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The Royal Regiment of Canada
Basic Training
Every new member of the Canadian Armed Forces must complete the Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) course. Commonly referred to as “basic training”, BMQ will teach you the core skills and knowledge for success in a military environment.
The four pillars of BMQ training are:
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Professional conduct
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Resiliency
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Physical fitness, and
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Military skills
By building inclusive teams and working together to overcome obstacles, you will build resilience and be provided every opportunity to learn the skills necessary to be successful as you transition from a civilian to a military team member.
BMQ takes place over 13 weekends, every other weekend, from Friday evening to Sunday evening, with courses starting in October, November, and January of each year. Full-time BMQ options are available during the Reserve Summer Training (RST) phase, typically offered at 4th Canadian Division Training Centre Meaford, between May and August, is four weeks long, and runs Monday to Friday. Regardless if the recruit is on a part-time or full-time course, all recruits
will learn:
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Military life and values
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Drill, dress, and deportment
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First aid
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Safe weapons handling
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Physical training
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Survival in a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) environment, and
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Fieldcraft
Trade Qualification
After BMQ, recruits move on to the Development Period 1 Basic Infantry Qualification (DP1 BIQ) course. This full-time course takes place over eight weeks at 4th Canadian Division Training Centre Meaford.
During the course, recruits learn the skills required to become an infantry soldier, including:
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Use and care of personal and section-level weapons, including rifles, machine guns, and anti-tank weapons
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Fieldcraft, including personal hygiene and meal preparation, camouflage, sentry duties, signalling, selecting firing positions, tactical movements, and lines of advance
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Construction of field defences, such as trenches and roadblocks, and laying and marking of minefields
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Navigation by day and by night
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Patrolling operations
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Infantry section and platoon tactics, including offensive and defensive operations
Soldier With The Royals
After completing DP1 BIQ, members are now considered qualified infantry soldiers, and are “badged” into the unit by receiving the cap badge and challenge coin of The Royal Regiment of Canada.
Members join the other infantry soldiers in the unit and continuously train to maintain their infantry skills. Members can seek more advanced training in driving, hand-to-hand combat, heavy weapons, and radio communications, as well as volunteer for domestic and expeditionary operations.
Working in the Reserves
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We parade (conduct training) every Thursday evening from 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM
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We conduct field training exercises one weekend a month from Friday evenings to Sunday afternoons
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After completing DP1, members may speak to their Chain of Command to seek further opportunities for employment on a part-time and full-time contract basis
Fort York Armoury
660 Fleet St, Toronto, ON,
M5V 1A9
am i eligible?
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Be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident
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Be at least 18-years-old (or 16-years-old with parental consent)
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Have completed at least Grade 10