- Reaction score
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- Points
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Here's my story:
December 2003:
I had just received my refusal letter for the RCMP because I didn't score high enough on the aptitude test (no big deal, I can just wait until the next one and actually prepare myself for it). I went to the recruiting centre to get my paperwork done because I was tired of sitting around doing nothing. A Sgt. from the vandoos was telling me about the different trades and and how I'd be qualified for DEO (I have a degree in Criminology). As soon as he finds this out, he tells me I should apply for Military Police Officer since 'they have many openings'. He told me infantry was closed...which is fine because my knees hurt under extreme pressure (At least I got to do my jump course in cadets when I was young). Plus being an MP officer would open the doors for me for Intel.
December 03 to February 04:
I do all my aptitude tests and medical exams...pass with flying colours. I go for my fitness test, pass that too no problem. You know how you need to get reference letters for officer training?? Well, for MP officer, I had to get a booklet filled out by my references. A real pain but necessary.
April 2004:
My interview with an officer- Nice guy, a captain with the vandoos. He tells me he wants me to be 100% honest with him and he'll be 100% honest with me, no problem. After almost 1hr of talking I have to go wait in the waiting room so he can finish his paperwork. He calls me back in and says he's going to recommend me for officer training! I think, "great!". Then he says: "You know how I said I was going to be 100% honest with you?" An alarm goes off in my head. "Well, there are NO positions opened for Military Police." I said: "But in December a Sgt. and a m/cpl told me there were plenty of positions opened." He replied, "Well, not anymore if that's true, I have the updated reports and MP is closed. Infantry was your second choice so you're most likely going to get that, they need officers badly." He then starts to tell me how infantry for officers is easy despite my knees and he's travelled to different countries...etc. He said the next board to establish if the army even needs more MP officers will be in Fall of 04...maybe. He also said that there are maybe one or two MP officer positions open a year and they always take people already in the forces.
From that point to August 04, I tried to figure if I wanted to do infantry and then later on transfer to MP or Intel. For me to complete my infantry training as a DEO officer, it would take me around 3 years, unless I was able to transfer before that. In the end, I decided against the whole thing and continue living life in civvie land and try to get into the Vancouver Police (It's current January 05, I'm moving there in March 05).
December 2003:
I had just received my refusal letter for the RCMP because I didn't score high enough on the aptitude test (no big deal, I can just wait until the next one and actually prepare myself for it). I went to the recruiting centre to get my paperwork done because I was tired of sitting around doing nothing. A Sgt. from the vandoos was telling me about the different trades and and how I'd be qualified for DEO (I have a degree in Criminology). As soon as he finds this out, he tells me I should apply for Military Police Officer since 'they have many openings'. He told me infantry was closed...which is fine because my knees hurt under extreme pressure (At least I got to do my jump course in cadets when I was young). Plus being an MP officer would open the doors for me for Intel.
December 03 to February 04:
I do all my aptitude tests and medical exams...pass with flying colours. I go for my fitness test, pass that too no problem. You know how you need to get reference letters for officer training?? Well, for MP officer, I had to get a booklet filled out by my references. A real pain but necessary.
April 2004:
My interview with an officer- Nice guy, a captain with the vandoos. He tells me he wants me to be 100% honest with him and he'll be 100% honest with me, no problem. After almost 1hr of talking I have to go wait in the waiting room so he can finish his paperwork. He calls me back in and says he's going to recommend me for officer training! I think, "great!". Then he says: "You know how I said I was going to be 100% honest with you?" An alarm goes off in my head. "Well, there are NO positions opened for Military Police." I said: "But in December a Sgt. and a m/cpl told me there were plenty of positions opened." He replied, "Well, not anymore if that's true, I have the updated reports and MP is closed. Infantry was your second choice so you're most likely going to get that, they need officers badly." He then starts to tell me how infantry for officers is easy despite my knees and he's travelled to different countries...etc. He said the next board to establish if the army even needs more MP officers will be in Fall of 04...maybe. He also said that there are maybe one or two MP officer positions open a year and they always take people already in the forces.
From that point to August 04, I tried to figure if I wanted to do infantry and then later on transfer to MP or Intel. For me to complete my infantry training as a DEO officer, it would take me around 3 years, unless I was able to transfer before that. In the end, I decided against the whole thing and continue living life in civvie land and try to get into the Vancouver Police (It's current January 05, I'm moving there in March 05).