First Stripes
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- A group of civilians embark on 12 weeks of intensive training that will see them gradually transformed into soldiers of the Canadian Armed Forces. For the third instalment in his documentary series about the different stages of life, Jean-François Caissy offers a compelling portrait of the military experience, charting the paths of young adults who have made this singular career choice.
Directed by Jean-François Caissy - 2018 | 106 min
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I did all of this in the fall of 2001 as a basic officer candidate from Regina, Saskatchewan, who already had two degrees. Two days after I arrived in St-Jean, 9/11 happened. As officer candidates we had the privilege of individual rooms, sharing a bathroom and a common area with four or five other candidates, but we otherwise weren't granted any leniency from our non-commissioned course staff (if anything they were harder on us because as aspirant officers we needed to be tested). I served for ten years, finishing off as a Special Operations Forces officer with CSOR. I served in Afghanistan and many other places at home and abroad. I got to see more of Canada and meet more Canadians from more parts of Canada than most Canadians ever will. On basic training we laughed together, saw each other at our most vulnerable, got drunk together, and some of us had sex. I loved living in Quebec and being exposed to French Canadian culture. That part was wonderful. Some of my friends died in Afghanistan, and that of course was awful, but they died in the service of others, and that's why most of us signed up in the first place; not to die, but to serve others and fight for those who couldn't fight for themselves. While serving has definitely complicated my career path compared to my peers who didn't serve, I wouldn't trade my experiences for anything. Canada gave me so much, and it was my privilege and an honour to serve. I live in the States now and seeing NFB content brings back all kinds of sentimental memories for me. Thank you.
Thank you for your service.
I am joining as an infantry officer soon. How was living in Quebec as an Anglo? I will try to learn the language ASAP
@@Tribuneoftheplebs Good for you! I loved living in Quebec. Most everyone is nice, but some are understandably tired of military trainees, and I found not many people were willing to help me with my French (after my basic I had eight months of second-language training, and when I'd try speaking to locals most of them would switch to English, and some would rudely go "quoi?!). Montreal is one of the greatest cities in the world; spend time there if you can.
@@TribuneoftheplebsI live in Quebec and it's not as bad as you think. You'll be ok with English. French is of course an asset though and allows you to speak with more people than you otherwise wouldn't have.
I’m signing up for infantry as well eventually getting into CSOR or JTF2. How can I ask you more questions about the path to all of that?
35:55 This is an Oscar-worthy performance until you remember that he isn't acting.
I completed my BMOQ 2 years ago and this really does capture alot of what basic is. Really well done!!
This was such a solid documentary. The pace the posture. Definitely a home run. I have been looking for good content on the BMQ and all the other videos are not a real depiction of BMQ. This is straightforward and allows the viewer to get a grasp on how it actually is.
Bravo,
There's the "Basic Up!" series, although it's supposed to be really dated now as it's from the 2000s... thankfully, it's still pretty much the same, since our government seems to have made it its mission to have the most dated and obsolete military in the world. More or less the same equipment and procedures from the 2000s until now 20 years later.
Got to the Mega on June 10th 2013. Time does fly!
Je songe à m'engager mais, étant 100% bilingue, je pense que j'irais plutôt côté anglais après avoir vu ce documentaire. Ça m'a surpris à quel point l'ambiance avec les instructeurs côté francophone est informel/gentil, voire carrément moumoune par moment comparativement à comment tu te fais rentrer dedans au BMQ anglophone. Je veux pas me faire chouchouter comme ça. En plus, la plupart du monde semblait vraiment habitant, du genre Elvis Gratton / Les Bougons, je pense pas que je serais capable de connecter et vivre 12 semaines avec ce genre de personne.
1:11:49 thats a very interesting way to greet somebody
I did my BMQ a only a few years before they did. Even for 2018, some of these recruits have a nasty attitude towards their staff, who are there to help shape them towards their goal. This isn't really sharp for them but hey, maybe things get resolved hopefully. After all, BMQ is the place to make mistakes.
I'm 13 minutes in; I see what you're saying. I think it's a French thing tbh🤣
I know Québécois aren't French necessarily, but you get the point
The date on this video is not correct. As I was in one of these platoons. It was 2016.
That’s because they’re francos
As a former BMQ instructor (one who didn't have a stick up his ass) I can say this group is ABSOKUTELY as Quebecois as they come
@@codyevans5240 yeah even in the video at around 30:40 it mentions the year 2016.
Interesting that the instructor says don’t make me take you back to the 80’s. I graduated course 8926 from Cornwallis. They probably said to us don’t make me take you back to the 50’s😂. I don’t think it was any worse then except for maybe a bit more verbally abusive. Looks like some of the training now is actually more difficult. Our rifle was the FNC1 and that was a heavy piece of kit to lug everywhere. I think mine was the last platoon to train using the FNC1. Yea, anyhow probably the biggest difference between now and the 80’a is the verbal abuse. Also guys who screwed up a lot and cost the platoon still got blanket parties. Blanket parties probably don’t happen anymore either and that’s a good thing.
7701...REDCOATS, PITH HEMETS & BROWN BESSES.🤕
Franchement beau film
Encore ce bon vieux caporal chef le meme depuis 2015-2016🪖🫡
Le documentaire date de 2018
this was a pretty excellent piece of documentary.
that RCAF band member at the end is rather tall
SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE GUARDS!
absolutely funny.
Could we get some info on content pls
1:11:40
Calisse.
I did a stint in the infantry in the late 1970s. I got top marks in my regiment and they wanted me to sign up for another term. I had already seen how much politics was affecting the level of professionalism even then and I refused to sign.
I have 2 children and I strongly discouraged them from considering a career in today’s CF, fortunately they heeded my advice….
Used to be. Nobody cares. And the CF doesn’t want anyone to join who doesn’t want to be there. So you, me and the CF are happy with the way your life turned out mate.
My Dad said something similar to you, he, on many occasions told me that if I ever started a career on the railway that I was no son of his, 25 July 2011, I retired from the CAF with 35 yrs service, highs, lows, good time bad times, I'd do it again. I miss the people and some of the work situations. I would not strongly discourage my kids from joining (one did, Combat Engineers), I would of course tell of my experiences but let them make up their own minds, it isn't for everyone.
Gros film 🙌🏾 J’ai vraiment aimé le Drill Sergent du Forbe vers la fin :: J’espère l’avoir un jour comme instructeur 😊 ::
Un jour peut-être dans les FAC 🤞🏾
What is the name of the intros marching song?
Mon ami.
2 weeks of dei training, 2 more of sogi
sad that canada has become an absolute joke.
Dude gets a girl as a partner ?
Lucky dude
😂😂😂
U-KNOW-EVERYONE-MUST-BLINKS-LE-CLIGHTMENT-PRE-DURING-AFTER-WORKS-BEST. SEE-BENEFITS-