Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School
Overview
Général-Jean-Victor-Allard Building
The Général-Jean-Victor-Allard Building also known as the Megaplex, Megastructure or Mega , is located in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. It is operated by the Canadian Forces....
in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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CFLRS is a leadership training school for both primary reservist and regular forces.
The two main courses offered at CFLRS are the Basic Military Qualification
Basic Military Qualification
Basic Military Qualification is the recruit training that is undergone to produce non-commissioned members of the Canadian Forces . It is designed to introduce ordinary citizens of Canada to the CF way of life by indoctrination of CF values, weapons training, first aid, fieldcraft, etc.BMQ is...
(BMQ) for Recruits, and the Basic Military Officer Qualification
Basic Military Officer Qualification
The Basic Military Officer Qualification course, or BMOQ is a leadership course designed for Officer Cadets in the Canadian Forces. This course is meant to train new Officer Cadets to become leaders of their subordinates....
(BMOQ) for Officer Cadets.
The courses can be physically and psychologically demanding, and recruits undergo tremendous physical and mental stress during the training.
Since November 2010, the school also offers a one-week Officer Colloquium (OC) course for non-commissioned members (NCM) that transfer into the officer corps.
