Application Process (Completed-Officers)

[Steve_D]

Recruiting Center: CFRC Saint John
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: Officer
Trade Choice: MARS
Application Date: July 2009
CFAT: exempt - original written date - 1986 (woo hoo!)
Interview: Sept 2
Medical: Sept 2
NOAB: Sept 28 (MADE IT!! YAY!)
Merit Listed: Oct 2
Position Offered: Oct 2
Sworn in: Oct 14
BMOQ starts on: N/A as I have been exempted BMOQ - YAY, again!
Flying out to Esquimalt for OJT until NETPO trg - Oct 20
Quiting current job - today (Oct 10)

See you on the inside (the real world).

Cheers

Steve

 

[u.yousaf]

Hi everyone,

I've recently received my application in the mail and have most of it filled out. I'm currently in my second year of university in Ontario and plan on joining the infantry reserves. I just wanted to know when I should go down to the recruiting office to hand in my application if I plan on doing the bmq this summer. Thanks in advance.

 

[dangerboy]

Why delay? Turn in your application now it takes a while for the paperwork to go through. If your enrolled before a summer BMQ your unit will find stuff to do.  You will probably do some OJT and gain experience before your course, at the very lest you will get an introduction to military life and learn something about whatever unit you join. 

Just my 2 cents. 

 

[u.yousaf]

Oh so I don't have to complete my bmq's before I can be assigned to a unit?

 

[George Wallace]

Oh so I don't have to complete my bmq's before I can be assigned to a unit?

For the Reserves, you will require a letter stating that you have been accepted by a Unit before your application can start processing.  You will be required to have that letter with all of your application forms when you go to the CFRC.

 

[burkecross]

Recruiting Center: Halifax
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: Officer (DEO)
Trade Choice 1: AEC
Trade Choice 2: Intel O
Trade Choice 3:
Application Date: March 9, 2009
CFAT: March 17, 2009
Medical: March 19, 2009
Interview: March 19, 2009
Air Factor: Wasn't informed I would need one until August 5, 2009. Completed August 21, 2009
Medfit: Oct 19, 2009
Merit Listed: Oct 20, 2009
Verbal Position Offered: Oct 23, 2009
Swearing in: Dec 22, 2009
BMOQ starts on: Jan 11m 2010

It's been a long wait with some bumps on the way but I finally got my offer today.

 

[Teller]

Recruiting Center: Kingston
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: Officer (DEO)
Trade Choice 1: AEC
Trade Choice 2: Artillery
Trade Choice 3: Mars
Application Date: June 10, 2009
CFAT: N/A  (took the CFAT in 2006, passed with flying colours)
Medical: June 23, 2009
Interview: June 23, 2009
Air Factor Exam: July 16, 2009
Medfit: Oct 22, 2009 (had to undergo methacholine challenge and pulmonary fitness testing to disprove respiratory illness)
Verbal Position Offered: Oct 23, 2009
Swearing in: Dec 15, 2009
BMOQ starts on: Jan 11, 2010

This is a dream come true for me.  I was originally denied in 2006 on medical due to a drug prescription (offered a great contract job afterwards and put off enlistment in the CF) and it came up again in my current enrollment process.  After multiple trips to the docs and testing to prove I don't suffer from any long term/debilitating illnesses, I finally got in. 

I can't wait to start my new career with the CF!   

 

[NightEcho]

Here is my info

Recruiting Center: Vancouver
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: Officer (CEOTP)
Trade Choice 1: Engineer
Trade Choice 2:
Trade Choice 3:
Application Date: Late April 2009
First Contact: Early May 2009
CFAT: May 14, 2009
Medical: June 4, 2009
Interview 1st: June 4, 2009
Listed: Late July 2009
Verbal Position Offered: October 13, 2009
Sworn in: Scheduled December 17, 2009
BMOQ starts on: January 11, 2010

 

[take2]

Recruiting Centre: Kingston
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: Officer (DEO)
Trade Choice 1: Logistics (later changed to AEC)
Trade Choice 2: Public Affairs
Trade Choice 3: Health Care Admin
Application Date: March 16, 2009
CFAT: April 9, 2009
Medical: April 23, 2009
Interview 1 (LOG): April 23, 2009
Additional medical submitted: June 10, 2009
Listed (LOG): July 2009
Called to check on status in August.  Advised that LOG closed for fiscal.  Changed to AEC: August 18, 2009
Interview 2 (AEC): Sept 8, 2009
Air Crew medical submitted: Sept 21, 2009
Listed (AEC): end October 2009
Verbal Offer: November 17, 2009
Enrollment: January 12, 2010
BMOQ start: January 25, 2010

 

[goldenhamster]

Recruiting Center: CFRC Kingston
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM:  DEO
Trade Choice : Construction Engineering
Application Date: February 12, 2009
First Contact: February 17, 2009
CFAT completed: March 10, 2009 
Interview: March 17, 2009
Medical:  March 24, 2009 
Deemed medically fit: August 2009 (after laser eye surgery in May 2009)
Position Offered: Dec 22, 2009  :christmas happy:
Basic Training Begins: Jan 25th, 2010 (if everything is ok)

 

[Sturbs]

Recruiting Centre: CFRC Mississauga
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: Officer (DEO)
Trade Choice 1: Pilot (Later changed to AERE)
Trade Choice 2:
Trade Choice 3:
Application Date: March 27, 2009
CFAT: April 9, 2009
Medical: April 28, 2009
Interview - Pilot: April 28, 2009
Aircrew Medicals Completed (Enhanced Vision Testing & Bloodwork): May 12, 2009
Aircrew Medicals Completed (ECG that they forgot to send me for): June 25, 2009
Medfit (Pilot Medical Letter of Doom due to vision): September 30, 2009
Interview - AERE: October 19, 2009
Merit Listed (AERE): early November 2009
Verbal Offer: January 18, 2010
Sworn In: scheduled January 22, 2010
BMOQ starts: January 25, 2010

So I got good news this morning.  Some spots or a spot became available and I got an offer with an invite to the Jan 25 BMOQ.  I leave in 4 days.  This is a huge jump in timeframe considering I was told to not expect any spots until April 1st and then if selected not to expect BMOQ until the end of summer.  I'm totally not prepared but I don't have any time to worry!  After all these months, I never thought the problem would be the process moving too fast!