Topic: When did you join the Canadian Forces ?

[57Chevy]

It is 36 years today that I joined the Canadian Forces.
I still have the initial enrollement slip.....1300hrs to be exact.
Course 7450 in Cornwallis.
Grenville ranges photo attached:
Cheers

[ModlrMike]

Complete edit:

1978 - 48th Highlanders in Toronto;

1979 - 7932 in Cornwallis

2010 - HMCS Chippewa, Winnipeg

32 years and counting.

[Kat Stevens]

Did all my recruiting stuff on 18 Jan 79,  got on the plane to Cornwallis 10 Jan 80, course 8002, 12 Pl.  Any Herbies know an Ed Stewart?  He was my MCpl.

[JSR OP]

First time:  Dec 16, 1987 : Brockville Rifles- Did Basic Trg, part in Brockville, part in Petawawa

2nd Time:  Apr 1999 : 700 (Borden) Comm Sqn- Did Basic Trg again, this time in Borden with ACPDTC.  Lived in the Bunker for 10 weeks, that was neat!

Jun 11 2003 CT'd to RF.  Been at JSR ever since.

[Old Sweat]

The eviction notice on the gates of the Garden of Eden was still fresh when I enlisted. To be precise, 5 December 1957 at 6 PD in Toronto.

[medicineman]

Reserves - Apr 86...rolled over to Reg Force 25 Aug 88, Cornwallis Course number 8835.

MM

[PMedMoe]

YTEP, started basic in late Oct 1986 - course number 8645.

A series of both Reg and Res F since then.  As seen on my profile.

Just received the first clasp for the CD on Tuesday (a few months overdue).   

[PuckChaser]

As seen on my profile.

I was wondering why you were a MCpl SigOp.... then I figured out your link points to each persons individual profile. For Moe's profile, click here: PMedMoe

[missing1]

Dec 6, 1960 

[Journeyman]

As seen on my profile.

.... then I figured out your link points to each person's individual profile.

That explains it; I thought her profile seemed unusually high-speed   

[Tango18A]

8 Jan 1990 at the Northern Alberta Militia District.

[Teltech]

Enrolled in the res in Owen Sound 14 Dec '86; took the plunge in to the regs 27 Oct '94. Decided to remuster from inf to LCIS while I could still walk upright, doing that since Feb 2001!

[Drummy]

Joined as an Infantryman on 06 Dec, 1956 at 6 PD Toronto.

The remuster came later after 4 1/2 years as a Bren Gunner, and then Infantry Signaller Driver/Op.

Drummy

[niceasdrhuxtable]

My enrolment date was September 11th, 2001. I remember filling out paperwork in the morning when a Captain came into the room and informed us all that there had been a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The mood was quite a bit more sombre after that but we still proceeded with the ceremony.

Fast forward to now and I have nine years in and I'm on my third trade. I can't really imaging doing anything else.

[Tommy]

Sworn in 05 Feb 1999....

Coming up on my CD this year. It'll look nice beside my GCS 

So far, despite hurting my knee over the years, and @#$ing up my back in Afghanistan, I still have no Regrets about what I've done! It's been a great adventure to this point!

[3VP Highlander]

JUL 1970, when I joined B Coy Alq Regt in Timmins, On.

[Jim Seggie]

Sep 1974 with the N Sask R, then over to PPCLI in Jun 75.

[PMedMoe]

I was wondering why you were a MCpl SigOp.... then I figured out your link points to each persons individual profile. For Moe's profile, click here: PMedMoe

Thanks for the correction.  I didn't realize that.

JM, I am high-speed.   

[GAP]

When did you join the Canadian Forces ?

I didn't....there were no wars going on at the time that the CF was involved in, so I tripped on down South....they had a handy one, warmth, tropical delights, soothing rains, oh, and plenty of action.....er....wait one.....that wasn't quite the way it was, but the past is better remembered than lived.  .....December, 1966, USMC..............

[Technoviking]

In November 1984 I enrolled as a Private Soldier in The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment.  On 13 September 1989 I CT'd to The Royal Canadian Regiment as a Corporal.  After a posting in Gagetown and London, ON, I began life as an OCdt (UTPNCM) on 01 May 1995.  Many moons later, I find myself back in Gagetown after stints in Gagetown (!) and Petawawa.


(It seems as though Gagetown and I agree on a few things.  It's been a love/hate relationship)

[milnews.ca]

Joined the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment in 1978, and left because of civilian work commitments in 1989.

[FreeFloat]

Enrolled in March (or May?) 1994 with R Westmr R in New Westminster BC, did a year, then spent a year out (that's an interesting story, I never wanted to release, but was forced to by my C Clk) and re-enrolled Nov 1996 with 64 Bty 10 Fd Regt in Yorkton Sk, which has now folded causing an error on my MPRR (in which I am attributed to 2 Fd Engr Regt in Toronto, due to similar UIC).  I have my CD, and only NOW have I decided to do with my life.... I wanna go Mat Tech, but after discussion with the BPSO about the realities of trying to get into a trade that's full-up of people who never want to leave, I've put in my CT for LCIS.  Basically I'm 15 years (thereabouts) worth of full-time Class B service as a Clerk and I decide to rearrange my life completely.... ]

[MPgonnabe]

I officially join tomorrow, 14 December 2010. I will be sworn in at the Kingston recruiting center. My first posting at the Military Police Academy in Borden, Ontario.

 

[mariomike]

I officially join tomorrow, 14 December 2010. I will be sworn in at the Kingston recruiting center. My first posting at the Military Police Academy in Borden, Ontario.

 

Congratulations, and good luck!

[89Sharp]

February 22, 2011 is when it all comes down to for me.
Signing up my new life as an LCIS Tech.!!