Canadian Army Reserve - Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) Course
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2023
- BMQ is the beginning of everyone’s career in the Army Reserves, are you up for the challenge?
This is for you. Talk to one of our recruiters today:
Phone: 416-200-ARMY (2769)
Email: 32cbgrecruiting@forces.gc.ca
This video was filmed during two 32 Canadian Brigade Group Battle School Basic Military Qualification courses throughout June and July 2023 at Fort York Armoury and CFB Borden. Video by MCpl Casey Rogan, with assistance from Cpl Dominic Sobotka and Cpl Bogdan Nechita, 32 CBG Public Affairs.
If you're going to BMQ, Here are a few points:
1) On day 1/day 2: You are going to go back to your barracks at night, lie in bed and think to yourself "What on earth was I thinking coming here. This is NOT for me." I want to let you know, about 9/10 people think that. Do not ask to quit. BMQ is not forever. BMQ is a giant act, a roleplaying event. Once you finish BMQ, life in the army is pretty normal. Again, do not ask to leave.
2) You are going to notice the staff constantly angry and yelling at you and every one around you. Remember, this is a roleplaying event. They do NOT hate you and genuinely want you to succeed. They are going to go out of their way to help you pass and graduate. So don't take their yelling personally, even if it feels real. You'll see, at the end of BMQ, they'll turn off their angry face and they'll be friendly with you and may even joke around.
3) BMQ might feel dangerous. It is not, there are a lot of staff and they are watching over you like hawks. You're in good hands.
4) If you get injured, don't macho it out. It's easier to go see a doctor than to make the injury worse and have to get re-coursed. That said... Please don't abuse this over the slightest pain.
5) At 6 pm, when you are back to the barracks or shacks. The staff will go home and you will be left alone. Do not sit and mess around. Take a 20-30 minute break to decompress then get to work, preparing for the next day. If you do this, you'll be ready for next day by 9:30 pm and you will NEVER be sleep deprived.
6) Give YOUR 100%. The staff can tell if you're giving 100% or if you're slacking off. To give you an example, say you can do only 20 push ups, and john can do 40. You're at 19 push ups, struggling and giving it 100% while john is at 30 push ups and starting to slack off... John will get yelled at for slacking, you won't. Don't slack off, give it 100%, they'll know.
7) Don't give excuses or argue. What ever it is, just learn to stay quiet. When you screw up, and you will, own up to it and fix it. That's what they want to see. What ever you do, don't argue. Just do.
8) Get in shape. It'll make BMQ so much easier for you. You can still pass if you're out of shape but you'll make BMQ just so much harder for you and risk unnecessary injuries. If you don't know what to do, just jog around, do push ups and squats.
9) During BMQ, the staff will give you a command to do. You will hear "Move with a sense of urgency." Have you ever been late to class and were walking down the hall quickly? Or ever done that power walk to the bathroom because you were going to poop/pee yourself? That's the kind of speed they want you to move at. You don't have to run unless they tell you run. Get a watch and always be 5-10 minutes early.
10) Don't be an individual. Be like every one else. If you don't know what is going on, look at what your friends are doing and just copy them. Ask your friends first, don't ask the staff.
I went through it in the mid 80's and your advice is very sound, thank you for taking the time to type this. This also applies to a regular day at civilian work as well LOL.
thank you so much Im super nervous for it but not the type to back down , ur advice helped thanks
@@anubis-cm6yx oh don't worry man. Every one get very nervous. It's part of it. There was never a single person I met that wasn't scared of basic. Just follow my points and you'll do well. Good luck.
@@user-nb7co9hs3g will do dawg. Im hyped!!
This is insightful and helpful, wish I could see you and give you a handshake for this
BMQ totally changed me - in a good way. I think every single person should go through this kind of training.
Very well made. A realistic but excellent look into BMQ, cheers!
we need more videos like this props to whoever filmed this, going in for my fitness test in October for co-op !
Which co-op is it?
@@zeeshan.a2001 highschool 4 credit coop as a gunner
Good luck 😊
Me too brother! Im doing my coop in fort york this spring
@@gen.io_yt3514 oh hell yeah man me too you in the Toronto area. I got my fitness test next week !
