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Eye In The Sky's question is still valid, though. From where I sit, I see someone who basically wants to join the CF just long enough to grab all the free training he can,  then eject. That doesn't sit well with a lot of folks here, because the military isn't like any other line of work. Lots...

"Customs and Traditions of the Canadian Navy" by Lt(N) Graeham Arbuckle - 1 new, 16 used available on Amazon.ca http://www.amazon.ca/Customs-traditions-Canadian-Graeme-Arbuckle/dp/0920852386

In that case, I'd suggest you stay away from Navy trades, definitely. Every trade onboard ship participates in cleaning & painting; it's part of being a sailor. Same for lookout, though engineering trades don't do it very much after they've gotten the check-off for their NETP package. In fact -...

True, but I don't hear him(?) complaining about women strutting their stuff in the buff. :)

And if it was girls walking around in public in the buck?

I'm pretty sure there was an implied <joke> ... </joke> tag pair there... :)

They're under the operational control of those commands, yes. 443 Sqn is also under the operational command of MARPAC. However, they're all operated by the RCAF. Not the RCN, not the Army. I don't disagree that it's a national symbol, either. ALL service symbols are national symbols, however...

To address your second choice, OP, NAVCOMM is a hard sea trade, meaning most of your early trade experience will be on a ship. The general pattern will similar to that of AESOP, though. You do BMQ at CFLRS Saint-Jean, then fly out to Esquimalt. There will be some time on PAT while security...

Let's not also forget that another reason for having the large numbers of crew we have (compared to a merchant vessel) is damage control. Firefighting, flood control, contamination control, casualty clearing. There's also the little issue of maintenance while at sea, too... a *lot* of man-hours...

Main thing to remember is every member of the CF is a soldier first; any one of us can be tasked to grab a rifle and engage. Or as it was put to me longer ago than I care to admit "when you strip off all the crap, our job is to break shit and kill people."

The point is, you'll be trained to meet the Army's requirements, not yours. So you'll learn to be a soldier. There are remarkably few soldier skills which translate well to LEOs. Weapons? As a soldier you'll carry a C7; cops carry a pistol. First aid, yes; though I *think* police get more...

Which doesn't make him wrong. Or if you prefer, you're not right just because you're a C.O.B.

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For pretty much every trade in the CF, your first promotion comes at 30 months of service, and the next at 48 months, though if you've met your trade progression requirements, the second one can be 'advanced' to as early as 36 months. That would make you a corporal at the 3 year mark.

That looks pretty sharp, no doubt! I'd love to see pics of the finished buckle when it's done.

That's what I'm saying. Someone farther up the post chain felt it was unfair to return from the field and be slotted back into a 1 in 2 or 3 month watch rotation. Duty tech onboard most ships runs about 1 in 10 days - some ships are up as much as 1 in 2 weeks, and that's considered better than...

However, since the RCN Fleet Air Arm no longer exists, nor does the Army Aviation Corps, it is only the RCAF that continues to operate military aircraft for Canada. Thus, the RCAF roundel.

If you're near Esquimalt, there are a couple of sets for sale in the CANEX tailor shop at Naden.

:goodpost: Have some milpoints :)