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Heraske
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Just a little introduction to start this thread off:
16 years old
In Highschool
Grade 10 and I am obviously going to finish it (Who can't?)
It's been about 2 years since I've started to think about joining the CAF. In preparation of joining the CAF, I have been lurking these forums for information (with talks with recruiters at my highschool, I find some information on this site to be inaccurate on certain subjects), have changed my complete life just to make the transition from Civilian life to Military life much easier.
What are those changes, you are wondering of? Well, those changes are just simple changes such as going to bed at 10 PM sharp every night, waking up at 6 AM every morning, following by at least 30 push ups in the morning (God damn me if they aren't correct). Not only has the military influenced me to completely re-evaluate my life, it's also got me motivated for better grades.
Since I am in French Immersion, and was a slacker in elementary school and didn't pay much attention to verbs or even practice French on a daily basis, I found it difficult to learn subjects in French. Luckily, however, many of those subjects are only offered in English in Highschool. My marks went from around 75% in French science to about 85% in English science after the final. I did achieve about 95% after the first two months of this year, but like I said, it went down to 85%.
Thanks to all this motivation of just thinking of joining the Army, I finally decided to start going after it.
Yesterday, there was a career fair area being set up as I walked in to exercise at 7 AM (No one other than myself and my friend exercise there in the morning on a daily basis, so it's pretty nifty having the whole gym to yourself) and got curious whether or not it was a science fair, or a career fair. After working out, I see a Master Corporal walking down the hallway toward the small gym the career was being hosted in. That got me excited for the day.
At lunch, after I finished drinking one of those blasted over-sugared french vanillas from Tim Horton's, I waltzed into the small Gym, took a few paces around to see if there was anything interesting other than the Military Stand, and found nothing. Once I turned the corner, I saw a model of one of those schnazzy submarine missiles that uses acoustic sonar or something like that on the table. So once the Master Corporal came over and explained how it worked, I got right on the subject of basic training.
I spoke to him about basic training and when it was, where it was and when the likely dates of it starting were. He said it was going to either be in Vancouver or Toronto (He definitely said Vancouver, but I can't remember if he said Toronto, but I believe he did - I forgot to bring a pen and paper, bad etiquette, I know. Shame on me) and that got me even more excited since that could mean instead of spending my summer bored out of the tree and playing video games, and occasionally hanging out with friends and, worst of all, re-watching all military-related videos a 100th time (hyperbole), I could be learning high levels of discipline, team work, finding out how good of a team player I am, skills I won't find in any other place in the world, and living the life I've currently been dreaming of. He told me to apply as soon as possible.
After school, I followed his advice and applied after speaking with my dad. My dad doesn't seem to want me join the army, and my mom doesn't, but who doesn't have to deal with that? I got their A-okay's and went on filling out the Application. There were some road bumps such as which entry level I wanted to go in as (I put unskilled) and the force I wanted to go in (I put supplementary reserve). I finished that up then hit "submit".
This is where the fritter-taters started coming in. Some questions on there made it seem like I was lying (Grade 10 education), but was told by my recruiter that I'd just have to get a note from my principle stating I would be finishing grade 10. I was also told I was to get 4 references that have known me for more than 5 years, and would need my highschool transcripts. I didn't have those yesterday, nor do I have them as I speak right now (weekend problems). Now, I'm faced with speaking with my principle Monday morning, as well as the school councilors to obtain my transcripts, and to get my 4 references (heading to my elementary school).
This is my application progress.
TL;DR scroll back up and read.
16 years old
In Highschool
Grade 10 and I am obviously going to finish it (Who can't?)
It's been about 2 years since I've started to think about joining the CAF. In preparation of joining the CAF, I have been lurking these forums for information (with talks with recruiters at my highschool, I find some information on this site to be inaccurate on certain subjects), have changed my complete life just to make the transition from Civilian life to Military life much easier.
What are those changes, you are wondering of? Well, those changes are just simple changes such as going to bed at 10 PM sharp every night, waking up at 6 AM every morning, following by at least 30 push ups in the morning (God damn me if they aren't correct). Not only has the military influenced me to completely re-evaluate my life, it's also got me motivated for better grades.
Since I am in French Immersion, and was a slacker in elementary school and didn't pay much attention to verbs or even practice French on a daily basis, I found it difficult to learn subjects in French. Luckily, however, many of those subjects are only offered in English in Highschool. My marks went from around 75% in French science to about 85% in English science after the final. I did achieve about 95% after the first two months of this year, but like I said, it went down to 85%.
Thanks to all this motivation of just thinking of joining the Army, I finally decided to start going after it.
Yesterday, there was a career fair area being set up as I walked in to exercise at 7 AM (No one other than myself and my friend exercise there in the morning on a daily basis, so it's pretty nifty having the whole gym to yourself) and got curious whether or not it was a science fair, or a career fair. After working out, I see a Master Corporal walking down the hallway toward the small gym the career was being hosted in. That got me excited for the day.
At lunch, after I finished drinking one of those blasted over-sugared french vanillas from Tim Horton's, I waltzed into the small Gym, took a few paces around to see if there was anything interesting other than the Military Stand, and found nothing. Once I turned the corner, I saw a model of one of those schnazzy submarine missiles that uses acoustic sonar or something like that on the table. So once the Master Corporal came over and explained how it worked, I got right on the subject of basic training.
I spoke to him about basic training and when it was, where it was and when the likely dates of it starting were. He said it was going to either be in Vancouver or Toronto (He definitely said Vancouver, but I can't remember if he said Toronto, but I believe he did - I forgot to bring a pen and paper, bad etiquette, I know. Shame on me) and that got me even more excited since that could mean instead of spending my summer bored out of the tree and playing video games, and occasionally hanging out with friends and, worst of all, re-watching all military-related videos a 100th time (hyperbole), I could be learning high levels of discipline, team work, finding out how good of a team player I am, skills I won't find in any other place in the world, and living the life I've currently been dreaming of. He told me to apply as soon as possible.
After school, I followed his advice and applied after speaking with my dad. My dad doesn't seem to want me join the army, and my mom doesn't, but who doesn't have to deal with that? I got their A-okay's and went on filling out the Application. There were some road bumps such as which entry level I wanted to go in as (I put unskilled) and the force I wanted to go in (I put supplementary reserve). I finished that up then hit "submit".
This is where the fritter-taters started coming in. Some questions on there made it seem like I was lying (Grade 10 education), but was told by my recruiter that I'd just have to get a note from my principle stating I would be finishing grade 10. I was also told I was to get 4 references that have known me for more than 5 years, and would need my highschool transcripts. I didn't have those yesterday, nor do I have them as I speak right now (weekend problems). Now, I'm faced with speaking with my principle Monday morning, as well as the school councilors to obtain my transcripts, and to get my 4 references (heading to my elementary school).
This is my application progress.
TL;DR scroll back up and read.
