Scaddie said:
On another note, how many uniforms are we entitled to? I used to think it was three, but seeing that some of you have more..
Depends upon who/what/where you are.
TW Cadpat:
Reg & PRes Force (Army & Air Force): 3 pairs while in Canada. Naval DEU entitled to 3 pair when posted/employed in a posn which directly supports Air or Land Operations, with some exceptions of course for specificly tasked personnel at Naval posns.
Pers deploying/deployed on Ops (depending on which Op):
3 or 4 pair depending on Op. If your Op is entitled to be issued a 4th set, you are supposed to return your 4th set to clothing stores a maximum of 30 days after you return to Canada as you are no longer entitled to hold the 4th set.
Army CIC Officers: 2 sets
Air and Naval DEU CIC Officers: 2 sets on Temp issue only while employed at Cadet Summer Training facilities.
AR Cadpat:
3 or 4 sets dependant upon which Op you are deploying/deployed on. If not returned in-theatre; the onus is also on the member to return these AR cadpats to clothing stores within 30 days of his/her re-deployment to Canada.
You will notice that the only people who are entitled to more than 3 sets are those who are deployed or who are tasked to deploy in the near future. As per working group I attended on Op Clothing 2 weeks ago, it was suggested by us that entitlement qtys for TW cadpat be raised, but that has still not been approved as policy.
So I am wondering exactly why a BMQ candidate has been issued 4 sets, at least one set of which he isn't entitled to. Come to think of it, I'm also wondering how a BMQ candidate in week one is able to be on the internet when it took me to week 3 in Cornwallis before I was even entitled to buy a coke out of the vending machine.
Times have certainly changed. Based on that, I'm going to wager (because I can't tell by your profile) that you are undergoing a Res Force BMQ on weekends perhaps (and thus at home during the week with access to a computer), and that your BMQ is occuring at a 'remote location' therefore garnering your BMQ an exception to the qty 3 entitlement for cadpat. Am I close?