Ducimus: The Canadian Infantry Podcast

Information about the Basic Military Officer's Qualification Army course.  

Informations sur le course de Qualification Militaire de Base des Officiers de l’Armée.

In this episode, we learn about the assault pioneers.

October’s episode of Ducimus goes in depth with OC C Coy, Maj. Clarke, on the specifics of the Infantry Platoon Commander Program. Topics covered include its creation, strengths, weaknesses, and advice for those who are interested in being an Infantry Officer.

Maj MacCormac and MWO McCann welcome Capt Yan Martin, the new Army Reserve Coord.

Meet Season 3 hosts, Major McCormack and Master Warrant Officer McCann, as they run through the new RCIC executive and its responsibilities. They share details on your point of contact in the Infantry School and where you can get any information you need. Learn about ongoing changes within the Corps, a current opportunity within the infantry cell and hear a preview of some of this season’s upcoming podcasts.

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Sean does and After Action Review (AAR) of last batch of episodes, explains the story behind the parody commercials, and passes the baton to Terry for future episodes.

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Sean talks with LGen Wayne Eyre, Commander of the Canadian Army, about his command philosophy. Subjects include the way ahead for the Army, fitness, retention, discipline, the regimental system, etc. 

LGen Eyre’s command philosophy can be found here: http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/about-army/commander.page

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Host Sean talks about small arms (rifles, machineguns, etc), both past and present, as well as the heated pros and cons of 7.62mm vs 5.56mm. Bonus guest Chris covers the process involved with legally possessing firearms in Canada.

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The Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) has been the backbone of Canadian mechanized infantry for two decades. David discusses the LAV, what came before it, and how we employ it.

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Le commandant discute de sa philosophie d'entraînement et de ce que signifie être le commandant de l'École d'infanterie. Les sujets abordés incluent la valeur de l'amélioration personnelle, le fait d'être une bonne personne et l'esprit de combat, parmi beaucoup d'autres.

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If you are English, please search for E09 Commandant’s Philosophy.