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But as worst case scenerio, couldn't the reservist just not bring up that he/she is in the reserves? I don't see any legal reason you would have to write this on your resume. I doubt employers will go out of their way to specifically ask out of nowhere "are you in the reserves?"  Now of course...

Okay I see, so they COULD be forced up for domestic duties (possibly related to international operations).. Thanks for clearing that up.

Oh ya I understand that completely, I was just talking abou the future. Actually I wish more people would understand that every reservist in Afghanistan volunteered. I'm sure Layton doesn't mention this fact when he asks to "support the troops by bringing them home". 

Okay I thought he was saying something along the lines of The PM does something to force reservists to join the regular forces (he didn't mention directly sending them to Afghanistan, although I assumed that they if a sodlier was forced to join the regs, it would be with the intention of...

i thought that reservists could not be forced out of the country?  I must not understand that rule correctly.

Well goes without saying ...  ;)  Clinton was a "dog", but he cared about his country

I'm too young to remember his presidency that well, but looking back it seems like Clinton was a very smart and hard working leader.  I get the impression that he truly cared about his country above all else. And as for the Liberals, the party is really difficult to categorize because they...

Here's a little something to think about, from Penn and Teller's Bullshit, an exchange between a leading US pollster and some guy walking on the street (seems like a normal guy, not an idiot or anything): Does the federal government spend too much or too little on social programs for illegal...

Even more encouraging. I was thinking about claiming the training as co-op experience (I doubt the university would object since it makes their "employment percentage" look better for incoming students). Thanks for your advice.

Thanks for your answers. At least it sounds like its possible to make this work and would be worth talking to a recruiter about.  I also could probably be a little more flexible than my original post sounded. Like it is possible to get work placements in my city, and I could probably take off...

Well I had my own assumptions, but doesn't hurt to ask since most of the people on here will know a lot better than me.

Hi, I have a question that I didn't find an answer to by searching. Anyways, I think that I would like to eventually be a DEO, but was thinking that before signing a 9 year contract, it may be a good idea to give the reserves a try as an NCM (even if it's a non related trade). It would let me...

The irony with that is that the cadet program is probably more left wing than right wing. Think about it, from a military (military spending being more right wing) standpoint,how much does cadets offer? People coming from cadets have some knowledge of drill and military knowledge, some may have...

Wait, you mean they were protesting against cadets???? Some people really have too much time on their hands.  A structured after school program that is essentially free (unlike the rising costs of most sports and other after school activities), gives students lots of different experiences, and...

Your posts in this thread have been excellent and verly balanced, so I'd definately look at that.

well I suppose at least the US military is open about the policy (although I still disagree with it). Those copmanies probably don't take so much heat because there is no official policy "no women or blacks in senior management" or whatever. Just get exluded in the hiring process.

One quote says it all He basically just admitted that the whole thing has nothing to do with the military being a bad career option (he supports national security, which I assume involves military), but just a new way to protest the war.

Anyone notice a link they have to a story printed in York University's newspaper: http://www.excal.on.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2122&Itemid=2 Basically there was a (voluntary) frosh activity that involved learning about the military and doing some military type exercises...

from a couple posts I've seen on here, really sounds like he's moving on with his life (which can't be easy to do). Good for him and very inspirational.

Canada has some of the best soldiers in the world, I just wish we'd buy them some damn equiptment. Seriously, this is is just getting embarrassing. You know it's bad when the Air Force's web site is bragging about having the oldest Hercs in any military, because it shows how good the maintenace...