Today I received a letter from the recruiting medical officer saying that I did not meet the common enrolment standard required by both the regular and the reserve force. I will type the letter out and you guys can tell me what you think about it, I'm pissed off that they didnt say anything before.
This is how the letter goes....
Dear Mr.Phantha,
I have reviewed the medical records and accompanying your application to join the Canadian Forces. Unfortunately, you do not meet the common enrolment standard required by both regular and reserve forces. The documents indicate that you have had an allergic reactions to crab meat. Accodingly, you have been assigned medical limitations.
Your case could be reconsidered if self-injectable epinephrine is not required and you have no furthur restrictions. At the time you should have your allergist write to us stating the diagnosis, allergic symptoms(inlcuding timing of exposure) results of testing and of any treatment. If you have been advised to carry self-injectable epinephrine your physician should specify the risk to your health if medication were unavailable.
The report should be sent to the Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre Winnipeg: Attention Medical Section. This report would have to be obtained at your own expense.
The current common enrolment medical standard ensures that all recruits can achieve high standards of fitness and endure prolonged periods of severe mental and physical stress. Military personnel work in extreme climatic conditions and diverse environments including isolated areas where little medical support is unavailable. They may be exposed to food allergens without access to self-administered medication prescribed for systemic allergic reactions.
The Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre Winnipeg can advise you of the final decision concerning your application.
Now why on earth didnt they tell me to go see an allergist from the begining so that it would save me time on the decision?.......I had a little rash from eating some crab, and I don't even think it was from crab, I just assumed because I had just consume it prior to the rash. This can't be serious enough to hinder my physical fitness or be detrimental to enduring prologned periods of severe mental and physical stress. So after I get this allergist diagnosis does my medical have to go through the process again? If so this is ridiculous. It says that CFRC Winnipeg will have the final decision concerning my application...what does this mean? That I have already been ruled out? I thought I had a limitation to clear up. Has anyone else had a similar instance because if they do not enrol me because of this silly allergy than they just lost a great potential officer recruit. I hope that I don't have to go through that lengthy medical process again, I need to make other plans for my career and this is just something that I have no control over.
Just to give you guys a background of me...
Applied for Mars Officer in the reserve force
22 yrs old male
Currently a lifeguard going for distinction awards
Economics Major in Univeristy 3rd Year
I am so fit its not even fiunny and my medical situation which is excellent has never hindered my ability to do anything. I was just being as honest as I could have been when I said I got a little rash when I consumed crab. That was like ages ago like 4 years or so.
For those that are reading I appreciate your input, I am so frustrated right now I had to share my experience.
. I thought that I was going to get one of those letters also because I have pollen hayfever allergic reactions... I was pretty much convienced that they were going to reject me because of this cause after all infantry soliders work outdoors and in the summer time there is all that stuff everywhere. I surprised when i got a call saying, "We're just informing you that your medical came back and you're good to go, now all we need to do is wait for the board to sit and discuss."
