BMOQ 2019 - Regular Force

[jenniemca]

After over a year of patiently waiting, received my offer of employment today:

Recruiting Center: Ottawa, ON   
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: Officer
Trade choice 1: AEC
Trade choice 2:
Trade choice 3:
Application date: February 14, 2017
First contact: February 14, 2017
CFAT: March 21, 2017
CFAT Results: March 21, 2017- Successful
ACS: July 24, 2017
Medical: August 21, 2017
Interview: August 31, 2017
Competition list: End of November 2017
Position offered: April 11, 2018
Enrolment: May 1, 2108
BMOQ: May 14, 2018

Good Luck to everyone, and remember to trust the process 

 

[Trueprince2]

After over a year of patiently waiting, received my offer of employment today:

Recruiting Center: Ottawa, ON   
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: Officer
Trade choice 1: AEC
Trade choice 2:
Trade choice 3:
Application date: February 14, 2017
First contact: February 14, 2017
CFAT: March 21, 2017
CFAT Results: March 21, 2017- Successful
ACS: July 24, 2017
Medical: August 21, 2017
Interview: August 31, 2017
Competition list: End of November 2017
Position offered: April 11, 2018
Enrolment: May 1, 2108
BMOQ: May 14, 2018

Good Luck to everyone, and remember to trust the process 

congratz man glad you got it !

 

[ssrb653]

I thought to add my process timeline as well. My process took longer than average because I had to go through security clearance before I could be considered and also I had to move my file from one recruiting centre to another because I accepted a job offer in Montreal and had to move cities. It was a long wait but it was well worth it in the end. For those who are going to BMOQ on May 14th see you there. For those who are waiting, hold on tight and wish you all the best!

 

[n3o]

Recruiting Center: CFRC Montreal 
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade choice 1: Infantry
Trade choice 2: Artillery
Trade choice 3: Armoured
Application date: December, 2017
First contact: January 11, 2018
CFAT: January 30, 2018 (Passed)
Interview: April 25, 2018
Medical: May 7, 2018
Med Approved:
Competition list:
Position offered:
Enrolment:
BMQ:

Fall down seven times, get up eight

 

[Seymour]

Entry route: Unskilled- NCM(Regular)
Recruiting Centre: CFRC Toronto

Choice one: Vehicle Technician
Choice two: Electrical Generator System Technician
Choice three: Electronic-optronic  Technician (Qualified for, but changed to Marine Technician after CFAT)

Application date: December 16th, 2017
Contact date: December 18th, 2017
CFAT: January 18th, 2018
Medical pt.1: January 18th, 2018
Approved for further processing: February 1st, 2018
Medical pt.2: February 14th, 2018
Interview: February 20th, 2018
Medical supplementary forms submitted: February 20th, 2018

Entry route: Unskilled- NCM(Regular)
Recruiting Centre: CFRC Toronto

Choice one: Vehicle Technician
Choice two: Electrical Generator System Technician
Choice three: Electronic-optronic  Technician (Qualified for, but changed to Marine Technician after CFAT)

Application date: December 16th, 2017
Contact date: December 18th, 2017
CFAT: January 18th, 2018
Medical pt.1: January 18th, 2018
Approved for further processing: February 1st, 2018
Medical pt.2: February 14th, 2018
Interview: February 20th, 2018
Medical supplementary forms submitted: February 20th, 2018
Reliability status inquiry: March 6th, 2018
Merit listed: ?
Offer: April 20th, 2018 - Vehicle technician
Enrolment: July 18th, 2018
BMQ: July 30th, 2018

Good luck to everyone competing for an offer!

 

[n3o]

Recruiting Center: CFRC Montreal 
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade choice 1: Infantry
Trade choice 2: Artillery
Trade choice 3: Armoured
Application date: December, 2017
First contact: January 11, 2018
CFAT: January 30, 2018 (Passed)
Interview: April 25, 2018 (Passed)
Medical: May 7, 2018
Med Approved:
Competition list:
Position offered:
Enrolment:
BMQ:

The interview was a blast. Just keep it real, be yourself and be 100% honest. There's nothing to stress about. Enjoy the ride.

Fall down seven times, get up eight

 

[jdem007]

If I may ask. How were you able to do your interview before the medical?
I always assume the medical assessment was always first. Thanks.

 

[n3o]

I don't know mate, that's a good question. I'm glad the interview is over, now I can just focus on my training.

 

[jdem007]

You're right. Good it's over. I am just waiting for my medical to be reviewed and hopefully get called up for the interview. Best of luck!

 

[n3o]

Good luck to you ! Hopefully you'll have your interview soon.

 

[jdem007]

Thanks!!
がんばっていきましょう！
Let's all do our best!

 

[Armour8]

Hello, Did you get any response after being in competition list?

 

[Armour8]

Recruiting Centre: London (Transferred from Vancouver in March, 2018)
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: Officer
Entry Plan: ROTP - Civ U
Trade Choice 1: Pilot
Application Date: October 14, 2016
First Contact: October 18, 2016
CFAT: Bypass (From old application in 2009)
Aircrew Selection (Trenton): April 17-20, 2017 (Passed)
Interview: June 5, 2017
Medical: June 5, 2017
Aircrew Medical Part 2 (DRDC): November 23-24, 2017
Competition List: December, 2017 (Confirmed with RC)
Position Offered: TBD
Enrollment: TBD
BMOQ: TBD

Did you get any response after Dec, 2017?

 

[OceanBonfire]

Hello, Did you get any response after being in competition list?

