I leave Canada next week to start my application process. Fun road ahead!

2000-2300 calories per day would definately be the end of me. The average male eats about 2600 calories per day, and you should be eating more than average to keep up with your active life. Have you noticed any weight loss? You should probably be asking a doctor about this in case it's something ...

I also wear New Balance and I've heard Asics are just as good. It's important to have them look at your feet while you run a few steps so they can recommend some proper fitting shoes. My feet over-pronate and I never would have bought shoes with the right support if I hadn't done this.

I'll take just about any specialisation that I can use later in life. As far as I know, there isn't a big demand for mountain leaders in civie world these days

But as a commonwealth citizen, my choices are quite restricted

RM.Nod05 wrote:put it this way 0.01% of the country can get in the Royal Marines

And the commonwealth, too.

Any idea what's involved with a PVR? i.e. what are the negative aspects of it?

Once you complete your professional training you can leave after 3 years (ie your Return of Service).

Minimum airman engagement is 9 years + 6 in the Reserve.

So just to make sure I have this right, I can leave the RAF Regiment 3 years after I finished training if I wanted? (not saying that I ...

I'm interested in the RAF Regiment and was wondering about the minimum term of service. The website says 9 years with the option to extend it after 4 years. Is it possible to leave the RAF after 4 years, or do you have to stay on for 9 years?

canman wrote:Its almost laughable ............if some young lives hadnt been ruined , all I can say is we in Canada seem to have the same problems . I guess we are still part of the Empire after all .

I think it's more like we're still part of human civilization after all.

How easy is it for someone who has just joined the army to live off base? I know the pay makes it hard, but other than they pay, how hard/easy is it?

Not sure if you've checked the 'profiles' section of the army website, but it has a short profile written by someone in the Intelligence Corps. Gives a little info on a job that's hard to find any info about.

Lance wrote: Call the AFCO up and request them again. Keep annoying them until you get those forms.

Thanks for the advice, I'll call a recruiter tomorrow and ask for the papers again.

Redhand,

Yes I am looking at joining the British Army now. I agree that it's more appealing for a Canadian than our own army is for a variety of reasons. Not sure exactly what trade I'm planning on taking, I'm still a bit confused by the GCSE's and A-levels, plus a British recruiter told me that a ...

I'm Canadian and looked into joining the American military about 6 years ago. An American immigration lawyer told me it's not possible to join unless you are an American citizen or have a green card, but the green card is quite difficult to get and the only realistic way for me to get one was for my ...