After applying for the AirForce, they have yet to call me on my aptitude testing. Anyways, because the recruiter at the Airforce told me that army,navy and airforce all share the same military training, i was wondering if anybody could provide me with a few more specific details when you get shipped off to BMQ.

1.Is there any training or exercise where it involves heights?
I can't stand heights but i mean if its not extreme or anything, of course i can tuff it out.

2.There any training or exercise involving swimming?

3.Do they expect every member to run the full 8k at the end of the course without any walk breaks in between the 8k run??

Thx in advance.

everything you need to know has been posted in the past..3 or 4 pages.. if you have any additional questions just ask. it's pretty straight forward. dont go in drunk or high, u know, common sense.

airforce? regular force or reserve? im guessing regularforce.. since we dont really have reserve airforce here in BC...

reg force is a bit different than reserves. but if you read the past few pages you'll get all the answers too.

from what i know, no, there are no "heights".. maybe u might have to scale a wall that's like 10 feet high. nothing crazy like a building.

no swimming. u might have to walk through some deep puddles though :p

i did not have to run 8k at the end of my course, but im sure there were times where we ran close to 8k non stop. i mean we run for like 45min straight, im sure there's at least once we've ran 10k.

they build you up. they dont just expect you to beable to do it. there are a lotta unfit people that join. you start from the basics.

you'll do some strength training, circuit training, and of course, running.

^^ Yeah i forgot to clarify that its Air Force Reserve. They do have a reserve unit in abbotsford.

about the heights, thats a huge relief, I hate that sheyeight.

And regarding swimming, I saw a thread on the army.ca forums saying theres a mandatory swimming test that takes place on the first week. (apparently from members that have gone through this process)

finally, with running im building up my lungs to handle tha heat im gonna face. Better to be safe then sorry.

Thanks Ulic, youre always of great help.

NP

yeah, i also heard before my BMQ that we had to swim. err yeah that never happens, ive yet to meet anyone who's had to swim.

but you know, on the civilian side of things, you should learn how to swim anyways, it's fun. :p

yeah running, they'll build you up, and heights. nah, there's no heights.

BMQ is the same for army navy and airforce.. or so they say, but im sure they make little slight adjustments, especially if all the candidates on the course are from one element (ie. a BMQ full of airforce types).

yeah, i keep forgetting abbotsford has an airforce reserve base :p, abbotsford is kinda far out there haha.

what is on the aptitude test?

for the physical.. ill go into a bit more details.. although they shoulda told u what they expected already.

like i said, X amount of situps in X amoutn of time, do as many pushups as u can, they have a minimum but u keep going till u cant.
a grip test, and a step test that simulates the 2.4k run.

that was it for the physical... of course the standards are different for males and females. its pretty easy to pass unless you are VERY VERY unfit.

it's been 4 weeks :(
i called them last week and they said it isn't even on the computer yet...

oh, what's the pay for regular forces and is it 2 or 3 year contract??

Don't worry, my application took approx four months:)

http://www.recruiting.forces.gc.ca/m...arForcePay.pdf

Reg force pay (Private) starts at $2421 and the first contract is mostly 3 yrs

the aptitude test was such a breeze. and here i was studying how to graph logarithmic equations and how to factor polynomials. lol

Its pretty much Math 9 material.

Piece of cake to say the least.

haha yeah right :p we'd have the fuckin smartest military in the world if that was the case :p

join the infantry and you have to swim. Have to do it for your BIQ course because we do assualt boats. It isent super hard though it is done in full combats which can make it challenging.

how the fuck do you swim with your combat boots, your tac vest, helmet, weapon, and all your ammo n' shit!?

i mean, if you fell off the boat... wait, you guys have those neat camo life jackets right?

Ulic, youve done your BMQ, soilder and Occupational training right?

I was wondering how much money you got paid for each training?

(in the 3 months or whatever the amount youre there training)

Depends... on your rank. and if you're going away doing the training straight (like 1 or 2 months straight) or if the training is split up into weekends.

Class A and Class B training. i've explained the pay rates beforehand in another post.

it depends on your rank, and how long you've been that rank for.
pay goes by day, 24/7 if you're away doing straight training. or by day or half day if you're doing part time training.

going away not only has the benifit of getting paid even on weekends when you don't work, but you get tax free allowance each day. i think its something like 19 bucks. and of course the free lodging and food etc.

All that stuff has been explained before but.. yeah ill answer em again :p

the reserves has a program where you get 50% tuition back or 2000 dollars per year, whichever is lower, up to a total of 8000 bucks. you have to apply for it through your chain of command and have BMQ completed. and it has to be towards a degree, cant be a bcit thing, unless it is related to your military trade (of course this might of changed, they keep changing it)

bad eyes will limit your trades. if you're eyes are SUPER bad, you might not even beable to be a driver. but don't worry there are other trades, and everyone learns how to drive anyways :p you just wont be driving ALL the time. it depends what you like doing.

no... in 2001 canada went to war. they went to afghanistan and only the reg force go. even if i wanted to go, i wouldnt be allowed to go.

now 2006, afghanistan has been "deemed" safe enough for reservists to go. it's more of a humanitarian mission now than war. reservists can APPLY to go, but you might not get to, due to the competition and if there is any position open for your rank and trade.

but remember you are a reservist, and it is the militia, if some shit happens in canada, you could be called to assist, within canada of course.

class B.. heh, you ask for it, and apply through your chain of command, and if there is a position at your unit or another unit, or somewhere in canada, and they deem you fit enough to fulfill the position, then you will get it.

yes my aptitude test is on wednesday!!

good luck. just relax, it's easy... well i shouldnt say easy, it's not for everyone. but for most people it is.

tell me how it went. and if there are any changes from what i described it to be, it's been almost 4 years since i did mine so yeah. gotta keep updated :p

its simple
i dunno for me it was
nothing compared to calculus
lol

well there's 3 parts
english-defintions..
shapes-folded out and how to put it back together
math-problem solving

it was EASY. only the defintions part was hard c'mon who uses words like laud, sagacious and convene.

HAHAh yeah, at first the vocab i was like.. .jeez im not in grade 1 anymore.. then a few pages later i was like.. ok i'm not some like english freak. i couldnt understand HALF the words they were using. more than half. i just ended up guessing so much.

some of the shapes were hard. but i ended up just using scrap paper and drawing it out n stuff :p they didnt seem to mind.

yeah the math is simple. if you've been through highschool it should be no problem.

hey you cant be discussing whats on the test to civlians dammit lol i kid

oh fuck that's right... well, we can give examples :p

you guys DID get an example sheet right? somethign you can look over. of course it was a lot easier than the real test.. but you did get one right?

only idiots can fail that shit
that was so simple
i was doing all of the math questions in my head
dindtevne use the scrap paper

yah there was examples but everything is done on computer, examples, instructions...

man i want to find out what i got, but MCpl Potvin(the supervisor guy) just said "oh all of you guys passed"