Did you get any response after Dec, 2017?

The only response you'd get after getting in the competition list is if you're getting an offer. Otherwise, nothing.

 

[clmarr]

Security check (presec) has been completed, things are finally starting to pick up with my medical next week and my interview at the end of the month.

 

[Swally]

I wrote my CFAT mid January. Still waiting for the background and/or security check.
I'm Swedish, lived in Austria and England as well. Nothing weird. It just seems to take forever. I have worked Provincial and Federal jobs in the past requiring background and security checks, but none took even close to this long.  :

How long is reasonable to wait?

Cheers!  ;D

 

[mariomike]

How long is reasonable to wait?

The preceding 254 pages show how long others waited, to give an idea of how long is reasonable.

See also,

Application - How long does it take? (Merged)
https://army.ca/forums/threads/24849.50
4 pages.

How long?
https://www.google.com/search?rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-CA%3AIE-Address&rlz=1I7GGHP_en-GBCA592&ei=IhfuWriUHcPl_QbKjo-gAw&q=site%3Aarmy.ca+%22how+long%22&oq=site%3Aarmy.ca+%22how+long%22&gs_l=psy-ab.12...0.0.0.35364.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c..64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.qfE_VaBqPTU

TIMINGS - ESTIMATED TIMES FOR
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:LrwBW1wBlRwJ:https://army.ca/forums/index.php%3Ftopic%3D81054.0+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca

etc...

As always, Recruiting is your most trusted source of official up to date information.

"Unofficial site, not associated with DND or the Canadian Armed Forces."

 

[clmarr]

I wrote my CFAT mid January. Still waiting for the background and/or security check.
I'm Swedish, lived in Austria and England as well. Nothing weird. It just seems to take forever. I have worked Provincial and Federal jobs in the past requiring background and security checks, but none took even close to this long.  :

How long is reasonable to wait?

Cheers!  ;D

Based on my case, it could take as long as 1 year and 3 months. I just received my cleared security clearance and my CFAT was in January 2017. The security check itself took only 3.5 months, but many other factors that I am not aware of extended the process. The entire presec takes months to process, I don't think it could be done in less than 6 months. I suspect the restructuration of my local CFRC has something to do with the longer than normal delay. Ensure that you follow up with your file manager often. At some point I didn't follow up for a good three months assuming that things were moving forward by themselves, but hours after I had contacted them they scheduled a Reliability interview (and I suspect that would have been scheduled many weeks if not months before if I had followed up regularly during those 3 months).

 

[architectgrad]

Recruiting Center: Hamilton
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: Officer
Trade Choice 1: Construction Engineering Officer
Trade Choice 2:
Trade Choice 3:
Application Date: November 27th, 2015
First Contact: November 30th, 2015
Aptitude Test: January 19th, 2016
I attended university in the USA so I have been waiting for an approval from the chain of command stating whether or not I will need additional screening due to living there while attending school.
I also had to obtain my Educational Assessment that proves my Masters and Bachelor degree from the USA is equivalent to the Canadian degrees.  I first paid and applied for a comprehensive report fro ICAS but that was taking forever (22 weeks from February 11th) . I had to ensure I got a full report as I was trying to get an Educational Waiver so I could apply to be a Construction Engineer with an Architecture background.
I decided to go a different route and switched my Trade Choices in late March
Trade Choice 1: Aerospace Control Operator
Trade Choice 2: Aerospace Control Officer
I figured I could try out the 3-year Non-Commissioned career first before becoming an Officer especially if my education would take a while to verify.  Then I decided to try my luck again and sent my education to be assessed by a different company that promised only 4 weeks processing (WES).  I am hoping to have that completed by the 6th of May.
ASCT: July  2017 (Did not Pass and considered alternatives) I decided on Logistics Officer at the local HMCS Reserve Unit.  Procurement is fairly close to what I do now so it should be a seamless transition career-wise.
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Medical: August 2017 - Passed
Trade Choice 1: Logistics Officer
Regular/Reserve: (Naval) Reserve
Force Fitness Test: September 6th 2017 - Passed
Merit Listed: TBD
Interview: May 7th 2018
Position Offered: TBD
Enrollment/Swear in: TBD
Basic Training: TBD

 

[white-1]

My application process had been a process! Here's how things went down for me.

Entry route: Regular Force - DEO
Recruiting Centre: CFRC Moncton

Choice one: Nursing Officer
Choice two: HCA
Choice three: N/A

Application date: October 2014
Contact date: October 2014
CFAT: April 2008 (Did this as part of a career fair back in High School. Scored High enough that I've never had to re-do it)
Medical: Jan 2015
PLAR Initiated: June 2015
Interview: Jan 2015

File on hold due to Occupation Closed

File Re-opened: March 2016
Update Medical: April 2016
Update Interview: April 2016
TSD: April 2016 - Passed
Force Test Passed: May 2016

Aug 2016: File on hold again as occupation closed

Jan 2017: File re-opened

PLAR Results received: Aug 2017
Medical Update: Jan 2018
Interview Update: Jan 2018
Reliability Check: Feb 2018

Merit listed: Feb 2018
Offer: May 8th 2018 - Nursing Officer
Enrolment: July, 2018
BMOQ: August 2018

I write this to show that sometimes the process does literally take years! It will be almost 4 years since my initial application when I travel to St Jean for my BMOQ. This is the reality though of applying to an extremely competitive trade. Nursing and HCA both only take in around 10 DEO's every year, so patience is required. I am so excited to finally have an offer and start my journey with the CAF.