First of all, you're not the first or only teenager with this plan to join. It can take years because infantry recruiting over the past ten years has been so effective that the Regular Force actually has more infantry than it is supposed to have (and for a while many Reserve units reduced their annual intakes to a fraction of what it might have been before Afghanistan because they had few vacancies). This happens because each unit is only allowed a certain number of personnel and that can leave very few spaces available for recruiting. Combine that limitation with the relatively large numbers of young Canadians like you who want to join, either directly or by transfer from the Reserves, and we have a situation where even the best candidates can find themselves waiting for a space. Your desire to join is commendable, but it doesn't mean that there will be room. This situation may only last a few more years, when the rapid cycling of people to Afghanistan fades in memory, and the Army isn't doing a lot of exciting training due to budget cuts, there could be lots of opportunities to join as people start to get out faster than we can bring them in. Maybe you're just lining up at a bad time (from your perspective).