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  1. Park

    A 36 years youngwoman and going for it

    I wholeheartedly agree.  They also make a sit-up app too, and for Android phones too.     
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    Round 2!

    Good Luck Man!  I hope 4th time is the charm for you.  Having to start over may be a blessing in disguise for me. I recently started working at an aviation-related firm, making a move to the Air Force an increasingly logical choice.
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    Round 2!

    I applied back in 2008 to join the reserves.  I periodically checked back, but my app was stuck in pre-security clearance.  From what I have been told at my local CFRC, it was never sent off as the trades I applied for had closed.  I was informed that it costs somewhere in the area of $600 to...
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    So You Want to be an officer, eh!

    Fantastic post T2B.  For me, it was excellent insight Also, you are right, some of us (including me) have taking the sub-topic of a need for a degree and being an officer off on a tangent with the intelligence argument.  Probably deserves a thread of its own on Radio Chatter. Thank You
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    So You Want to be an officer, eh!

    In fact, it does. Significantly.  Environment and knowledge (of which education and experiences are subsets of) affect intelligence. It has been proven that certain types of training have been known to affect improve one's IQ. I am going to have to agree with MCG. An education is more than the...
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    So You Want to be an officer, eh!

    George Wallace makes mention of knowing a lot of twits with degrees.  I don't think anyone would doubt this statement.  Idiots abound in this world, educated or not.  However, I bet an educated idiot was an idiot before being educated, and there is a good chance that he was less of an idiot...
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    waiting to hear back from the recruitment office

    Hang in there man.  If you want it bad enough, it'll be worth it. If you read around you'll see "Hurry up and wait" a lot with regards to wait times. I am over 1 year in and still waiting.  Mind you, I need to get pre-secured before I can go for BOTP because I have immediate family overseas.
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    Some questions about recruiting process. Officer.

    If you went to university directly from high school, and are not that far removed from your high school graduation (i.e. you are 21, 22 years old) then it wouldn't hurt to get it.  Although, I can't imagine they would stop your application for lack of, but why take a chance? They might not...
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    So You Want to be an officer, eh!

    Darm you 48th!!! You stuck this in my head, and I couldn't get it out, so I had to find somewhat of an answer to this.  This is -at best- a rough estimate. The Long-Range Planning Model, provides an estimated officer intake mix percentage and total intake. The LRPM uses assumptions based on...
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    Globe and Mail: Kalashnikov (Izhmash) Faces Bankruptcy

    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/kalashnikov-faces-bankruptcy/article1296238/ Original manufacturer of the 3rd world's ubiquitous rifle likely to fold.  At first I was a bit surprised, but I suppose when you make a simple rifle that is damn near indestructible you are inviting...
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    Questions about DEO from a (very) green outsider

    Disclaimer: I am not an authority on the issue, but this is what my research has uncovered. If you apply as a DEO, you will still be asked what trades you would most prefer, ranked 1 to 3.  In your case, there will be a field on the application where you would specifically say something like...
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    So You Want to be an officer, eh!

    That makes it crystal clear now.  If that is the case, then I totally agree with you. Not only would the corporal have an equivalent education, but also have a significant amount of practical experience ahead of the sole student.  I would say that most of the population can afford (by afford I...
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    So You Want to be an officer, eh!

    You are quite possibly true.  I am not certain as to the why, but I coudln't discern a clear different reason as to why the would CF prefer university educated applicants as opposed to any other employer.  If I had to guess (the paper-pushing was just in jest) I'd say its because there is a...
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    So You Want to be an officer, eh!

    To the original post.  I can't say I totally fit paragraph 1, I would like to think I have some of those qualities, and that I aspire to the rest.  I can honestly say paragraph b doesn't apply to me: My choice to enter via the DEO stream was part my local CFRC advice in conjunction with my own...
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    Worth the Wait

    Well, since I won't be able to make it for Fall training, the next available start is May '10, as far as I know. Hopefully, if my pre-secure will goes through before then, I can have all my ducks in a row before next May.  I've already waited a year.  What's another another 8 months, right?
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    Worth the Wait

    ah geez Got a call today from the CFRC saying they have to cancel my interview because I didnt pass the physical.  Told the Cpl that it must be an error, which it turns out it was. Now it seems that I haven't gotten past for pre-secure after all! I sincerely hope this is a clerical error too. ...
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    Running Question

    If you are walking a third of the way, try completing the 2.4km without walking, even if it means going down to a trot.  Complete the 2.4 first (and hopefully more), then work on lowering the time. Cardio has always been a weak point for me too.  I DON'T smoke and my first run was about 13min. ...
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    Worth the Wait

    Thanks All, I just had my physical today and it went well.  I figured I'd try to get as close to the JTF2 minimums as I could, and I should be fine. Larkvall, are you applying as an Officer or NCM? I am hoping to get into the fall BMOQ (doesn't seem likely though :(  ), because it appears...
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    Worth the Wait

    At 31, I am starting the reserves a little later in life than some other people. I started the application almost a year ago and got caught in a snag, because I had a family member teaching english in Japan, so I had to get secret clearance prior to proceeding with my physical and medical.  I...
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    Pre-Assessment Questionnaire

    Seemed unusual for me too, but thats what was explained to me, pretty much immediately after I had disclosed it.  I had also lived in China for 8 months prior (travel/study), but as I kept my primary residence in Canada, they said this was not an issue. I heard this as well from the corporal...
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