Application Process Samples [2003 - 2018]

[ACEC]

Recruting Center: Halifax
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: Officer
Trade Choice 1: Land Ops
Trade Choice 2:
Trade Choice 3:
Current Application Date: 2008-2009
First Contact:  September 2008
CFAT completed : December 2008
Med Completed:  December 2008
Interview completed: December 2008
Offer: March 11 2008, RMC Combat Arms
Sworn in: August 2009
Basic Training Begins: RMC Indoc/FYOP August-October 2009

 

[nickinguelph]

5 years? WTF? What happened?

Well to keep it brief, I taught overseas for a couple of years, and travelled to alot, and to alot of communist controlled countries ie. Viet Nam, China, etc..., so my PreSec took forever, then my son was born, and a small issue with a banned substance lol (which was resolved lol).  Then there was the issue of my eyes and then laser eye surgery...it's just been one small obstacle after another.  But done now and I am in, yeah!

 

[martr]

Update! (not very good one too)

Recruiting Center: Ottawa
Regular/Reserves: Regular
Officer/NCM: ROTP - Civillian University (Ottawa U)
Trade Choice 1: Intelligence
Trade Choice 2: Infantry
Trade Choice 3: Armour
Application Date: January 5th, 2008
First Contact: January 16th, 2009
CFAT: Jan. 27th, 2009
Medical:  Jan. 27th, 2009 - Update 15 Apr 09 Unfit due to allergies and immunotherapy.
Interview: Jan. 27th, 2009
Merit Listed: ??
Job Offer: Conditional ROTP offer March 4th 2009
Swearing in:
BMQ:


Next step is to get a letter from my allergy specialist saying I can stop immunotherapy at any point with no ill effects on my condition. According to the medical staff at the recruiting center, this should be sufficient to have my medical file re-evaluated.

My advice, if you are undergoing immunotherapy for allergy symptoms (reduce them) and you are given a sheet to have completed by your specialist for your allergies, then have him indicate very clearly whether or not you can stop your immunotherapy treatments and what the effects would be. It will save you headaches down the road.

Specialists are so hard to get a hold of too!

 

[freakerz]

Specialists are so hard to get a hold of too!

For allergies it's insane... I called beginning of April, my exam is late September! There are like 3 specialists around the north shore of Montreal... they must be rich! $$$

 

[Gary D. in SK]

Update

Well time to put my info up,

Recruiting Center: Calgary
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: EDTech
Trade Choice 2: Weapons Tech (Land)
Trade Choice 3: LCIS Tech
Application Date: Mar 9/09 (reserves)  Mar 16/09 (Switched Application to Reg)
First Contact: (Mar 30/09 called, I was still listed as Res app, corrected) Apr 3/09
CFAT: Apr 14 2009
Medicalt1 Apr 15 2009 , pt2 Apr 22 (re-scheduled because the WO called in sick)
Interview: Apr 14 2009 recommended for all trades
Listed: TBD
Position Offered: TBD
Sworn in: TBD
BMQ starts on: TBD

Blew away the CFAT except the math segment, but they were more impressed with my results in that category than I was, which is good.  Interview ended up taking over two and a half hours, and the interviewer was duly impressed.  I'm getting a strong recommend for ED Tech, although I will be competing for one of  only 9 spots.  Interviewer stated they would hold my second or third choice for me if I didn't get selected (ED Tech is a national selection, not regional).  Only thing in my way now is completing the medical/physical.  

 

[shadowkila]

*UPDATE:*

Recruiting Center: Montreal
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: Infantry
Trade Choice 2:
Trade Choice 3:
Application Date: March/09
First Contact: March 12/09
CFAT: Done in 2006
Medical: April 2/09
Interview: April 2/09
Listed: April 7/09
Position Offered: Infantry 031
Sworn in: April 22/09
BMQ starts on: April 27/09

 

[Rinker]

Wow thought it was just me Len173. I am at the same point you are. Except the first time I applied all of my stuff got lost in the move. Of course not my online application, but they decided to delete that after not having any other information. So I just like alright, a little miscommunication... So I got a new birth certificate and transcipts applied in person for the 4 trip there. And nothing. I did the phoning with the number 3 and 1. Although I was never able to get a hold of them even on 1. It is very frusterating and I can't do anything about it. I have showed up there and they really weren't helpful. So looks like there is still some gaping gaps at the new office. If you find a way out let me know.