BMQ was hands down one of the best experiences in my life! Everyone should do it.
naw
It should be mandatory straight out of high school
@@LeMaleDmale jihad for canada is not what i want to hear buddy
@@LeMaleDmale language of words make a peaceful world than bullets.
@@MorningstarDefenceMCBEyou don’t know what jihad is
This was a cool recap to watch.
Appears to be the Toronto Scottish Regiment or some similar British-inspired unit.
The CAF seems to be upping their social media budget and releasing relevant modern content to target the right crowd.
Looking forward to the BMOQ one and another for the QoR unit. - Those guys are sick.
There was a decent contingency of Tor Scot’s within this video, but it’s a mix of recruits within 32 Brigade.
Did BMQ in the Reserves (have since transferred to the RegForce), and it was exactly like this. This is a really great video showing all the different aspects of BMQ.
Proud of our recruits proud of our army pound for pound one of the best trained in the world, there’s a reason Ukraine has fought Russia to a standstill Canadian trainers .
Standstill?? 😂😂😂😂 you sure
Solid production, love to see it!
Some of the instructors in the video also taught me on my BMQ. Great guys.
This made me feel really proud. Well done 🪖✨️🇨🇦
Great video. Thank you.
I want to thank every soldier because you do a job where it'ns everone who can do it
Big thumbs up here. Nicely done video and an accurate representation
Awesome video. Glad to see newer and more recent content. I write my CFAT in 16 hours (October 11th, 10am)
Gl brother me too
Time flys!
Back in 2017 I was doing BMQ at Fort York (this armory) as a recruit along side one of the instructors in this video (also a recruit at the time)
It's crazy how things go full circle
Thank you lads, and keep up the good work!
solid pvp weapon
thankyou for this video!!!!!!!!!!!
Great video, did BMQ in 2019 before joining the INF. Would have been nice to show the DEU’s on parade tho
I am calling the Seaforth highlander recruiting office on Monday.
I missed this BMQ unfortunately because I possibly missed a call regarding it while at work. Looking forward to making the next one
Love it. I wish I could do it a third time.
excellent video
Yes, thank you for this video! It's almost like the regular cadets for teens but with more effort and guns! Hopefully I will be able to join after I get my pilots license from the royal canadian air cadets!
@@billSteinberg I'm sorry you lost your leg in Afghanistan. Thank you for your sacrifice and service. I think you made a mistake with your wording. The government may not want "you". But, the people and the country of Canada NEED "you".
More videos like this! maybe videos are each specific to one trade rather than BMQ as a whole?
Did it in 93 at Cornwallis.. a true basic training course
Well done!
great vid!
Great video! This answered a lot of my questions about joining the Canadian army reserves 👍
no point cuz-
u wont be deployed
u probably lose another war
@@MorningstarDefenceMCBE Name one war Canada lost to... oh wait, they never lost a war before. I mean if we wanted to, we could make our country the top 10 strongest countries in the world because of our economy
Afghanistan @@CanadianPatriot224
@@CanadianPatriot224 broke ass country filled with immigrants go to USA
"you think this is some kind of game" ( 1:07 ) did infantry course with him. This video is pretty accurate I must say, but still leaving out the shit parts being cocked around and what not. I did 5 weeks there @ fort york myself...oh the memories. Everyone should do this in their lifetime!
cheers from 39 CBG ( i'm from the seaforth highlanders ) !! BMQ is fun and im looking forward to my infantry dp1 in the summer of 2024.
you could Mabey be my drill instructor by the time i'm able to join
In the Seaforths do you do BMQ in Quebec or do yall stay in Vancouver? If you do training in Vancouver do you only do basic training on weekends? I’m looking to join the Seaforths soon
@@Vincent-vn7xo seaforths are in vancouver, not Quebec. there's two types of basic training schedules as far as i know of. there's the 12 weekends BMQ and the full time 30 day BMQ which is in the summer.
@@andyfeng9469 Yeah I thought all CAF do bmq together regardless of active duty or not like they do down in the states. Thanks alot bro
I just finished my bmq this summer and hopefully going on my signal operator dp1 summer 2024
The training is designed and teach people not to question and just follow. It does not teach and discourages independent thought. There is mostly useless things being taught and focused on.
