My Application Adventure

[alan_li_13]

Finally!!!
I handed in my application for RMC on friday, and today, I got called to do my CFAT and Physical. Its scheduled for early tomorrow. I am SO PUMPED!!! I think i''m gonna do ok, i've never had a problem w/ my physical self. Mentally, i'm alrite. But nonetheless, i hope u guys all wish me luck!!!
I'm gonna post more later about how i started, how i did, what i experienced, and all that from a cadet point of view, but rite now, i gotta go get some rest so i'm prepared for tmrw (atleast i'll try, i'm so full of adrenalin!)
Anyways, gtg, again, wish me luck!

 

[Sgt_McWatt]

GOOD LUCK SERGEANT!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D

 

[Zedic_1913]

Good luck to you.  I am submitting my paperwork for RMC next week, just waiting on a reference.

 

[condor888000]

Best of luck!

 

[Jonny Boy]

hey good luck Li at least one of the 3 of us that went on the tour have made it that far

 

[alan_li_13]

Alright, i have great news! ;D I passed both the physical and the Aptitude test. I am not at liberty to discuss the Aptitude test, but i will talk about the physical. The physical was done in groups of fours. We started with the step test. Now this is where i believe a lot of people become confused. The physical test does not include any running. Runnind is only suggest for you the applicant as training. The step test measures your cardiovascular ability. You step up two steps and step back down to a certain beat played by a tape (with some very weird music, lol) After about 3 minute at a certain level, you are stopped and your pulse is taken.  Then up you go again at a higher level, repeat, done. I dont know how i did on the step test because i dont know how to interpret the results.
Second came the grip test. There's a special Squeezeo'meter device that you squeeze with each hand. You start off with your arm straight paralell to the ground pointing to the side. As you bring your arm down, you squeeze the device. Both hands combined must equal to 75 kg. This is difficult for alot of people. The secret to this is propper breathing. Do not hold your breath. As weight trainers would tell you, you deliver your max payload by breathing in deep then exhaling during the effort. I did pretty good, with a right hand squeeze of 50kg and left 45kg for a combination of 95. I think that was pretty good considering no one in the group of four beat that, but one guy in another group got 70 kg on ONE HAND!!!
Then we did push up's and sit ups. The push up's you only need 19 so as long as you can do 20-25, you can stop, the guy told me to stop at 21. The sit up's is counted as how many you can do in a minute. I did 55, which i think again was pretty good because the closes the others came were at 53.

I had a great time just doing the test. Made a few friends who i hope to see again soon. Even doing something so simple as an IQ test and physical test was tonnes of fun. I can't wait to hear from the CFRC again!

If anyone has any questions or comments, please feel free to post them. I will answer then if i can tear myself away from school work. 

 

[Zedic_1913]

hey good luck Li at least one of the 3 of us that went on the tour have made it that far

You mean the Nov 12th bus tour with the recruiting det?   If so I was on that tour.

 

[Jonny Boy]

You mean the Nov 12th bus tour with the recruiting det?  If so I was on that tour, wearing white/grey civies sat at the back of the bus.

no it was the tour on Nov 5th it was 3 cadets that were all from 337 and we went togeather

 

[Ranger]

Congratulations!!

 

[Chang]

congrads! i was gonna go RMC too but i decided it was not my thing so now i'm a pte sup tech in the reserves. at least you got the hard parts over!...well the interview is kinda hard for RMC members i heard. a friend of mine, an air cadet wo2 applied for RMC and failed at the interview even though she was accepted to UBC and many other universities with scholarships.... the reserves interview for ncm is surprisingly simple though so maybe it'll be like that

 

[Jonny Boy]

i just found out hat i have 2 choices to try and get into the RMC.

1) i can go back to high school for a 6th year to try and pick up the required credits. the only problem would be that i would not only have to switch schools i would also have to try and get an 80 or higher average. the only problem with that is i have never takes any of the courses before :-[

2) i could go to college for a course that would qualify me for university. the bad thing about hat is it would put me $3,000 in the hole and it would be 2 more years before i could get into the RMC

i have a lot of decisions to make. and the college application deadline is approaching fast

 

[Ranger]

Good Luck 

 

[alan_li_13]

Ok, i just got called by the recruiting center a few days ago. I've booked my Medical and my Interview on the same day. It's coming up on the 9th of Feburary. I am so excited/scared/worried/pumped up...The cpl that called said the Interview is TWO HOURS LONG!!! And i'm concerned about my medical cuz my eyes are pretty not ok.

 

[alan_li_13]

Just wondering, how many mini recruitment CD's are there out there?
Here's a few (actually a lot) i got over the years:

Canadian Forces
Navy
Army (traded it for a map of blackdown)
Pre-enrollment physical fitness evaluation
Engineers
Queen's York Rangers (got that from the regimental recruitment, and its not mini)

 

[Chang]

theres one for RMC too lol yea i heard the RMC interview takes two hours cause its suppose to be super extensive..the one i took for NCM took like an hour. good luck! i was gonna go RMC too but then i thought i rather be a NCM cause NCMs get the job done!

 

[beyondsblue]

Two hours... what kind of questions do they ask?

 

[alan_li_13]

I have no idea...I have heard from a friend in the reserve that they ask you about what you know historically of the CF... Why you want to join, what u think you'll be doing, etc...Which makes sense, but 2 HOURS???
I'm kinda nervous about what they ask and how i should portray myself. If anyone has any details, please post more.

 

[beyondsblue]

You should just be yourself. Tell the truth the whole time and if you wanna exaggerate your experiences (perferable just a tiny bit), make it believable. I mean, they won't check EVERY single thing you told them. So if you want to make a better impression on the interviewers, take the risk. But if they found out that you are lying, you are screwed.
Oh, just wondering, how many people are going to interview you? Is it like a board thingy or one to one?

 

[ROTP Applicant]

You should just be yourself. Tell the truth the whole time and if you wanna exaggerate your experiences (perferable just a tiny bit), make it believable. I mean, they won't check EVERY single thing you told them. So if you want to make a better impression on the interviewers, take the risk. But if they found out that you are lying, you are screwed.
Oh, just wondering, how many people are going to interview you? Is it like a board thingy or one to one?

Say anything you want at the ROTP interview, BUT DO NOT LIE (not even a tiny bit). This is my second year applying to ROTP. I got into RMC Engineering last year as a MARE. I declined cause I'll go in only if i'm offered a pilot slot. So I'm reapplying this year as an undergraduate applicant. I've already done everything at the CFRC; now all I have to do is Aircrew Selection which is booked for March 7-11. So if you guys have any questions on the ROTP application process just PM me or post here and I'll try answer them. 

 

[Big Foot]

ROTP Applicant, I feel it is selfish that you declined RMC just because you didn't get the trade you wanted. I had wanted MPO but instead got artillery but I still accepted it. There is the process of MOC change for a reason. MARE is a difficult trade to get into and RMC itself is difficult to get into. Back to info about the ROTP interview, I had a 3 hour interview in which they questioned me about everything I put down on my application. Long story short, know the stuff you put down in your application and know the occupation info sheets front and back as they ask questions from your personal experiences, from the info sheets and they put you in a few "what If" situations. Its not all that bad if you know what you're talking about.