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BMQ - April 2011

kmcneil

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Well, I figure I can be the one to start a thread for this BMQ course.

I swear in March 31st and start BMQ on April 11th, I believe. Anyone else on here have the same kind of dates?
 
I write my CFAT and do all my other necessities on March 17th so I'm hoping I will get roughly the same dates as you.
 
To my understanding, this is a BMQ people were already picked for. The recruiter said someone must have dropped out and I got their spot.
 
Alright, so I have a question.

I know Easter weekend is during my BMQ course. Now, it is within the first 5 weeks which i know you are confined to the base, but would this weekend be given off and would family be able to visit during this time? I am asking this mainly because my 19th birthday is on Good Friday, so it would be nice.

Thank you.
 
I have been called in for the April 11th BMQ - Field Artillery


This might be the wrong place to ask this, but what happens after BMQ? Are we given a few days off before we go to our SQ/MOC?
 
kmcneil said:
Alright, so I have a question.

I know Easter weekend is during my BMQ course. Now, it is within the first 5 weeks which i know you are confined to the base, but would this weekend be given off and would family be able to visit during this time? I am asking this mainly because my 19th birthday is on Good Friday, so it would be nice.

Thank you.

I wouldn't count on it.


NazTheEternal said:
I have been called in for the April 11th BMQ - Field Artillery


This might be the wrong place to ask this, but what happens after BMQ? Are we given a few days off before we go to our SQ/MOC?

I just finished BMQ on March 10th, the guys from my platoon that are doing SQ start March 15th, so not much of a break there.
 
NazTheEternal said:
I have been called in for the April 11th BMQ - Field Artillery


This might be the wrong place to ask this, but what happens after BMQ? Are we given a few days off before we go to our SQ/MOC?

Congrats on getting accepted in, Naz!

Did you receive any more info on if the course is in St. Jean or Borden? I was too excited to ask any questions so I'm going to head in to the Recruiting Center tomorrow for more information.
 
ARGH!!! you guys are making me sad :'( my thumbs are getting tried of twiddling i am so anxious to get the call to go swear in and my course date. Oh well i guess it just a matter of "hurry up and wait" its only been 18 months since i applied and 10 since i did my medical and interviews.

Congrats to everyone who is on their way.  :salute:
 
kmcneil said:
Congrats on getting accepted in, Naz!

Did you receive any more info on if the course is in St. Jean or Borden? I was too excited to ask any questions so I'm going to head in to the Recruiting Center tomorrow for more information.

I did ask a few questions, but I figured I would get more when I go to Swear In and sign my docs
 
kmcneil said:
Did you receive any more info on if the course is in St. Jean or Borden?

RegF BMQ is no longer offered in Borden, once the current course graduates at the end of March 2011. All further RegF BMQ courses will be offered at CFLRS St Jean.
 
You guys are in for quite the experience. I did my BMOQ at St Jean 2 summers ago, and as far as I know, much of the material is the same. Basic training is basic training, although i know that BMOQ was much much more focused on leadership and is a few weeks longer.
I wouldn't fully count on leaving your floor on any weekend, let alone the base, especially during the first 5 weeks. I know people who weren't able to leave for 10 weeks. They can take your leave pass away on the Friday afternoon if they feel like it, and some instructors do. So don't go booking hotels and train tickets and stuff unless you have your signed leave pass in hand, or you can accept the possibility that you might lose your weekend at the last minute and be out that money.
A lot of the first few weeks are more focused on learning the overall routine. You'll get used to things pretty quick, and some may find it very overwhelming. Personally, my first night in the Mega was very nerve racking. The building is effing huge, and you start getting yelled at the second you step through the big green doors. There's yellow lines on the floor that you have to walk along, just like in prison movies. It's definitely a lot to take in, especially if you're totally new to the military experience.