Concerns people have about the course and training will be withheld inside and concerns being brought up will be shot back at them and never make it to the top to fix.
The tools they train you on is faulty and nerfed in many ways and if independent thought was had an allowed, people even there being trained could figure out work arounds to use even the nerfed gear better than the way you are being shown.
Independent thought is needed and needs to be a strong focus because when you are in combat, you might be a team, but the spot and position you are in, a lot of the times you are alone and need to make very quick judgement calls on how to act or pause.
Canada and USA training for the military needs to be revamped completely so that people can learn better and more input is listened to and considered and makes it to the top as you shouldn't keep trying to teach methods that don't work or are not the most efficient.
Independent thought is essential as you will hear tricks from the enemy,(within the system or external). The people get programmed to take instruction and it works on people in combat who are looking for it.
You can't listen to instructions such as put your arm near the tiger, go close to that bear, wave your hands at the shark and whatever non sense people do to try to hurt you.
This will actually happen. Dominated people will listen.
It isn't just malicious.
People have garbage ideas a lot of the time in combat environments and listening to a paniced person that is too stressed to function who might be in charge is not a good way to work,
They should be found first if they are going to lead a team though those people seem to make it through in every country.
Over coming fear & discomfort,ok try the Brit Parachute Regiments "Milling" process
If you guys open up to Foreigners I would straight join on it. Its a great opportunity!
The reservists always get the comfy boots 🤙
See you guys soon
Me just going into the reserves from an ILOY program offered at my school. This is what I’ve been through but in French “I don’t understand French at all that’s why I enjoyed my bmq”
how was ILOY? I plan on applying for it.
@@neerey it was good for me and some of my cousins to go into. Us being Mohawk and being bored for a summer all decided to try it for a summer. They did it a summer prior to me but. Man it was fun. There’s traditions and cultural lessons you’ll learn within the military boot camp
strong and free
I plan to join this Year i am from Belize and have permanent residence
Thats where I did mine in 2009
Okay but what are the day to day activities like? Marksmanship skills, operations, strategy, etc, you know, the things you actually want to be doing Is probably something you only do for a grand total of a couple weeks a year outside of BMQ and whatever mandatory training afterwards right?
So what, you show up every other weekend or whatever the mandatory minimum is, do paperwork, inspect equipment, take stock, etc? Maybe if you're a driver, you're taking a handful of guys to and from their posts, or if you're a mechanic, probably fixing or running diag on some vehicles yeah?
Great video. Music is too loud. It drowns out the narrator. Good job.
Are we paid in maple syrup?
I wish i took advsntsge of tjis snd joined up after highschool. I'm 35 now with a kid and career.. maaan
As a reservist in the CAF we just a 55 year join up. It was strange to see as someone who joined up at 17 but he’s at the tail end of his BMQ right now and has been crushing it, anyone can do it!
I’m 39, 2 kids, been full time at my job for 22 years, I just wrote my CFAT, going for my fitness test Tuesday. Jump on board with me, I’m gonna do both.
The Canadian military uniform should be a Canadian tuxedo
Will you be explaining to the public the civilians you use to practice your skills on? And the teams you use to destroy people's lives
Was that punishment PT I spotted? lol
I recently applied for the Canadian army. Im not sure how long it will be until they fet back to me but i hope soon
It can take years, i know a sentinel in the reserves that literally waited almost 18 months to get in. It can take 8 months, which is already ridiculous in itself too years. I got in after 7 and a half months of waiting and constantly asking every month how the process is going
considering the Canadian armed forces had 29 volunteers for it last year for the whole country.... no thanx. Plus I hear the morale is down hardcore in the military. fuk that.
press f to pay respects.
I have a problem with how exclusive the recruitment is. I tried to enlist at 18 years old and was rejected for my eyesight alone, not mentioning that I'm flat-footed, and have respiratory allergies. Now at 44 I'm even less fit to be enlisted. Yet, I wouldn't fear to give my life if we were in a worse case scenario situation. But I have no training whatsoever. The russians could invade us from the North, and all I can do is watch it happen sitting on my couch. I still can learn to shoot, with what I tried I'm actually a decent shot. I can perform first aid, I'm resilient af, and there are way less people who would miss me if I go. There should be a "better than nothing" branch imo.
