Recent content by ArmedAndUseless

Sorry, wasn't sure if it counted as a "personal story" or not; thanks for moving it!

I received a letter in the mail from the RMO today; I've been rejected. I want to appeal, but I'm just lost right now. All I really ever wanted to do was join the army; if I can't have that I don't know what I'll do after high school. It's not like all my plans for the future were riding on it...

Do you have a source for that? That'd be an interesting read. My search was inconclusive, so if you had an article you could link I'd love to take a look.

Try not to stress about the wait too much, I know it can be a pain but in my opinion it isn't the worst thing that could happen to you. I was on track to get in and start Summer BMQ (Pres) but had a hiccup with the medical. I was a little annoyed at the time (Not too much, I'm young and all) but...

17 year old male. I admit that there was more I could have done to prepare, but I'm just relived I passed (When I went to the armoury to hand in my transcripts and whatnot people didn't hide their eyeing me up, chuckles, etc. I seriously questioned whether I could get through the process or...

I do apologize for that, I was new to the site (asked one question previously but did not frequent it) and was unfamiliar with the policy to do the searching beforehand. I do fully agree with that rule, and since then all questions I've had (I've had a lot) have been answered by searching this...

Thank you for the response, I'm very relived to hear that!

I took (and passed) my CFAT today, and afterwords we had to fill out a form on any drugs we've taken. I'm currently 16, and asked if a glass of champagne on New Years counted (in 2014 and 2015 my family celebrated Xmas and New Years holidays in the Caribbean, and to ring in the New Year those...

Recruiting Center: Edmonton Regular/Reserve: Reserve Officer/NCM: NCM Trade Choice 1: Crewman Trade Choice 2: Trade Choice 3: Application Date: August 31st, 2015 First Contact: September 2nd, 2015 Med, aptitude completed : Med scheduled for next month, aptitude March 12th, 2016 PT Test...

  Hey guys! I've browsed here for a while but this is my first post, sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong place or something. I looked around for a while and couldn't find the answer.   I'm applying to join the Primary Reserves, to the South Alberta Light Horse to specify. When it gives the...