Sig op- Infantry man with a radio?

[Radop]

Ask any Sig Op, who has been on EX longer than a day, if they leave behind their 1. T.V.    2. DVD player    3. X-Box    4. Cell Phone     5. personal heater?

Haven't see a Sig in an Inf unit sleep in the gravel in a long time!  

You mean you can go on ex without those things?

lol

I went out with 3 Sigs and slept in the same tents and walked the same ground the OC did while we advanced down Gold Lake Road.  The warmest it got was -19 and the coldest was -45 (IRIS radio systems - the NAUs - fail at - 38 as I found out.)  I had a snow defensive and ran up and down the road with the OC during the battle passing comms to higher.  The Sigs guys in the Coys are not infantry sigs but they are comms specialist that are expected to maintain comms within the Coy and ensure the Coy net is functioning as well as monitoring the Coy net.

 

[JimmyPeeOn]

Op Athena Theatre Activation Team.  I'm not even in an infantry unit, but i did 2 months with no cot.  It wouldnt fit in the little bug tents they issued us.  It wasnt all that bad though, we got a bunch of over sized pillows and cardboard for underneath.  ;D

 

[043]

The majority of fd posns for a sigop would be at the Regiment in Kingston, or at one of the Brigade HQ & Sigs Sqns. All fd units, armour, arty, inf, fd engrs, sv bn, have an attached sig element - usually tp/pl strength.

Sorry but this is not quite accurate. Fox example, in 2 CER, we do not have a Tp or a Pl of Signallers attached to us. What we have is a Sig O, Rad Sgt, and 4 or 5 Ops.  A little below Tp or Pn strength wouldn't you say?

 

[DaveK]

Sorry but this is not quite accurate. Fox example, in 2 CER, we do not have a Tp or a Pl of Signallers attached to us. What we have is a Sig O, Rad Sgt, and 4 or 5 Ops.   A little below Tp or Pn strength wouldn't you say?

In peace time the manning is around seven but goes up to 22 for wartime establishment.  That's a troop.

 

[buzgo]

When I worked at 2 CER (a long time ago) they had a sig section, which was part of RHQ troop. It wasn't just radops either, there were some young (and not so young) sappers employed as sigs. The same way that all of the other combat arms units do it.

 

[Radop]

When I worked at 2 CER (a long time ago) they had a sig section, which was part of RHQ troop. It wasn't just radops either, there were some young (and not so young) sappers employed as sigs. The same way that all of the other combat arms units do it.

Sigsguy is exactly right.  Most of the combat arms units use there own people to fill in the shortage of sig pers to the units.  During war, the war establishment and TO&E gets upgraded to war strength and recruiting or conscription would happen to get up to those numbers.

 

[043]

In peace time the manning is around seven but goes up to 22 for wartime establishment.   That's a troop.

Hmmmmmmmmmm so in reality then, there hasn't been a troop since the Korean War???

That's what I thought!

 

[DaveK]

Hmmmmmmmmmm so in reality then, there hasn't been a troop since the Korean War???

That's what I thought!

Then there must not have been a regiment since then either?

 

[Radop]

Then there must not have been a regiment since then either?

I wish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had a div HQ with only 50K in the total forces.  Was that required.  I worked that monstrosity of a CP so I definitely have an opinion on that.

 

[Canadian Sig]

hey rhino.... Dont let any of this sig crap discourage you because being a sig at the Bde level Sig Sqn is the coolest job I've ever had ( and I've had many!). I just signed my second BE and I have already been to Kabul for Roto 0 and have had the chance to take tons of courses. We do everything from comm's exercises to patrol exes (2 this year). It's the best of both worlds (combat arms/support). 

 

[Island Ryhno]

Hey guys, thanks for all the info, I think sig ops will be my first choice. BTW what are the chances of a posting to Edmonton?

 

[Radop]

Hey guys, thanks for all the info, I think sig ops will be my first choice. BTW what are the chances of a posting to Edmonton?

Edmonton is the priority for postings from the school right now but in the year and a half that it takes to get qualified (basic, SQ, and QL3s) that may change.  I would say that in the next two to three years it will remain high though.

 

[JimmyPeeOn]

If you want to go that bad, kick your SSM in the nutz.  You would get "priority posting" from no matter where you are! :dontpanic:

 

[Pte. Bloggins]

LOL!  ;D

 

[Radop]

If you want to go that bad, kick your SSM in the nutz.   You would get "priority posting" from no matter where you are! :dontpanic:

Yeah, thats one way of getting there and then I will be the lofty rank you hold, lol.  Sorry but I like the chevrons and leaf I have and don't plan on giving any back.

By the way, I'm telling John W. and OB your bugging me on line and then ME so she will beat you every day for 6 mos.  Live with that eh!!!   lol

 

[JimmyPeeOn]

Yeah, thats one way of getting there and then I will be the lofty rank you hold, lol.  Sorry but I like the chevrons and leaf I have and don't plan on giving any back.

By the way, I'm telling John W. and OB your bugging me on line and then ME so she will beat you every day for 6 mos.  Live with that eh!!!   lol

Excellent, " The floggings will continue until the Pte's morale increases!"...Oh yeah RADOP.  Don't actually do that.  The part of Edmonton you will go to, wou dont wanna be there.  Gonna end up polishing garbage can lids for you're right to speak.

 

[Radop]

Excellent, " The floggings will continue until the Pte's morale increases!"...Oh yeah RADOP.   Don't actually do that.   The part of Edmonton you will go to, wou dont wanna be there.   Gonna end up polishing garbage can lids for you're right to speak.

You polish the toilets made of brass and you have to polish you boot polish can as well.  I have a few friends that have graduated from DB in Edmonton.

 

[JimmyPeeOn]

Ouch,

 

[meni0n]

hey rhino.... Dont let any of this sig crap discourage you because being a sig at the Bde level Sig Sqn is the coolest job I've ever had ( and I've had many!). I just signed my second BE and I have already been to Kabul for Roto 0 and have had the chance to take tons of courses. We do everything from comm's exercises to patrol exes (2 this year). It's the best of both worlds (combat arms/support).  

Yea you guys had so much fun setting up that field kitchen for the last ex.

 

[Radop]

So how is roto 4 training going or are you staying in the rear with the gear?