What’s your eyesight?
I always wanted to join the Canadian army but I don't have secondary 4 or 5 so I can't! I'm 30 now
U shouldn’t need to have a high school diploma to be in the military that’s just retarded
I'd like to know after passing BMQ, which other step should i make?
And also, how much time someone can make in Army?
After BMQ, you'd normally be doing your DP1 (trade specific training), so you're going to be training for the specific job you enrolled for.
Learn to speak Russian.
Are there BMQ programs running in the GTA??
Yes! The Army Reserve conducts their BMQ courses in the GTA with this one in the video taking place in downtown Toronto.
No rifles at graduation????
Is bmq every two months or just during summers
Every 2 and a half months for Weekend BMQ, it's 6-8 weeks, I'm pretty sure in the Reg force, but I'm not 100% sure.
Is BMQ for reserves only during the summer or is it at other times of the year?
It can be complete part time during other parts of the year or full time in the summer.
i love the starting finally its not something gay and more strong “Kings army” that sounds badass!!!!
Weekend warrior camp
These guys are running around in my back yard, some days they use rifles some days artillery
Until we have a government that funds the military and actively tries to retain its already trained soldiers I don’t recommend it to anyone. However I do love my job and we do need your help.
Do you still need the covid jab? That's a huge deterrent
@@SpeedyG3 My understanding is only when deploying to countries that require it. Ive just had to get my 5th shot a month ago
@@SpeedyG3Covid is a bio weapon from China. Two weeks incubation time, enough time to spread. Kills the skilled older workers in the country, keeps you out of work for a month when you have it. Thus making the economy fall. Not getting the Covid shot only makes you look stupid. Crying over a shot and conspiracy theories.
This is like 1% of bmq, 99% is classroom work
In the classroom, sleep deprived lol 😂 yeah that is a big chunk of it.
3:04 - 3:16 thats literally me 😂😂
Good Stuff
prove it
If you think, that you’re going to have uniforms that look alike. You’re wrong, go look at any Canadian reserve unit they all look different, non of their uniforms match.
How long is reserve bmq now?
2 and a half months, you go every 2nd weekend and thursday night.
Standards are at an all time low, easiest time to get in so if you've been thinking about it, go for it.
Can you be any age ? Too join serious responses only
16 with parental consent into the primary reserves
If you can pass the medical you should be fine. 40÷ requires a more indepth analysis I believe.
@@hithere8753 Thank you brother 😌
You'll see the army start recruiting international students in 10 years with current retention lol
We currently recruit none canadian citizens.
@@user-nb7co9hs3gthat’s retarded
@@user-nb7co9hs3gthat seems really safe...
Why they show reservist bmq
Because its alot different than the Regular forces.
I would never fight for Canada unless we are invaded… don’t fight for a tyrannical leader
they fight for their country not the leader lmao
@@anubis-cm6yx😂they fight for the government u clown 🤡
Im 33 years old, is it still ok to join?
Of course, cut off age is 60, I believe.
Day 1 bmq and they're already using c7s? Wtf
This is hilarious
I can join army my as is 30?
yes
😊👼👼🇨🇦
i wonder how many more recruits you could get if you dropped the oath to the british monarchy?
Fyi, I am in the recruiting process atm and I will stop the recruiting process and stop my plans of joining CAF if they get rid of the oath to the British monarchy. So to answer your question I doubt dropping the monarchy oath will gain recruits, if anything it will make them loose even more.
Don’t like the monarchy then move to America. God save the King 😄
Wow this looks like the only serious Group in the whole of Canada’s army and armed forces in general…
I hate the reserves
I WOULD NEVER FIGHT FOR TRUDEAU LOL
You're the type of person to hide behind the system of government the first time there's trouble. If you'd think broader than a 2nd grader for a moment, you'd recognize that Trudeau isn't the whole government. Stop making him your whole personality if you people seem to hate him so much.
Go ahead and hide behind the actual men and women willing to defend your rights to be able to complain.
same
Why? You get a nice tent to sleep in for retirement
@@SpeedyG3 LOL HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
You’re not fighting for Trudeau. You’re fighting for Canada. Our home. Our way of life. Our culture. Our development. Our youth. Our future. But not like your old ass would be accepted anyways, and you would probably hide anyways
Naaah
The King's army? get real bud
lol
Bruh half the people don't even look Canadian lmao. Why would you want to fight for a country that doesn't even like you.
