Addition to above post : Regarding mathematics, please kindly forget I asked. It was mostly just nervousness stemming from the big leap of changing careers / manning up I'm working towards. A simple YouTube search in addition to researching the forums has yielded me more course material than I could ever hope for. Study I shall
I still would love to know if you are often tasked in naval or air side environments, as although I am aware this is an army trade and the CF has no interest in my sight seeing preferences, the sheer amount of cutting edge electronics packed into a ship or aircraft has always been a 'wow' for me and keeps me humbly impressed every time I see it result in a roaring take-off or a detailed map of the ocean floor. I guess I could summarize better by asking : "are you often helping other trades in other environments, or is there more then enough land based equipment in the 90+ page manual that needs attention and land duties are often back logged as is?"
Also I heard there is quite a bit of driving in this trade... I'm guessing CF pickup truck and a toolbox & parts commuting from gig to gig type of thing? I don't know much about the vehicles the CF uses yet so I'm curious what, if anything, you are asked to drive from time to time.
I guess lastly, do you mind sharing a brief highlight or two of the job... I'm just curious about some of the more enjoyable aspects of the trade. I get it is hard work, but every once and a while something impresses you and boosts morale more than a day off golfing if you know what I mean. I currently work in sound and lighting and despite some difficult circumstances some stuff is just 'awesome' despite the grit and grime of making the job happen. Good example would be the roar of the crowd at the Olympics I'm Vancouver when Canada won gold in men's hockey.... Deafening but very high on the coolness factor even though it took incredible man hours to pull off. Or painstaking months off work later, the C.N. Tower sure does look awesome with the light on it. How about you? Fixing a water pump for someone? Helping a satellite communicate with a lav? Seeing the stoked faces of the guys when their NVG are back in working order after dust wreaks havoc on the optics?
I'm just curious about some positive experiences of the job that if I'm lucky enough I can look forward to.
Thanks for your time regardless of if you are able to reply.
Also thanks to the forum admin, as this site has been an extremely useful resource for information for me and countless other potential recruits.
