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While on the topic of reserves, do you guys think it would be possible to go to school and be in the reserves at the same time, would it be to hard to do homework and train? I guess what im trying to ask is if the reserves are doployed very often, so would I would miss school very often if i did join? How long would a reserve units tour be?

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You can go to school and join the reserves without either having an adverse affect on the other. In fact, in Ontario, you can join the reserves as part of your schools Co-op program and get highshcool credits for it.

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I did my QL2 on weekends while I was in OAC with a full course load of physics, calculus, algebra and chemistry (we're semestered) and I did fine. Now I'm in University. I find the reserves to be a great break from school: you forget about and deal with a different set of problems.

I wouldn't have done the co-op program though. For several reasons.
a) I had an insane course load as it was, I didn't have the time to take army courses
b) you don't get paid
c) if you break your leg halfway through the course, you lose your credit
d) The courses arn't as good. I know some people who did co-op, and there were only 3 people on thier course. The did about an hour of army stuff a day. You need it in a continuous bloc. (at least the weekend)

If you are in school you have your summers off anyway, do it in the summer or on weekends and get paid.

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You can do a weekend QL2 course through the year, and then do you QL3 in the summer. Or, if you are going infantry you can take a combined 2/3 course. The engineers also offer 2's in the summer, after which you can go to Gagetown NB for your 3's. You can also do co-op.

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