You wouldn't cut it anyway bigot so don't worry about it. I threw far better material out of the military than you for failing to measure up.
BMQ is a joke now compared to the 80s and 90s.
that's a good thing considering our issues in recruitment. trade courses in the combat arms, for example infantry DP1, are still the same intensity and rigor as they always were. not everyone doing BMQ is going to join the combat arms either.
Ya but how woke is it? Are drill instructors aloud to hurt your feelings still?
Too brown
Canada is losing patriotism
Justin Trudeau went to a Jesuit school when growing up. Look into the Society of Jesus and it's role throughout history in destabilizing nations and bringing destruction to civilized and patriotic nations. We Canadians all love this nation and it's history but it's so easy to believe what others say when you don't realize what they try to inflict in your mind! Beware of the ones dressed in black who make oaths to other men!
every country who is inviting immigrants are losing patriotism
@@ikeremoJesus doesn’t exist. We have weapons on this planet and that literally crack it in half. We have technology that can change our dna in the womb called CRISPR. We created machine life called Ai. Scientists created cures, not god. There are more stars in the sky than grains of sand on earth. With every star have lots of planets around them.
We are the result of a 14 billion years of cosmic evolution. We are a thermodynamic miracle. We are the waking universe looking back at itself. We are not some product of a some higher being, as we are the higher beings.
😂protection of our nation lol with what numbers lmao 🤣, face it it’s the USA 🇺🇸 protecting Canada 🇨🇦 since day 1
I'd rather see the US protect Canada and vice versa, than continue to protect countries overseas that neither want us there, only want us for our money, or are nothing but disparaging towards US forces.
I will not enter the military if we keep this coward as a prime minister.
Noticing these recruits look really really young. College or university students, which explains the summer training. Here's the thing, Reserves is very inflexible for working professionals to do a full weekend every month, one evening a week, not to mention months on months of training. If you wanted to join Navy as an Officer, NWO trade training is literally a full year. How many full-time professionals can take several months off summer after summer to complete training? The answer is basically none. And another thing, officer trades like cyber and intelligence specialists or anything air force reserves effectively don't exist. Forget about space force or flying anything high tech like a drone. It's definitely not like the USA. This reminds me of the RCMP advertisements in the cinemas; Youths watching the latest Avengers movie must have been impressed. I don't know about you but if I was young and had lots of time, I'd do some Computer Science or AI degree and join up big tech USA for half a million CAD start somewhere nice on the west coast and really drive the future forward.
Thats a load of BS because PLENTY of people can afford to take a weekend off a month and one evening a week from 7pm to 10pm to go parade (training night) with their unit and I know this because I’m a Medic with a Reserves Fd Amb in which 99% of the members work in health services civilian side. Likewise depending on the unit, they are also flexible and acknowledge that their members can not attend all training nights and can not attend all the weekend exercises. I know plenty of members who only attend one training night a month and only go to two weekend exercises a training year. Yes, that is true that it’s tough to take couple months off in the summer from employer to do courses. However, there are weekend courses available to get qualified. Whether it is basic to trades qualification. Only difference is that if you can get it done in the summer it’s better versus weekends is spread out to almost 4-6 months depending on the course. I highly recommend anyone interested in joining the Reserves to speak directly to the unit they are interested in joining and then go speak with another unit that maybe similar (e.g., an infantry unit).
@canuckscountry You are a wise chap for this timely rebuttal.
If you hadn't dropped this real life practical response, folks would've imagined the OP's perspective as being the only reality of every working adult who attempts to join the Reserves,and might assume that hence why few working adults are part of the Reserves and why it's only filled with university students and teenagers, but he was incorrect.
For officer trades in Cyber, Intelligence trades within the Army & Airforce Reserves actually having bases and jobs for officer-cadre in Ontario would actually be a great deal as some folks neither want the Navy or Army and want to do work as close as possible to high-tech aircraft like the soon to be acquired F35s.
Many folks don't know being part of the Reserves is like taking a hack in life. Being able to get an experience what many people pay good money for later in their lives to get a taste of.
