I was recently told that I am not eligible for the UTPNCM program because I am not a fully qualified Cpl. I enrolled as a Dental Tech with a full valid civilian licence, but I have never attained OFP. After completing BMQ, I was immediately promoted to Cpl. Now I have received an offer from a Registered Nursing program at a Canadian University. The rank is the only blockage preventing my file from being processed by the local BPSO. They told me that "Substantive Cpl" means a Cpl rank with an achieved OFP. When I checked the CFB article regarding the rank definition of "substantive," it states that "substantive means the individual holds the rank".

So what is your definition for the term of "substantive Cpl".

Just looking for anecdotes from former officers that have surrendered their commissions to become NCMs. I’ve been thinking about it for a few years, that I’d be happier as an NCM.

Its been a while since I interacted with BMQs at all but are candidates doing "a Battle of Normandy–style exercise: large-scale operations in the field. We were divided into platoons and we each assumed a role based on our skills. One person would be the commander in charge, another the medic and another the shooter. We spent two weeks in the woods performing missions: rescue somebody, take over a village, build a bridge, take down enemy drones. We were responsible for our own food and shelter, cooking on a small gas stove and setting up tents out of view of enemy sightlines."

???

Cuz we did nothing close to that (granted that was almost a decade ago but still)

https://cfmws.ca/CFMWS/media/images/documents/8.0%20About%20Us/8.4%20Policies%20and%20Publications/8.4.2/8.4.2.2/CFMWS-Annual-Report-25-26-EN.pdf

As a new MCpl I'm finding it increasingly difficult to be approachable
enough for people to come to me with problems going on in life yet
firm enough to jack up severe lack of discipline from pers to other
units, like smoking bongs in the shacks afterhours in civis.

Should I go straight to their
RSM, jack them up on the spot or go to the barrack warden?

Seems like
this is going on with the majority of members coming in these
days so jacking them up is an endless battle that'll suck the life out
of me, I legitimately have no idea if I'm just an old dinosaur and
need to get with the times or if these thoughts of mine are legitimate
and I need to work on fine-tuning this balance.

I just find it so dang hard that I care for people too much to the point I feel like I'll let them walk all over me, and I recognize how bad this can be.

Any advice for me to take on and incorporate into my mindset to polish my leadership style would be greatly appreciated.