the BMQ is one thing but making the most out of it is alot harder. You have to remember that after this basic training, you will be an active soldier and that you might have to engage in warfare activities. Reservists are often referred to as "weekend warriors" because of that. Too many of them are simply looking for a summer job.

Remember that the army life is not for everyone and you should think about who you are and what your values are before deciding if you join or not.

[circa76]

As a reserve officer, I can assure you that the physical part will be the lowest of your concern. The BMQ (basic military training) is 10-11 weeks long and it will test your mental toughness. Your day will start around 5h30 and you won't be in bed until 23h. That schedule for a day is easily doable but dealing with that schedule for multiple weeks while facing tons of physical & intellectual challenges is definitely tough.

Passing through the BMQ is one thing but making the most out of it is alot harder. You have to remember that after this basic training, you will be an active soldier and that you might have to engage in warfare activities. Reservists are often referred to as "weekend warriors" because of that. Too many of them are simply looking for a summer job.

Remember that the army life is not for everyone and you should think about who you are and what your values are before deciding if you join or not.

Thanh, I'm a reserve officer too, what unit are you with?

BMQ is the NCM program. BOTP(R) Part 1 is the officer program. Essentially they are the same except you get additional leadership lessons taught. BOTP(R) Part 2 is a one week add-on course for small party tasks.

Don't worry about either BOTP1 or BOTP2. As with BMQ, they will be the easiest courses you'll ever do in the army. Worry about the next step, CAP (Common Army Phase). That is where you'll really hurt.

When I ran a BMQ/BOTP course, I woke everyone up at 0500. They were to be ready for PT at 0530. I did PT with them every Saturday. Evenings would end around 2300, sometimes earlier if we were ahead of schedule. There were times were we kept them awake later because we needed to motivated them.

PM me if you want more info.