Corporations, especially Fortune 500 corporations have allocated budgets for their staff who need to take mandated time away from work for military service, e.g. reserves.
Being a part of the military or a veteran you’ll be considered an asset by ANY corporation.
@quantumhelium are you sure you won't being a target of retrenchment, particularly as companies are downsizing for any silly reason?
@@1anre You can’t be discriminated on for your military obligations. If your job is in direct conflict (e.g requiring you to be an evening / weekend helpdesk) then you won’t get hired. When large corporations downsize they do it in large blocks, with everyone except the top performers or those who have secured new roles going away. Companies don’t say “Oh let’s get rid of Johnny because he has a once a week reserves commitment.” This simply doesn’t happen. If it did and it was found out, this is a BIG DEAL. Similar to discriminating against a woman for being pregnant.
Having said this, it is in your best interests to be transparent during the hiring process about your commitments. You will always get the response, “no problem we will work around that”, or “that’s fine we will leave you to manage that please arrange coverage with your manager.”
Companies like meta, Microsoft, rbc whatever do not want the bad publicity of one managers foolish decisions so they have strict policies on this stuff.
Again, be honest and open.
Dont do it.
Yeah go fight for eroding freedoms, multiculturalism, open boarders and government that won't support you when you have ptsd.
Can you elaborate? Genuinely asking.
@@sawqon8567 how about not being able to protest against the governments views without risking your bank account being frozen. Or the backward concept of multiculturalism in a single nation. A country is a geographical region where a like minded similar culture people live due to their similarities and the complexity of every culture its bound for more points of failure and friction. Importing enmass as many people as possible under the guise of immigration infrastructure can't keep up. They say that they interview or properly vet the people coming in yet many people come from places where their aren't even birth certificates so the immigrant chooses their own birth day for example 1981-01-01 which is common. There is no way to tell if they are a person of good nature.
@@sawqon8567tampons
Why not
Don't do it.
shhhh baby the men are speaking.
@120bank8fuckyoutube I bet your 12 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
2:34 minutes in and all I see is “dont do it”😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You couldn't handle it anyways sweetheart
@odsthelljumpers7501 I've been there and done that 20 years ago. No run along son...
dog water
india better
then stay there.
@@PristineReviews Canada doesnt support gun rights these groups are promoting terrorism
India is trash, Canada is more developed
@@MorningstarDefenceMCBE Nope, if you want to talk about terrorism, don't even bring Canada on the list, India would be far more supported by terrorists and extremists
@@MorningstarDefenceMCBEI have guns. I don’t have a problem. If you were denied a gun, it’s probably for a reason. I can already see a reason as you don’t even ask yourself why you don’t have one, but you blame others. That’s a dangerous mentality to have. You’re the problem, on why we have strict gun control. Not anyone else. You sound mentally unstable
I'd rather operate with 50% of a TO&E than have a full nominal role staffed by reservists. There's a handful of capable dudes in every group of weekend-warriors but the vast vast majority of these people are completely beyond competency.
Get off your high-horse. I've done both. These guys/girls put in 50-60+ hours a week, what with their civvy jobs/school as well as parade nights & weekends away. You guys scoff if you have to work past 4pm. Everyone makes their own choices in life. Stop shitting on people and just live yours.
Not a fair comparison between reservists and regular force. Reserve units don't put in the time the regulars do. In my time in the military, the professionalism of the regular forces always stood out, however you could always feel the underlying disdain they had for the reserves. Not always fair
Facial hair, ear rings and CS gas did not mix when I was in, but in the new soft army it does???
soft army? only soft thing i see is you and your comment :') wonder why you came here? cause you didnt cut it? lol
Soft? Real men don’t give a fuck and don’t cry like you.
why are so many of them brown
These guys aren’t indigenous, but indigenous people are brown. They’re the true Canadians. Not white. Remember who you are.
@@hate-chan4369 The only Canadians are the White ones seeing as how Canada would not exist without us. Anyways, you have to go back
Don't be fooled. Our basic is such a joke. These recruits are babies.
They’d get destroyed in combat definitely
@@BaconSlayer69 bacon slayer
@@moderndespair9922 are u 12 years old? Or just retarded?
Better off learning how to hunt, this government ruined our patriotism