Thank you!! That would be great, honestly there’s a bunch of Qs that come to mind that I’d love to ask you! I love having Navy members on :D Let me know how I can help with your channel too!
Been looking for a recent QoR interview for a minute now. Great catch Kyra w/ Cpl. Wilson - wished he’d gone on to do jump school & earn his wings @ the unit though. Caught you saying “when you we’re in the military”; You’ve left after about 1yr+, what happened, why did you leave the reserves, could you do a an update video on why you’re no longer an Engineering Officer w/ the reserves?
I have a guy who’s been in for much longer and he’s been a paratrooper with QOR for years. Trying to get him on the show but he’s about to get deployed (in a few weeks) so he’s super busy! But I am trying!! && yesss I will make a video on my own journey soon! Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback, greatly appreciated 😌
I just finished my FORCE test and when I told the staff that I wanted to join the Queens Own Rifles he told me they were full. I have been emailing and calling everyday to know what can I do if there is a wait list or something
Will I get the choice between full-time and part-time BMQ or is it just what ever is available at the time? Just wondering because some reserves says they handle the BMQ themselves on a part time basis.
Hi Kyra, I was wondering if there is any other commitment that might come up other than the one weekend/month and one day/week? Because people with civilian with jobs can’t really commit any full time hours with caf
Hey Saumitra, I think there is a general understanding that people have full-time careers or full-time school outside of the Reserves. So if there is a training or exercise that requires a larger time commitment it's typically optional. One exception is BMOQ-Army which is mandatory for officers to reach OTP (operational training point - the training level you have to reach within ~3 years or you may be released by your unit, don't quote me). BMOQ-Army is not run on weekends, so you actually do have to take it as a full time course and it's more than 4 weeks long. This is where the Reserves lose a lot of potential officers, because people can't take the time off work (or the pay-cut from their civilian jobs). A bit of a long answer but I hope this makes sense!
@@KyraNankivell Yikes, that requirement for BMOQ-A needs to be adjusted in 2023 if they’re serious about meeting recruitment numbers amongst other inflexible policies
Keep up the great content Kyra! We should do a collaboration sometime, I have a Naval Reserve channel called Prairie Sailor.
Thank you!! That would be great, honestly there’s a bunch of Qs that come to mind that I’d love to ask you! I love having Navy members on :D Let me know how I can help with your channel too!
@@KyraNankivell I would love to be a guest on your show if you would like to do an interview!
Awesome! Been waiting on this.
Wooohooo 🥳 thanks for the encouragement and support Marlon!
Been looking for a recent QoR interview for a minute now.
Great catch Kyra w/ Cpl. Wilson - wished he’d gone on to do jump school & earn his wings @ the unit though.
Caught you saying “when you we’re in the military”; You’ve left after about 1yr+, what happened, why did you leave the reserves, could you do a an update video on why you’re no longer an Engineering Officer w/ the reserves?
I have a guy who’s been in for much longer and he’s been a paratrooper with QOR for years. Trying to get him on the show but he’s about to get deployed (in a few weeks) so he’s super busy! But I am trying!!
&& yesss I will make a video on my own journey soon!
Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback, greatly appreciated 😌
I just finished my FORCE test and when I told the staff that I wanted to join the Queens Own Rifles he told me they were full. I have been emailing and calling everyday to know what can I do if there is a wait list or something
You figure that out yet? I’m waiting on my force test. Also trying to go QOR
Will I get the choice between full-time and part-time BMQ or is it just what ever is available at the time? Just wondering because some reserves says they handle the BMQ themselves on a part time basis.
Were you able to join as an officer without finishing your 4 year degree?
Yesss, you can become an officer while your degree is in-progress. But you will not advance from the rank of OCdt until you graduate!
Hi Kyra, I was wondering if there is any other commitment that might come up other than the one weekend/month and one day/week? Because people with civilian with jobs can’t really commit any full time hours with caf
Hey Saumitra, I think there is a general understanding that people have full-time careers or full-time school outside of the Reserves. So if there is a training or exercise that requires a larger time commitment it's typically optional. One exception is BMOQ-Army which is mandatory for officers to reach OTP (operational training point - the training level you have to reach within ~3 years or you may be released by your unit, don't quote me). BMOQ-Army is not run on weekends, so you actually do have to take it as a full time course and it's more than 4 weeks long. This is where the Reserves lose a lot of potential officers, because people can't take the time off work (or the pay-cut from their civilian jobs).
A bit of a long answer but I hope this makes sense!
@@KyraNankivell thanks kyra …this is the information I was looking for. :)
@@KyraNankivell Yikes, that requirement for BMOQ-A needs to be adjusted in 2023 if they’re serious about meeting recruitment numbers amongst other inflexible policies