 

[Tulach Ard]

Recruiting Center: New Westminster, British Columbia
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: Armoured
Trade Choice 2: --
Trade Choice 3: --
Application Date: March 10th
First Contact: April 1st
CFAT: April 7th
Medical: April 27
Interview: April 9th
Listed: --
Position Offered: --
Sworn in: --
BMQ starts on: --

Waiting to hear for the rest.  My references have already been called, and I am told after my medical (which is a week from tomorrow) I am looking at weeks until I get my call. Pretty darn fast so far.

 

[Tulach Ard]

Okay, so I'm applying primary reserve (infantry). I posted on here before about my process taking forever. It's now been 8 weeks, without hearing anything, not even scheduled to write my CFAT, or do the medical/physical. So I tried calling CFRC Vancouver, and it promps you to push 3 if you already have an application in with them, so I push 3 and it says "this call cannot be completed, please try again later" and it does this all the time, 24/7. So instead I try the other prompt, and press 1 to speak with a recruiter. He tells me, okay, if you app. is that old it's past the point of being on my desk, so I'll give you the 1-800 # you need to see about your file. Wonderful, so I call the number, and what do you know, it's just the 1-800 # to CFRC Vancouver, which I called in the first place to speak to him, and I get the exact same prompts, and the one I need does not work. 

frustrating . . .

Does anyone know who or where I can get ahold of to get some help?

Wow Len, thats strange. I have been in there numerous times for different reasons and they have always been very helpful. The person that is handling my file even told us to "be persistant to the point of utterly annoying,"  ;D thankfully so far I havent had to. I find the best way to call is if you leave a message, they will ALWAYS call you back, and most of the time will find an answer if it means putting you on hold for 30 min to find it. Good luck!

 

[len173]

Wow thought it was just me Len173. I am at the same point you are. Except the first time I applied all of my stuff got lost in the move. Of course not my online application, but they decided to delete that after not having any other information. So I just like alright, a little miscommunication... So I got a new birth certificate and transcipts applied in person for the 4 trip there. And nothing. I did the phoning with the number 3 and 1. Although I was never able to get a hold of them even on 1. It is very frusterating and I can't do anything about it. I have showed up there and they really weren't helpful. So looks like there is still some gaping gaps at the new office. If you find a way out let me know.

Sorry to hear that bud. Yeah, I am still waiting. I went to the recruiter at the reserve unit I'm joining, and asked if he could help me out. He got a hold of them, and they just said I need to wait for a phone call. So that really got me nowhere. I'm starting to wonder if I didn't write my phone number down wrong, lol.

Wow Len, thats strange. I have been in there numerous times for different reasons and they have always been very helpful. The person that is handling my file even told us to "be persistant to the point of utterly annoying,"  thankfully so far I havent had to. I find the best way to call is if you leave a message, they will ALWAYS call you back, and most of the time will find an answer if it means putting you on hold for 30 min to find it. Good luck!

Yeah, it is very weird. The other guys applying to the reserves here have been waiting about 11 weeks without hearing anything as well, so obviously something is going on. Thanks for the tip, I will try leaving a message stating my problem and see if anybody looks into it.

 

[walkhard]

Recruiting Center: Kitchener
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: Infantry
Trade Choice 2: Combat Engineer
Trade Choice 3:
Application Date: April 1st
First Contact: April 1st
CFAT: April 6th (passed wOOT!)
Medical: April 20th (pass)
Interview: April 20th (pass)
Listed: TBD
Position Offered: TBD
Sworn in: TBD
BMQ starts on: TBD

I was told i'll get the call for a job offer in late may and will hopefully be in bmq in June 8th or June 15

 

[SoldierInTheMaking]

Good luck with your offer man

 

[Genaps]

Recruiting Center: Ottawa
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: Officer
Trade Choice 1: AEC
Trade Choice 2: Intelligence
Trade Choice 3:
Application Date: March 12th
First Contact: March 31st
CFAT: April 15th (passed)
Medical: April 30th
Interview: April 30th
Listed: TBD
Position Offered: TBD
Sworn in: TBD
BMQ starts on: TBD

The recruiter scheduled me for a bilingual interview since I had completed half of my application forms in french and the other half in english (perhaps not a smart move on my part but I hadn't even noticed).  I was wondering if anyone has completed a bilingual interview or if this is somewhat unusual... 

