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I hope this is okay, but I wanted to start somewhat of a journal of my process so far. I've seen a few people do this sort of thing and it inspired me to do it as well!
First off I will tell you a little bit about my self; My name is Dylan Johnson, I live in Sarnia, On and I am 19 years old. Joining the Candian Forces has been my dream since as far back as I could remember, and honestly thee only thing I have ever stuck with throughout my life. It truly is my dream to fight for and defend my country, at the same time helping others.
So here it goes...
Last December I finally decided to go for it after many years of thinking thoroughly about it. I went into the Armoury here in Sarnia and talked to a Cpl and told him I was interested in joining. He then handed me a booklet that had the application package inside of it, followed by a DVD with little previews of every trade in the Navy, Air Forces and Army. Even though I already new exactly what I wanted to do in the forces, I watched that DVD over and over. After getting everything I needed to be eligable to join and my application booklet was filled out, I went back to the Armoury that same day. Everything was going good so far and I was getting goose bumps..After talking with the recruiter for a bit, I made my way home, with a smile on my face and very excited.
I received a call one week later telling me I can come in and write my CFAT, the following week. One week later I get to the Armoury and write my aptitude test, I must say I really thought I failed it big time...though after the Cpl went over it he said to me, you did very well and you qualify for a large amount of trades. We talked some more and he told me I will have to wait until after the Christmas break to do my medical and Interview.
It seems this could be a story book so I'll try and shorten it up a up..
January comes along and I do my medical, everything was perfect! I was given forms for my family doctor to sign about my flat feet. I then went on to do my interview that same day. I guess it was alright, though I was sooo nervous and that kind of got me. I wanted to say so much more but for some reason it just never came out. After that it was basically the waiting game. I booked an apt to see my doc right away, got the forms signed, brought them back and they were sent on their way.
After 5 dreadful weeks of waiting to here back from Ottawa, I received an unfit letter due to my flat feet. I did so much research about flat feet in the Forces and no one else seemed to have a problem with getting in, so of course I challenged it. It turned out my doctor wrote something different on the forms then I told him so that was corrected. I wrote an appeal and sent all that stuff back, crossing my fingers the RMO would reconsider...and they did. It was the happiest day of my life!!!
Not to long after that I was getting sworn in, a very exciting day, that's forsure! and was set to leave in two weeks.
Here's some more bad news/luck on my part. Two days after my enrollment ceremony I was doing some training/boxing and ended up dislocating and fracturing my thumb...two weeks before I was suppose to leave...I honestly almost cried lol
A couple days later I went into the recruiting center and told them what happened, I had to give back the plane ticket and all that stuff, trust me it was hard to do that...the recruiter then told me to basically call them when it was healed and I'll get back on a course. Eventually my file ended up being released and I was told I would have to wait 4-6 months before I could even start my process again.
Here I am today, still not giving up! My file is still currently being released ,I believe. I am suppose to give my file manager a call in exactly 5 days from now to see whether or not it has been fully released or not. He told me by march I should be able to start it up again and be ready when April comes and when my trade opens back up. So again its the waiting game.
I will keep updated posts as I continue my journey, and sorry for the story book...lol I promise it will never be that long again!
Thanks for listening!
Dylan
First off I will tell you a little bit about my self; My name is Dylan Johnson, I live in Sarnia, On and I am 19 years old. Joining the Candian Forces has been my dream since as far back as I could remember, and honestly thee only thing I have ever stuck with throughout my life. It truly is my dream to fight for and defend my country, at the same time helping others.
So here it goes...
Last December I finally decided to go for it after many years of thinking thoroughly about it. I went into the Armoury here in Sarnia and talked to a Cpl and told him I was interested in joining. He then handed me a booklet that had the application package inside of it, followed by a DVD with little previews of every trade in the Navy, Air Forces and Army. Even though I already new exactly what I wanted to do in the forces, I watched that DVD over and over. After getting everything I needed to be eligable to join and my application booklet was filled out, I went back to the Armoury that same day. Everything was going good so far and I was getting goose bumps..After talking with the recruiter for a bit, I made my way home, with a smile on my face and very excited.
I received a call one week later telling me I can come in and write my CFAT, the following week. One week later I get to the Armoury and write my aptitude test, I must say I really thought I failed it big time...though after the Cpl went over it he said to me, you did very well and you qualify for a large amount of trades. We talked some more and he told me I will have to wait until after the Christmas break to do my medical and Interview.
It seems this could be a story book so I'll try and shorten it up a up..
January comes along and I do my medical, everything was perfect! I was given forms for my family doctor to sign about my flat feet. I then went on to do my interview that same day. I guess it was alright, though I was sooo nervous and that kind of got me. I wanted to say so much more but for some reason it just never came out. After that it was basically the waiting game. I booked an apt to see my doc right away, got the forms signed, brought them back and they were sent on their way.
After 5 dreadful weeks of waiting to here back from Ottawa, I received an unfit letter due to my flat feet. I did so much research about flat feet in the Forces and no one else seemed to have a problem with getting in, so of course I challenged it. It turned out my doctor wrote something different on the forms then I told him so that was corrected. I wrote an appeal and sent all that stuff back, crossing my fingers the RMO would reconsider...and they did. It was the happiest day of my life!!!
Not to long after that I was getting sworn in, a very exciting day, that's forsure! and was set to leave in two weeks.
Here's some more bad news/luck on my part. Two days after my enrollment ceremony I was doing some training/boxing and ended up dislocating and fracturing my thumb...two weeks before I was suppose to leave...I honestly almost cried lol
A couple days later I went into the recruiting center and told them what happened, I had to give back the plane ticket and all that stuff, trust me it was hard to do that...the recruiter then told me to basically call them when it was healed and I'll get back on a course. Eventually my file ended up being released and I was told I would have to wait 4-6 months before I could even start my process again.
Here I am today, still not giving up! My file is still currently being released ,I believe. I am suppose to give my file manager a call in exactly 5 days from now to see whether or not it has been fully released or not. He told me by march I should be able to start it up again and be ready when April comes and when my trade opens back up. So again its the waiting game.
I will keep updated posts as I continue my journey, and sorry for the story book...lol I promise it will never be that long again!
Thanks for listening!
Dylan
