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My story is a probably very different than a lot of other people's, so I will tell about it.
I first applied in Dec '04, with the false hope of being able to go to RMC and take engineering or something like that. So, I spent half of my senior year going through the application process... fitness test, medical, interview, all that.. First, I work out, and I take protein supplements, so needless to say the urine test didn't go so well. A couple weeks later I recieved a letter saying they had diagnosed me with proteinuria (excess of protein in the urine), making me incapable of enployment in the CF. So I had to stop taking protein supplements, see a civilian doctor, and get another test done. While that was going on I had my interview. Basically, I was told I fell short of several requirements for RMC. That pretty much destroyed my hopes of going there.
I applied for University at the U of A, and switched my application over to Res Infantry. They took it in, browsed over other results, and a few months later I recieved a letter saying I was unnacceptable for employment into the CF because I have "a history of Osgood Schlatter's". (weakening condition in the knees) Since I was competing in many sports, as well as kickboxing and biking, I knew this shouldn't be a problem, so they told me I had to see a specialist. I waited a few months, and went in to the office. The specialist did a few quick joint tests, and asked some questions. He then found out I had dislocated my knee, and immediately went into several tests that seemed to have nothing to do with my knees at all. He told me I was done with Osgood Schlatter's, but he recommended I take several other tests (including an eye test) over the misconcieved notion that I may have some disease/condition which is very serious. I took the results to my family doctor, and he quickly observed me, noting nothing to do with what the specialist believed I may have had. Anyways, I went back to the recruiters with the note from my doctor, and the medical board in Ontario reviewed my file and in November '05 I got a letter saying I passed the medical portion of my application.
At this time, I was doubting my program at university (honors physics), and I knew it wasn't for me. I've always been attracted to the military, and I knew the infantry is what I am meant to do. So I transferred my application over to reg 031, and withdrawed from university. Now I am just waiting for a call booking a fitness test and an interview. So if I don't get a call by thursday I will head in to the recruiters. Things are finally going smoothly now, a full year after first applying for the CF.
I will keep you posted on how things go..
I first applied in Dec '04, with the false hope of being able to go to RMC and take engineering or something like that. So, I spent half of my senior year going through the application process... fitness test, medical, interview, all that.. First, I work out, and I take protein supplements, so needless to say the urine test didn't go so well. A couple weeks later I recieved a letter saying they had diagnosed me with proteinuria (excess of protein in the urine), making me incapable of enployment in the CF. So I had to stop taking protein supplements, see a civilian doctor, and get another test done. While that was going on I had my interview. Basically, I was told I fell short of several requirements for RMC. That pretty much destroyed my hopes of going there.
I applied for University at the U of A, and switched my application over to Res Infantry. They took it in, browsed over other results, and a few months later I recieved a letter saying I was unnacceptable for employment into the CF because I have "a history of Osgood Schlatter's". (weakening condition in the knees) Since I was competing in many sports, as well as kickboxing and biking, I knew this shouldn't be a problem, so they told me I had to see a specialist. I waited a few months, and went in to the office. The specialist did a few quick joint tests, and asked some questions. He then found out I had dislocated my knee, and immediately went into several tests that seemed to have nothing to do with my knees at all. He told me I was done with Osgood Schlatter's, but he recommended I take several other tests (including an eye test) over the misconcieved notion that I may have some disease/condition which is very serious. I took the results to my family doctor, and he quickly observed me, noting nothing to do with what the specialist believed I may have had. Anyways, I went back to the recruiters with the note from my doctor, and the medical board in Ontario reviewed my file and in November '05 I got a letter saying I passed the medical portion of my application.
At this time, I was doubting my program at university (honors physics), and I knew it wasn't for me. I've always been attracted to the military, and I knew the infantry is what I am meant to do. So I transferred my application over to reg 031, and withdrawed from university. Now I am just waiting for a call booking a fitness test and an interview. So if I don't get a call by thursday I will head in to the recruiters. Things are finally going smoothly now, a full year after first applying for the CF.
I will keep you posted on how things go..
