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Tribal Jedi, When you say that your security clearance satisfied some of their residency and application requirements what did you mean by that?  Do you mean that you basically don't have to go through a Brit secutiy clearance?  That would definitely speed up the process I'm sure. Hey Pieman...

I have one thing to say: Gillette Mach III I used to get razor burn all the time...until I tried out the Mach III...its pricy but worth it...and you don't have to change the blades all the time.

Hi all, I'm in the application process right now for Canada and UK and I have one issue that I'm concerned about.  It concerns my eyesight, I searched through the forums for anything related to this and I couldn't find anything.  Basically, my problem is that I have a condition in my left eye...

I don't know if you go the gym much, but if you do, try super setting push ups into your weights routine.  Everytime I go to the gym, I do a set of whatever and then I hit the mat and pund of as many push ups as I can...keep doing that in between sets...don't overwork yourself and of course take...

Hey Canuck25, I'm going through the process of applying for a commission in the British Army right now myself.  However, I'm 25 years old and have already done University so I can only offer limited advice.  I would check out the British Army's sponsorship program though...I'm not sure if...

Can anyone recommend any useful guides, books, websites...anything...that can help in preparing for the CFAT.  I'm also applying for an Officer commission in the British Army and I've heard that there is some pretty tough testing to go through with them as well.  I'm not overly worried, but my...

Hey Pieman and anyone else who can help, I've already hit my first hurdle here on applying to the British Forces.  The office I contacted for info on joining is called the Overseas Recuriting Cell...well they sent me a great info package but its all the wrong stuff!  The letter stated that "A...

Thanks for all the info Pieman..that will give me a chance to prepare myself a bit better for whats coming in the mail. I'm not too sure either about what trades/occupations are closed to non-Brits...but I'm guessing Int might be in there as well as some of those more prestigious units like the...

Pieman, a few more questions if you don't mind... What exactly does the package they send over contain?  Are the application requirements similar to the CF (ie. Birth Certificates, References, Visual exams etc.), I wouldn't mind knowing so that I can have some things prepared before the package...

Thanks for all the advice.  Pieman: I read your thread and it looks pretty interesting...I'm expecting a package from the Brit Army in the mail any day now...if I have any questions would you be able to help me out via email? Figure11: No hard feelings...I took your first reply the wrong...

Well from what it sounds like life in the Brit Army ain't all that fantastic.  I am just trying to keep all my options open as I have already lived in the UK for 3 years for university.  I just wanted to know what its like in comparison to the Canadian Forces.  The CF is of course my first...

Figure 11: An ominous statement.  But you don't really answer any of my questions.  Could you expand your answer a little bit more and give me some actual advice.  Of course I don't take anything like this lightly...give me some credit.

Hey everyone, I didn't know where to put this one but I figured it had to do with recruiting so I decided to slap it down here.  I had earlier read that Canadians, as citizens of the Commonwealth, were allowed to apply for service in the British Army.  This was recently confirmed when I emailed...

Can anybody help me out?  I'm a little confused about the MP Officer occupation.  Sometimes I've heard it referred to as Security while other times its called MP.  Is there a difference between the 2 or are they part of the same occupation?  What exactly does this occupation entail?  I've...

Just to add to my earlier questions regarding background checks for those of us who lived outside of the country in the past 10 years...what kind of checks do they peform in the other country?  I lived in the UK for 2 years...so what will they be doing...talking to my professors from university...

1) Hey all, I'm just going through the application process right now and I've been reading on this site that some people have had a terrible time with waiting for their background/security checks to come through.  I myself spent 2 years in the UK at university and I wanted to know if that will...