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I've read that many times, over 50 pages of it. Now explain why I am naive. Thanks.

Right, but you weren't just sitting around waiting, which is what you make it sound like. You were told by the recruiting center why your application wasn't being processed, and you needed to improve it, and then the trade closed. You were told all of this, it wasn't a blind waiting game. If the...

Is there some reason for this? Were you getting updates from the CFVRC as to why your application took longer? The way the Master Corporal explained it to me in an email, applications are looked at in order of when the are received (for regular force at least), and a decision made as to if they...

Congratulations nursekatrina, thank you for letting us know how that worked out for you. Good luck with everything.

My little advice: Take a year to work a regular 9-5 job anywhere and get the feel for what full time work feels like after High School. If you are living with your parents and you save money, you could easily have $4,000 - $9,000 saved up at the end of the year. That will allow you to pay for...

I don't know if this post by you is supposed to be ironic/sarcastic/confusing or genuine, but I have seen 4 separate posts/threads on different sites around the internet saying the trade is "closed" for recruiting right now and that people have been advised by the recruiters to suggest another...

I'm going to try not to just repeat everything that was already said in this thread, but you are wrong. Even if you ignore the monetary cost of processing applications, and even if we go so far as to ignore the time cost of processing applications, neither intelligence nor education are...

No, you were not. That is an outright lie. You said the Canadian Forces doesn't make it easy enough for WILLING CITIZENS to join. Here again, you say "the more the merrier" suggesting that the Canadian Forces should just try to get as many people as possible, and that the reason people...

Now you are just going off on an entirely different idea. You are simply saying now that the majority of Canadians do not seriously consider a career with the Canadian Forces. And you are suggesting that is somehow a problem that the Canadian Forces needs to work to "correct". Many people in the...

This is getting ridiculous. You are obviously just trying to piss everyone off. If you read this forum for a few minutes, you would see dozens of kids ages 15-25 asking for advice on applying for a position with the Canadian Forces. I am in my mid 20s and I am in the process of applying. I have...

So even if all of the additional applicants to the Canadian Forces were either: a) Not able to pass the medical. b) Not planning to stay past 1-2 years. c) Were convicted felons. d) One of a million other reasons they might not be suitable for the Canadian Forces. You are telling us, the...

Nobody here is making that argument. Reality and ideal scenarios are a lot different. In an ideal scenario, we would have the most qualified and intelligent people apply for positions they are best suited in, and be willing to stay in that position for their entire career. In an ideal scenario...

Thanks for this post. I don't have a doctor, so I was hoping that a walk-in clinic doctor and some specialist referrals would be acceptable. Although it may not be ideal, and they may take it in to consideration, acceptable is better than nothing.

Maybe we just should have listened to the thread starter when he gave us the helpful advice to disregard his post. It's a shame he had to throw that extra little jab at the end there.

I'd love to throw in another fact if I may. FACT: It costs time and money to process applications. More applications to process means more money. And an opinion. OPINION: The Canadian Forces receives a much higher net benefit in a particular position from 1 employee of slightly above average...

Please explain how it would benefit the CF to have more people consider it an option. I need to understand how you have come to the conclusion that the CF would experience a net benefit from more people considering it. Since you say it is a fact, I would like to see at least some proof or...

I didn't state that at all. I very clearly stated that consideration really does nothing of benefit or harm to the Canadian Forces. It is useless. A million genius applicants considering joining, but ultimately deciding not to can really have no measurable benefit to the Forces. A million...

This wasn't you? You weren't the person who said in a perfect world, the Canadian Forces would be easier to join? When we asked for clarification on what was difficult about joining, you didn't give that the impression of it taking a long time to process was what was "difficult"? So then please...

I do not see any way that the military would benefit directly from more people considering it as a career, no. Consideration without action is really quite useless, and is a trait the military would not find attractive in the least. Patience, determination, planning, and action are much more...

I tell you what, go apply for a job as the CEO of a corporation which already has a CEO and let me know when you get hired. If it takes a couple of years, or more likely never, then I think we can agree that the CF and the Private Sector do not differ very much in length of time it takes to get...