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Ok, this is my first post on here...
I am currently going through the recruitment process to join in the reg force as a Combat Engineer. I unfortunatly ran into a roadblock about one month ago. 1st, Lets start form the beginning. I enrolled last sping and did my cfat, medical, interview and PT test in june and did very well in all of them. Needless to say i was looking forward ot getting an answer back regarding my recruitment. I spent all summer in the gym, running a few times a week, basically getting myself in the best shape of my life for basic and all that stuff and then late august i get a letter from ottawa. Basically, it said that while looking through my medical records, they found that i have asthma. and that i was not suitable for regular( or reserve) Military duty. This was officially a kick in the you-kno-where! I was absolutatly shocked. Throughout all this time i had barely even thought of potentially getting rejected. Of course I made sure i had other options just incase but as far as i was concerned....it was only a matter of time. Especially because in my mind, my asmtha does not affect me anymore. i play sports and a regluar basis. I'm in far better shape than most ppl i know in the military, and i know for a fact that there are people in the forces with asthma. But ok, they have standards, i understand that. So i got in contact with my recruiting center. I was (luckily) able to challenge this with a couple medical tests; the Pulmonary function test and the Methacoline Challenge.
But wait, here's the catch. To add to the situation, I'm currently living in Belgium (my father is in the CF and is stationed at the NATO Base here). So i go to do the tests and they tell me, ok, we can do the 1st on, but we dont have the Methacoline challenge in Belgium, We have a histamine CHallenge, which is harder (more sensative). So i did the tests. did great on the 1st one. then went in a week later of rthe other one and it comes up as "mild" asmtha. Now my file is back in ottawa for review and i HOPE to find out my stauts in the next couple weeks. All i know now is that i have a chance at least. They're taking into account the fact that the test i did here is harder than what i would have done in Canada so it is a possibility that i would not have reacted to the Methacoline Challenge over there. WHO KNOWS what will happen for me at this point but the main thing i want to get across wiht this story is that for you guys who are applying and who might get this letter like this, Dont give up right away. my letter did not say to take these tests, sometimes you have to look into it a bit more.
Anyways, as i wait my final descision, wish me luck! and if anyone else out there has a similar story, dont hesitate to share as im interested to hear of similar "adventures" through recruiting!
marc
I am currently going through the recruitment process to join in the reg force as a Combat Engineer. I unfortunatly ran into a roadblock about one month ago. 1st, Lets start form the beginning. I enrolled last sping and did my cfat, medical, interview and PT test in june and did very well in all of them. Needless to say i was looking forward ot getting an answer back regarding my recruitment. I spent all summer in the gym, running a few times a week, basically getting myself in the best shape of my life for basic and all that stuff and then late august i get a letter from ottawa. Basically, it said that while looking through my medical records, they found that i have asthma. and that i was not suitable for regular( or reserve) Military duty. This was officially a kick in the you-kno-where! I was absolutatly shocked. Throughout all this time i had barely even thought of potentially getting rejected. Of course I made sure i had other options just incase but as far as i was concerned....it was only a matter of time. Especially because in my mind, my asmtha does not affect me anymore. i play sports and a regluar basis. I'm in far better shape than most ppl i know in the military, and i know for a fact that there are people in the forces with asthma. But ok, they have standards, i understand that. So i got in contact with my recruiting center. I was (luckily) able to challenge this with a couple medical tests; the Pulmonary function test and the Methacoline Challenge.
But wait, here's the catch. To add to the situation, I'm currently living in Belgium (my father is in the CF and is stationed at the NATO Base here). So i go to do the tests and they tell me, ok, we can do the 1st on, but we dont have the Methacoline challenge in Belgium, We have a histamine CHallenge, which is harder (more sensative). So i did the tests. did great on the 1st one. then went in a week later of rthe other one and it comes up as "mild" asmtha. Now my file is back in ottawa for review and i HOPE to find out my stauts in the next couple weeks. All i know now is that i have a chance at least. They're taking into account the fact that the test i did here is harder than what i would have done in Canada so it is a possibility that i would not have reacted to the Methacoline Challenge over there. WHO KNOWS what will happen for me at this point but the main thing i want to get across wiht this story is that for you guys who are applying and who might get this letter like this, Dont give up right away. my letter did not say to take these tests, sometimes you have to look into it a bit more.
Anyways, as i wait my final descision, wish me luck! and if anyone else out there has a similar story, dont hesitate to share as im interested to hear of similar "adventures" through recruiting!
marc