You won't be issued anything until towards the end of week 1 as far as i can remember, so bring a few sets of clothes to wear, both during the first week and for weekends off. They take away your cell phones and electronics for the whole INDOC period, so don't expect to be able to call your girlfriend or whatnot every night. Bring a few calling cards with you because there's payphones on every floor, and you only have occasional access to the Canex during indoc to buy more. Don't bring any snack food, because having it up on your floor is against the rules, and god help you if you get caught. Don't bring any knives (pocket knives are fine, and even useful) or booze either, because they search your stuff when you first get there. Porn mags are off limits too, but there's some newspapers in the Canex that have some naked ladies in em (for desperate times). That's something i wish i knew from the start, because i only noticed it on grad week. You can bring a laptop, and once you get it back after indoc, they don't check any of saved videos you have, so you can use your imagination...

Other than that, just keep your head up and push through. Your instructors, depending on how sadistic they are, will mess with you constantly. Just suck it up and take it with a smile. Some people break down under the stress, so if you notice others falling behind, then help them out. That's one thing the instructors look for - that you can be a team player. Just remember that your platoon is only as strong as its weakest member. Take it easy on those who have a hard time, because they WILL improve. You just have to help them along. The ones who aren't cut out for it will be weeded out as the course goes on.

Most importantly, enjoy the shit out of your course. Sometimes, it's really, REALLY gonna suck. But the shittiest times also usually have the funniest stories. And i guarantee that on graduation day, when you're standing shoulder to shoulder with each other, you're gonna be more proud of yourself than you've ever  been  before.

Good luck, and have a good course ladies and gents. Hope this helps.
 
Manowar, that piece of art you just wrote brought back some pretty fantastic memories!  It's definitely true, the crappy times in basic, like orienteering out in Farnham in the middle of December and walking on a back-bearing for an hour and a half at oh-dark-stupid (I wanted to shoot that guy), make for some of the best memories.  Or the time we got in crap during drill class and the sergeant decided we were going to practice turns and inclines on the march in double time...he tried to demo it and screwed it up a few times, which led to us having to do it until we had it perfected an hour later!

Oh, the memories.  It's stuff that will stick with you forever, and put the occasional smile on your face when you look back on it and think "remember when...that really SUCKED!".

Don't sweat the small stuff, keep perspective while you're on course and all will be well.

Good Luck!
 
Does anyone know where I can find the dates for BMQ or if they have been released yet?  I have saved this link to CLFRS ( http://www.cflrs.forces.gc.ca/menu/cfc-ecc/dc-cd/index-eng.asp ) but the last course started on March 7, 2011.  I am hoping that I have been merit listed for my trades (Sonar Tech, NWTech, and MarEngMech), but I still haven't heard anything yet.

I've got my back against the wall at the moment because my EI runs out at the end of March, and I'm not sure if I'll have a job by then.

Anyone have a beacon of hope for me (other than patience is a virtue and keep up with my PT, because I'm already doing that...)

If I'm over-stressing about this, please feel free to tell me.  I can take it.

Thanks guys and gals.

Rev
 
Knowing the dates of any future BMQ courses will not help your situation.
 
I know it won't help.  I'm gonna have to live off of savings or hope that something comes up REAL quick.  I was hoping, albeit (possibly) uselessly, that they may call for the "In Demand/Accepting Applications" trades within the next week or two.  I know of a couple people who I've talked to that they managed to get a date for April 11, 2011 or so for their BMQ courses to start, but I think that these are people who are either top of the list or there were a few drop outs for the BMQ run in April.

In any case, my wife and I are expecting our first child in July, and I was hoping I'd be able to let her know if I'd be done BMQ before then or not.  I noticed that the website I posted had both the anticipated start dates and the completion dates, but they only go up to March 7, 2011.  I was wondering if anyone had more updates dates and/or where I could find them.

Personally, I think I'm driving myself crazy with the waiting...  I'm waiting for the CF, waiting for the baby, looking for a job...  At least the PT is something to look forward to.

Rev
 
NavyHopeful said:
I know it won't help.  I'm gonna have to live off of savings or hope that something comes up REAL quick.  I was hoping, albeit (possibly) uselessly, that they may call for the "In Demand/Accepting Applications" trades within the next week or two. 

There is no way to tell you which BMQ you would be on, if any, even if you had the entire year's list in front of you.
 
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