I am currently in my enrollment process for the Canadian forces and should be going to BMQ(Basic Military Qualifications 12 weeks) in the next few months.
My question to you is from your Basic Training what tips would you give to someone that is gonna go to basic?
I'm currently applying for Army Communications and information Specialist.
I am a current serving Canadian Forces Armoured Crewman and what I can give you for basic is right off the bat your gonna have to play the game always think of it as a game.
They are there to teach you to become a soldier from a civilian. They will mentaly break you down as well as physical the whole reason though is to see how you cope with it if you can handle the stress and move on through it.
You will learn everything from proper healthcare and how to maintain a standard through room inspections and dress inspections to see if you can follow instruction.
You may have everything perfect during one of these but if your battle buddy doesn't they punish the group reason also is you need to work as a team and you are only strongest as your weakest link.
Now I am not saying to carry the weak link through sometimes you will have to cut the cancer out to survive but say your great at polishing boots but horrible at pressing shirts well you find someone who is good at pressing shirts and bad at boots and you do his boots and he does your shirts.
Like a team remember the whole reason is to see how you manage everything from timings to early morning runs where a member of your platoon is falling behind now if you all leave him and continue then they will see that.
But if you all fall back and encourage the member they will see a team and they want to see a team because that's what the military is its a team.
One unit can't win wars by it's own but a team of units or a combat team can just remember your gonna get pissed your gonna be tired but that's the game and you just have to see how far you can move your peace to win the game rely on your platoon members as they will rely on you if one section is doing push ups cause they messed up have everyone get down and do push ups cause if they failed you all failed as a team.
Plus it will bring you guys together and when together you can not fail pm me if you want more info other then that you will learn basic comm's map and compass skills , NuclearBiologicalChemical drills, how to do Parade drill ,basic combat first aid, principals of marksmenship , firefighting , patroling, ect, its alot for three months but it will be over before you know it and once its gone you will miss it.
because you don't need to think about anything they tell you what to do just follow instruction and that's it make a bed a way then make the bed eat when they tell you to eat sleep when they say sleep it simple just play the game cheers
