Sending my application to the Royal Canadian Air Force this week.

>>32576268
Canada has an air force? Do they do anything or do they just have drone races in the hangers.

>>32576268
If youre a white male just prepare yourself to see all the positions you want being filled by women who are half as qualified and from much more privileged backgrounds.

>>32576444
My sister is in the Canadian Army, she and others in that military branch call it the Chairforce

Take from that what you will -- I'd suspect it'll be easy.

Though part of me wants to join the Navy. I'm just wondering what basic training is like in terms of handling weapons, etc. And what it's like in general

>>32576474
Not white, but First Nations male.

Will I take flack for being a minority in the military?

Have you been in the military, if so do you have advice for me?

>>32576486
I was just fucking with you mate, youll be fine. Dont know about Air Force training but you will probably still do skill at arms, drill/parade and general infantry skills before you specialise, just a lot less focus on it than the Army. Just remember its more about mental endurance than physical, more often than not you see thin wiry guys make it through whereas big hench guys struggle. Make sure youre in good shape, and dependent on the role you wanna go for you might need to be good at quick mental maths and basic physics stuff, but theyll teach you all the necessary fields. It is widely held that chairforce is quite a bit more relaxed than the army though, so as long as your heads screwed on right and you have self determination, you should be fine.

>>32576486
Sorry just reread your post, public affairs branch is pretty cushty by the sounds of it, but for intelligence youll need to be pretty smart, good analytical skills, strong work ethic and general mental toughness. Youll also need to be able to work well in a team and working under pressure, thats one of the main things theyll look for. Doesnt matter if you hate your section, youre all in it together to accomplish your set goals and tasks.

Hey dude, someone who was also considering public affairs as well. I did an English degree and a postgrad college program in public relations. I was not qualified for PA officer because my undergrad was not in journalism, communications or international affairs. I don't know if political science will cut it, but good luck. They are very specific about which degrees they allow for different officer slots. I'm applying for intel too, but know that without a language or a Masters in a specialized relevant subject, you'll need to have top marks on the aptitude tests to beat out the native mandarin, Russian and Arabic speakers. Intel also has a lot of component transfers from guys who have 5-7 years within combat arms trades. I'm a former combat arms guy myself who was placed on the supp reserve doing university, so hoping that will work in my favour

>>32576268
A

I completed bmoq a year ago so it's still fresh in my mind. In basic, you'll do a bunch of PT, drill, C7a2 rifle handling, first aid and you'll sit through a lot of power points. You'll also have to do battle procedure (look it up) and a couple of field exercises, the last being your final test.

To prepare yourself start getting used to walking a lot with a heavy backpack (ours was 35lbs), learn how to iron shirts, polish shoes, sow.

I'm in as a pilot and I can say that it's a nice job where you'll meet plenty of friendly people. The downsides are that sometimes youll be doing nothing for hours and clerks are slow as hell.

>>32576478
For the weapon handling you'll have to know how to operate it, maintain it, and fire 60 rounds at a target within acceptable groupings. Don't worry about it, I had legitimate retards on my platoon pass this course. In general, you'll do a bunch of bullshit that isn't hard, just tiresome.