 

[Supra]

Somewhat of an update... Got a call today and AVN's are currently backlogged in training so they don't know when the next opening is "closed until further notice" so i have to decide to either wait it out for who knows how long or change trades...I'll look into MSE OP see what that's all about. AVS is another one that ws suggested however electronics dont interest me anymore as ive been doing it for years.


Recruting Center: New Westminister BC
Regular/Reserve: Reg
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1:AVN TECH
Trade Choice 2: -
Trade Choice 3: -
Application Date: Nov. 17 2008
First Contact: Called in Dec. 15 2008
CFAT completed : Jan. 8 2009
Med: Jan. 28 2009
Interview completed: Jan. 28 2009
Sworn in:
Basic Training Begins:

 

[LiquidSquid]

Recruiting Center: Ottawa
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: COMM RSCH 291
Trade Choice 2: INT OP 111
Trade Choice 3: --
Application Date: March 20th
First Contact: April 15th
CFAT: April 20th (Pass)
Medical: May 12th
Interview: May 12th
Listed: --
Position Offered: --
Sworn in: --
BMQ starts on: --

Update!

 

[George Wallace]

Sorry to hear that bud. Yeah, I am still waiting. I went to the recruiter at the reserve unit I'm joining, and asked if he could help me out. He got a hold of them, and they just said I need to wait for a phone call. So that really got me nowhere. I'm starting to wonder if I didn't write my phone number down wrong, lol.

Yeah, it is very weird. The other guys applying to the reserves here have been waiting about 11 weeks without hearing anything as well, so obviously something is going on. Thanks for the tip, I will try leaving a message stating my problem and see if anybody looks into it.

The CFRCs have different Recruiting Priorities throughout the year.  At certain times their highest priorities are to get the ROTP applicants completed in a timely fashion.  At other times it is to get certain Regular Force Trade Applicants done in time for them to enter their training streams.  A Regular Force Recruiting Priority will always outweigh a Reserve Force Recruiting Priority/demand.

 

[freakerz]

Recruiting Center: Quebec City (awesome recruiters - Sgt. Martel and PO2 Francis)
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: Hull Technician
Trade Choice 2: Boatswain
Trade Choice 3: Supply Technician
Application Date: April 14, 2009
CFAT: May 5th, 2009
Medical: TBD
Interview: TBD
Position Offered: TBD
Sworn in: TBD
BMQ starts on: TBD

Damn, the CFRC in Quebec is filled for the CFAT up to May 5th! Lady said I could get the Med and Interview dates once I passed the test...  Guess I'll keep practicing those damn problem resolution questions!  :threat:

Oh and she did say that the BackCheck has been sent and is being processed, so that's that.

 

[IIMedicII]

Recruiting Center: Calgary
Regular/Reserve: Reserve
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: Med Tech
Trade Choice 2: --
Trade Choice 3: --
Application Date: Feb 17/09
First Contact: Feb 24/09
CFAT: Mar 1/09
Medical: Mar 26/09
Interview: Mar 26/09
PT: Apr 1/09
Position Offered: Waiting...
Sworn in: Waiting...
BMQ starts on: Waiting...

 

[the dangler]

Recruiting Center: Calgary
Regular/Reserve: Regular (Navy)
Officer/NCM: Officer (DEO)
Trade Choice 1: MARS
Trade Choice 2: Intelligence
Trade Choice 3: Log
Application Date: April 8, 2009 (I had my application couriered to CFRC Calgary)
First Contact: April 17
CFAT: April 21--Passed
Medical:
Interview: April 21--Passed. NOAB up next pending medical and background check.
Listed:
Position Offered:
Sworn in:
BMQ:

Update:

 

[SoldierInTheMaking]

Recruiting Center: Sarnia, Ont
Regular/Reserves: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: Infantry
Trade Choice 2: n/a
Trade Choice 3: n/a
Application Date: Early Dec 2008
First Contact: Early Dec 2008
CFAT: Passed Dec 18 2008
Interview: Jan 15 2009
Medical: Jan 15 2009
Medical received: medically unfit April 6, 2009

Just started the process to challenge the RMO's decision for being unfit. There was a little misunderstanding about my flat feet so I plan to get it sorted out. I go for my doctors appointment on April 27th to get more information to prove my flat feet will not affect my training and that I'm fit to serve. May 4th I will be bringing what I have to prove I'm fit to the recruiting center, and then the waiting game continues. I really hope I can get past this and start my career in the Canadian Forces.