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Thanks Aviator, that eases my worries. Did you apply as an officer? I think you mentioned somewhere you're a pilot now. I'm just a little worried by having five friends basically as my references. I mean, of course they think I'm great- they're my friends... I think I'm done dragging my heels...

From what I've heard- yes that will suffice. But if it means anything I've actually decided against using my old HS teacher. I'm now going with a family friend who's known me forever and basically 4 friends/co-workers who know me well, and all over 5 years. I'm a little nervous about not really...

I'm a little curious about this myself. If you don't mind my asking, what are you looking to do? My understanding is that pilots don't follow the normal line, and I imagine the same is true for a few other trades. I know this is the case in some, especially more technical, NCM trades.

Ha, well that's my question. I've read all that and I was wondering if really in practice in the CF people do their pushups locking their elbows each time.

Sorry, I know I'm beating this reference thing to death, but I was wondering about "old" references. The recruiter told me that generally the longer they've known you the better. There are some good references I could use that have known me since childhood, but many of whom I barely see these...

Yeah, I'm 23, so it's the last 5 years. Atm that's what I have, a highschool teacher, 2 friends, 2 family friends. Really not any "professional" references, which makes me a little uneasy. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but they also accept one written letter of reference right? I really should...

Great, thanks for clearing that up. Only trained, never was staff.

Hi all, I'm currently putting together an application as an Infantry Officer (2nd choice as Armour). I'm pretty happy with most parts of my application (work/volunteer, sports, academics, etc...) but one thing that has me worried is what's maybe the easiest for many- the references. I'm...