What are the 6 values of the CAF?
- integrity
- loyalty
- courage
- excellence
- inclusion
- accountability
What does CAF want when they say service?
They want us to take service to Canada over service to ourselves, sacrifices, and undergo difficult training, dedication and following orders despite hardship
What does CAF mean by teamwork?
Mission minded and people conscious, collectively we accomplish what we individually cannot
What are the challenges of CAF?
Stress, time, commitment
What are the attendance rules for basic training?
- You must attend the qualification courses within a set timeframe
- if you miss you might be removed
- injuries, illness, and emergencies are the exceptions
What is course mode?
- During the course weekends, you remain there throughout the whole weekend, returning Sunday evening
- structured days are 6am-6pm
What are the safety expectations for basic training?
- it is a risk to safety
- Handling weapons and tools that can result in injury or death
- cellphone use is controlled for safety to have full attention
How long is basic military qualification?
23 training days
How long is basic military qualification?
23 training days
What are the 7 essential military skills:
- maintain dress and deportment
- Manage fitness, stress and resilience
- Perform initial response to emergencies
- Engage target with service rifle
- Administer first aid/cpr
- Protect against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats
- Enable team objectives in austere environments
How do the weekend basic trainings work?
- local
- September to December or January to April
- 2-3 weekend per month
How does the summer basic training work?
- may- august
- 23 training days
- full time
- locations varies but will be within Alberta
What kind of member is a medical assistant?
Non commissioned member- part time
Role of a medical assistant:
- assist medical officers and nursing officers
- treat sick and injured in CAF units and operations
What is the medical assistant position available through?
Health services reserve
What are the 9 duties of MA:
- Initial care for patients
- Basic life support in trauma cases
- Health assessments
- Environmental health and preventative medicine duties
- Initiate, maintain, distribute medical records and documents
- Medical support on weapons ranges and training exercises
- Operate and maintain life support equipment
- Maintain, replenish and account for medical supplies
- First and, and medical and military training
Who could the MAs work with?
The royal Canadian navy, royal Canadian Air Force or the Canadian army as part of forces health services group
Where is the MA basic occupational training?
Borden Ontario
How long is the MA specific training?
A month to a month and a half
What exactly are non commissioned officers?
They provide operational and support services, start out as recruits and are trained to do specific jobs
What is the unit training schedule?
September to may
Wednesday evenings from 7-10
One weekend each month- Friday night until Sunday night
What 7 things to expect in unit training?
- Maintain existing skills and training
- Knowledge lectures
- Equipment maintenance
- Weekend training exercises
- Routine administration
- Work towards skills necessary for next level of training
- Regimental activities (dinners and adventure training)
What do reservists have to maintain always?
IBTS- individual battle task standards
What are the five IBTS:
- annual fitness test
- good health to be field deployed
- mandatory briefings
- weapons test
- current first aid qualification
