Hi Mandy;
I had a very difficult Staff on my basic. We had a Warrant that had just received a Cellular phone 2 months prior to our BMOQ so Cellular/computer use was off limits(even in the Approved sectors) during the weeks we were there.
We were allowed access Friday 5pm - Sunday 6pm.
Now as for calling we were a platoon of 60 candidates with 4 pay phones to use. I was able to call my wife almost every night I was in Garrison, and only periodically while in the field.
It was extremely nice to talk to my wife while I was there but I will warn you now that you may not like what you hear from your spouse the first 5 weeks as they will stress out the candidates to attempt to break the ones who are not there for the right reasons. Try and I say this as I don't know your situation, try no stay positive when they call you, try to not impose your feelings of wanting them home with you and not there doing what they want to do. I hope that makes sense.
When it came to visits, we rented a hotel in Montreal downtown and had one of the most memorable weekends we've had together, it was simply amazing seeing her after being apart. The worst part is she drove 9 hours to see me and was waiting outside to pick me up before I even knew if I was going to be leaving the Barracks for the week end.
Life post BMOQ is nothing like Saint Jean.
