New Procedures for the medical in the recruiting process

[Remius]

No offense but we are talking rumour and heresay at this time.  Nobody should take this as gospel and guessing isn't going to help.  Remember when people thought we were going to take landed immigrants again?  Never happened.

Don't read too much into this until or even if this becomes concrete.  Find a credible source first.

 

[Remius]

Here is a more likely scenario.

Applicant: When do I do my physical
Recruiter: Physical?  That's done when you go on BMQ now,
Applicant: In St-Jean?
Recruiter: Yes.  It's a new thing this year and a change to the way we did things.
Applicant: Ok thanks.

That could be understood to be both a medical or a pt test.

 

[-Dutchie-]

Well i've had everything done at CFRC, i've done my aptitude, interview and my medical/physical(whatever you wanna call it) done almost 2 weeks ago. So i guess their still doing the Medicals at CFRC Calgary, my paperwork is still in Ottawa or wherever they have to go and im currently in the bottleneck position, just waiting for the call. It had to be looked over again due to the fact that i was born with Hepatitis B, but as far as i my knowledge goes; i can still join with this right?

 

[Donut]

i was born with Hepatitis B, but as far as i my knowledge goes; i can still join with this right?

My opinion, and my opinion only, but I hope not.

No one here can answer that for you...that's why the file's on Borden for review.  It'll be up to the reviewing Medical Officers and whatever specialists they consult with on these matters to determine that.

PMT

 

[-Dutchie-]

yeah for sure, i completely understand. the doctor who did my medical told me i pretty much have nothign to worry about, i've NEVER had a problem with it in my life so she said not to really worry about it. So i have my fingers crossed lol

 

[scoobydoo]

I applied in May, took the aptitude test.. the following week had the medical and the interview done.. They still do the medical at the RC here in Moncton.. the physical test is done at basic training...that is what the Captain at the RC told me...

 

[BC Old Guy]

  Medicals are still being done at the Recruiting Centres.  Physical Fitness evaluation/testing for Reg F is done at St Jean.  Sometimes the two get confused because some people call the medical a 'physical', since the medic does a number of tests to your body.

 

[Meridian]

Indeed... I just spoke with a recruiter from CFRC Montreal and he told me I needed to bring in a new application form so that they could book the Med and Interview (CFAT and VFS are already done).  So either it was a glitch, or a miscommunication, either way, seems to be back on track.

 

[Bandit1]

So the PF test is in St. Jean and that entails running (or step test?), pushups, situps and hand grip test - is there anything that I'm missing??

 

[Meridian]

So the PF test is in St. Jean and that entails running (or step test?), pushups, situps and hand grip test - is there anything that I'm missing??

This is  actually well documented in other threads.
Beep Test, pushups, situps, hand grip.

 

[Bandit1]

This is  actually well documented in other threads.
Beep Test, pushups, situps, hand grip.

Thank you Sir, I'll seek the info!  The newbie appreciates the feedback.

 

[tutorisland]

I go for interview and medical next week, what takes place? and what forms will they hand me? If successful when will I go to Que.?

 

[whitey]

I went for my medical and i guess i sucked reading the eye chart, i thought the o's were q's and the c's kinda looked like q's too anyways. They gave me a piece of paper and told me that i had to get my eyes checked and mail the results back. So I went to the Optomatrist and was told I have 20/20 vision and my eyes were 100% healthy. I was wondering once they got this piece of paper does it usually take long for them to update my file and call me? I'm just wondering if this stupid thing is going to set me back a few weeks or not. Originally I was told that it was possible for me to be going to Oct 1st BMQ...

 

[jcph90]

guys and girls look at how old this post is.

 

[BC Old Guy]

I go for interview and medical next week, what takes place? and what forms will they hand me? If successful when will I go to Que.?

There are 3 parts to the Medical.

Part 1 consists of a health questionnaire, vision test, colour vision test, hearing test, urine sample, pulse, blood pressure, height and weight. (I'm working from memory, so I may have missed something).  All of this is  recorded on a single form, which stays with the medic.

Part 2 consists of a followup to any areas identified during the Part 1.  For instance,, if you had broken your arm as a young child, you would have indicated that on the questionnaire, and the PA would then ask you questions about the details of the break, which arm, where, when and see if there is any residual effects.

During Part 2 the PA may decide that there is a need for further medical information.  You would be given a form to have your family doctor to provide the details that are required for the medical staff to make a decision on medical suitability.

Part 3 consists of sending the entire file to Ottawa, where the medical staff reviews the recommendations of the PA, and authorizes the medical.

 

[BC Old Guy]

I was wondering once they got this piece of paper does it usually take long for them to update my file and call me? I'm just wondering if this stupid thing is going to set me back a few weeks or not. Originally I was told that it was possible for me to be going to Oct 1st BMQ...

The length of time it takes to update your file depends on what info the Optometrist reported, and whether they provided the info the medics were looking for.  The length of time will also depend on how long it takes the optometrist to complete the report and send it to the CFRC.

Followup with the CFRC to see if the medics have the info from the optometrist, and the status of your file.  It is getting a little close to the 1 Oct date for being loaded on that course, but it is not impossible - just unlikely.

 

[ArmyGuy99]

There are 3 parts to the Medical.

Part 1 consists of a health questionnaire, vision test, colour vision test, hearing test, urine sample, pulse, blood pressure, height and weight. (I'm working from memory, so I may have missed something).   All of this is  recorded on a single form, which stays with the medic.

Part 2 consists of a followup to any areas identified during the Part 1.  For instance,, if you had broken your arm as a young child, you would have indicated that on the questionnaire, and the PA would then ask you questions about the details of the break, which arm, where, when and see if there is any residual effects.

During Part 2 the PA may decide that there is a need for further medical information.  You would be given a form to have your family doctor to provide the details that are required for the medical staff to make a decision on medical suitability.

Part 3 consists of sending the entire file to Ottawa, where the medical staff reviews the recommendations of the PA, and authorizes the medical.

That's about how it goes.  Although now we do waist measurement, and calculate the BMI. 

Whitey:
Turn around depends on a number of factors, and can occasionally take a few weeks.  Keep in mind that no news is good news from the medical world (99.9% of the time)  Give your recruiting centre 2-3 wks after handing in the info then call up and see what's going on.  Althoug I agree with BC Old Guy, 1st Oct BMQ seems a wee bit unlikely at this point, more likely it'll be the Mid Oct BMQ, or Nov.  Just hang in there, it will happen.


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