Canadian Forces - Infantry Soldiers

OVERVIEW
Not afraid of challenges? As an infantry soldier you are the Army's primary war-fighters and at the core of the Combat Arms team. You are responsible for closing with and destroying the enemy.

WHAT THEY DO
Each Infantry Soldier belongs to one of the Infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, some of which bear battle honours more than a century old. As the Army's primary war-fighters and the core of the Combat Arms team, Infantry Soldiers are responsible for closing with and destroying the enemy. Supported by the Artillery, regiments of Armour and the Combat Engineers, Infantry Soldiers are capable of operating anywhere in the world in any environment — Arctic tundra, mountains, jungle or desert — and in any combination of arms, including airmobile and amphibious operations.

Infantry Soldiers have the following primary duties:

Expertly operate and maintain a wide range of personal and section-level weapons, including rifle (with and without bayonet), hand-grenades, light, medium and heavy machine-guns; and anti-tank weapons;

Use sophisticated equipment for field communications, navigation and night-vision surveillance;

Inspect and maintain weapon systems, vehicles and equipment (including clothing, survival gear and personal defensive equipment);

Participate in airborne operations;

Operate with support elements such as fighter aircraft, tactical helicopters (troop-carrying and reconnaissance) and artillery;

Engage in unarmed combat; and

Employ fieldcraft and battle procedures including camouflage and concealment, patrol, assault, defence, and escape-and-evasion tactics.


QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Infantry Soldiers must be physically robust, mentally tough, dependable, self-disciplined, and able to react quickly and adapt readily to changing situations. They must possess courage and common sense, and be both able and willing to learn the wide range of specialized skills and techniques made necessary by the diverse nature of infantry operations. Personal integrity and leadership ability are vital, as is the ability to work well as part of a team.

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[stoodstilltoolong]

remember all you pogues (REMF'S) are employed to support the forward movement of the one combat arm that can seize and hold ground, the infantry.

there is also one tactical principle not subject to change and that is to inflict the most wounds death and destruction upon your enemy using all the means at hand.

Keep moving!

[TheBigDead0ne]

@stoodstilltoolong All in all, I am not putting down the Infantry, just pointing out that this isn't a video game where Infantry do everything.

[EliT3man]

can someone please tell me what it takes academically? i am doing my diploma exam next year

[TheBigDead0ne]

@hunting2748 Yes.

[hunting2748]

@TheBigDead0ne no but all together they are a bigger army with alot more soldiers

[TheBigDead0ne]

@hunting2748 I never implied that they were better.

[hunting2748]

@TheBigDead0ne ya thats true the canadian army trains there guys on all the weapons were amarica trains them on there spisific weapon like if a guy was a sniper thats all they would train him for in america and true the only reason americas army is better is cause they have a lot bigger of a population and more people joining

[EhKurd]

Infantry Soldier----JTF2

That's my life plan

[Russ668]

@Majoraspirit

well they are the most populated areas, btw the main bases are not as close to the canadian-u.s. border as you think

[TheBigDead0ne]

@stoodstilltoolong May I ask who you are to call anybody a P.O.G? All MOS's equally are great and suck, Infantry only do one job. I know for a fact from a former Grunt of the USMC that Infantry sit on their ass more than anybody, and talk the most shit, because they walk back & forth endlessly and get shot at by unidentified enemies. That's how he put it. Armour & Tactical Aviators are involved in more combat than the Infantry.

[Surudh360]

I want to join the infrantry but im overweight, so my goal is to get in shape by the time I get out of high school, (2013), and join as a full timer infanteer