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I was always planning on going to the CFRC on Monday and asking them on what to do next, so that part will be taken care of.  As for my family doc, I have not had to pay for her to make these calls.  With regards to the letter that I received from my family doc, it says the following: "To Whom...

I see the point you guys are making with the RMO being concerned it could be an underlying condition to something else which is why they're insisting this testing be done.  That being said, Raynaud's can present itself and not be part of any other condition, aka Primary Raynaud's.  Secondary...

When I mentioned the test to the rheumatologist, she had no idea what it was, so I don't think she'd be able to offer any advice on where I could go to get it done.  I'll go to the CFRC on Monday and talk to someone there to see if the CF would accept a paid test being done elsewhere, even in...

Howdy, Short version: My application is on hold until I pass the medical.  I require a test to be done in order to prove to the CF that I am fit for duty.  The test needs to be done by a rheumatologist, not the family doctor.  Unfortunately, my family doctor was unable to find any...

Ignorant civy here.  My question is, given that the combat mission is over, what is expected of the members in Combat Arms trades?  Do they just sit around in garrison and continue training while waiting for the next conflict?  Are there no more opportunities for deployment? The reason why I'm...

Civy here, wondering about how likely or unlikely Canada or its allies would be to deploy ground forces to fight against ISIS?  I'm not referring to personnel being deployed for training purposes, or just SOF being deployed, or just air strikes, but an actual deployment similar (although no...

Howdy folks, Long story short: I got diagnosed with a condition, considered medically unfit because of it, saw the specialist that made the diagnosis for information/documents to make an appeal, found out that the specialist never really thought I had said condition and has recanted her...

Hey folks, if you read the title of the topic you might be thinking that I'm asking for advice regarding the appeal process, but rather I'm asking how you could make an argument to get a second review of my file.  I know the military doesn't owe me anything and that I'm not a special snowflake...

Oh, so it was because 3 PPCLI was at the high readiness state that it got deployed.  Is there an amount of time that each unit needs to maintain their readiness state (ex. a unit maintains readiness for one year before rotating to the next unit)?  Thank guys, I've been wondering about this for...

So you're saying that it was simply 3 PPCLI's turn to get deployed on short notice, rather than a specific reason particular to that battalion/regiment?

Howdy folks, this is something that I've been wondering for a while.  In early 2002, 3 PPCLI were part of the first rotation to participate in Operation Enduring Freedom (not including JTF2's involvement in 2001), and then earlier this year 3 PPCLI participated in Operation Reassurance...

http://www.cbc.ca/edmonton/interactive/princess-pats/ Thought you guys might like this.  For the regiment's 100th birthday CBC did an article that summarizes the history of the regiment from the point of founding with Hamilton Gault and Princess Patricia to the regiment's involvement in...

Thanks a bunch for the response, that's exactly the type of answer I was looking for.  Feel free to lock the thread.

I was just wondering in general if this was an advisable thing to do.  My understanding is that if the medical officer conducting the medical finds something that requires more information, they might ask you to get a note from your doctor, or to have them fill out some sort of a form.  Would it...

Hello all, I was wondering if someone could provide me with some feedback for getting better prepared for a possible military career.  My current schedule is below: Monday: 5km run Tuesday: Strength training Wednesday: Interval training Thursday: 5km run Friday: Strength training Saturday or...