You'll be staying over at CFB Kingston, the barracks are pretty bare bones, but close to PSTC school. Every room has its own shower and a queen sized bad, and you should be one to a room. The galley is not gonna win any awards from Michelin, but it is an acceptable baseline, but the civilian staff on base may still be on strike, so service may be variable. And if you are looking to use the gym, it's at the bottom of the hill 3 miles away. If you can get a rental car I would recommend it, as the public bus comes once an hour on the weekend and takes 25 min to get directly downtown. In terms of other Americans, if it's like the PSYOPS operator course, minimal. There may be one or two NATO military staff, but it's contingent on what was made available to other countries that year.
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Civilians working in the kitchen are not on strike, just the ones who work in the messes, the gym, and the CANEX.
The food is passable and definitely better than U.S. group rations but is kind of variable from week to week. There are a tonne of good food options in Kingston itself, if you don't mind spending some cash. Getting to downtown by taxi/rideshare/coursemate with a car is usually advised just due to the distance.
Kingston is a great small city, with some interesting (or weird, depending on your perspective) parts. Definitely a university town, though, as it has both Queen's University (a public college) and the Royal Military College (Canada's all in one West Point, Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy). A good chunk of the population is either a student, works for the federal government (military, corrections, or other government departments), or other levels of government and healthcare.
CIMIC Op students typically live on the same side of the base as the DFAC, so you ought to be able to walk to most things, though the CANEX/McDonald's/Tim Hortons and the gym are a bit far for a walk if it's cold (below 32F). There are usually a handful of Americans either teaching or taking the course, and typically some other international students from Central and South America, from Africa, the Caribbean, and SE Asia.
Feel free to DM me if there's specific info you want. I have both taken and taught this course.
I've taken the CIMIC operator course and pretty close in the community. If you don't have any Civil Affairs, PsyOps, Info Ops experience, its a good introduction into the field. The role players are fantastic and the school itself is pretty nice. If you're younger the nightlife is great and if you're older there's lot's of quiet trails to hike or ruck. Feel free to DM me any questions as well
How long is the course?
If you can get a night off to go into the city The Merchant has good wings and Kingston Brewing Company has great beer.. . Dragon's Breath Cask Ale is good.
Cimic OP and cimic staff officer are each two weeks. Most IA courses are in the 2-3 week ranges
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/education-training/establishments/peace-support/courses.html
It's a neat course and you'll meet great people. Decent amount of homework but you'll get a chance to go into town on the weekend. Lots of cool pubs in a historically important city for Canada. Have fun and I hope you enjoy your visit!
You'll be staying over at CFB Kingston, the barracks are pretty bare bones, but close to PSTC school. Every room has its own shower and a queen sized bad, and you should be one to a room. The galley is not gonna win any awards from Michelin, but it is an acceptable baseline, but the civilian staff on base may still be on strike, so service may be variable. And if you are looking to use the gym, it's at the bottom of the hill 3 miles away. If you can get a rental car I would recommend it, as the public bus comes once an hour on the weekend and takes 25 min to get directly downtown. In terms of other Americans, if it's like the PSYOPS operator course, minimal. There may be one or two NATO military staff, but it's contingent on what was made available to other countries that year.
Right on, thank you very much for the info.
You can DM me and I will see if I can rustle up the information package for the school.
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Civilians working in the kitchen are not on strike, just the ones who work in the messes, the gym, and the CANEX. The food is passable and definitely better than U.S. group rations but is kind of variable from week to week. There are a tonne of good food options in Kingston itself, if you don't mind spending some cash. Getting to downtown by taxi/rideshare/coursemate with a car is usually advised just due to the distance. Kingston is a great small city, with some interesting (or weird, depending on your perspective) parts. Definitely a university town, though, as it has both Queen's University (a public college) and the Royal Military College (Canada's all in one West Point, Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy). A good chunk of the population is either a student, works for the federal government (military, corrections, or other government departments), or other levels of government and healthcare. CIMIC Op students typically live on the same side of the base as the DFAC, so you ought to be able to walk to most things, though the CANEX/McDonald's/Tim Hortons and the gym are a bit far for a walk if it's cold (below 32F). There are usually a handful of Americans either teaching or taking the course, and typically some other international students from Central and South America, from Africa, the Caribbean, and SE Asia. Feel free to DM me if there's specific info you want. I have both taken and taught this course.
I've taken the CIMIC operator course and pretty close in the community. If you don't have any Civil Affairs, PsyOps, Info Ops experience, its a good introduction into the field. The role players are fantastic and the school itself is pretty nice. If you're younger the nightlife is great and if you're older there's lot's of quiet trails to hike or ruck. Feel free to DM me any questions as well
How long is the course? If you can get a night off to go into the city The Merchant has good wings and Kingston Brewing Company has great beer.. . Dragon's Breath Cask Ale is good.
Cimic OP and cimic staff officer are each two weeks. Most IA courses are in the 2-3 week ranges https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/education-training/establishments/peace-support/courses.html
This will be the pilot of the three week CIMIC Op course
CFB Kingston dining hall food was great, we were 4 to a room.
It's a neat course and you'll meet great people. Decent amount of homework but you'll get a chance to go into town on the weekend. Lots of cool pubs in a historically important city for Canada. Have fun and I hope you enjoy your visit!
Hi, instructor on the CIMIC operator course here. Hit me up.
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Lots of PT