I'm in the CF!

PvtBonesPvtBones Join Date: 2004-04-25 Member: 28187Members
edited February 2007 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">Or: Canada has a army?!</div>as of 2 hours and some odd minutes I am officially sworn in as a part of the Canadian forces as a co-op reservist with the 31st Combat Engineers Regiment (The Elgins).

I've been wanting to join the CF for a while and when the co-op program at my school was announced I say the chance and it fit perfectly with the current going ons in my family and life. my mom just opened up here own restaurant so everyone wins (I get to help it get off the ground, I get to join the CF and the CF gets another pair of boots)

For Queen and Country! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

*Edit*

now I have to get my hair cut D:

Some history (it's history predates the confederation of Canada!)

(works now)

<a href="http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-inf/025elgin.htm" target="_blank">[url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-inf/025elgin.htm#traditions]http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-cana....htm#traditions</a>[/url]
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  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    Your URL doesn't work.

    Maybe I should join the CF... I certainly have no problem cutting my hair to ridiculous lengths.
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    Does Canada's army actually do anything?

    If not, then good for them <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

    grats on joining an army that won't ship you to Iraq!
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    I demand pictures of you in your mountie outfit.
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  • MonkfishMonkfish Sonic-boom-inducing buttcheeks of terrifying speed&#33; Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16972Members
    Good luck blowing up those beaver dams son!
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
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  • PvtBonesPvtBones Join Date: 2004-04-25 Member: 28187Members
    Disco:

    Canada is currently in Afghanistan in the Kandahar province. The CF is currently scheduled to fight in Afghanistan until 2009 (although it may be extended, which I am personally for but I doubt the public has the will for another extensions.)

    lolfighter:

    No pictures yet maybe after I lose my hair and if it isn't in OPSEC.

    Sonic:

    damn right those damn rodents have been sitting easy for too long.

    Thaldarin:

    are they bringing tea?
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  • tseepratseepra Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10530Members
    Joining the army was the one of the worst experiences of my (admittedly short) life so far. But then again i got to fire 2 bazookas, and saw a missile being launched from about 50 meters away, so I think I got out on top.

    But have fun, you'll make some good friends and get a hell of alot of memories, some good some bad. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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  • SidSid Corwid of the Free Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12903Members, Constellation
    edited February 2007
    Combat Engineer, eh?

    Don't forget to upgrade them to upgrade your turrets to level three... You get missiles then, yanno. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
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  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    good luck, watch out for mooses though, i heard those things can crush tanks like nothing.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    What region of canada do you hail? My uncle did the army thing down here in BC, and utterly hated it. He said there was a tonne of corruption here and it made things miserable, and that's one of the main reasons I decided firmly against it. Anyways, best of luck and have fun being trained to kill people! ^____^
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  • PvtBonesPvtBones Join Date: 2004-04-25 Member: 28187Members
    Southern Ontario.

    I'm curious through, as to how long ago he served.
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  • MordenMorden Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14045Members
    Congrats. Best of luck in the forces. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" /> My uncle served a full career as an engineer with the CF from here in British Columbia. He served in Korea, West Germany, and the Middle East. I'm sure you'll get to see lots of interesting places. Are you going to be posted in Petawawa?
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  • PvtBonesPvtBones Join Date: 2004-04-25 Member: 28187Members
    no, I'm being trained locally (still a good hours drive give or take) as I'm a Reservist (at a co-op student at that too). If it's for me I'm going to go full time and see about switch over to to infantry (where that leads we will see)
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  • Sub_zer0Sub_zer0 Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28569Members
    I thought about joining the ta as I go through uni but I've decided that a I don't want to do it alone and B i should imagine my work load will increase so meh for now.
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