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I lived for many years a couple hours south of Jasper in Invermere BC Without a doubt the Columbia icefields was one of my favorite places in all of the Rockies. It is truly magical.  Wilcox pass allows you great views of this area.  The icefields have the highest concentration of 11000 foot...

Steve I am a lot older than you and can say that I have never been discouraged from joining. I will say that I am in pretty good shape.  I can still run the 2.4 km in under 9min and could still likely get back to doing 100 plus pushups.  I also really enjoy things like climbing and parachuting. ...

I sure hope that being in the CF does not make you right wing.  I am in the process of applying. I had a fairly active political past and certainly not on the right.  I would regard Stephen Lewis as our country's finest living politician. Mellian, next time ask your leftie friends if they...

Big Burn; There are a lot of people that would be pretty happy to do 5km in 21 minutes. However, it sort of sounds like you would like to improve that time. Check out Daniel's Running Formula by Jack Daniels. (There are lots of other books as well as a lot of great web sites as well .) His...

On the one hand I could say that it took me close to 30 years and on the other hand less than 30 minutes. I went to the recruiting centre in Halifax after university.  I was so sure my dad would be all proud of me.  He had been in the RCMP back in the day when it was sort of para-military and...

This older wannabe is a little timid to reply.  I have been trying to heed the advice of George and others who seemed to  have reformatted that old "two ears one mouth " saying into " since you have two eyes and one mouse, read twice as much as you post."  But, I have to say thank you for some...

Hey guys this wannabe is a little intimidated to post on this lively debate, especially since it was not that long ago that I thought a thread was something to sew a button on with. I preferred to spend my spare time staying fit.  So, this is not from an expert but it is what works for me. Do...

I am in the process of applying but would still like to add what may be some valuable advice since I deeply appreciate both the advice and the service to our country that you guys have given. If you need to seriously improve your running then back off on the muscle stuff.  Hard running...

Thanks to MarkOttawa for a well written piece, with very ironic timing in my case.  I am an older Guelph economics graduate who wants to join the army and just joined this site. While I certainly love extreme sports and the climbing and sky diving type stuff, that is only the icing on the cake. ...

Again thanks so much for your service to my great country and all the helpful advice.  And, if any of you who were kind enough to take the time to give me your input run into an old soldier named Rod FRASER ( barolo is another story), I owe you a drink.  :cdn:

I am sorry if this is a second post on the same subject but my orginal seems to have disappeared as I likely put it in the wrong spot. It will be a bit embarassing if I can not figure out how to use this web site.  Firstly, my sincere graditute to everyone in the Forces.  I am older - o.k. way...

Well to the 27 year old "kid" , I went in to the recruiting office to see what the age limit for the reserves was.  The recruiter told me that basically that there was no age limit even in the regular forces.  A second recruiter told me the same thing.  I am 53 and have nothing but the greatest...

First let me say that this seems like a great site and that I have nothing but the deepest respect for the brave men and women that serve our country.  I am 53 but in great shape - finished my last ultra-marathon in third and would shoot for going the 2.4 km  run thing in way under 10 minutes...