Worth the Wait

[Park]

At 31, I am starting the reserves a little later in life than some other people.

I started the application almost a year ago and got caught in a snag, because I had a family member teaching english in Japan, so I had to get secret clearance prior to proceeding with my physical and medical.  I was slow submitting my security clearance form, and had the recruitment centre lose some documentation.  After resubmitting some paper work a couple months back, and the recruiter sent it to Ottawa for some sort of exemption.  A week ago I got the call to come in for my physical.  I was able to surpass the prescribed benchmarks but need to lower my heart rate, meaning I gotta double up on the cardio and do it again in 3 weeks.

At first I met a lot of resistance from my friends and family, but over the year it has turned to a mixture of admiration and fascination. 

Its been a long road, but it finally seems like I may be able to make it in for Fall, or at least Winter training.  And I have to say, I am pretty psyched.

 

[chrome1967]

Good for you Park, and good on you for sticking with it. Work on your PT and go get 'em.

PS. at 31 your still a kid, I'm going in at 41! Full Time Navy !

Good luck
Mark

 

[Steve_D]

Way to go Park. Good luck on the retest.  Remember, no coffee that morning to assist with your heart rate.  Just like Chrome, I am trying to get in regular Navy and will be 42 at end of Sept.

Let's hear it for the 'mature' applicants.

Steve

 

[BlueJingo]

Let's hear it for the 'mature' applicants.

Hip Hip.... ;D

 

[Cabral]

HORRAY!!!


Chrome what occupation did you apply for? I just gotta hand in a medical form then I will wait to be merit listed so we may end up at the same BMQ. I am going naval Weapons Technician.

 

[Larkvall]

Hang in there man. You are in the Toronto area right? We might get into the same BMQ.

 

[chrome1967]

Thanks Guy's!

Yes Larkvall, I'm in TO. It would be awesome to get to know a couple of people before we go!

Cabral, I am going into Naval Communications. Good luck with your Medical forms, I hope you hear back from RMO quickly.

Cheers
Mark

 

[Larkvall]

Hey Mark,

Sorry for the confusion, but my message was directed at Park. (I am trying to join the Reserves as well)

Maybe we should all meet.

 

[chrome1967]

My bad ;D The HMCS Charlottetown is in TO on the 20th and 21st of September it would be good to meet a few people to go down and check it out.

 

[Larkvall]

Sounds like a good idea!
Maybe we can get Otis to come along! He can show you Navy guys where the Sup Techs hide 'the good stuff'.

 

[Otis]

I'll never tell!  :-X

(But the Supply Chief on the VDQ IS a very good friend of mine)  8)

 

[Loachman]

My bad ;D The HMCS Charlottetown...

Your other bad: The correct title is "HMCS Charlottetown".

If you incorrectly put a "the" in front of it, you are essentially saying "The Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Charlottetown".

 

[chrome1967]

Won't happen again

Thanks
Mark

 

[Ex-Dragoon]

My bad ;D The HMCS Charlottetown is in TO on the 20th and 21st of September it would be good to meet a few people to go down and check it out.

Want to put money on that?

 

[chrome1967]

Oh man,how embarrassing!  That was 2008! I saw something about a naval ship coming to TO in Sept. on Friday night,but I had trouble finding the site again.I did a Google search and that came up, it just had the dates, the year was off to the side.

I'm just going to shut it now. :-X

Cheers
Mark

 

[Loachman]

I just read an article on the CTV website at http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090824/navy_recruiting_090824/20090824?hub=Canada regarding Ville de Quebec doing the tour this year.

They refer to her as "the HMCS Ville de Quebec", but we all know better, don't we?

 

[Park]

Thanks All,

I just had my physical today and it went well.  I figured I'd try to get as close to the JTF2 minimums as I could, and I should be fine.

Larkvall, are you applying as an Officer or NCM? I am hoping to get into the fall BMOQ (doesn't seem likely though   ), because it appears that CBG32 doesn't have another one til  May '10

 

[Larkvall]

Park,

I am applying as a NCM. I am not sure if I could fit in the trades training for officer.

 

[Park]

ah geez

Got a call today from the CFRC saying they have to cancel my interview because I didnt pass the physical.  Told the Cpl that it must be an error, which it turns out it was.

Now it seems that I haven't gotten past for pre-secure after all! I sincerely hope this is a clerical error too.  Haha, sometimes I wonder if the (potentially) lengthy recruitment process was purposefully designed to a) discourage those who made spur of the moment decisions to join and lack the follow-through, or b) make you want it even more for all the work you put into it...

Well, lets hope that this is just a minor setback.  The training schedule for officers puts time on my side anyways.

 

[Larkvall]

Well, lets hope that this is just a minor setback.  The training schedule for officers puts time on my side anyways.

How does it put time on your side?