IN ORDER TO BE A SOURCE HANDLER, OPERATORS MUST POSSESS A NUMBER OF KEY ATTRIBUTES AND QUALITIES. THEY MUST BE HIGHLY MOTIVATED, PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY FIT, REQUIRE LITTLE TO NO SUPERVISION, AND POSSESS STRONG LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL. THEY MUST BE ABLE TO FUNCTION WELL IN A SMALL TEAM ENVIRONMENT AND BE ABLE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY WELL BEYOND WHAT IS NORMALLY EXPECTED. THEY MUST POSSESS A STRONG SENSE OF INTEGRITY, BE EMOTIONALLY STABLE, AND ABLE TO FUNCTION IN HIGH STRESS SITUATIONS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME
AS A MINIMUM APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE FOL CRITERIA:
1. RANK: CPL TO WO AND LT TO CAPT
2. MOSID QUALIFIED
3. LANGUAGE: APPLICANTS MUST BE AWARE THAT ENGLISH IS THE
PREDOMINANT LANGUAGE USED IN THIS ENVIRONMENT
4. POSSESS A VALID PROVINCIAL CIVILIAN DRIVERS LICENSE
5. PHYSICAL FITNESS: CANDIDATES MUST ARRIVE WITH DOCUMENTATION
SIGNED OFF BY PSP CONFIRMING THE MINIMUM ACCEPTED STANDARDS FOR SHCAP OUTLINED BELOW. NOTE THAT THE BATTLE FITNESS TEST (BFT) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS A SUBSTITUTE. THE FITNESS AND MEDICAL MINIMUMS ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) 20M SHUTTLE RUN LEVEL 8
(2) 25 PUSH-UPS - CONTINUOUS
(3) 35 SIT-UPS - CONTINUOUS
(4) 100M CASUALTY EVACUATION IN 60 SECONDS OR LESS
6. MEDICAL CATEGORY IAW MOSID REQUIREMENTS
7. NO MEDICAL RESTRICTIONS
8. SECURITY CLEARANCE: MINIMUM LVL 2 - SECRET. THOSE WITHOUT
APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE MAY STILL APPLY BUT MUST SUBMIT A SECURITY CLEARANCE UPGRADE THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, AND INDICATE THIS ON THE SHCAP APPLICATION. PERS WILL NOT BE COURSE LOADED ONTO THE SHOC UNTIL A LVL 2 CLEARANCE HAS BEEN ISSUED
9. NAVIGATION: ABILITY TO NAVIGATE USING A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP AND GPS
10. COMPUTER SKILLS: WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE.
11. COMPLETED PLQ OR SOON TO BE LOADED ONTO A PLQ SERIAL WITHIN THE
NEXT 12 MOS (NCM ONLY)
APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT MEET THE MINIMUM CRITERIA LISTED IN PARA 5 MAY STILL APPLY. HOWEVER THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, AND MAY BE ASSIGNED A LOWER RANKING FOR TRAINING.
To book a class or test, please contact your Unit's Ops & Trg cell, and have your Ops and Trg contact Rebecca Olstad at ext 7129 or EMAIL.