Joel Struthers

Remember Hamburger Hill? I had that in VHS. Anyway, I watched the shit out of that. I don't know if they were, what, 82nd, 101st? One of the two. Yeah. So I was playing hockey. It came to an end. I wanted to join the military. I wanted to jump. This would have been early 90s. I went to the recruiter in Vancouver, and there was no reg force infantry positions available.

Remember Hamburger Hill? I had that in VHS. Anyway, I watched the shit out of that. I don't know if they were, what, 82nd, 101st? One of the two. Yeah. So I was playing hockey. It came to an end. I wanted to join the military. I wanted to jump. This would have been early 90s. I went to the recruiter in Vancouver, and there was no reg force infantry positions available.

You could go Navy and all that kind of stuff. I was like, fuck that shit. But what they did suggest is, and the military was starting to go through a change where Canada was kind of, they're going to make a third of their force primary reserve. So they had reserve regiments where you would go through the courses that were designed to be similar to the reg force courses.

You could go Navy and all that kind of stuff. I was like, fuck that shit. But what they did suggest is, and the military was starting to go through a change where Canada was kind of, they're going to make a third of their force primary reserve. So they had reserve regiments where you would go through the courses that were designed to be similar to the reg force courses.

You could go Navy and all that kind of stuff. I was like, fuck that shit. But what they did suggest is, and the military was starting to go through a change where Canada was kind of, they're going to make a third of their force primary reserve. So they had reserve regiments where you would go through the courses that were designed to be similar to the reg force courses.

And if there's any overseas tours, like Bosnia, that kind of stuff, a third of the men and women would be reservists. So I joined a regiment, the Royal Westminster Regiment, just outside of Vancouver, and they were attached to the PPCLI. So they were jump tasks. So you do your basic, your battle school in Wainwright, and then you go to Edmonton and do your jump course.

And if there's any overseas tours, like Bosnia, that kind of stuff, a third of the men and women would be reservists. So I joined a regiment, the Royal Westminster Regiment, just outside of Vancouver, and they were attached to the PPCLI. So they were jump tasks. So you do your basic, your battle school in Wainwright, and then you go to Edmonton and do your jump course.

And if there's any overseas tours, like Bosnia, that kind of stuff, a third of the men and women would be reservists. So I joined a regiment, the Royal Westminster Regiment, just outside of Vancouver, and they were attached to the PPCLI. So they were jump tasks. So you do your basic, your battle school in Wainwright, and then you go to Edmonton and do your jump course.

And I was in Wainwright doing my battle school, and word came down that the Canadian military was being restructured. This would have been 92. And that we were no longer going to be jump tasks, we were going to be anti-tank tow.

And I was in Wainwright doing my battle school, and word came down that the Canadian military was being restructured. This would have been 92. And that we were no longer going to be jump tasks, we were going to be anti-tank tow.

And I was in Wainwright doing my battle school, and word came down that the Canadian military was being restructured. This would have been 92. And that we were no longer going to be jump tasks, we were going to be anti-tank tow.

And so one of our NCOs on the, on the. the course said, hey, there's a guy, and he knew that I was keen on jumping, right? He said, one of these guys that just came back from France and he'd jumped with the rep in the Legion. I was like, what the fuck? I didn't know anything about that. So I looked into it.

And so one of our NCOs on the, on the. the course said, hey, there's a guy, and he knew that I was keen on jumping, right? He said, one of these guys that just came back from France and he'd jumped with the rep in the Legion. I was like, what the fuck? I didn't know anything about that. So I looked into it.

And so one of our NCOs on the, on the. the course said, hey, there's a guy, and he knew that I was keen on jumping, right? He said, one of these guys that just came back from France and he'd jumped with the rep in the Legion. I was like, what the fuck? I didn't know anything about that. So I looked into it.

I actually called, I think I called the operator and they gave me a, I said, I would like to talk to the US Army. Do you have a number over the border? And she gave me, but it was Marine Corps. So I talked to the Marine Corps and they had said, it would take you a couple of years to get a green card that I don't have any family that's American. So I looked at that option. I wrote the Legion.

I actually called, I think I called the operator and they gave me a, I said, I would like to talk to the US Army. Do you have a number over the border? And she gave me, but it was Marine Corps. So I talked to the Marine Corps and they had said, it would take you a couple of years to get a green card that I don't have any family that's American. So I looked at that option. I wrote the Legion.

I actually called, I think I called the operator and they gave me a, I said, I would like to talk to the US Army. Do you have a number over the border? And she gave me, but it was Marine Corps. So I talked to the Marine Corps and they had said, it would take you a couple of years to get a green card that I don't have any family that's American. So I looked at that option. I wrote the Legion.

They wrote me back with a breakdown of the different regiments, the recruiting depots, pay grade. At this point, I'm 21. And I said, ah, fuck it. I'm out, you know. I'd gotten myself into some trouble. I was kind of lacking direction. As a young man. As you do, yeah. And that's, you know, and we can get it.

They wrote me back with a breakdown of the different regiments, the recruiting depots, pay grade. At this point, I'm 21. And I said, ah, fuck it. I'm out, you know. I'd gotten myself into some trouble. I was kind of lacking direction. As a young man. As you do, yeah. And that's, you know, and we can get it.

They wrote me back with a breakdown of the different regiments, the recruiting depots, pay grade. At this point, I'm 21. And I said, ah, fuck it. I'm out, you know. I'd gotten myself into some trouble. I was kind of lacking direction. As a young man. As you do, yeah. And that's, you know, and we can get it.