Hey guys wussup, It's been like 3 weeks and my second med has not come back yet so I am assuming it will be a couple of months because the trend seems to be rushed or not rushed with no clear median. This whole process has taken about 8 months since I first applied and it has been a stressful and frustrated task. I agree with you Chief, about bringing in the doctors to do exams every 2 weeks or something because it is a waste of people's valuable time. There is no clear role for the med assistants if you have to have your file examined from someone else anyways. I think the docs should come in and spend like 8 hours doing like 20 people every odd day and clear or not clear people. If they have any complications that might arise then send them to a specialist that day to get the proper documentation. Then people would not have to play the silly waiting game. I totally don't agree with the whole notion on this site that we should hurry up and wait, I bet all members and potential recruits are all above average individuals who will do great things in their life either in the CF or in the civilian world. Waiting is for people who want things done for them and unfortunately this whole process is out of our hands. So many times I felt like driving my medical to Borden myself (from Winnipeg) and then get rejected from the doctor that day and then drive to Calgary and pay like $300 to have a specialist examine my situation(because it takes about 3 years) and then drive all the way back to Borden and finally get cleared because there is nothing inherently wrong with me but they wouldn't know that the first time, and then drive all the way back to Winnipeg and hand it in to the CFRC and then say " ok what's the deal I am good to go or not?". And all the that would be so much easier then sitting around waiting. I would probably have a lot of fun on that trip as well and meet some great people. That would get rid of all the logistics which is lacking in the recruitment process and it would probably take me only about a week to do instead of 3 months. But I didn't do that and I waited around like a dog waiting for scraps at the table and when things started to fall my way I jumped around to get things completed asap so as not to prolong the process anymore. I'll tell you guys that was the biggest waste of time in my life because I decided that I needed a civilian job that paid well (i was hanging on to a shitty job because then I wouldn't feel bad for quitting), so I applied for jobs and ended up receiving two offers that I did take and now I am busy as a bumble bee because these offers are life altering commitments, for example a marketing firm and bank. So I am curious as to when they will offer me 043MARS reserve because I want to accept but if the training doesn't fit with my work schedule then that's unfortunate for the CAF. I was ready to give up everything to do this reserve officer thing and put my career aspirations on temporary hold for the CAF but they weren't willing to give me the same consideration (when i say CAF i don't mean you guys individually I mean the government mostly and senior bureaucrats who cannot think efficiently, atleast have a plan, a plan!!!!). These next couple of months are going to be really thought out as to what I will be doing in regards to my application because it's been so long since I applied, I kind of don't miss that feeling of when am I going to get in. Better things have come up in my life now and maybe it's because of this whole process or maybe it wasn't, all I know is that for you guys that are waiting like 7 months and over I give you major props. It must be hard mentally and keeping busy helps but it is still in the back of your mind without closure like that time that you had a one night stand and you could do anything you wanted with the girl but you just decided to have sex, I mean you could have gotten all kinky and stuff and it wouldn't have mattered because you would never see this girl again but you didn't do it....and then you keep thinking in your mind dang what if I would have done this and that.......hahahah....bad example but so true about the no closure or not satisfied. Good luck to all of you and sorry about the rant and also for not paragraphing.
Peace
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