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Hey there, well let me be the first to say congratulations. I am from New West myself, and had gotten the CFAT score for AEC as well when I first applied. It's great that you see this as such a great opportunity. Best of luck with the rest of the process! Keep us all posted. One note though...

Yup that's right. LWOP until September 2nd. Don't forget, when you are on LWOP you will be expected to make up for your pension contributions when you start getting paid haha.

Anyone who would be interested in seeing you swear in. Parents, siblings, and significant others. Even friends can come as guests. I had my swearing in aboard HMCS Winnipeg so I had to provide a guest list for security reasons, but for most CFRCs as far as I know you can invite whoever you like.

You talking about the traffic backup at the Iron Worker's Memorial in Vancouver Kruggle?

If you haven't already signed all your paperwork and declarations, then that's what you will be doing. I had at least 2 hours worth of paperwork to sign before I was sworn in, but I did it on a separate day, a few days before my actual swear in date.

Yup, that's what I meant by aircrew medical. All the extra goodies that you don't get done for the normal enrollment medical. It's basically the same tests as getting a Category 1 aviation medical certificate from Transport Canada.

For the aircrew medical, it is not just for her second and third choices. AECs do not have to write the aircrew selection exams, but they do have to pass the aircrew medical exams.

I think it's really impressive that a grade 11 student came up with the idea. He will make a pretty good scientist down the road. One thing I wonder, is what the byproduct is from those microorganisms decomposing the bags. Many bacteria will break down things like the plastic, but release...

Well I got sworn in today. Evryone should keep the group posted as to when they officially become members of the CF.

The CFRC isn't supposed to release your CFAT score to you, because the number on its own means nothing. Each trade has a different requirement in different areas of aptitude, which is why they are only supposed to inform you that you have either qualified for your trade, or not qualified. They...

I really can't stand tapioca pudding, but rice pudding is the greatest. Bread pudding might as well have its own other category because it must be one of the greatest desserts ever made, except for creme caramel, that wins above everything! :D I had some really amazing bread pudding once that...

Hearing about that kind of cold weather makes me glad that my BMOQ is during the summer. It's nothing to do with complaints against snow, it's more the fact that I'm from Vancouver, it never gets below -10 here haha. How do people from the maritimes and BC cope with a sudden climate change like...

I'm getting sworn in on Canada day, along with 27 other bright eyed soon to be O/Cdts from mainland BC, aboard HMCS Winnipeg. She'll be at anchor in Vancouver Harbour. After that it will probably be a BBQ, and trying my best to avoid the massive crowds of people down town by sticking around my...

Great thread so far. I was having issues trying to find a good small and light weight tent for taking backpacking. One thing I have to say though, is that I've got an MEC pack, and have had it for 7 years now. It might not be as durable as some packs out there, but for weekend adventures and...

The real differences between the two courses are that BMOQ focuses more on leadership development. As an officer you are going to be put in charge of people, and so the military wants to make sure you are prepared for that. I won't be going on my BMOQ until next summer, but you will need to rely...

Next BMOQ is in August. I'm not sure what date exactly, or if there are still open spots on it right now.

Just wanted to check and see if you already have your university degree or not. I suspect you might have one in either engineering or science? That would mean you are applying as a DEO, which is an officer enrollment program, which means you would be hoping for August BMOQ rather than BMQ. Just...

Everyone complains about Temple of Doom, but personally I always like most of it. I mean there are some parts that aren't very good, but I always get a good laugh out of Mr. High Priest of Khali, and at Shorty.

I missed the episode tonight :( I have to watch the re-run tomorrow...

Agreed, I did not enjoy that movie at all... I expected much higher quality humour from it, but it failed to deliver in a major way.