The final segment of our three part series on training Canadian forces reservists in the field.
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Being a reservist is both taxing and time consuming, most attend school or hold down jobs and in their spare time the weekend warriors are in the field.
Private Jo Milne works security at the Stampede Grounds in her civilian life. She's one of only about half a dozen women in the Calgary Highlanders, a regiment 400 strong. "They've been very professional. I've taken a lot more crap in my civilian job than in the military."
Milne joined the infantry unit six months ago, following in her grandfather's footsteps who died at Vimy Ridge, earning him the Victoria Cross.
"I would like to be a well-honoured or decorated private or corporal but we'll leave the leading to those better qualified," says Milne.
Corporal Tim Kelley of Edmonton's 15th Battalion is a paramedic in his civilian life but says he learns so much from his military training that it makes him a better medic.
"Any opportunity to come out to the field practise my trade and I just jumped on this in an instant," says Kelley.
Like all of the 25,000 reservists serving in the Canadian military today these two soldiers have their own reasons for why they joined but now they share a common goal... going overseas.
To see the final portion of this three part series, check this video clip.
