Well, I've been in the process for about a month and a half now and just got another email from the Captain this morning, so I figured I'd share with everyone how the process has been for me so far..
Just a little background. I WAS a Police Foundations Student (Graduated at the end of December, 2008) and I have applied to the Infantry, PPCLI to be exact!
December 5th/08 - Wrote the CFAT. Was told that the medicals/Interviews were full for the day, and I would have to schedule another day to do my interview + medical. These were rescheduled on this day for December 11th/08
December 11th/08 - Did part one of the medical, had 20/20 vision and everything was great. From there I did my interview while I was waiting for part 2 of my medical. I went in there with fairly good knowledge of where I wanted to go and what the job would require of me. I was told by the Captain that my interview went really well, I actually qualified for Officer even though they only had a highschool education in my file. (I hadn't been able to get my College transcripts to them yet). She said I did well on my CFAT and I had great knowledge of the job I was applying for.
After this, of course, I had part two of my medical. It went really well, except that I was told I was a binge drinker (4 or more beers in a 24 hour period.. he explained to me that he gives a lot of college students the binge drinker speech haha). He also did not seem impressed with my tattoo on my ribs (3 big stars..but made out of broken guns.) I got one for each one of my family members, but he just didn't like the broken guns and kept asking me what they meant.
I also have an apparent "bee sting allergy" and was given a form to take to my doctor and mail it to the medical office in Ottawa so they could add it to my file and review it.
December 17th/08 - Took my medical form to my doctor who filled it out and mentioned I had been stung several times and never had to use my Epi-Pen, but that it "wouldn't hurt" to carry one with me. I then went home and mailed the letter express post with the tracking # so I could find out when it got to Ottawa.
December 19th/08 - Tracking # says that the letter has been received in Ottawa. I decide to email the captain that morning and ask her what the next step was and to make sure that it was added to my file. Also asked about how to get my College Transcripts to her.
December 22nd/08 - The Captain e-mails me to inform me that the form was added to my file and it will be under review in Ottawa once everyone is back from Christmas break.
January 16th/09 - Finally got a hold of my college transcripts and brought them into the recruiting office. The recruiter at the front desk was very helpful and added the transcripts to my file for me.
January 19th/09 - Decided to email the captain and let her know that I submitted my college transcripts. Also asked her if she had an update on where my file was at this point.
January 20th/09 - The captain thanked me for submitting my college transcripts and that it would give me yet another leg up for getting into the Infantry. She told me that my medical file is still waiting to be reviewed by someone in Ottawa and that...here's the hump in the road... it could take up to SIX WEEKS for someone to even look at my file. Now, I don't know if this means six weeks from now or six weeks from when it was received in Ottawa, but now I am officially playing the waiting game. There is nothing else for me to do but wait for that call! Though, the Captain was very nice and told me that she would check my file frequently and be able to email me about a week before I would get the call to let me know.
So, needless to say I am very anxious/nervous/excited to get the call. I can't wait to be a part of the CF family and I will certainly update when I find out what day I start BMQ
All the best,
Luke.