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I can't even tell I'm on the medication. If I went off it .... my bloodwork numbers might change slightly? But I certainly wouldn't cease to perform, let alone die, be a risk to myself, etc. There have been stretches of a day to a few days where I forgot to take it and/or took it  incorrectly...

I did my medical exam and these were the results: - Need visual acuity check - Redo blood pressure - Bloodwork My blood pressure was high that day due to nervousness. Redid it at my family doctors and it was fine. Vision was fine. Bloodwork was fine except one issue,  my thyroid was found to...

Thanks for the input gents. Thanks, that was a good read. I think I gleaned the differences between Combat Engineer and Construction Tech. In layman's terms it sounds like CT is the military's "handyman" (much more skilled than that but, in crude terms of being on base fixing things vs...

Do they hire many Construction techs? Anyone have experience with this trade? How prepared are you for a civilian job if/when the time comes? My thinking is as follows. I'm currently in an application process for air weapons systems and aerospace control. I have a good aptitude  score...

SAR= Search and Rescue? Actually that sounds great, one of the reasons I initially thought to join the CAF was because of an interest in humanitarian missions and helping people (although I am not against blowing up the bad guys). I will ask about this. Understood about getting the post you...

Understood about not having to choose right away. Makes more sense actually. As for these postings you speak of, I am not looking for anything cushy and I'd like to pull my weight, but that being said, I would definitely love a posting that allows me to both pull my weight and be with the...

Thanks for that mariomike. Reading that I see the biggest thing in the end of it all is making sure the choice is your own and owning that choice. I have no issue there. I think my wife would be supportive, for her it's the time away from home that is required of pilots. I'd just have to make...

George Wallace thanks very much for your input. Understood about the balance between experience while also not being a 'been there done that' type and putting too much stock in your personal experience vs. the facts. From a hiring standpoint this gels with what I was told at the info. session...

Loachman thanks very much for the detailed response. After reading it I feel more confident I have what it takes to be a pilot. From what you state a lot of this seems like a function of hard work and intuition, I feel confident in both areas. Ultimately that's not for me to decide but it's a...

I attended an Intelligence reserves info. session and this precise question was asked. I can tell you what we were told. The answer was that languages mean nothing, ultimately. They are primarily interested in whether or not you can be a good soldier. For Intelligence Officers for example, I...

Warrant Officer Robert, thanks for your reply. I'd like to ask for further clarification - so as you state Operators are hired internally only and there are greater numbers hired for Officer from in-service programs that DEO, so overall Intelligence hiring seems fairly internalized. But is there...

I can only share my recent experience. I spent some time teaching English in Asia so GARDA had trouble getting in touch with all my references from that time due to the time zone. After consulting with my recruiter I developed some alternate and acceptable references and submitted those. I also...

Operator vs. Officer is basically non-commissioned vs. commissioned isn't it? Operator's educational requirements are just high school (see below), while an Officer needs a bachelor's degree as Warrant Officer Robert has stated. Sorry to hijack your thread like a band of 1980's Libyan...

Thanks for this information. Study habits, work habits seem to win the day. I have continued learning throughout adulthood, both technical/software things and languages. I'd tend to say I am good at 'studying', memorizing things too, so this is heartening news.  I will read up on Aircrew...

Changing a baby at home is tough enough, doing it in the field sounds difficult  ;D