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Hey guys. I'm Dalton, Im 18 years old and graduated Highscool from Peterborough Ontario and I'm currently in the recruiting process. I'd like to share my experiences as they come and hope you enjoy my own story. I've been glued to Army.ca since June 2014. I've read lots of your stories, read pretty much every page of the CFAT and Interview threads etc and have decided I'll now post my own thread for someone like me to read in the future for their own motivational sake. First off, I just want to thank everyone for contributing so much to this site because it's literally packed with everything you need to know. If it weren't for this site I honestly don't think I would've ever had the balls to apply. I wouldn't know what to expect and would have probably been nervous and felt pressured being faced with and in contact with members of the Canadian Armed Forces. When I was growing up I always remember Remembrance day being such an important thing. We'd have assemblies at school and there would be ceremonies. Never did I once think I could possibly be part of such a rich part of Canada with our history and help make Canada what it is today and help defend my country. Up until today, Ive only ever seen one member of the Canadian Forces in their camouflage uniform and that was at Tim Hortons many years ago and I thought it was the coolest thing. Just knowing being part of the Forces is a reality really makes me proud of myself and makes me feel great about what I could possibly be getting into.
My first thoughts about joining the Canadian forces were when I was around 11 years old. My older brother was really thinking about it and even got the application forms but never ended up doing anything with them. Ever since I've never really had a real solid idea of what I wanted as a career besides the usual Police Officer or something. I finally looked into the Forces website during my grade 12 year out of curiosity to see what they had to offer. To my surprise the army was completely different than I would've ever thought, I would have never guessed there were so many occupations to choose from. It's insane! Realizing my true potential is what started my crazy Forces.ca phase but growing up I told myself I would never join because I was well... scared. I took this career opportunity into serious consideration and decided I felt it was the right thing for me to do and I think I would be ok with having this as a career. I currently work at Walmart and the final nudge for me to apply was finding out that my co worker was also in the recruitment process.
In June of 2014 I went online and filled out my online application for the Canadian Forces. I had the whole thing filled out but waited until September 7th to actually submit it. In hindsight that was the worst thing I could've done because now I could probably be done my medical and interview. 2 days after submitting my application I got an automatic email response telling me that I was selected for further processing and to email the Oshawa CFRC for a CFAT Appointment. 6 days had passed since emailing the recruiting center and ever since I first applied I was glued to this website and forces.ca. I was literally looking at the Oshawa recruiting phone number about to phone and ask if they got my email when all of the sudden my phone started ringing and I knew exactly who it was. I stood up from my chair, and paced the living room while being told I'm speaking to a Sergeant and he wants me to write my CFAT a month from then on October 16th at 08:00 hours. I agreed right away and could not have been more excited. For this last month I've been constantly on here asking questions, and basically lurking around watching other people get warned for asking questions while I took that to my advantage in a way and just used the search or links someone would provide to them.
After a month of studying my math, verbal and spatial abilities I finally got to go in for my CFAT and TSD tests today. I was told afterwards on a one on one with the Sergeant that I had passed the test and qualified for all three of my trades. I had chosen Combat Engineer, Infantryman and Crewman. Now the only problem, which they constantly said during my four hours there, was that there were way more people applying for jobs than there are jobs themselves and that he couldn't tell me right there how competitive I was because he has to mark it in Oshawa and we were at the Peterborough Armoury. I've been told to phone Oshawa CFRC on October 24th to ask how competitive I am and to find out if I'll be selected for further processing. I'm really hoping all goes well and that my scores are competitve and that I'm able to have my medical and Interview booked next week as well. Thanks for reading guys, I will keep this thread updated when I have new information!
My first thoughts about joining the Canadian forces were when I was around 11 years old. My older brother was really thinking about it and even got the application forms but never ended up doing anything with them. Ever since I've never really had a real solid idea of what I wanted as a career besides the usual Police Officer or something. I finally looked into the Forces website during my grade 12 year out of curiosity to see what they had to offer. To my surprise the army was completely different than I would've ever thought, I would have never guessed there were so many occupations to choose from. It's insane! Realizing my true potential is what started my crazy Forces.ca phase but growing up I told myself I would never join because I was well... scared. I took this career opportunity into serious consideration and decided I felt it was the right thing for me to do and I think I would be ok with having this as a career. I currently work at Walmart and the final nudge for me to apply was finding out that my co worker was also in the recruitment process.
In June of 2014 I went online and filled out my online application for the Canadian Forces. I had the whole thing filled out but waited until September 7th to actually submit it. In hindsight that was the worst thing I could've done because now I could probably be done my medical and interview. 2 days after submitting my application I got an automatic email response telling me that I was selected for further processing and to email the Oshawa CFRC for a CFAT Appointment. 6 days had passed since emailing the recruiting center and ever since I first applied I was glued to this website and forces.ca. I was literally looking at the Oshawa recruiting phone number about to phone and ask if they got my email when all of the sudden my phone started ringing and I knew exactly who it was. I stood up from my chair, and paced the living room while being told I'm speaking to a Sergeant and he wants me to write my CFAT a month from then on October 16th at 08:00 hours. I agreed right away and could not have been more excited. For this last month I've been constantly on here asking questions, and basically lurking around watching other people get warned for asking questions while I took that to my advantage in a way and just used the search or links someone would provide to them.
After a month of studying my math, verbal and spatial abilities I finally got to go in for my CFAT and TSD tests today. I was told afterwards on a one on one with the Sergeant that I had passed the test and qualified for all three of my trades. I had chosen Combat Engineer, Infantryman and Crewman. Now the only problem, which they constantly said during my four hours there, was that there were way more people applying for jobs than there are jobs themselves and that he couldn't tell me right there how competitive I was because he has to mark it in Oshawa and we were at the Peterborough Armoury. I've been told to phone Oshawa CFRC on October 24th to ask how competitive I am and to find out if I'll be selected for further processing. I'm really hoping all goes well and that my scores are competitve and that I'm able to have my medical and Interview booked next week as well. Thanks for reading guys, I will keep this thread updated when I have new information!
